Mental Health Weekly Digest articles from July 2004

Mental Health Weekly Digest archives from July 2004

CDC reports latest data on suicide behaviors, risk factors, prevention.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Analysis of data on suicide methods by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that among youth aged 10-14 years, suffocation (mostly hangings) has replaced firearms as the most...

Feelings of depression, fatigue fueled by each other.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Depression at the beginning of a year-long study of 3200 patients raised the likelihood of fatigue by four times, while fatigue at the start more than doubled the chances of depression, said lead author...

Psychiatric health of dermatology patients is an important aspect of care.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Patients with dermatologic ailments often have disease-related psychological problems, which should be addressed as part of the patients' care. Researchers in Denmark "[compared] psychological...

Estrogen mediates sex difference in stress-induced prefrontal cortex dysfunction.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Estrogen mediates sex differences in stress-induced prefrontal cortex dysfunction. According to recent research from Yale University, "Many anxiety disorders, as well as major depressive disorder...

Diagnostic scale used in phase III trial to identify pseudobulbar affect.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Avanir Pharmaceuticals (AVN) announced that information on a diagnostic scale used to identify pseudobulbar affect (PBA) in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) was presented at the 2004 Annual...

Counseling can help heavy drinkers in college.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- College students disciplined for alcohol use are heavier drinkers than their peers, but brief, required counseling interventions help reduce their drinking and associated problems, say researchers. ...

MediciNova acquires phase II anxiety compound.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- MediciNova, Inc., a privately held specialty pharmaceutical company, announced the acquisition of a potential treatment for anxiety disorders from Mitsubishi Pharma Corp. of Japan. The compound,...

RG2133 appears safe and clinically effective for bipolar disorder, depression.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Repligen Corporation (RGEN) announced the results of a phase I, open-label clinical trial of RG2133, a prodrug of uridine, designed to assess the impact of uridine in patients with either bipolar...

Cancer prevention programs that consider psychosocial factors make an impact.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cancer prevention programs that consider psychosocial factors make an impact. "The European Code against Cancer includes some primary cancer prevention behaviors, which can be studied in the...

New reports of toxicity from kava kava examined.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A scientist examines new reports of toxicity from kava kava in a recent issue of Toxicology Letters. "Before 1998, extracts of kava kava, Piper methysticum, were considered to be very safe...

Health Integrated says its depression-management program yields measurable ROI.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In a presentation to the Integrated Healthcare Leadership Summit on co-morbid depression and chronic illness, Health Integrated, Inc., a provider of advanced care management services, announced a...

Body dissatisfaction alone isn't a reliable indicator of an eating disorder.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Just being unhappy with their bodies is not enough to lead most women into eating disorders; it takes additional factors, according to a new study. Women are more likely to have eating disorders...

Researchers call for more awareness of the link between school and image.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Formal education and its various processes and procedures may be associated with eating disorders in young girls, suggests a study from England. A paper in the British Journal of Sociology of...

CART peptide in anterior pituitary gland suppresses prolactin secretion.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript peptide in the anterior pituitary gland suppresses prolactin secretion. "Cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript (CART) mRNA and CART peptide are...

Testosterone therapy improves brain function in women with anorexia.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Massachusetts General Hospital researchers have found decreased function of the posterior cingulate cortex in women with anorexia nervosa. They also report that testosterone therapy improves...

Biofeedback is a cost effective and beneficial treatment alternative.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Biofeedback, used in the primary care setting, is effective both in cost and in patient therapy outcome. M. Ryan and associates wanted "to determine whether an intervention labeled 'biofeedback'...

Few treatment options for problem gamblers.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Legalized gambling has provided a jackpot of tax dollars for many states, but virtually no money is being funneled to treat the exploding numbers of problem players - the ones who could lose everything....

Visiting children bring joy to homebound seniors.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Adam McVicker may be small, but he does big things in the lives of those he meets. At 1 1/2 years old, Adam is already an expert on making people smile one visit at a time. His mother, the Rev....

Measure of barriers to HIV testing among high-risk individuals developed.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A measure of barriers to HIV testing among high-risk individuals has been developed. "Rates of HIV antibody testing remain at approximately 45% of the general population. To more effectively design...

Hepatitis C reigns among mental health patients and substance abusers in Japan.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hepatitis C reigns among mental health patients and substance abusers in Japan. According to recent research from Japan, "the prevalence of anti-hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody in 1193 hospitalized...

New study finds estrogen use doesn't reduce dementia risk in older women.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Contrary to findings in several previous studies, new research indicates estrogen therapy does not decrease, but may increase, the risk for dementia in older, postmenopausal women. The study, by...

Estorra data presented at APSS meeting.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Sepracor, Inc., (SEPR) announced the presentation of Estorra brand eszopiclone 12- month treatment data at the 18th annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS) in Philadelphia....

Advisers recommend approval of new use for nerve stimulator.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A panel of government advisers voted June 15, 2004, to recommend that a device used to treat epilepsy also be permitted to be used in fighting depression. The vote of the Food and Drug Advisory...

Communities around Pennsylvania start teen mental health screening.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Honor students, homecoming queens and other seemingly well-adjusted teens could be silently suffering from depression or other mental illnesses unbeknownst to their parents and teachers, mental health...

Mental health advocates fight North Carolina House reductions.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Advocates for North Carolina's mentally ill and disabled raised their voices this past week outside the Legislative Building at their annual rally. Chanting "No More Cuts," the protesters'...

12/15-Lipoxygenase is increased in Alzheimer disease.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- 12/15-Lipoxygenase is increased in Alzheimer disease. "Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a chronic neurodegenerative disorder that impairs cognition and behavior. Although the initiating molecular events...

Advancements in imaging enhance diagnosis, treatment of neurological diseases.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Neuroscience and radiology experts shared new research and technological developments in medical imaging that facilitate diagnosis and breakthrough treatments of fetal brain abnormalities, epilepsy and...

Subthalamic HFS-induced circling is mediated by D1 and D2 receptors.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Rotation behavior induced by subthalamic high-frequency stimulation (HFS) is differentially mediated by D1 and D2 receptors in rats. HFS "of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) has clinically emerged as...

Patients with PD and high homocysteine levels may be more likely to be depressed.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Patients with Parkinson disease (PD) who also have high levels of homocysteine (an amino acid produced by the body) are more likely to be depressed compared with other patients with PD who have normal...

Jzaneen A. Lalani named VP legal affairs.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Memory Pharmaceuticals (MEMY) announced the appointment of Jzaneen A. Lalani as vice president legal affairs. Lalani will report to Tony Scullion, CEO of Memory Pharmaceuticals, and will oversee...

Valproate increases incidence of PCOS.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) occurs more frequently in women who take valproate to treat the psychiatric illness of bipolar disorder compared with other treatment options, according to a study by...

Cancer patients encounter stress at diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cancer patients encounter stress at diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up. "This article discusses in-depth interviews of 12 persons, who had been diagnosed for cancer from 6 months to 3 years...

Antipsychotic Abilify (aripiprazole) approved for marketing in Europe.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (BMY) and Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., announced that the European Commission has granted marketing authorization for Abilify (aripiprazole), an antipsychotic...

Australian researchers isolate novel genetic targets for schizophrenia.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- For the first time, scientists are using tissue collected post-mortem to simultaneously identify a range of genes and proteins that could hold the key to schizophrenia and bipolar disorder (formerly...

Worldwide rights acquired for development of iloperidone antipsychotic agent.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Titan Pharmaceuticals, Inc., announced that Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc., has acquired the worldwide rights to develop and commercialize iloperidone, Titan's proprietary antipsychotic agent in phase III...

Elderly people take their own lives because of illness, pain.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Many common illnesses are independently associated with an increased risk of suicide in elderly people, according to a new study. Suicide is the 11th leading cause of death in the United States and...

Study finds most women don't suffer negative long-term effects from decision.
July 12, 2004... 2004 JUL 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A study from Sweden concludes that most women who choose to have a legal abortion don't experience regret about or negative long-term effects from their decision. "The present study aims to...

Advanced computerized test detects early signs of dementia.
July 12, 2004... 2004 JUL 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The recent passing of president Reagan has heightened public interest in new methods for diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer disease. Alzheimer disease affects 4 million Americans and costs the...

Dopaminergic system implicated in the etiopathogenesis of HIV dementia.
July 12, 2004... 2004 JUL 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The dopaminergic system is implicated in the etiopathogenesis of HIV dementia. According to published research from Germany, "The basal ganglia, structures rich in the neurotransmitter dopamine,...

Menstrual cycle influence on neuroendocrine factors relate to depression.
July 12, 2004... 2004 JUL 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hormonal changes during the menstrual cycle influence sites of platelet serotonin uptake and binding of serotonin(2A) receptor, which has implications for understanding depression in reproductive-age...

Researchers find genetic basis for individual variations in response to stress.
July 12, 2004... 2004 JUL 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The glucocorticoid component of the stress response has been the subject of intense scientific scrutiny because of the wide-ranging pathological consequences resulting from excess glucocorticoid...

Mechanisms of opiate and cocaine addiction reviewed.
July 12, 2004... 2004 JUL 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A researcher reviews the molecular and cellular mechanisms of opiate and cocaine addiction in a recent issue of Trends in Pharmacological Sciences. "The National Institute on Drug Abuse was founded...

Reduced withdrawal signs after nicotine exposure seen in knock-out mice.
July 12, 2004... 2004 JUL 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Alpha-calcitonin gene-related peptide knock-out mice exhibit a reduction of withdrawal signs after chronic nicotine exposure. According to published research from France, "Nicotine, the main...

Pediatricians advised to be attentive to needs of gay, lesbian youth.
July 12, 2004... 2004 JUL 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Approximately 5% of young people consider themselves lesbian, gay, or bisexual, and many adolescents know a friend, classmate, neighbor, or relative who is nonheterosexual. Pediatricians are being...

Second phase III trial initiated with Phenserine.
July 12, 2004... 2004 JUL 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Axonyx, Inc., (AXYX) announced the initiation of its second phase III international clinical trial with its lead Alzheimer disease drug, Phenserine. The Investigator's Meeting held June 18-19 in...

High leptin levels predict renewed weight loss in anorexic patients.
July 12, 2004... 2004 JUL 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- High serum leptin levels subsequent to weight gain predict renewed weight loss in patients with anorexia nervosa. According to a study from Germany, "It has repeatedly been shown that high serum...

Shire inks development agreement for new ADHD patch.
July 12, 2004... 2004 JUL 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (NOVN) has signed an agreement with Shire Pharmaceuticals Group, plc, (Shire) for the development of a transdermal amphetamine patch for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity...

PacifiCare Behavioral Health announces agreement with Harvard Pilgrim.
July 12, 2004... 2004 JUL 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- PacifiCare Behavioral Health, Inc., (PBH) a national managed behavioral health care organization and subsidiary of PacifiCare Health Systems, Inc., (PHS) has been selected by Harvard Pilgrim Health...

NIH-funded study identifies new tool to help individuals with COPD.
July 12, 2004... 2004 JUL 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Denver, Colorado-based Rose Biomedical recently completed a study concluding that individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) demonstrated improved quality of life and diminished...

Aid sought for prisons overwhelmed with mentally ill.
July 12, 2004... 2004 JUL 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- When 52-year-old Joseph Spence hanged himself June 11 in the Bridgeport Correctional Center, he became the fifth Connecticut inmate to commit suicide in a little over 2 months. Police officers in...

Adequate treatment isn't enough for most depressed patients.
July 12, 2004... 2004 JUL 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Despite following their primary care doctor's orders, only 23% of depressed patients taking therapeutically adequate doses of three common antidepressants in a large study became symptom free,...

Drug-induced depression differs symptomatically from classical depression.
July 12, 2004... 2004 JUL 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Two researchers affiliated with the University of Verona have reviewed the literature on depression caused by medications. Certain medications may contribute to the etiology of depressive symptoms...

FDA advisory panel recommends approval of depression device.
July 12, 2004... 2004 JUL 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cyberonics, Inc., (CYBX) announced that the Neurological Devices Panel of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Medical Devices Advisory Committee voted 5 to 2 to recommend approval with...

NDA filed for novel dosage form of antidepressant.
July 12, 2004... 2004 JUL 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Biovail Corporation (BVF, BVF) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review (effective date June 13, 2004) Biovail's submission of a New Drug Application (NDA) for...

SSRI antidepressants and suicide: The debate is still on.
July 12, 2004... 2004 JUL 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- One year ago Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics hosted a controversial article by David Healy (University of North Wales) suggesting a link between use of SSRI antidepressant drugs and suicidal...

Management of diabetes occurring during olanzapine treatment described.
July 12, 2004... 2004 JUL 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers provide information about managing diabetes that occurs during treatment with olanzapine in a recent issue of the Journal of Psychopharmacology. "In spite of conflicting reports, there...

Anorexia nervosa often chronic, study finds.
July 12, 2004... 2004 JUL 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women who have been treated for anorexia nervosa remain at significant risk for relapse up to 2 years after their weight has been restored and they have been discharged from hospital, report University...

Anorexia nervosa survivors are at significant risk for relapse.
July 12, 2004... 2004 JUL 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women who have been treated for anorexia nervosa remain at significant risk for relapse up to 2 years after their weight has been restored and they have been discharged from the hospital, says a study...

Study finds EDE-Q has good concurrent and acceptable criterion validity.
July 12, 2004... 2004 JUL 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Psychologists in Australia assessed the questionnaire version of the Eating Disorders Examination (EDE-Q) and gave it a grade of "good" for concurrent validity and "acceptable" for criterion validity....

Pharmaceuticals company closes $23 million financing.
July 12, 2004... 2004 JUL 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Somaxon Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced the closing of a $23 million private placement of its Series B preferred stock. Domain Partners VI LP led the round, which also included BA Venture Partners,...

Possible association between HIV variant and transmission route in IVDUs.
July 12, 2004... 2004 JUL 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- There is a possible association between HIV variants and transmission route in intravenous drug users. According to a study from Argentina, "The presence of recombinant intersubtypes of HIV-1 in...

Transient hallucinogen self-administration indicate weak and/or aversive effects.
July 12, 2004... 2004 JUL 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Transient hallucinogen self-administration indicate weak and/or aversive effects. According to published research from the United States, "Relatively few studies have assessed the reinforcing...

High court rules patient rights end at prison gate.
July 12, 2004... 2004 JUL 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The state Supreme Court ruled June 21, 2004, that Connecticut's law protecting the rights of medical patients does not extend to prisoners. The ruling overturns a Superior Court judge's decision...

Atypical antipsychotics will drive the schizophrenia drug market.
July 12, 2004... 2004 JUL 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Decision Resources, Inc., finds that although more-expensive atypical antipsychotics such as Eli Lilly's Zyprexa, Otsuka Pharmaceutical/Bristol-Myers Squibb's Abilify, Janssen's Risperdal,...

Ruling says drug treatment center could have done more to prevent death.
July 12, 2004... 2004 JUL 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Hazelden drug treatment center could have done more to prevent the death of a 26-year-old patient who died of a heroin overdose, a Minnesota investigative report said. The report said...

Karenni refugees living in Thai-Burmese border camps experience trauma.
July 12, 2004... 2004 JUL 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Karenni refugees living in Thai-Burmese border camps experience trauma and poor mental health. "In June 2001, we assessed mental health problems among Karenni refugees residing in camps in Mae...

Los Angeles hospital bans police stun gun use on patients.
July 12, 2004... 2004 JUL 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Martin Luther King Jr./Drew Medical Center has temporarily barred police from using Taser stun guns to subdue mental patients after federal health officials threatened to pull tens of millions of...

Central oxytocin is anxiolytic and attenuates stress response to provocation.
July 12, 2004... 2004 JUL 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Central oxytocin is anxiolytic and attenuates the stress response to provocation. "Oxytocin is believed to attenuate the response of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis to stress and to be...

Neurotrophic genes offer neuroprotection to Huntington disease models.
July 12, 2004... 2004 JUL 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Neurotrophic genes offer neuroprotection to Huntington disease models. "Huntington disease (HD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that results in the progressive loss of GABAergic medium spiny...

PSD-95 protein involved in psychostimulant-induced plasticity.
July 12, 2004... 2004 JUL 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The PSD-95 protein is involved in the neurological effects of cocaine and similar drugs. "To identify the molecular mechanisms underlying psychostimulant-elicited plasticity in the brain reward...

Patients with psychiatric disorders get better, but do not get well.
July 12, 2004... 2004 JUL 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new epidemiological study performed in Italy by a group of investigators headed by Professor Carlo Faravelli (University of Florence) suggests that patients with psychiatric disorders get better, but...

Volunteers help terminally ill patients, families.
July 12, 2004... 2004 JUL 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- When Home Health left Gettysburg, South Dakota, in 1998, no one knew how the community would care for its terminally ill patients. The community couldn't meet all the requirements in order to have...

Quality of life issues should be considered before androgen suppression therapy.
July 12, 2004... 2004 JUL 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Quality of life issues should be considered before androgen suppression therapy. According to recent research published in the journal BJU International, a study was conducted "to investigate the...

Specialty pharmaceutical company acquires global rights to Buronil CNS drug.
July 12, 2004... 2004 JUL 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Danish pharmaceutical company H. Lundbeck A/S divested to Ovation Pharmaceuticals its global rights to Buronil (melperone hydrochloride). Financial terms were not disclosed. Ovation assumes...

Prostate cancer patients desire more information about the aftermath of therapy.
July 12, 2004... 2004 JUL 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Prostate cancer patients desire more information about the aftermath of therapy. Researchers in Canada completed a study "to identify the preferences for sexual information resources of patients...

Older women with mental illness at greater risk for CVD.
July 19, 2004... 2004 JUL 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A good sense of well-being may protect older women against cardiovascular disease A recent study in the journal Aging and Mental Health used "a measure of mental health as a complete state that...

Activity of enzyme decreased in brains of teenagers who commit suicide.
July 19, 2004... 2004 JUL 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The activity of a brain enzyme known to affect mood may be decreased in teens who commit suicide, according to new research. Approximately 30,000 people die of suicide in the United States...

Cortical and subcortical GABA function may be compromised in schizophrenia.
July 19, 2004... 2004 JUL 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cortical and subcortical GABA function may be compromised in schizophrenia. According to published research from the United States, "Gamma-Aminobutyric acid (GABA), the principal inhibitory...

Depression in pregnancy impacts newborn, assessment scores indicate.
July 19, 2004... 2004 JUL 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A mother's depressive symptoms in pregnancy are mimicked in her child, researchers say. In a study by University of Miami researchers, "Prenatal mood and biochemistry levels were assessed in women...

Post-traumatic stress disorder in women linked with poor health.
July 19, 2004... 2004 JUL 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) report having more illnesses and poorer health than women with depression alone, a new study says. PTSD is a psychiatric disorder characterized by...

Researchers establish link between rapid heartbeat, addictive personality.
July 19, 2004... 2004 JUL 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers at the Universitat Jaume I in Castellon, Spain, and McGill University in Montreal have found a relationship between the increased heartbeat some people experience after drinking a certain...

Study: Many mentally ill substance abusers don't know they need treatment.
July 19, 2004... 2004 JUL 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- People with "co-occurring" serious mental illness and substance abuse often do not recognize they need treatment for either or both conditions, a new report from the federal Substance Abuse and Mental...

North American phase III clinical trial on Alzhemed launched.
July 19, 2004... 2004 JUL 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Neurochem, Inc., (NRM) announced that it has launched its North American phase III clinical trial on Alzhemed, following an investigators meeting attended by more than 200 clinicians and clinical...

Odyssey System being used for imaging animal models of AD.
July 19, 2004... 2004 JUL 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The LI-COR Odyssey Infrared Imaging System is being used as a detection platform for noninvasive screening of senile plaques in mice. Dr. Brian Bacskai and Jesse Skoch, researchers at Massachusetts...