Mental Health Weekly Digest articles from May 2004

Mental Health Weekly Digest archives from May 2004

Researchers specify alcohol-related brain-damage among heavy social drinkers.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Almost all knowledge about brain damage due to chronic alcohol consumption has been gathered from alcoholics, who have generally been studied toward the end of their institutionalized treatment program...

Mental health symptoms common at Pentagon after 9/11.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- About 40% of Pentagon personnel screened for mental health disorders in the 4 months after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks were at high risk for problems like generalized anxiety, panic...

Brain areas identified that "decode" emotions of others.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Queen's University psychologists have discovered that our ability to assess how other people are feeling relies on two specific areas of the brain. The findings, published in the Journal of...

Cognitive function can decline in patients with brain tumors.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Declining cognitive function is often the sign of progressive disease, researchers say. "Cognitive function, with survival and response on brain imaging, is increasingly regarded as an important...

Chronic hepatitis C patients with type I personalities have more problems.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Chronic hepatitis C patients with type I personalities have more problems. According to a study from Japan, "this cross-sectional study examined the association between the severity of chronic...

Alcohol diagnoses being missed in hospital patients.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Many people admitted to hospitals in the U.S. have alcohol-use disorders that go undetected, according to a new study by scientists at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), one...

Current concepts and future prospects for Alzheimer disease vaccines.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers review current concepts and future prospects for Alzheimer disease vaccines in a recent issue of the journal Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders. "Alzheimer disease (AD) is the...

Parents' feelings and official practices governing stored embryos vary.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Parents' feelings and official practices governing stored embryos vary. According to a study from the United States, "cryopreservation of embryos is frequently employed in in vitro fertilization...

ValueOptions behavioral health service center earns NCQA accreditation.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) announced 3-year, full accreditation of ValueOptions' Great Lakes Managed Behavioral Health Service Center, which is the second consecutive full...

Concussion causes emotional disturbances.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers from the University of Toronto and the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute have documented negative mood disturbances, such as depression and confusion, resulting from sports concussions for...

"Use it or lose it" warning rings true when it comes to exercise.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Use it or lose it, fitness experts tell us. Now a new study offers evidence that the adage really does ring true - that a lack of exercise can not only cause physical setbacks, but psychological...

Short course of Tibetan yoga improves sleep in cancer patients.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The first study to look at the use of Tibetan yoga by cancer patients found the combination of movement and meditation led to a significant sleep benefit, say researchers at the University of Texas M.D....

Damage to brain vessels increases the chance of dementia and depression.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Dutch researcher Niels Prins has discovered that elderly people with a lot of damage to the small blood vessels in the brain have a greater chance of developing dementia or depression. The damage is...

Approval granted to market a generic version of mirtazapine in Spain.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Bentley Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (BNT) announced that its subsidiaries have been granted approval by the Spanish Ministry of Health to market generic equivalents of mirtazapine in Spain. Laboratorios...

ORALscreen declared suitable for drug enforcement in Japan.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Avitar, Inc., (AVR) received high marks for its ORALscreen instant test for drugs-of-abuse by Forensic Science Laboratory, Osaka Prefectural Police Headquarters, Osaka, Japan. In a recent article...

Binge eating disorder distinct from non-purging bulimia.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Binge eating disorder is a distinct condition from non-purging bulimia. "There is evidence of an overlap of symptoms between binge-eating disordered (BED) and bulimia nervosa non-purging (BN-NP)...

Current diagnostic criteria for anorexia nervosa may be too strict.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Current diagnostic criteria for anorexia nervosa may be too strict. According to recent research published in the journal European Eating Disorders Review, "the present study evaluates the current...

Aerobic exercise improves psychological well-being in Hispanic children.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Aerobic physical activity improved psychological well-being in low-income Hispanic children. According to a study from the United States, "Psychological well-being has been generally associated...

Violence against women is a significant health issue.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Violence against women is a significant health issue. According to a study from the United States, "over the last two decades, two trends have emerged that highlight the relational and communal...

Antiretroviral therapy does not prevent contingent negative variation.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Antiretroviral treatment does not prevent contingent negative variation abnormalities in HIV patients. In a recent study from California, the "contingent negative variation, an event-related...

In utero AZT exposure has little or no impact on neurodevelopment.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Exposure to the antiretroviral agent azidothymidine (AZT) in utero does not have a significant impact on neurodevelopment. AZT is "administered to pregnant women with HIV to prevent the spread of...

Female medical workers in Italy report harassment by patients and coworkers.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Female medical workers in Italy report harassment by patients and coworkers. "A study investigating sexual harassment was conducted among 265 female hospital workers in Italy. Three types of sexual...

Adolescent boys and girls show different predispositions for eating disorders.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Adolescent boys and girls show different predispositions for eating disorders. According to published research from Spain, "the main goal of this study was to analyze the relationship between coping...

Judges say patients' unnecessary institutionalization in Pennsylvania is an injustice.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A federal appeals court said Pennsylvania is committing a "gross injustice" by housing hundreds of mentally ill people at state psychiatric hospitals when they could get better treatment in less...

Nebraska Governor signs mental-health reform plan into law.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- After months of wrangling, Nebraska lawmakers passed and Governor Mike Johanns signed into law a sweeping reform of Nebraska's mental-health system on April 14, 2004. "A new day is dawning in...

New Hampshire House to consider preferred drug list for treating mental illness.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- "New Hampshire Legislators, You Are About to Make A Costly Mistake" warns a recent ad from the National Alliance for the Mentally (NAMI) . The group opposes a plan going before the House on April...

Ten percent of Oklahomans have a serious mental illness.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- One in 10 Oklahomans have a serious mental illness, the highest rate in the nation, according to a study by a federal agency. The study by the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services using...

Wyoming hospital probe: Advocates seeks mediation of state hospital dispute.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Mental health advocates are asking a mediator to help resolve Wyoming State Hospital staff and patient safety problems that they believe are more severe than first thought. Protection and...

Bulimia nervosa patients show no differences at disgust control centers.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Bulimia nervosa patients show no differences at disgust control centers. "This study attempted to demonstrate an elevated disgust sensitivity in bulimia nervosa. Eleven bulimic patients and 12...

Depressed? "B" sure to get enough folate.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Evidence is mounting of a connection between various stages of depression and low blood levels of the B vitamin folate, according to research funded by the U.S. Agricultural Research Service (ARS). ...

The effects of antipsychotics may leave women vulnerable to bone loss.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The effects of antipsychotics may leave women vulnerable to bone loss. "Although it has been suggested that antipsychotic-induced hyperprolactinemia in schizophrenic patients may lead to an...

The burden of socioeconomic inequality on health status begins before birth.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The burden of socioeconomic inequality on health status begins before birth. "Socioeconomic inequalities in the health of adults have been largely attributed to lifestyle inequalities. The cognitive...

Cancer patients prefer quality-of-life assessor EORTC QLQ-C30 over FACIT.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cancer patients prefer the quality-of-life assessor EORTC QLQ-C30 over FACIT. "The objective of this study was to examine and compare two core measures of Quality Of Life (QOL) used in cancer...

Genetic surprises associated with schizophrenia.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Approximately 2% of Caucasians have a gene segment variation that can cause a certain form of schizophrenia. Most people with the variation, known as a polymorphism, do not have the disease. A...

Newer drugs appear to stem violent behavior.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers at Duke University Medical Center have found that a new generation of medications called "atypical antipsychotics" can significantly lower the risk of violent behavior in people with...

Perinatal neural stem cells have bidirectional stress-dependent plasticity.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Perinatal neural stem cells have demonstrated bidirectional stress-dependent plasticity in animals. According to recent research from Canada, "[m]any of the effects of prenatal stress on the...

Do sleepy toddlers turn into teens who drink and do drugs?
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A long-term study has found a significant connection between sleep problems in children's toddler years and the chance that they'll use alcohol, cigarettes, and drugs early in their teen years. ...

Family treatment may reduce chances of at-risk children using drugs.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Preliminary results of a comprehensive program to prevent children from using alcohol or other drugs shows that a family-treatment approach emphasizing communication and skill-building may be effective...

Company combats mental illness stigma on redesigned website.
May 10, 2004... 2004 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Magellan Health Services, a manager of behavioral health and substance abuse services, recently launched its redesigned and enhanced website, providing its 58 million members with a secure and...

Focus-group intervention for breast cancer survivors and spouses decrease stress.
May 10, 2004... 2004 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Focus-group intervention for breast cancer survivors and spouses decrease stress. "Recent studies have shown that interventions that increase breast cancer patients' communication with family...

Reason for dieting affects dieting behavior.
May 10, 2004... 2004 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The reason for dieting affects dieting behavior. "This study investigated whether dieting out of concern for one's health, as opposed to for appearance reasons, is associated with the same...

Study: Up to 75% of U.S. children, adolescents don't get appropriate care.
May 10, 2004... 2004 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Despite a number of noted successes, American children largely don't get the quality of healthcare they should, with up to three-quarters of children and adolescents not receiving care scientifically...

Gender influences teacher ratings of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
May 10, 2004... 2004 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Gender influences teacher ratings of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. According to recent research published in the Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, "H. Abikoff et al. (1993)...

Positive results announced in on-going phase II extension study for Alzhemed.
May 10, 2004... 2004 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Neurochem, Inc., (NRM) reported additional positive interim data on cognitive function in 18 patients with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer disease (AD). The results relate to patients who have completed...

Behaviors in three rat strains investigated.
May 10, 2004... 2004 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists describe the spatial learning/memory and social and nonsocial behaviors in the spontaneously hypertensive, Wistar-Kyoto, and Sprague-Dawley rat strains in a recent issue of Pharmacology...

Survivors had health problems 1 year after exposure to deadly bacterium.
May 10, 2004... 2004 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- People infected with anthrax continued to report health problems, poor life adjustment and psychological distress 1 year after their exposure, according to a study. In 2001, bioterrorist...

Study details firefighter's 9/11 problems.
May 10, 2004... 2004 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Firefighters who worked at Ground Zero in the first month after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks are experiencing high rates of depression, anxiety and stress, according to a new study. ...

Minority mental health awards given.
May 10, 2004... 2004 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Project for Psychiatric Outreach to the Homeless, Inc., (PPOH), New York, and Carl C. Bell, Community Mental Health Council and Foundation, Inc., (CMHC), Chicago, are the recipients of the American...

Husband involvement in child treatment in Guatemala studied.
May 10, 2004... 2004 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A researcher reports results of a study on husband involvement in the treatment of child illness in Guatemala in a recent issue of the Journal of Biosocial Science. According to a study from the...

Women decline breast cancer trial participation out of fear.
May 10, 2004... 2004 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women decline breast cancer trial participation out of fear and a lack of understanding. According to recent research published in the journal Patient Education and Counseling, "This paper presents...

Decreasing waiting times for rectal cancer therapy improves survival.
May 10, 2004... 2004 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Decreasing waiting times for rectal cancer therapy improves survival. "An interim goal of the NHS National Cancer Plan is that, by 2005, patients with cancer should be treated within 1 month of...

Cognitive function independent prognostic factor in survival of glioma patients.
May 10, 2004... 2004 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cognitive function is an independent prognostic factor in the survival of glioma patients. "Cognitive function, with survival and response on brain imaging, is increasingly regarded as an important...

Many Americans use prayer for health concerns.
May 10, 2004... 2004 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An estimated one-third of adults use prayer, in addition to conventional medical care and complementary and alternative therapies, for health concerns, according to a new study. Many Americans...

Vermont Senators call for investigation of prison mental health firms.
May 10, 2004... 2004 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Three state senators want Attorney General William Sorrell to investigate the conduct of firms that provide mental health services to inmates at Vermont prisons. The request follows a report by...

Approval granted to market a generic version of sertraline in Spain.
May 10, 2004... 2004 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Bentley Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (BNT) announced that its subsidiaries have been granted approval by the Spanish Ministry of Health to market generic equivalents of sertraline in Spain. Laboratorios...

Blacks less likely to show suicide factors.
May 10, 2004... 2004 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A study of suicides in Fulton County, Georgia, found that blacks who commit suicide aren't as likely as whites to display telltale suicide risk factors such as depression, health officials say. ...

Unpublished studies suggest most SSRIs unsuitable for children.
May 10, 2004... 2004 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A U.K. study suggests that reliance on published studies alone to guide the treatment of childhood depression could be inappropriate. A systematic review including published and unpublished data...

Common eating pathology patterns encompass most ethnic groups.
May 10, 2004... 2004 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Common eating pathology patterns encompass most ethnic groups. According to a study from the United States, "sociocultural models of eating pathology posit that ethnic minority groups should show...

Future of research on eating disorders reviewed.
May 10, 2004... 2004 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A researcher has reviewed the future of research on eating disorders in a recent issue of the journal Appetite. According to a study from the United States, "In the last several decades, research...

Diurnal hormone rhythms are amplified in women with major depression.
May 10, 2004... 2004 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Diurnal hormone rhythms are amplified in women with major depression. According to published research from the Peoples Republic of China, "to investigate whether depression is accompanied by...

Sex steroids influence the effects DHEA has on cognition in menopausal women.
May 10, 2004... 2004 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Sex steroids influence the effects DHEA has on cognition in menopausal women. "Prior studies of the effects of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) on cognition have produced complex and inconsistent...

Brief exposure to chlorpyrifos during neurulation affects brain development.
May 10, 2004... 2004 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Brief exposure to chlorpyrifos during neurulation affects brain development. According to recent research published in the journal Neurotoxicology and Teratology, "the widely used organophosphate...

Phase III trial to start for Gabitril, UK marketing OK granted for Provigil.
May 10, 2004... 2004 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cephalon, Inc., (CEPH) announced that it will initiate a phase III clinical program in the second half of 2004 evaluating Gabitril (tiagabine hydrochloride) for the treatment of anxiety disorders and...

Psychosis syndromes prevail in some patients with Alzheimer disease.
May 10, 2004... 2004 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Psychosis syndromes prevail in some patients with Alzheimer disease. According to published research from the United States, "the concept of psychosis of Alzheimer disease and dementia is developed...

Women are more receptive to social support than men are when illness strikes.
May 10, 2004... 2004 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women are more receptive to social support than men are when illness strikes. According to published research from the United States, "this investigation examined the roles of gender and desires...

Cigna launches international EAP option.
May 10, 2004... 2004 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cigna International, which provides global healthcare insurance for the expatriate business community, announced its new employee assistance program (EAP) for international and expatriate employees of...

Avera McKennen plans mental health hospital for Sioux Falls.
May 10, 2004... 2004 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Avera McKennan will build a new mental health hospital in southwest Sioux Falls as the start of a 7-year expansion to meet increasing patient demands. Construction of the Avera McKennan Behavioral...

Blacks less likely to have known suicide risk factors than whites.
May 10, 2004... 2004 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A study of suicides in Fulton County, Georgia, found that blacks who commit suicide aren't as likely as whites to display telltale suicide risk factors such as depression, health officials said April...

Gender imbalances relating to emotional work pose a health risk to women.
May 10, 2004... 2004 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Gender imbalances relating to emotional work pose a health risk to women. "Family members do work to meet people's emotional needs, improve their well-being, and maintain harmony. When emotional...

Marriage helps men to accept multiple sclerosis-related impairment.
May 10, 2004... 2004 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Marriage helps men to accept multiple sclerosis-related impairment. "The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between marital status, marital concern, perceived impairment,...

Alcohol and other drugs stem brain development by causing neuronal suicide.
May 10, 2004... 2004 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Alcohol and other drugs stem brain development by causing neuronal suicide. According to a study from the United States, "when neuronal activity is abnormally suppressed during the developmental...

Former Merck executive appointed president at Selfhelpworks, Inc.
May 10, 2004... 2004 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Selfhelpworks, a multimedia lifestyle-management program addressing emotionally driven dependencies, announced the appointment of Alan Edwards as president. Edwards will report directly to CEO Lou...

Domestic violence threatens the health of Hispanic women in the United States.
May 10, 2004... 2004 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Domestic violence threatens the health of Hispanic women in the United States. "Violence is a significant health issue for Latinas in the United States (US), with 54.9% reporting violent...

Louisiana bill would let some psychologists write prescriptions.
May 10, 2004... 2004 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Some psychologists would have the authority to write prescriptions under legislation approved 62-31 by the Louisiana state House of Representatives. Proponents argued April 19, 2004, that the...

Multiple factors affect psoriasis treatment compliance.
May 10, 2004... 2004 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Psychological, social and disease-related issues may influence a patient's compliance with psoriasis treatment, according to new research. Psoriasis is a common, chronic skin disorder that produces...

Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase plays a role in interferon-alpha-induced depression.
May 10, 2004... 2004 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase plays a role in interferon-alpha-induced depression. According to a study from the Netherlands, "the mechanisms by which administration of interferon-alpha induces...

The Eating Disorder Diagnostic Scale is both valid and reliable.
May 10, 2004... 2004 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Eating Disorder Diagnostic Scale is both valid and reliable. According to recent research published in the journal Psychological Assessment, "the authors conducted 4 studies investigating the...

Trichomoniasis found pervasive among high-risk populations.
May 10, 2004... 2004 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The prevalence and recurrence of trichomoniasis, a sexually transmitted disease (STD) associated with a variety of increased health risks, was found to be exceptionally high among high-risk...

Anger predisposes people to prejudice.
May 10, 2004... 2004 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- You may be more prejudiced than you think, especially if you're angry and approached by someone of a different race, religion or creed. A study slated for publication in the Spring 2004 edition of...

Prenatal exposure to methylphenidate hydrochloride alters the behavior of rats.
May 10, 2004... 2004 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Prenatal exposure to methylphenidate hydrochloride alters the behavior of rats. According to a study from Canada, "the administration of methylphenidate (MPH) to girls and adults has increased in...

Images of thin models boost dieters' self-image.
May 10, 2004... 2004 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Viewing media images of thin, glamorous models may have a positive effect on young women's self-image, but it may still lead to destructive dieting behavior, says a University of Toronto study. ...

Case of anxiety disorder related to diabetes reported.
May 17, 2004... 2004 MAY 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers report a case of anxiety disorder related to diabetes. According to recent research published in the journal Behaviour Research and Therapy, "This study extends the data on the efficacy...

Improved mood tied to better language ability.
May 17, 2004... 2004 MAY 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers in Japan and Boston have found a correlation between language function and mood among patients with aphasia (loss of language ability) due to stroke. Findings of their study were presented...

Study updates genetics of ADHD.
May 17, 2004... 2004 MAY 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A recent study provides an update on the genetic etiology of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. "Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a heritable and behavioral condition of...