Mental Health Weekly Digest articles from November 2003

Mental Health Weekly Digest archives from November 2003

Unusual form of memory loss often confused for Alzheimer disease.
November 3, 2003... 2003 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- More than 4 million Americans have Alzheimer disease, the single most common cause of dementia. Its high prevalence may lead people to believe that dementia is always due to Alzheimer disease and that...

New drug-and-psychotherapy program for children described.
November 3, 2003... 2003 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A psychiatrist at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) has devised a promising drug regimen for children with bipolar disorder. In preliminary studies, the regimen, coupled with a...

Parents favor counseling over meds for kids.
November 3, 2003... 2003 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New research suggests that parents would rather send their children to counseling than give them medication for social anxiety disorder, a preference that has also been noted for childhood depression...

Screenings provide sufferers with first step.
November 3, 2003... 2003 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Nearly half of the 19 million Americans suffering from depression go undiagnosed, despite the prospect that most cases of clinical depression can be treated effectively. National Depression...

Murine genetic model may aid study of antisocial behavior in humans.
November 3, 2003... 2003 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A murine genetic model may aid the study of antisocial personality disorders. Scientists in England conducted a study to determine "whether mouse lines genetically selected for short and long attack...

Children with constipation manifest more toileting anxiety than well kids.
November 3, 2003... 2003 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation department of pediatric gastroenterology & nutrition report that children with functional constipation have significantly more anxiety specific to...

CPR improves quality of life for cardiac arrest survivors.
November 3, 2003... 2003 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cardiac arrest survivors who received bystander CPR were likely to have a "good quality of life" 1 year later, according to a new report. The findings refute the notion that cardiac arrest survivors...

Arkansas awarded $3.5M to treat substance abuse.
November 3, 2003... 2003 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy G. Thompson announced that the Arkansas governor's office will receive $3.5 million over 5 years to increase the capacity of state treatment systems to...

California gets $17.4M grant for people at risk of dependence on alcohol or drugs.
November 3, 2003... 2003 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy G. Thompson announced a $17.4 million award to California to fund "early intervention" services in hospitals and other general medical and community...

Combination hormone therapy does not benefit patients.
November 3, 2003... 2003 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Combining two hormone therapies to treat the psychological effects of hypothyroidism may not be more effective than using a single therapy, according to new research articles published in the Journal of...

$2.4M SBIR grant to be used for development of pain drug.
November 3, 2003... 2003 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Advanced Targeting Systems, Inc., announced that it has received a Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) grant from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the program announcement for...

Alteration of prolactin, melatonin could explain Parkinson sleep disorders.
November 3, 2003... 2003 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Experimental Parkinson disease monkeys show a possible alteration of prolactin and melatonin, but not cortisol that may explain the sleep disorders seen in both MPTP treated monkeys and patients. ...

Study: Med-eMonitor improves medication compliance in those with schizophrenia.
November 3, 2003... 2003 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- InforMedix, Inc., (IFMX) reported that a U.S. National Institutes of Health-sponsored study of patients with chronic schizophrenia demonstrated its Med-eMonitor, a computerized monitoring and compliance...

Childhood trauma focus of $31 million federal initiative.
November 3, 2003... 2003 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Tommy G. Thompson announced cooperative agreements totaling $31 million over 4 years to improve the quality of treatment and services received by children...

Risperidone correlates with hyperprolactinemia in psychiatric outpatients.
November 3, 2003... 2003 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Risperidone correlates with hyperprolactinemia in psychiatric outpatients. "Despite the lack of extrapyramidal side effects, some atypical antipsychotics can induce an increase in prolactinemia, as...

Negative psychological impact of PCOS doesn't translate into behavioral choices.
November 3, 2003... 2003 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A study by University of California at San Diego researchers found that the negative psychological impacts of polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) doesn't translate into behavioral choices in adolescent...

Oral contraceptive treatment improves mental health of women with PCOS.
November 3, 2003... 2003 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Oral contraceptive treatment improved symptoms of polycystic ovarian syndrome in young women suffering with the condition, researchers reported at the 59th Annual Meeting of the American Society for...

New scientific study finds forgiveness a factor in decreasing spread of AIDS.
November 3, 2003... 2003 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new study shows that forgiving may be a factor in placing others at risk of contacting AIDS. In a longitudinal study, both feeling forgiven and forgiving others were associated with less depression...

FDA approves investigational new drug application for schizophrenia drug.
November 3, 2003... 2003 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- SK Corporation announced that on October 7, 2003, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had completed its review of the Investigational New Drug Application (IND) filed by its subsidiary, SK...

Risperdal Consta approved in France.
November 3, 2003... 2003 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Alkermes, Inc., (ALKS) announced that its partner, Janssen-Cilag S.A., has received approval from the French regulatory authorities to market Risperdal Consta. The product will be launched...

Sex problems, largely untreated, should be seen as major health issue.
November 3, 2003... 2003 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Sex has many health benefits - including mental, cardiovascular, and immune system health - according to two physicians and sexual health experts at New York Weill Cornell Medical Center. Likewise,...

Slaying prompts Sweden healthcare probe.
November 3, 2003... 2003 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- With the arrest of a mentally troubled man in the killing of their foreign minister, Swedes' grief has turned to outrage over shortfalls in their psychiatric care system. Even before September 10,...

Smokeless tobacco use alone cannot predict smoking onset.
November 3, 2003... 2003 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Regular smokeless tobacco use is not a reliable predictor of smoking onset when psychosocial predictors are included in the model. According to a study from the United States, "Tomar analyzed the...

U.S. cigarettes contain more nitrosamines compared with non-U.S. brands.
November 3, 2003... 2003 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- U.S.-brand cigarettes contain higher levels of tobacco-specific nitrosamines compared with non-U.S.-brands. According to a study from the United States, "Tobacco-specific nitrosamines (TSNAs) are...

Heart risks more likely if hostility increases with age.
November 10, 2003... 2003 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- People who don't mellow with age may be putting themselves at greater risk for heart disease, according to new research. Men and women who experience an increase in hostile feelings from their...

Post-traumatic stress disorder also occurs in the elderly.
November 10, 2003... 2003 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A group of Dutch researchers, headed by Dr. W. van Zeist (University of Amsterdam), reported the findings of the first epidemiological study on the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder in the...

Altruistic actions may result in better mental health.
November 10, 2003... 2003 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- People who offer love, listening, and help to others may be rewarded with better mental health themselves, according to a new study of churchgoers. The study is one of the first to track the...

The caretakers of elderly patients need tailored and multidimensional support.
November 10, 2003... 2003 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The caretakers of elderly patients need tailored and multidimensional support. According to recent research published in the journal Psychology and Aging, "meta-analysis was used to examine pooled...

Racism, anger raise African Americans' blood pressure.
November 10, 2003... 2003 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Experiencing racism in everyday life contributes around the clock to high blood pressure in African Americans, say Duke University Medical Center researchers in a study that measured blood pressure...

Personality and temperament aren't early predictors of chronic fatigue syndrome.
November 10, 2003... 2003 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Personality and temperament aren't early predictors of chronic fatigue syndrome. "This prospective study examined the relationships between temperament and personality, on the one hand, and chronic...

Service launched to help stop epidemic of sexual addiction.
November 10, 2003... 2003 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- ContentWatch, in partnership with AddictCARE, has launched CommunityCARE (Center for Addiction, Recovery, and Education). CommunityCARE is a subscription-based online community offering high-level...

First community-based study comparing Concerta vs. Strattera underway.
November 10, 2003... 2003 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The first community-based comparative evaluation of Concerta (methylphenidate HCl) CII and Strattera (atomoxetine HCl) in children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is now underway...

Dihydropyrimidinase protein gene and bipolar disorder not linked.
November 10, 2003... 2003 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- No apparent association exists between the dihydropyrimidinase-related protein 2 (DRP-2) gene and bipolar disorder in humans. "Several susceptibility loci for both of schizophrenia and bipolar...

European approval granted for Seroquel.
November 10, 2003... 2003 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- AstraZeneca announced that it has successfully completed the Mutual Recognition Procedure (MRP) involving 14 European countries to extend the use of Seroquel (quetiapine) to the treatment of mania...

FBD amyloid is made of the abnormal C-terminal fragment of BRI and furin.
November 10, 2003... 2003 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Familial British dementia is due to amyloid deposits of an abnormal C-terminal fragment of BRI left over after furin cleavage, along with furin. "Familial British dementia (FBD) is an autosomal...

Novasite wins NIH grants for drugs targeting serotonin receptors.
November 10, 2003... 2003 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Novasite Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (Novasite), a majority-owned subsidiary of Applied Molecular Evolution (AME), Inc., (AMEV), has received two phase I small- business-innovative-research (SBIR) grants...

Early social stress masculinizes female guinea pigs.
November 10, 2003... 2003 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Early social stress masculinizes female guinea pigs. According to published research from Germany, "this study was undertaken to investigate, in guinea pigs, the effects of pre- and early...

An early event in Alzheimer disease may be activation of caspase-3.
November 10, 2003... 2003 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Early Alzheimer disease has caspase-3 activation, therefore apoptosis, in the parahippocampal gyrus that is not active later in disease. According to a study from the United States, "We...

Nuclear estrogen receptor-alpha is not in Alzheimer affected neurons.
November 10, 2003... 2003 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hippocampal neurons can have cytoplasmic or nuclear estrogen receptor-alpha; diseased neurons do not appear to contain the nuclear kind in Alzheimers. "Emerging evidence has demonstrated the...

Activated microglia protect against HIV-related neurotoxicity.
November 10, 2003... 2003 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Activated microglia help protect against HIV-induced neurotoxicity. According to a study from France, "Recent experimental studies showed that activated macrophages/microglia (AMM) express...

Vermont's largest hospital to offer parity in mental health coverage.
November 10, 2003... 2003 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Vermont's largest hospital - Fletcher Allen Health Care in Burlington - has decided to begin offering its employees mental health coverage equal with its insurance plan for physical problems. The...

NHLBI study finds hostility, impatience increase hypertension risk.
November 10, 2003... 2003 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Impatience and hostility - two hallmarks of the "type A" behavior pattern - increase young adults' long-term risk of developing high blood pressure, according to a study funded by the National Heart,...

Hypnotherapy works for "at least 5 years".
November 10, 2003... 2003 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hypnotherapy seems to be an effective long-term treatment for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), lasting for "at least 5 years," conclude researchers in a new study. IBS is a very common disorder and...

Extended-hours workers more prone to major health problems, divorce.
November 10, 2003... 2003 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Employees regularly working evening and night shifts in 24/7 operations suffer higher rates of gastrointestinal ailments, cardiovascular disease, and sleep disorders than the general population,...

Pharmaceutical innovations have advanced the treatment of eight major diseases.
November 10, 2003... 2003 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- More than 300 new drugs, biologics, and vaccines have been approved during the past 10 years to prevent and treat over 150 conditions, according to a major new report by the Pharmaceutical Research and...

Coping skills at puberty factor into eating disorder behaviors.
November 10, 2003... 2003 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Coping skills at puberty factor into eating disorder behaviors. According to recent research published in the journal European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, "this study examined puberty and...

Regional center in Nebraska receives city residents' support.
November 10, 2003... 2003 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- About 150 people attended a gathering in Hastings, Nebraska, to build support for keeping a regional mental health center as state leaders consider closing some centers as they attempt to reform...

Survey finds majority of women still see depression as a personality flaw.
November 10, 2003... 2003 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Results of a nationwide online survey of more than 1,000 U.S. women found that there are still misperceptions surrounding depression that prevent women from acknowledging their depression and seeking...

Survey: Students don't associate untreated bipolar disorder with risks.
November 10, 2003... 2003 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- According to a new survey released by National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) and Abbott Laboratories, two out of three of America's college-age population erroneously do not associate untreated...

NGF-like immunoreactivity increases with nicotine in animal model brain.
November 10, 2003... 2003 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Some neurodegenerative diseases may benefit from treatment with nicotine, as it may activate some glial cells, neuron prolongation. "Nicotine/nicotine agonists, which have been proposed as...

Mutant gene link discovered.
November 10, 2003... 2003 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Analysis of DNA samples from patients with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and related illnesses suggests that these neuropsychiatric disorders affecting mood and behavior are associated with an...

DHA regulates postpartum depressive symptoms.
November 10, 2003... 2003 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- DHA regulates postpartum depressive symptoms. "Observational studies suggest an association between a low docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, 22:6n-3) status after pregnancy and the occurrence of...

Common drug, given promptly, reduces incidence of PTSD.
November 10, 2003... 2003 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A common drug administered in the first hours following trauma to patients deemed to be at risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) reduced the occurrence of PTSD, according to a study...

The addiction model of eating disorders may not be entirely relevant.
November 10, 2003... 2003 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The addiction model of eating disorders may not be entirely relevant. "This study investigated familial associations of disordered eating (DE) with substance use and substance use disorders...

FDA approves Paxil CR for new indication.
November 10, 2003... 2003 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Paxil CR (paroxetine HCl) Controlled-Release Tablets for the treatment of social anxiety disorder. Paxil...

Greater attention needed for physical needs of mental health patients.
November 10, 2003... 2003 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A recent web cast panel of mental health experts highlighted the importance of paying greater attention to the physical needs of patients with severe and persistent mental illness (SPMI) to help them...

FDA issues public health advisory on suicide risk.
November 17, 2003... 2003 NOV 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is issuing a Public Health Advisory to alert physicians to reports of suicidal thinking (and suicide attempts) in clinical studies of various antidepressant...

Sense of smell could prove to be useful diagnostic tool.
November 17, 2003... 2003 NOV 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The nose could provide the first reliable diagnostic tool for predicting a person's likelihood of developing psychosis, new research has found. A University of Melbourne team examined a group of...

Enzyme may play role in etiology and therapy of bipolar disorder.
November 17, 2003... 2003 NOV 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The enzyme 3'(2')-phosphoadenosine-5'-phosphate phosphatase may play a role in the etiology and therapy of bipolar disorder. "Bipolar affective disorder (BPD) is a multifactorial, severe, chronic,...

Loss of sleep plays an important role in the cause of puerperal psychosis.
November 17, 2003... 2003 NOV 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Loss of sleep plays an important role in the cause of puerperal psychosis According to a study from Canada, "puerperal psychosis is a rare but serious psychiatric disorder following delivery....

Stress produces a widely variable cortisol response, lower increases cytokines.
November 17, 2003... 2003 NOV 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Following stress, individuals have different cortisol levels; lower levels are associated with higher IL-6 and IL-1ra, higher levels with greater heart rate variability, mental health issues. ...

There is DNA damage in the frontal cortex, hippocampus of human alcoholics.
November 17, 2003... 2003 NOV 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Human brains of alcoholics are positive for TUNEL but do not appear physiologically to be undergoing apoptosis or necrosis; the DNA damage may be due to induction of reactive oxygen. According to...

AD neurodegeneration is linked to cells with serum derived immunoglobulins.
November 17, 2003... 2003 NOV 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Alzheimer disease neurodegeneration is linked to cells having serum derived immunoglobulins due to blood-brain barrier dysfunction. "The catastrophic loss of cerebral neurons in Alzheimer disease...

Phase II trial initiated for a once daily oral formulation of ZT-1.
November 17, 2003... 2003 NOV 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Debiopharm S.A. reported that it will start a phase II trial this year for dose-finding and efficacy assessment of a once daily oral formulation of ZT-1, a novel cholinesterase inhibitor, currently...

Company files patents covering lingual spray versions of products.
November 17, 2003... 2003 NOV 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- NovaDel Pharma, Inc., (NVDL) filed two U.S. patents covering lingual spray versions of Zofran, an anti-emetic, and Xanax, an anti-depressant, both having combined sales of more than $1.8 billion. ...

High-performance chromosomal disorder diagnostic being developed.
November 17, 2003... 2003 NOV 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Biocept, Inc., is developing a high-performance prenatal diagnostic for a broad range of aneuploid and deletion disorders. The diagnostic is based on Biocept's proprietary 3D HydroArray Technology...

U.S. patent issued for use of Milnacipran.
November 17, 2003... 2003 NOV 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cypress Bioscience, Inc., (CYPB) announced that it has broadened its intellectual property position with the receipt of U.S. Patent No. 6,635,675, which covers the use of milnacipran to treat the pain...

Adult depression may result from stress axis sensitization in early life.
November 17, 2003... 2003 NOV 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Early-life trauma and stimulation of corticotropin releasing factor circuitry may be involved in adult depression due to stress axis sensitization. According to recent research from the United...

Link between depression and pain still not clear.
November 17, 2003... 2003 NOV 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- There appears to be no direct association between depression, extreme sensitivity to pain stimulus, and how pain is processed in the brain in fibromyalgia patients with and without a diagnosis of...

Chemokine cleavage by metalloproteinase produces neurotoxic proteins in HIV patients.
November 17, 2003... 2003 NOV 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- HIV-related neuronal damage can be caused by metalloproteinase-mediated degradation of chemokines into toxic proteins. According to published research from Canada, "The mechanisms of...

Seizure, migraine could be encephalopathy; anti-thyroid antibody test is important.
November 17, 2003... 2003 NOV 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hashimoto encephalopathy should be considered in cases with atypical migraine and seizure; anti-thyroid antibody testing is important. According to a study from Scotland, "Hashimoto encephalopathy...

Female tacrolimus recipients, following kidney transplant, may be depressed.
November 17, 2003... 2003 NOV 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Quality of life, side effects, and depression following renal transplant and tacrolimus therapy are no different than in other immunosuppressive therapies; pain, depression, female gender are negative...

Democrats push mental health bill as tribute to Wellstone.
November 17, 2003... 2003 NOV 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Marking the 1-year anniversary of Sen. Paul Wellstone's death, Democratic senators failed in October 2003 to win passage of one of the late senator's top crusades: legislation to mandate equal health...

Survey: Women with depression perceive condition as key barrier to job success.
November 17, 2003... 2003 NOV 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Eighty-three percent of women in the workforce with depression perceive it as the number one barrier to success in the workplace, according to a new survey. The survey of 751 employed women with...

Prenatal amphetamine exposure alters behavioral reactivity later on.
November 17, 2003... 2003 NOV 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Prenatal amphetamine exposure alters behavioral reactivity later on. According to a study from Taiwan, "in utero exposure to psychostimulants produces neurobehavioral alterations in the offspring...

Parkinson disease survey results highlight physical and emotional challenges.
November 17, 2003... 2003 NOV 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new survey of 228 patients with Parkinson disease (PD) explored the disabling aspects of their disease and how they are affected physically, psychologically, and emotionally in their daily lives. ...

Depression, trauma, stress linked to physical complaints.
November 17, 2003... 2003 NOV 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Trauma victims who show immediate signs of both depression and post-traumatic stress disorder are more likely to have psychosomatic ailments a year later, according to a new study. The combination...

Family's income, education influence depression and obesity in teens.
November 17, 2003... 2003 NOV 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- About a third of depression and obesity among U.S. teenagers can be attributed to being from families with low incomes or having parents with low educational levels, according to a new analysis of more...

FDA approves long-acting, newer-generation antipsychotic.
November 17, 2003... 2003 NOV 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Risperdal Consta (risperidone) long-acting injection for the treatment of schizophrenia. It is the first long-acting, newer-generation...

NAMI sees cure for schizophrenia as possible in 10 years.
November 17, 2003... 2003 NOV 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) Policy Research Institute announced creation of a task force on serious mental illness research, co-chaired by Edward Scolnick, MD, president emeritus...

Depression treatment approved to treat social anxiety disorder.
November 17, 2003... 2003 NOV 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- SkyePharma PLC (SKYE) welcomes the recent announcement by its partner GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an additional therapeutic indication for Paxil...

Female athletes need intervention for sexual harassment and eating disorder.
November 17, 2003... 2003 NOV 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Female athletes need intervention for sexual harassment and eating disorder. "The aims were to examine the percentage of female elite athletes and controls reporting sexual harassment and abuse...

Students of mixed races report suffering more health problems.
November 17, 2003... 2003 NOV 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new study that involved surveying 90,000 adolescent U.S. students showed that those who considered themselves to be of mixed race were more likely than others to suffer from depression, substance...

Treadmill exercise may suppress hippocampal apoptosis following stroke/ischemia.
November 17, 2003... 2003 NOV 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Treadmill-type exercise may suppress ischemia-induced apoptosis in hippocampal dentate gyrus following stroke. "Cerebral ischemia resulting from transient or permanent occlusion of cerebral...