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By Depressed Jane on November 30, 2007
Forest Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: FRX) and H. Lundbeck A/S announced preliminary top-line results from a phase III study of LEXAPRO (escitalopram oxalate) in the treatment of adolescents, aged 12-17, with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). [click link for full article]
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By Depressed Jane on November 29, 2007
Mental Health America released its report, “Ranking America’s Mental Health: An Analysis of Depression Across the States,” a first-of-its-kind study examining state and national data for statistical associations betweenfactors that govern access to mental health care and actual mental health outcomes, including suicide rates. Included in the study is a ranking of the 50 states and the District of Columbia based on rates of depression and suicide. [click link for full article]
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By Depressed Jane on November 28, 2007
Depressed, older adults with diabetes live longer when they are treated for depression, according to a study in the December issue of Diabetes Care, which publishes on November 27, 2007. Also being published this month is an editorial by U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Medical Officer Dr. Robert Misbin, highlighting lessons learned from the recent Avandia controversy and suggesting a re-evaluation of the approval process for diabetes drugs. [click link for full article]
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By Depressed Jane on November 27, 2007
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and other study sites have found that transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) — a non-invasive technique that excites neurons in the brain via magnetic pulses passed through the scalp — is a safe and effective, non-drug treatment with minimal side effects for patients with major depression who have tried other treatment options without benefit. [click link for full article]
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By Depressed Jane on November 27, 2007
Smoking and depression often go hand-in-hand for new mothers, according to a new study by Dr Robert Whitaker, a pediatrician and profressor of public health at Temple University. He said, “While smoking and depression adversely affects a mother’s health, the combination may also affect the health of her child. [click link for full article]
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By Depressed Jane on November 22, 2007
A team of scientists led by Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) investigator Linda B. Buck has found that a drug used to treat depression can extend the lifespan of adult roundworms.Buck and colleagues Michael Petrascheck and Xiaolan Ye report in the November 22, 2007, issue of the journal Nature, that the antidepressant drug mianserin can extend the lifespan of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans by about 30 percent. [click link for full article]
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By Depressed Jane on November 21, 2007
African Red Tea Imports (ART) is pleased to announce the addition of two major new products to their outstanding line of Rooibos based organic and kosher products. Sutherlandia Frutescens, known in South Africa as Cancer Bush, and Sceletium Tortuosum, a plant with recorded usage dating back to the 1600s, are now available through the Los Angeles based importer. [click link for full article]
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By Depressed Jane on November 21, 2007
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) and Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the supplemental New Drug Application for ABILIFY(R) (aripiprazole) as adjunctive, or add-on, treatment to antidepressant therapy (ADT) in adults with major depressive disorder (MDD). ABILIFY is the first medication approved by the FDA as add-on treatment for MDD. [click link for full article]
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By Depressed Jane on November 21, 2007
For the first time in a large-scale study, transcranial magnetic stimulation has been shown to be an effective, non-drug treatment for major depression. Current antidepressant therapies are not beneficial for at least a third of depressed individuals, leaving many with a lack of adequate treatment options. This study will be published in the December 1st issue of Biological Psychiatry. Co-author Dr. [click link for full article]
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By Depressed Jane on November 19, 2007
Antidepressants should not be ruled out as treatment for young people with depression, especially since recent studies have shown no connection between these medications and suicide in younger patients, according to an article in the latest Medical Journal of Australia. [click link for full article]
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