Archive for April, 2008
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Monday, April 21st, 2008Nearly one in five, or about 300,000, soldiers who has served in Iraq or Afghanistan has post-traumatic stress disorder or major depression — illnesses that could cost the U.S. as much as $6.2 billion over two years in care, lost productivity and lost lives through suicide, according to a RAND report released on Thursday, the
Depression: Less-Educated Men More Prone To Stigma
Sunday, April 20th, 2008Personal stigma associated with depression is higher among men and the less well educated, according to research published in the open access journal BMC Psychiatry. The findings by the Australian team highlight the importance of developing programs to tackle the stigma associated with depression.
Napolitano Speaks To National Hispanic Medical Association - Plenary Session To Address The Effect Of Depression On The Latino Community
Friday, April 18th, 2008Congresswoman Grace F. Napolitano (D-Norwalk) addressed a plenary session of the 12th Annual Conference of the National Hispanic Medical Association’s (NHMA) today. She spoke at a session titled “Recognition and Management of Depression and Co-Morbidities in the Hispanic Population.” The session will be held from 11 am - 3 pm in Room HC-7 of the […]
Champix May Have Led To TV Editors Suicide
Friday, April 18th, 2008A coroner has linked an anti-smoking drug to the death of a television editor who killed himself.Omer Jama, 39, who worked for Sky Sports, was found dead at his home two months after being prescribed Champix to help him quit smoking.An inquest in Bolton was told that Mr Jama had slashed his wrists and stabbed […]
Neuronal Plasticity In The Visual System Enhanced By Antidepressants
Friday, April 18th, 2008In the April 18 issue of Science, scientists from the Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa, Italy and the Neuroscience Centre at the University of Helsinki, Finland, provide new information about the mechanism of action of antidepressant drugs. In addition, the study suggests that antidepressants could also be used for the treatment of amblyopia.
1 In 5 Iraq And Afghanistan Veterans Suffer From PTSD Or Major Depression
Friday, April 18th, 2008Nearly 20 percent of military service members who have returned from Iraq and Afghanistan — 300,000 in all — report symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder or major depression, yet only slight more than half have sought treatment, according to a new RAND Corporation study.
BrainCells Inc. Initiates Phase 2 Clinical Trial With BCI-540 For Depression With Anxiety
Friday, April 18th, 2008BrainCells Inc. (BCI), a biopharmaceutical company utilizing its platform technology to identify and develop compounds that promote the growth of new neurons for the treatment of central nervous system (CNS) diseases, announced that it has initiated a Phase 2a clinical trial with its lead product candidate, BCI-540, for the treatment of depression with […]
BioMedEcon Reports Three Times Higher Healthcare Costs Among Patients With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Compared To Patients With Depression
Wednesday, April 16th, 2008BioMedEcon Health Economics and Outcomes Research has just delivered an oral presentation summarizing the results of a pioneering study that compares healthcare costs of patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) to those of patients with depression. This presentation was delivered at the 31st Annual Meeting of the Society of General and Internal Medicine (SGIM) held in […]
Depression And Alzheimer’s
Monday, April 14th, 2008“Depression may increase the risk of developing Alzheimer’s”, The Daily Telegraph says. It reports on a study that followed more than 900 Catholic clergy for up to 13 years. The study found that those who developed the disease had more symptoms of depression at the beginning of the study. The main aim of the research […]
Those At Risk Of First Depression Episode Late In Life Revealed By Personality Study
Monday, April 14th, 2008Even after the age of 70, people prone to feelings of anxiety, worry, distress and insecurity face a risk for a first lifetime episode of clinically significant depression, according to a unique study led by a University of Rochester Medical Center researcher.”We assume that because depression has not developed for people with these personality traits […]
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