.New data suggest that Cymbalta (duloxetine HCl) 60 mg to 120 mg once daily delayed the onset of a new episode of depression in patients who had previously responded to the medication and who had recurrent depressive disorder, defined in the study as those patients who experienced at least three depressive episodes in the previous five years, compared with placebo (p < .001). Results from the Read more…
EKR Therapeutics, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on providing novel products for the acute-care hospital setting, announced that it received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for Cardene® I.V. (nicardipine hydrochloride) premixed injection, a patented, ready-to-use (RTU), single use intravenous bag for the administration of this calcium channel blocker. The 200 ml RTU bags contain 20 mg of the anti-hypertensive agent nicardipine hydrochloride Read more…
Two new studies suggest that male circumcision may assist in the prevention of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, particularly infection with the high-risk subtypes associated with cervical, penile, and other cancers.
Both studies are published in the January 1 issue of The Journal of Infectious Diseases , now available online.
High-risk subtypes of HPV have been estimated to be present in 99.7 percent of cervical cancers worldwide. Read more…
As the Conservative party today predicts that we will see a staggering 26% increase in the number of people experiencing mental health problems by 2010 as a direct result of Britain’s economic crisis, leading mental health charity Mind says that more investment is needed in services to help cope with Read more…
The European Commission has granted marketing authorisation for Servier’s
Valdoxan(R) /Thymanax(R) (agomelatine), the first melatonergic antidepressant
for the treatment of adult patients with major depressive episodes.
devastating effects of depression," said Professor Goodwin from Warneford
Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom. "Valdoxan Read more…
Early results of a randomized controlled clinical trial suggest that the SSRI drug escitalopram (brand names Lexapro, Cipralex) may benefit older
adults with generalized anxiety disorder, although it is likely the trial failed to show clear overall benefits compared with placebo because some trial
patients dropped out. The researchers said the drug needs to be tested further and cautions doctors Read more…
Buy generic cipro The snow is thawing, the first crocuses are fighting their way through the cold earth into the daylight and hay fever sufferers are already pulling out their handkerchiefs. A new type of measuring station will automatically determine the pollen count and thus improve the forecast.
"And here is the pollen forecast for Read more…
New research strengthens the link between water pollution and rising male fertility problems.
The study, by Brunel University, the Universities of Exeter and Reading and the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, shows for the first time how a group of testosterone-blocking chemicals is finding its way into UK rivers, affecting wildlife and potentially humans. The research was supported by the Natural Environment Research Council and is now Read more…
RUB researchers tested grass pollen tablet Study in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Taking one grass pollen tablet every day can alleviate hay fever and asthma in children. These are the results of a study by medical experts in the team led by Prof. Dr. Albrecht Bufe (Experimental Pneumology) at the Ruhr-Universit?¤t Bochum. The study was carried Read more…
Violence is common between partners, friends, and acquaintances both
before and during college, according to a study released on
July 7, 2008 in the Archives of Pediatrics
& Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives
journals.
Several life chances occur in the transition from living at home to the
college environment, including a significant decrease in parental
monitoring, a modified social support system, relative Read more…
A growing body of research suggests that there is a potent way to fight symptoms of depression that doesn’t involve getting a prescription.
This potent weapon? Hope.
"We’re finding that hope is consistently associated with fewer symptoms of depression. And the good news is that hope is something that can be taught, and can be developed in many of the people who need it," said Jennifer Cheavens, assistant professor of psychology at Read more…
Statistics out today from the leading food intolerance expert, YorkTest, show that nine out of the ten of the UK’s most intolerable foods are commonly found on our breakfast table - proving it really is the most important meal of the day. If you wondered why you were going to work on a headache, to school with a stomach ache or to a lecture with lethargy, a breakfast of Read more…
A cold slice of watermelon has long been a Fourth of July holiday staple. But according to recent studies, the juicy fruit may be better suited for Valentine’s Day.
That’s because scientists say watermelon has ingredients that deliver Viagra-like effects to the body’s blood vessels and may even increase libido.
"The more we study watermelons, the more we realize just how amazing a fruit it is in providing Read more…
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Some HIV-Positive People In Zambia Stopping Antiretroviral Treatment For Alternative Drugs, Health Official Says
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Acupuncture Relieves Hot Flushes In Breast Read more…
Responding to the publication of the report ‘Undiagnosed, untreated, at risk’, into older people and depression, published by Age Concern England, Elizabeth McLennan, Senior Policy Officer at Help the Aged comments:-
"This report is a welcome means of raising awareness of older people and mental health - an issue which is all too often mis-diagnosed and left untreated.
"General Practitioners have a key role Read more…
Using a Florida elementary school as a testing site, researchers have found that a targeted asthma education program effectively increased understanding and dispelled some prevalent myths about this common childhood disease.
In the November-December 2008 issue of Pediatric Nursing, Dorothy Brooten and her co-authors report on results from the "Healthy Children, Healthy Homes" community asthma education program they Read more…
Men’s Health News
Men with prostate cancer caused by a faulty BRCA2 gene are more than twice as likely to die from the disease than those carrying the faulty BRCA1 gene - reveals a study published in the British Journal of Cancer today (Tuesday).
These findings could help tailor treatment and target chemotherapy more effectively to men with prostate cancer that is caused Read more…
Under the direction of the Helmholtz Zentrum Munchen, a German research group studied in a longitudinal study, over six years, whether associations are identifiable between the onset of atopic diseases and exposure to air pollutants originating from traffic. The scientists based their analysis, on the one hand, on the corresponding distance of the parental home to streets busy with traffic, and on the other hand, Read more…
A new study here shows that even slight stress and anxiety can substantially worsen a person’s allergic reaction to some routine allergens.
Moreover, the added impact of stress and anxiety seem to linger, causing the second day of a stressed person’s allergy attack to be much worse.
The finding, the latest in more than three decades of study on stress Read more…
As the summer approaches most of us rejoice, reach for the sunscreen and head outdoors. But an ever-growing number of people reach for tissue instead as pollen leaves eyes watering, noses running and spirits dwindling. Hay fever is just one of a host of hypersensitivity allergic diseases that cause suffering worldwide and others, such as severe reactions to bee stings or eating Read more…
More than one million Americans currently participate in the Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) program. While AA participants are reportedly notorious for their coffee drinking and cigarette smoking, very little research has quantified their consumption of these two products. Recent findings confirm that coffee and cigarette use among this population is greater than among the general U.S. population: most AA members drink coffee and more than half smoke.
Results Read more…
New data from a study of patients with treatment-resistant depression who underwent deep brain stimulation (DBS) in the subcallosal cingulate region (SCG or Cg25) of the brain shows that this intervention is generally safe and provides significant Read more…
Alexza
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALXA) announced that it has completed
the enrollment in its Phase 2a proof-of-concept clinical trial with AZ-002
(Staccato(R) alprazolam) in patients with panic disorder. AZ-002 is an
inhalation product candidate being developed for the acute treatment of
panic attacks associated with panic disorder. AZ-002 is being developed
through Symphony Allegro, a development collaboration formed between Alexza
and Symphony Capital in 2006.
The Read more…
If you think your ragweed allergies are getting worse, you may be right. And global warming may be the culprit, according to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.
That’s not good news for the estimated 36 million Americans who suffer from ragweed allergy, the primary cause of fall allergy symptoms. Ragweed season unofficially Read more…
Breast cancer patients who have a prior history of mood and anxiety disorders are at a much higher risk of experiencing posttraumatic stress disorder following their diagnosis, new research suggests.
A study of 74 breast cancer patients at the Ohio State University Medical Center found that Read more…