MedWire News: Postmenopausal women with depression reply better to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) whether they are additionally taking hormonal therapy (HT), Italian researchers propose. They plus found that levels of luteinizing hormone (LH) may supply a means of predicting which …

By Paula Moyer SAN DIEGO, CA — May 25, 2007 — Cell membrane potential help psychiatrists differentiate attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), bipolar disorder, and possibly major depressive disorder, according to investigators who presented their findings here at the 160th annu…

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MHRA recall watchful… Initial laboratory tests on the seized counterfeits show that the samples contain approximately 60% of the labeled active ingredient. A criminal examination is underway. At present there is no evidence of patients having any adverse reactions specifically related to the cou…

Workplace substance abuse costs Americans well over 100 million dollars annually. From lost productivity and accidents to increased healthcare costs and mistakes on the job.I recently spoke with a writer from a business journal who was doing a report on prescription drug abuse in the workplace. A …

Hypnotherapy has plus been reported to be an effective intervention for IBS in small trials, although a recent review of hypnotherapy trials found inadequate evidence to recommend its widespread use and suggested that that treatment option should be restricted to specialist centers dealing with more…

Lexa W Lee May 24, 2007 (San Diego) - Panic disorder, which past studies have associated with smoking, is similar in severity within smokers and nonsmokers, a new study suggests. The findings were presented here at the American Psychiatric organization 2007 Annual Meeting. However, in that cohort…

Eur Neuropsychopharmacol, vol 10(1):p 31-6 [Abstract] Moret C, Briley M. Biol Psychiatry. Life Sci, vol 52(18):p PL187-92 [Abstract] Caccia S, Anelli M, Codegoni AM, Fracasso C, Garattini S. Biol Psychiatry. Conclusions: Enhanced activation of 5-HT2C receptors might be a mechanism for the anxi…

People who have received asbestos exposure of as little as one or two months to very low doses are at risk of mesothelioma cancer. Even society who wash clothes of asbestos exposed society are at risk. A person exposed to asbestos could develop mesothelioma after 50 years of exposure.
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It cannot be erased.” A Canadian mental health professional was barred entry to the US considering a search of the World Wide Web came up with a 2001 publication in which he acknowledged using LSD - four decades earlier (NY Times, May 14)! The thwarted visitor, Andrew Feldmar, noted: “I should w…