Patients who experience a range of ear, nose, and throat-related health problems exhibited a greater prevalence of depression than is observed in the general population, says new research presented at the 2008 American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO Read the rest of this entry »
When anticipating pain, the brains of subjects with major depressive disorder appear to react more strongly, and appear to display altered functioning of the neural network that moderates pain sensitivity, according to an article released on November 3, 2008 in Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
"Chronic pain and depression are common and often overlapping syndromes," write Read the rest of this entry »
Depression is common among individuals on dialysis for kidney disease, but behavioral therapy can significantly improve their quality of life, according to a paper presented at the American Society of Nephrology’s 41st Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Many patients with kidney disease must sit through hemodialysis - the process of removing blood, purifying it, and returning it to the body - for Read the rest of this entry »
A third of Americans with diabetes do not know that they have it, and many more who have prediabetic conditions are unaware that they are at risk. A University of Missouri researcher has created a clinical tool to identify those at highest risk for having undetected hyperglycemia, impaired fasting glucose (IFG) and undiagnosed diabetes. Buy Read the rest of this entry »
A new study published in the August 15th issue of Biological
Psychiatry finds that hippocampal neurogenesis (neuron birth
in the hippocampus part of the brain) might be used by the
monoaminergic antidepressants (related to the secretion of monoamine
neurotransmitters such as dopamine and serotonin) to counteract the
effects of stress, whereas similar effects could Read the rest of this entry »
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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
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Addrenex Pharmaceuticals
announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved its
Investigational New Drug Application (IND) for ADX415, a novel hypertension
drug. With the approval, Addrenex has launched a phase 2 clinical trial to
study ADX415 as a targeted therapy for hypertension.
The phase 2 trial is a multicenter, Read the rest of this entry »
Sciele Pharma, Inc., a Shionogi Company, and Plethora Solutions Holdings PLC ("Plethora" - AIM:PLE), the specialist developer of products for the treatment and management of urological disorders, today announced the final analysis of its European Phase III double-blind placebo-controlled study of PSD502 for the Read the rest of this entry »
An early
proof-of-concept study presented shows promising results for imatinib
mesylate in the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), a
severe, incurable blood vessel disorder.
Preliminary findings from a 59-patient, multi-center Phase Read the rest of this entry »
A new survey out today on World Mental Health Day has revealed that whilst the credit crunch has understandably made many people a little more depressed and anxious, just 8% had become a lot more depressed and anxious.
The YouGov survey commissioned by mental healthcare specialists Affinity found that overall 51% of people surveyed said that they were in fact unaffected by the current Read the rest of this entry »
Obese teenagers are much more likely to suffer from metabolic syndrome - which
can lead to heart disease - if they live in Brazil than Italy, according to a study in the
October issue of IJCP, the International Journal of Clinical Practice.
Researchers from the two countries looked at more than 500 obese teenage boys
and girls to see if there was any difference in metabolic syndrome, an increasing
worldwide Read the rest of this entry »
Men’s Health News
Researchers at McGill University, King’s College London and GlaxoSmithKline Inc. have identified two genetic variants in caucasians that together produce an astounding sevenfold increase the risk of male pattern baldness. Their results will be published Oct. 12 in the journal Nature Genetics.
About a third of all men are affected by male pattern baldness by age 45. The condition’s Read the rest of this entry »
Men’s Health News
Scientists have discovered that 1 in 7 men have a genetic risk for baldness. Researchers at Canada’s McGill University and King’s College London along with scientists at drug company GlaxoSmithKline have solved the mystery of male pattern baldness but say treating it will require more research.
The scientists have identified two genetic Read the rest of this entry »
Cytokinetics, Incorporated (NASDAQ: CYTK) announced today that a Late
Breaking oral presentation and a poster presentation, each relating
to one of two clinical trials for CK-1827452, were presented at the
2008 Annual Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA) Conference, which
is being held September 21-24, 2008 at the Metro Toronto Convention
Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. These trials, conducted in
stable heart failure patients, are evaluating CK-1827452, a novel Read the rest of this entry »
Children who suffer from bouts of allergic rhinitis (hay fever) are also more likely to suffer from headaches, facial pain, and ear aches than children without these allergies, says new research presented at the 2008 American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Read the rest of this entry »
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Buy levitra pills During tough financial times, many people try to demonstrate their value at work by working harder and longer. But, if you don’t also make time to take care of yourself, success may come at a hefty cost: your health.
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A geneticist at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston plans to scan the genomes of about 4,000 people in the hopes of finding out why blood pressure often increases as young adults age.
The two-year study by principal investigator Myriam Fornage, Ph.D., is funded with a new $1.1 million grant from the Genes, Environment and Health Initiative (GEI) of the National Institutes of Health. The grant was one of six announced today Read the rest of this entry »