Understanding The Sleep-Wake Cycle

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Lack of sleep is a common complaint but for many, falling asleep involuntarily during the day poses a very real and dangerous problem. A new study from the Montreal Neurological Institute (MNI) at McGill University demonstrates interestingly, that sleep-wake states are regulated by two different types of nerve cells (neurons), melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) neurons and orexin (Orx) neurons, Click here to read more.. »

January 31st 2009 Uncategorized

Harvard Health Publications Launches Online Stress Resource Center

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Harvard Health Publications, the publishing division of Harvard Medical School, today announced the creation of its online Stress Resource Center at The resource center was created to help the general public understand the ways that daily stress affects their Click here to read more.. »

January 29th 2009 Uncategorized

Nanofiltered C1 Inhibitor Shows Potential For Acute Hereditary Angioedema

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Nanofiltered C1 inhibitor concentrate (C1INH-nf, CinryzeR) is an effective and safe treatment for all types of acute hereditary angioedema (HAE) attacks, according to results released here at the 2008 Annual Meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI).
Bruce Zuraw, MD, with the University of California at San Diego, and colleagues elsewhere, Click here to read more.. »

January 28th 2009 Uncategorized

Research Investigates The Effectiveness Of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

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The National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment (NIHR HTA) programme is expanding the evidence base surrounding the effectiveness of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for the treatment of depression by commissioning three new research projects. Existing research suggests that CBT may be effective in tackling depression, but more evidence is needed.
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January 27th 2009 Uncategorized

PSD502 For Premature Ejaculation - Positive Outcomes From European Phase III Pivotal Trial

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Generic clomid pills no prescription Plethora Solutions Holdings PLC ("Plethora" or the "Company", AIM: PLE), the specialist developer of products for the treatment and management of urological disorders, announces that its European Phase III double-blind placebo controlled study Click here to read more.. »

January 26th 2009 Uncategorized

CBT Or Zoloft Or Both Effective For Childhood Anxiety Disorders

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Researchers in the US found that either cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) or the antidepressant sertraline (brand name Zoloft) were more
effective than a placebo drug in treating a range of childhood anxiety disorders, but a combination of Zoloft and CBT worked even better.
The Child/Adolescent Anxiety Multimodal Study (CAMS), which took part Click here to read more.. »

January 25th 2009 Uncategorized

Erectile Dysfunction May Predict Heart Attacks

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An expert has written an article on bmj.com
that suggests a link between heart attacks and erectile
dysfunction. Dr Geoffrey Hackett (Good Hope Hospital,
Birmingham, UK) says that erectile dysfunction gives a two to three
year early
warning of a heart attack, but doctors are largely ignoring
the relationship.
Hackett writes that he noticed a pattern occurring over several years
of Click here to read more.. »

January 24th 2009 Uncategorized

Medication May Provide Some Benefit For Older Adults With Anxiety Disorder

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Preliminary research suggests that use of the drug escitalopram provided some improvement in symptoms for older adults with generalized anxiety disorder, although the overall benefits were diminished because of nonadherence to the drug by some patients, according to a study in the January 21 issue of JAMA.
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January 23rd 2009 Uncategorized

Escitalopram May Help Older Adults With Anxiety Disorder

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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 Click here to read more.. »

January 22nd 2009 Uncategorized

Sensor In Artery Measures Blood Pressure

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High blood pressure can be a trial of patience for doctors and for sufferers, whose blood pressure often has to be monitored Click here to read more.. »

January 21st 2009 Uncategorized

Drug-Free Prevention Of Postnatal Depression

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A heart-to-heart chat with a peer has proven an effective way to prevent postnatal depression in high risk women, cutting the risk of depression by 50%, according to a University of Toronto nursing study published in BMJ Online.
Dr. Cindy-Lee Dennis, an associate professor at the Lawrence S. Bloomberg Click here to read more.. »

January 20th 2009 Uncategorized

Premature Ejaculation - Plethora Solutions Has Completed European Phase III Trial Of PSD502

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Sciele Pharma, Inc. ("Sciele") (NASDAQ:SCRX), a specialty pharmaceutical company, today announced that Plethora Solutions Holdings PLC ("Plethora") (AIM:PLE), the specialist developer of products for the treatment and management of urological disorders, has completed its European Phase III study of PSD502 for the treatment of premature ejaculation (PE) in Europe. The study Click here to read more.. »

January 19th 2009 Uncategorized

New Non-Drowsy CLARITIN(R) Liqui-Gels(R) Now Available

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Schering-Plough Corporation (NYSE: SGP) announces the introduction of new CLARITIN(R) Liqui-Gels(R), the first and only non-drowsy allergy medicine in an easy-to-swallow liquid-filled capsule. Generic amoxil pills no prescription Now available over-the-counter, CLARITIN(R) Liqui-Gels(R) provide powerful liquid relief for the worst allergy symptoms without Click here to read more.. »

January 18th 2009 Uncategorized

New Study Assesses Patients’ Opinion Of Paying People To Quit Smoking, Lose Weight Or Control Their Blood Pressure And Diabetes

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When it comes to deciding whether paying people to make healthier lifestyle changes is a good thing, it seems patient opinion is split right down the middle. Unsurprisingly perhaps, those who smoke and are overweight are its greatest advocates. This is the finding of a study1 by Judith Long and her colleagues from the University of Pennsylvania Click here to read more.. »

January 16th 2009 Uncategorized

Theraputic target for prostate cancer

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The report, entitled Cytosolic Phospholipase A2-: A Potential Therapeutic Target for Prostate Cancer, describes the possible role of an enzyme called cPLA2- in prostate cancer and its potential to be a treatment target for prostate cancers that no longer respond to hormone-related therapy.
Hormone-related therapy is the first line of treatment for more advanced prostate cancers as prostate cancer cells usually rely on male hormones Click here to read more.. »

January 15th 2009 Uncategorized

Walking On A Treadmill Helped PAD Patients

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A new study from the US found that patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD), which is sometimes accompanied by pain in leg muscles,
improved their walking endurance and quality of life by taking part in a treadmill walking exercise that also helped patients who did not have the
classic symptoms of pain in the legs.
The study was the work of Dr Mary M McDermott, Click here to read more.. »

January 14th 2009 Uncategorized

Seasonal Mood Swings Examined Using PET Scans

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Examining brain scans taken at various times of the year, scientists
have discovered that serotonin transporter activities, which help
regulate the neurotransmitter seratonin, vary according to the season.
According to the article, released on September 1, 2008 in Archives
of General Psychiatry, one of the
JAMA/Archives journals, this regular variance could potentially lead to
explanations Click here to read more.. »

January 13th 2009 Uncategorized

Clinical News From Annals Of Internal Medicine, Sept. 2, 2008

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1. Intermittent HIV Treatment Increases Risk for HIV-Related Infections and Death Even After Resuming Continuous Treatment
A recent trial showed that continuous treatment of HIV infection is better than stopping treatment when the patient’s immune status is good and restarting it when immune status deteriorates (interrupted treatment). At the end of this trial, patients assigned to intermittent treatment were Click here to read more.. »

January 12th 2009 Uncategorized

Preventing Teenage Depression By Recognizing Children’s Successes In All Areas

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Students’ successes in the first grade can affect more than their future report cards. In a new study, University of Missouri researchers found links among students’ weak academic performance in the first grade, self-perceptions in the sixth grade, and depression symptoms in the seventh grade.
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January 11th 2009 Uncategorized

Research Sheds Light On How The Nerve Supply To The Cardiovascular System Is Established During Development

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Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University’s School of Dentistry () have discovered that the nerve cells controlling heart rate and blood pressure synthesize a molecule known to be critically important for proper nervous system growth. The finding could someday play a significant role in the prevention of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and high blood pressure. Click here to read more.. »

January 10th 2009 Uncategorized

‘Tetris’ May Help Reduce Flashbacks To Traumatic Events

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Playing ‘Tetris’ after traumatic events could reduce the flashbacks experienced in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), preliminary research by
Oxford University psychologists suggests.
If this early-stage work continues to show promise, it could inform new clinical interventions for use immediately after trauma to prevent or lessen
the flashbacks that are the hallmark symptom of PTSD. Existing treatments can only Click here to read more.. »

January 9th 2009 Uncategorized

From Popcorn To Nuts In Diverticulosis: Good-bye To An Old Chestnut

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What evidence supports the recommendation that patients with diverticulosis avoid nuts, popcorn, and other high-residue foods?
A patient comes to her physician for instructions consequent to the discovery of diverticular disease. She is cautioned to avoid high-residue foods, such as nuts, seeds, popcorn, and corn either on or off the cob, because the by-products of these foods might lead to trauma or obstruction at the diverticular opening Click here to read more.. »

January 8th 2009 Uncategorized

Fungal Pill Could Provide Asthma Relief For 150,000 UK Sufferers

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Up to 150,000 people suffering from severe asthma in the UK could benefit from taking antifungal medication already available from pharmacists, new research has found. University of Manchester scientists found that pills used to treat everyday fungal infections greatly improved symptoms of asthma in those patients that had an allergic reaction to one or more fungi.
The study, carried out at four hospitals in northwest Click here to read more.. »

January 7th 2009 Uncategorized

Elevated Central Blood Pressure In Young African American Men - Noninvasive Technology May Cardiovascular Risk Earlier

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AtCor Medical (ASX: ACG),
the developer and marketer of the SphygmoCor(R) system, which
measures central blood pressures and arterial stiffness
noninvasively, today responded to media reports on a study* available
online in the American Journal of Physiology, published by the
American Physiological Society.
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign study compared
vascular function in groups of healthy young African American and Click here to read more.. »

January 6th 2009 Uncategorized

Anti-Depressant-Associated Changes In Semen Parameters

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SAN FRANCISCO, CA, USA (UroToday.com) - The authors previously reported an effect of antidepressants on semen parameters. The current study was designed to assess/confirm their prior report of the effects of an SSRI, paroxetine (Paxil), on semen parameters.
This was a prospective clinical trial involving 35 healthy male volunteers ages 18-65. SA were obtained prior and Click here to read more.. »

January 5th 2009 Uncategorized