Archive for July, 2008
If you clean your house vigorously for twenty minutes non-stop once a week, your anxiety, distress or depression may improve, according to a study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
The study also stresses that any type of vigorous physical exercise, sustained for a 20-minute period can have a good Read the rest of this entry »
ST. PAUL, Minn. - June 26, 2008 - St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE:STJ) today announced the first patient implants in a clinical study that is investigating whether deep brain stimulation (DBS) therapy will help people who suffer from major depressive disorder, a severe form of Read the rest of this entry »
By doing tests on mice fed on a calorie restricted diet, US researchers have discovered that ghrelin, a hormone that increases when people
don’t eat, may defend against symptoms of depression or anxiety brought on by stress.
The research is the work of scientists led by senior author Dr Jeffrey Zigman, assistant professor of internal medicine and psychiatry at the University of Texas (UT) Southwestern Read the rest of this entry »
MorphoSys AG (FSE: MOR; Prime Standard Segment, TecDAX) announced today that Phadia AB, a world leader in autoimmunity and allergy testing, has implemented a series of HuCAL-based recombinant antibodies in its marketed autoimmune tests Varelisa(TM) and EliA(TM). Thereby Phadia becomes the first diagnostic company to introduce recombinant antibodies in an autoimmune Read the rest of this entry »
Men’s Health News
Researchers at Rutgers’ Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy have shown that administering a combination of the widely used drugs Celebrex (celecoxib, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug) and Lipitor (atorvastatin, a cholesterol lowering drug) stops the transition of early prostate cancer to its more aggressive and potentially fatal stage.
Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death Read the rest of this entry »
Buy generic clomid Men’s Health News The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) joined with The Advertising Council today to launch a national public service campaign designed to raise awareness among middle-aged men about the importance of preventive medical testing.
Men are 25 percent less likely than women to have Read the rest of this entry »
A study recommended by David Spiegel of Faculty of 1000 Medicine (), looks at the relationship between depression care management and survival rates in older patients. He identifies it as "an important and well-conducted study of the effects of treatment of depression on survival in a primary care setting"
A leading Read the rest of this entry »
Socially successful children tend to have fewer symptoms of anxiety or depression, while children with problems such as anxiety and depression tend to have difficulties forming relationships and being accepted by friends. However, it is difficult to determine whether the anxiety and depression lead to the Read the rest of this entry »
Heart failure outpatients have similar numbers of symptoms and levels of depression and spiritual well-being as patients with advanced lung and pancreatic cancer, researchers reported at the American Heart Association’s 9th Scientific Forum on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research in Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke.
In their study, researchers from the University of Read the rest of this entry »
Sciele Pharma, Inc., a Shionogi Company, today announced that Addrenex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has initiated its Phase II clinical trial with ADX415 for the treatment of hypertension. This is a multicenter, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, dose-ranging study that will involve 80 patients. ADX415 is a novel, patented, centrally acting, Read the rest of this entry »