September 12th, 2006
Two celebrities came into the bipolar spotlight in the past week by acknowledging their struggle with the disorder.
Lemonheads frontman Evan Dando has confessed he has been struggling with bipolar disorder for years. The singer of the modern remake of "Mrs. Robinson" ...
September 12th, 2006
Bipolar disorder costs twice as much in lost productivity as depression, a study funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) has found.
Each U.S. worker with bipolar disorder averaged 65.5 lost workdays in a year, compared to 27.2 for major ...
September 12th, 2006
A new study seeks to determine if a new delivery method for medications and an increased frequency of physician visits will improve medication compliance among people with schizophrenia.
Currently, more than half of schizophrenia patients don't take their medication as directed. The research ...
September 12th, 2006
As the ranks of baby boomers over the age of 60 multiply, a new study warns that significant memory loss should be medically evaluated and closely monitored over time. While mild memory loss is a component of aging, a significant reduction in ...
September 12th, 2006
Medications based on the action of nicotine could be a new answer for the treatment of depression, say researchers from Duke University Medical Center. However, this does not mean that nonsmokers should start wearing a nicotine patch or that people with depression ...
September 11th, 2006
A new study finds that among elderly the average rate of weight loss doubles in the year before Alzheimer’s symptoms are detectable. The finding may be useful to researchers seeking ways to detect and treat Alzheimer's before it causes irreversible brain damage.
The ...
September 11th, 2006
A new study finds overweight women who reported higher levels of moderate to vigorous exercise in the year before they were diagnosed with breast cancer, may have a better five-year survival rate.
Women of ideal body weight did not experience survival ...
September 11th, 2006
A new study examines mental and physical health care utilization in NYC during the weeks and months following 9/11/2001. Interestingly, healthcare usage markedly declined in the three weeks immediately after the event, then rose above expected levels during the following months.
Researchers ...
September 8th, 2006
A new study finds that newborns are 3.5 times more likely to be born underweight if the mother used methamphetamines during pregnancy. While the babies were not born too early, they were born too small. As a consequence, the children may have ...
September 8th, 2006
Everybody does it; some need more, some less. Webster's defines it as the natural periodic suspension of consciousness during which the powers of the body are restored. A recent study opens eyes for the development of a new class of pharmaceuticals to ...
