RSS Feeds | Australian Researchers Halve Relapses In Bipolar Disorder
August 27, 2007 10:00:00Melbourne mental health researchers have succeeded in halving the number of relapses experienced by people with bipolar disorder which strikes two in 100 Australians, accounts for 12 per cent of suicides each year and costs the country at least $1.5 billion annually(1). [click link for full article] - [Read more] |
| "Wake-Up Pill" Under Study To Treat Patients With Bipolar Disorder
August 2, 2007 07:00:00A preliminary study of 85 patients with bipolar disorder shows that a drug used to treat patients with sleep disorders might also control the depressive symptoms associated with bipolar disorder. At least 44 percent of the participants in the study reported improved symptoms, a noteworthy improvement for a disorder in which new treatments are needed, according to the studys author, Mark Frye, M.D., director of the Mayo Clinic Mood Disorders Clinic and Research Program. [click link for full article] - [Read more] |
| University Of Cincinnati Receives $9M Grant For Bipolar Disorder Research
July 30, 2007 09:00:00Researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) have been awarded a $9 million five-year grant to find new ways to improve and personalize treatments for bipolar disorder, and to better understand how to identify this brain disorder earlier with the goal of preventing disease progression.Bipolar disorder affects close to 6 million Americans each year and is recognized as one of the leading causes of disability worldwide. [click link for full article] - [Read more] |
| Brain Tissue Loss Linked With Manic Depression
July 23, 2007 12:00:00People with bipolar disorder -- or manic depression -- suffer from an accelerated shrinking of their brain, researchers at the University of Edinburgh have found.The study shows for the first time that bipolar disorder -- a condition characterised by periods of depression and periods of mania -- is associated with a reduction in brain tissue and proves that the changes get progressively worse with each relapse. [click link for full article] - [Read more] |
| Study To Evaluate Lithium For Pediatric Bipolar Disorder
July 20, 2007 18:00:00Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago are participating in a national study to evaluate lithium for the treatment of bipolar disorder in children and adolescents."Lithium is the prototype mood stabilizer for treating adult bipolar disorder, but it is not FDA-approved for use in kids younger than 13," said Mani Pavuluri, director of the Pediatric Mood Disorders Clinic at UICs Institute for Juvenile Research. [click link for full article] - [Read more] |
| Bipolar Disorder: Psychiatrists Are Taking A New Approach That Aims To Treat Not Just Symptoms But T
July 18, 2007 20:00:00Bipolar disorder is the name now used to describe Manic Depression - the condition where mood veers between two poles or extremes - one of euphoria (mania) and the other of despair (depression). Most of us know of it - if only because of famous sufferers such as Vincent van Gogh - but although bipolar disorder is as common as diabetes, much of it goes unrecognised and inadequately treated. [click link for full article] - [Read more] |
| Comorbidities Common In Bipolar Disorder, May Have Genetic Link
June 13, 2007 08:00:00While the symptoms of bipolar disorder can be disabling on their own, most patients with the condition also are afflicted with a variety of other psychiatric, substance use and physical disorders. These comorbid conditions can complicate treatment and diagnosis. Research findings on genetic links between bipolar disorder and other conditions and the incidence of such comorbidities were presented at the Seventh International Conference on Bipolar Disorder.According to Allan H. [click link for full article] - [Read more] |
| Brain Holds Clues To Bipolar Disorder
June 12, 2007 01:00:00Looking into the brain is yielding vital clues to understanding, diagnosing and treating bipolar disorder, according to findings presented at the Seventh International Conference on Bipolar Disorder. Two studies have helped to identify novel pathways and markers for diagnosis and treatment of the disease.The first study, presented by Husseini K. Manji, M.D. [click link for full article] - [Read more] |
| Advances In Understanding Bipolar Disorder
June 11, 2007 02:00:00The International Conference on Bipolar Disorder, held every two years, is the only venue in the world devoted exclusively to highlighting new research into understanding bipolar disorder, which affects both adults and children, devastates families, accounts for nearly half of all suicides in the United States, and costs billions of dollars in medical bills, missed work and lower productivity each year.The Seventh Conference was held June 7-9 at the David L. [click link for full article] - [Read more] |
| Barr Announces Tentative Approval For A Generic Version Of Risperdal(R) Tablets, 0.25 Mg, 0.5 Mg, 1
June 6, 2007 07:00:00Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE: BRL) today announced that its subsidiary PLIVA has received tentative approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its generic version of Janssen Pharmaceutica Products, L.P.s Risperdal(R) (Risperidone) Tablets, 0.25 mg, 0.5 mg, 1 mg, 2 mg, 3 mg and 4 mg. [click link for full article] - [Read more] |
| Recall Of Counterfeit Zyprexa Batches, UK
May 28, 2007 19:00:00The MHRA has been alerted to three counterfeit batches of Zyprexa (Olanzapine) 10 mg tablets. This drug is used in the treatment for patients with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and similar conditions. The MHRA has issued a drug alert to recall this product from the market, to minimise the risk to patients. To date, it is believed that two of the batches have reached patient level. We take this very seriously and a criminal investigation is being carried out. [click link for full article] - [Read more] |
| Stephen Fry Named BT Mind Champion Of The Year 2007, UK
May 23, 2007 19:00:00Mental health charity Mind yesterday announced Stephen Fry as BT Mind Champion of the Year at its annual awards ceremony in central London hosted by Melvyn Bragg. Last year, in his BBC documentary The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive, Stephen talked candidly about his personal experience of bipolar disorder as well as interviewing others about how they live with the condition. [click link for full article] - [Read more] |
| Organons Asenapine Effective In A Phase III Study For The Treatment Of Bipolar I Disorder; Results U
May 22, 2007 07:00:00Asenapine -- an investigational drug being developed by Organon, the human healthcare business unit of Akzo Nobel, for bipolar I disorder and schizophrenia -- was demonstrated to be more effective than placebo in treating acute manic and mixed episodes associated with bipolar I disorder, according to new Phase III results, from a study presented at the American Psychiatric Associations 2007 Annual Meeting. [click link for full article] - [Read more] |
| Wearable Technology Helps Monitor Mental Illness
May 17, 2007 07:00:00Psychiatric researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine will report important new findings from a study of patients with bipolar affective disorder and schizophrenia at the upcoming meeting of the Society of Biological Psychiatry, to be held in San Diego May 17-20. [click link for full article] - [Read more] |
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