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Depression - Depression is linked to low long-term dietary intake of docosahexaenoic acid
Electrotherapy - U.S. FDA-cleared electrical device offers hope for depression, anxiety, pain and insomnia
Mental Health - Menopause negatively affects treatment response to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
Perinatal Psychiatric Care - Novel day hospital program may provide effective perinatal psychiatric care for women
Addiction Medicine - European Union's CHMP adopts positive opinion for Suboxone for treatment of opioid dependence
Addiction Medicine - Thienorphine is potent long-acting partial opioid agonist
Alcohol Use - Brain chemical plays a critical role in drinking and anxiety
Alzheimer Disease - Alzheimer disease functional gene polymorphisms studied
Angiology - CABG predictors of early neurocognitive deficits in low-risk patients are determined
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - Dopamine system genes are linked to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - Researchers find that almost half of kids with ADHD are not being treated
Behavioral Medicine - Study shows that teen body dissatisfaction predicts behaviors that can lead to poor health
Brain Function - Kids need more time than adults give them, study finds
Business & Finance - Lexicon Genetics reports 16% increase in revenues
Business Update - Chicago VITAS hospice care programs earn National Institute of Jewish Hospice certification
Chromatography - Method to measure piracetam in plasma and cerebrospinal fluid has been developed
Contraception - Survey reveals birth control not often discussed by couples
Depression - Ketamine, a general anesthetic agent, may provide fast-acting relief for symptoms of depression
Depression - Northstar Neuroscience to study cortical stimulation for depression
Diabetes & Alcohol Use - Alcohol use is inversely associated with adherence to diabetes self-care behaviors
Diabetes & Depression - Patients with diabetes and depression may need additional support for exercise
Diabetes Control - Self-monitoring of blood glucose among diabetics may improve with external quality assessment
Diabetes Therapy - VA patients with diabetes and mental illness appear to receive care comparable to standard care
Diet & Nutrition - Strawberry, blueberry diets helped animals learn and remember maze patterns, data show
Domestic Violence - Watching wrestling is associated with date fighting and other violence
Drug Abuse - Alcoholics Anonymous, other meetings benefit diverse groups after treatment
Drug Abuse - Methamphetamine use promotes the spread of virus in HIV-infected users
Drug Abuse - National campaign addresses prescription and illicit drug abuse
Epidemiology - Sexually transmitted disease rates higher in blacks than whites in United States
Epidemiology - Sexually transmitted disease rates in south shaped by historic and contemporary social forces
Facilities - Behavioral Center of Michigan opens unit with upscale amenities for patients
Finance - Universal Health reports $60.3 million Q2 2006 net income, down from $158.8 million in Q2 2005
HIV/AIDS Dementia - HIV-infected opiate abusers with ApoE4 allele may have increased dementia risk
Information Technology - InforMedix expands agreement with Enhanced Care Initiatives to include Texas
Learning Research - Learning does not necessarily scale proportionally with error
Liver Transplantation - Liver transplantation for alcoholic liver disease selection criteria are studied
Malaria Healthcare - Shopkeeper training to improve malaria home management in Kenya is cost-effective
Mental Health - Brain-derived neurotrophic factor gene polymorphism confers bipolar disorder susceptibility
Mental Health - College women at risk for an eating disorder may benefit from online intervention
Mental Health - Decision support system complements the clinical evaluation of boys with behavioral problems
Mental Health - Depression is a potential cardiac risk factor in coronary artery bypass grafting patients
Mental Health - Eating disorder rates are similar in Spanish and Mexican women despite socio-cultural differences
Mental Health - Neocortical transcriptome changes occur during embryogenesis or adulthood
Mental Health - Recent advances in optimizing electroconvulsive therapy are focus of review
Mental Health - Specialist offers tips to recognize and overcome back-to-school anxiety
Mental Health - Therapists' group attachments affect expectations of patients' group therapy attitudes
Mental Health - Virtual communities may foster mental health in severely ill kids
Obesity Pathogenesis - Obesity is associated with taste, reward, and behavioral control brain abnormalities
Obesity Research - Scripps researchers successfully test new anti-obesity vaccine in animals models
Obesity Therapy - Melanin-concentrating hormone receptor antagonists offer new obesity therapies
Obstetrics - Caution urged in using St. John's wort during pregnancy and breastfeeding
Obstetrics - Routine screening for perinatal depression appears to be acceptable practice to women
Oral Cancer - Researchers study the relationships between oral cancer, smoking and nutrients
Otorhinolaryngology - Pediatric cochlear implantation should be performed before the age of 2
Panic Disorder - Barr receives approval for generic Xanax XR tablets for panic disorder
Parkinson Disease - Nicotine may protect against brain damage that occurs in Parkinson disease
Parkinson Disease - Subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation cognitive sequelae are reviewed
Parkinson Disease - Teva Neuroscience launches rasagiline compound as once-daily tablet for Parkinson disease
Personnel - Lawrence Weinstein, MD, joins Hythiam as senior vice president of medical affairs
Postpartum Depression - Postpartum depression assessment can be aided by partner evaluation
Schizophrenia - Polymorphism interaction does not influence susceptibility to schizophrenia
Sleep Research - U.S. Department of Defense researcher studies sleep deprivation's effect on decisions
Tobacco Use - Repeated tobacco-use screening and intervention is cost effective
Type 2 Diabetes - Chronically high blood sugar is linked to an increased risk of cognitive impairment
Type 2 Diabetes - Diabetes diagnosis can cause emotional eating behaviors increasing energy intake
Cardiology - Researchers' data from Australia, Sweden and Italy advance cardiology research
Depression - Researchers' data from Australia, France and the United States advance depression research
Diabetes - New data from Netherlands and Italy lluminates research in diabetes
Diabetes - New data from the United States and Denmark lluminates research in diabetes
Diabetes - Researchers' work from Hungary, the South Korea and Canada adds to diabetes body of knowledge
HIV/AIDS - Researchers from France, the United States and Switzerland detail new studies and findings in the area of HIV/AIDS
HIV/AIDS - Researchers' data from the Trinidad & Tobago and United States advance HIV/AIDS research
HIV/AIDS - Studies from the United States advance knowledge in HIV/AIDS research
Healthcare - Researchers from Netherlands and United States publish new studies and findings in the area of healthcare
Obesity - Findings from New Zealand, United States and United Kingdom in obesity provide new insights
Obstetrics - New research from the United States and Sweden in the area of obstetrics detailed
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