Research has shown that one in 10 women in the U.S. experience postpartum depression, and "South Asian women — particularly newer immigrants — may be at a higher risk for [postpartum depression], because of difficulties adjusting to a new culture, loneliness, isolation and the lack of a traditional Indian support system," New

Adult-onset asthma can be predicted by the presence of rhinitis, both
allergic and non-allergic, according to an article released on
September 19, 2008 in The Lancet.
To investigate the potential implications of both allergic and
non-allergic rhinitis on adult-onset asthma, Rafea Shaaban, Mahmoud
Zureik, and Benedicte Leynaert, of the INSERM Epidemiology
Team, Paris, France, and colleagues, examined data from the
European Community […]

Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. announced that data presented at the American Society of Hypertension’s
Twenty-Third Annual Scientific Meeting (ASH 2008) in New Orleans
demonstrates that a cumulative 45 percent of patients with stage 1
hypertension treated with a regimen of BENICAR(R) (olmesartan medoxomil)
and BENICAR HCT(R) (olmesartan medoxomil/hydrochlorothiazide) were able to
safely and effectively

REGiMMUNE Corporation, a privately held biopharmaceutical company
focused on developing technologies and products for immune disorders,
today announced that it has received two separate grants totaling
more than $12 million from the Japan Science and Technology Agency
(JST) and from National Institute of Biomedical Innovation (NIBIO).
Under terms outlined in the five-year grant from JST, REGiMMUNE will
develop its reVax drug […]

Long-term survivors of adult cancers are almost twice as likely to report psychological distress severe enough to cause moderate to serious problems functioning in social, work or school situations, compared to the general population, according to a large, national study presented September 24, 2008, at the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology’s 50th Annual […]

The Endocrine Society has released a new clinical practice guideline for the detection, diagnosis, and treatment of patients with primary aldosteronism. The guidelines appear in the September issue of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM), a publication of The Endocrine Society.
Primary aldosteronism (PA) refers to conditions in which production of aldosterone, a steroid […]

Rasilez HCT® (aliskiren and hydrochlorothiazide), a single-pill combination of two high blood pressure medicines - first-in-class direct renin inhibitor Rasilez® (aliskiren) and the diuretic hydrochlorothiazide (HCT) - has been approved by Swissmedic as a new treatment for high blood pressure.
High blood pressure is estimated to affect nearly one