The problem with psychotherapy has long been that nearly half the patients quit going after a few sessions. Therapy can’t work if patients stop coming to the therapist’s office.
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Researchers […]

Asthma remains a significant health problem in Australia, with prevalence and death rates that are high by international standards despite declines, according to a report released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).
The report, Asthma in Australia 2008, estimates that asthma affects more than 1 in 10 Australians -?¬ equivalent to over […]

Buy fosamax pills In an effort to better understand how chronic stress affects the human body, researchers at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center and the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University, have created an animal model that shows how chronic stress affects behavior, physiology and reproduction.
Developing the animal

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Young men with type 2 diabetes have significantly low levels of testosterone, endocrinologists at the University at Buffalo have found — a condition that could have a critical effect on their quality of life and on their ability to father children.
This study follows research published earlier by these scientists reporting that one-third of […]

Well-developed community mental-health services are associated with lower suicide rates than are services oriented towards inpatient treatment provision in hospitals. Thus population mental health can be improved by the use of multi-faceted, community-based, specialised mental-health services. These are the conclusions of authors of an Article published Online first and in an upcoming edition of

NicOx S.A. (Euronext Paris: COX) announced positive results from the 112 clinical pharmacology study in 299 patients with osteoarthritis (OA) and hypertension, which was designed to characterize the 24-hour blood pressure profile of naproxcinod in comparison to the two most widely used non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). At week 13, naproxcinod 750 mg bid

Amendments that restrict civil marriage rights of same-sex couples - such as Proposition 8 that recently passed in California - have led to higher levels of stress and anxiety among lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender adults, as well as among their families of origin, according to several new studies to be published by the American […]

A new survey out today on World Mental Health Day has revealed that whilst the credit crunch has understandably made many people a little more depressed and anxious, just 8% had become a lot more depressed and anxious.
The YouGov survey commissioned by mental healthcare specialists Affinity found that overall 51% of people surveyed said that […]

Take a kidney out of the body and it still knows how to filter toxins from the blood.
But all bets are off in the face of high blood pressure.
"How does the kidney know how to do it and why does it break in hypertension?" says Dr. Edward W. Inscho, physiologist in the Medical College of […]

AtCor Medical (ASX: ACG),
the developer and marketer of the SphygmoCor(R) system, which
measures central blood pressures and arterial stiffness
noninvasively, today responded to media reports on a study* available
online in the American Journal of Physiology, published by the
American Physiological Society.
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign study compared
vascular function in groups of healthy young African American and

In a new March of Dimes-funded study of pre-eclampsia, a serious and potentially deadly disorder that affects about 5 percent of pregnancies, researchers have found results in mice that may have important implications for diagnosis and treatment in humans.
Yang Xia, M.D., Ph.D., and Rodney E. Kellems, Ph.D., Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; and Susan […]

People who have been diagnosed with panic attacks or panic disorder have a greater risk of subsequently developing heart disease or suffering a heart attack than the normal population, with higher rates occurring in younger people, according to research published in Europe’s leading cardiology journal, the European Heart Journal [1] today (Thursday 11 December).
The study […]

Cancer cells have multiple ways to avoid apoptosis, programmed cell death the means by which organisms deal with defective cells. One defense is to produce quantities of phosphatic acid, a phospholipid constituent of cellular membranes.
Unlike other phospholipids, phosphatidic acid also acts as a signaling molecule for

Buy generic acomplia A new genome-wide study examines genetic variants associated with nine metabolic traits and is the first to draw out novel variants from a population unselected for current disease. The traits are indicators for common disease such as cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, blood pressure, inflammation and lipid levels.
Cohorts are followed throughout their […]

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How did the medical profession and pharmaceutical industry persuade us that antidepressants worked? Does cognitive behavioural therapy really offer a cure for unhappiness? Can the psy-professions escape their legacy of racism? These and other questions will be addressed at De-Medicalising Misery, a conference organised by the University of East London (UEL) and University College London […]

The PruHealth Vitality Index, a major study published today, reveals a clear gap between Britons’ perceptions of what it means to be healthy and having a real understanding of the impact of lifestyle, diet and fitness levels on current and future health. The Index - which will be repeated on a biannual basis to track […]

As uncertainty swirls around Hurricane Gustav and where its path will lead, the American Red Cross encourages those in the potentially affected areas to make preparations now instead of waiting to see where the storm will hit.
Even if a hurricane doesn’t make landfall where you live, it is normal for approaching storms to stir up […]

Taking 1000mg of a specific olive leaf extract (EFLA®943) can lower cholesterol and lower blood pressure in patients with

You’re inclined toward eating vegetarian - you want to eat less meat and more vegetables, fruits, plant-foods and whole grains. Or maybe you’re just more health-conscious than you used to be, but you’re not ready to give up that occasional chicken breast or meatball. You want the health benefits of eating vegetarian, without having to […]

Finnish scientists have identified genes that may predispose to anxiety disorders. Research conducted under the supervision of Academy Research Fellow Iiris Hovatta have focused on genes that influence human behaviour, and some of the studied genes show a statistical association with specific anxiety disorders. The work is carried out as part of the Academy of […]

The European Commission has approved the use of Cymbalta (duloxetine) in treating generalised anxiety disorder (GAD), paving the way for the drug to be launched in all 27 member-states of the European Union. The verdict will also allow Cymbalta to be marketed in Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. Jointly produced by Eli Lilly (U.S.) and

Reducing levels of uric acid in blood lowered blood pressure to normal in most teens in a study designed to investigate a possible link between blood pressure and the chemical, a waste product of the body’s normal metabolism, said researchers at Baylor College of Medicine in a report that appears in the current issue of […]

CNS Response, Inc.
(OTCBB: CNSO) reported today the results of a study presented at the
U.S. Psychiatric and Mental Health Congress by Daniel Hoffman, M.D.,
Chief Medical Officer for CNS Response. The poster presentation,
titled "First Do No Harm: Children and SSRIs," provided an analysis
of the utilization of SSRIs (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors)
as a first-line treatment in children or […]

Short term counselling followed by a modest cut in work hours may help reduce emotional exhaustion (burnout) and sick leave in doctors, according to a study published on bmj.com today.
It is well known that doctors have higher rates of depression and suicide than the general population and are less likely to seek help. There have […]