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Tavenner tells Senate panel to expect 800K enrollees by end of Nov., answers security questions

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Marilyn Tavenner said Tuesday that fixes have been made to the federal website to improve users' experiences. She also answered questions about an exchange security breach that she said is fixed. In the meantime, the Obama administration faces growing skepticism from those in its own party on the rollout.

7 Nov 2013

Bipolar primary care prevalence varies by assessment method

The prevalence of bipolar disorder in primary care varies considerably according to the assessment method used, study findings suggest.

6 Nov 2013

Gambling addiction leads to brain function abnormalities that affect decision-making capacity

University of Granada researchers have analysed similarities and differences in psychological profile and brain function when comparing cocaine addicts and gambling addicts. The study reveals that gambling addicts present brain function abnormalities affecting their decision-making capacity.

6 Nov 2013

Early-life stress suspected to contribute to development of chronic pain in adulthood

Childhood neglect and abuse, whether physical or psychological, confers a lifetime vulnerability to stress, anxiety, and mood problems. Such early-life stress is also suspected to contribute to the development of chronic pain in adulthood.

6 Nov 2013

First-episode type predicts morbidity, disease course in bipolar disorder

Study findings suggest that the type of first episode in patients with bipolar disorder can predict the type and degree of future morbidity, as well as the disease course.

5 Nov 2013

Metacognitive training complements antipsychotic therapy

Metacognitive training may benefit patients with schizophrenia who only partially respond to antipsychotic treatment, study findings show.

5 Nov 2013

Comorbid anxiety problematic for adolescents with bipolar disorder

Anxiety disorders are common in children and adolescents with bipolar disorder and adversely affect their outcomes, suggest study findings.

5 Nov 2013

Health anxiety therapies: an interview with Professor Peter Tyrer, Imperial College, London

Health anxiety is a relatively new diagnosis and has not been adopted fully. The nearest approximation and formal classification systems is ‘illness anxiety’ as diagnosed in DSM-5, published in May 2013 (DSM-5, American Psychiatric Association, p.315).

5 Nov 2013

Figuring out health law winners and losers involves trade-offs; triggers anxiety, confusion

News outlets examine a range of policy issues related to the health law and its implementation.

5 Nov 2013

Senate Dems express increasing alarm over website issues

With its first rocky month down, some say the most critical days are beginning for healthcare.gov. Meanwhile, the technical difficulties that have plagued the site are starting to chip away at the Democratic unity that has, so far, surrounded it. Some senators, for instance, are beginning to express concerns about its impact on the upcoming mid-term election and are calling for a delay in the individual mandate penalties if the website is not soon operational.

4 Nov 2013

FDA approves Prior Approval Supplement for EMBEDA Extended Release Capsules CII

Pfizer Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a Prior Approval Supplement for EMBEDA (morphine sulfate and naltrexone hydrochloride) Extended Release Capsules CII.

4 Nov 2013

Generic drug gabapentin appears to be safe, effective in treating alcohol dependence

The generic drug gabapentin, which is already widely prescribed for epilepsy and some kinds of pain, appears to be safe and effective in the treatment of alcohol dependence. The finding comes from a 150-patient randomized, placebo-controlled, double blind clinical trial conducted by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute.

4 Nov 2013

First Edition: November 4, 2013

Today's headlines include the latest on the efforts to address the problems with healthcare.gov, as well as the continuing controversy surrounding President Barack Obama's promise that Americans could keep their health coverage if they liked it juxtaposed with the news of recent policy cancellations.

4 Nov 2013

Study in mice may help in the development of more effective treatments for anxiety disorders

Excessive fear can develop after a traumatic experience, leading to anxiety disorders such as post-traumatic stress disorder and phobias. During exposure therapy, an effective and common treatment for anxiety disorders, the patient confronts a fear or memory of a traumatic event in a safe environment, which leads to a gradual loss of fear.

4 Nov 2013

Democrats feeling health law anxiety over troubled start

Democrats are worried the health law's problems could hurt them politically as Senate Democrats push Obama administration officials to ease their anxiety and fix implementation of the law.

4 Nov 2013

Absence of vision from birth leads to permanent state of pain hypersensitivity, shows report

Absence of vision from birth leads to a permanent state of pain hypersensitivity, reports PAIN. An international team of scientists investigated whether congenitally blind subjects experience pain differently than sighted individuals. Their results, published in the current issue of PAIN®, reveal compelling evidence that congenitally blind individuals are hypersensitive to pain caused by thermal stimuli.

3 Nov 2013

Researchers highlight presence of specific antibodies that regulate appetite in obese patients

Obesity affects more than 15% of adults in France, and its constitutive mechanisms are still not completely explained. Normally, fine control of weight and food intake is coordinated by a specialised part of the brain (the hypothalamus).

31 Oct 2013

Wake Forest Baptist provides guided relaxation, mindfulness meditation training to medical students

Doctors commonly tell patients that stress can be harmful to their health. Yet when it comes to reducing their own stress levels, physicians don't always heed their own advice.

31 Oct 2013

Parental bipolar history common in US bipolar patients

Research findings suggest that patients with bipolar disorder who reside in the United States have a higher parental incidence of bipolar disorder and depression than those who live in Europe.

30 Oct 2013

COMMONWELL project established to support health and social care services

Across Europe, providing health and social care services is becoming increasingly complex and costly. An aging population, a multitude of public, private and informal actors, together with a myriad of e-health systems and technologies create numerous hurdles to offering efficient and cost-effective care.

30 Oct 2013

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Latest Anxiety News and Research

Tavenner tells Senate panel to expect 800K enrollees by end of Nov., answers security questions

Bipolar primary care prevalence varies by assessment method

Gambling addiction leads to brain function abnormalities that affect decision-making capacity

Early-life stress suspected to contribute to development of chronic pain in adulthood

First-episode type predicts morbidity, disease course in bipolar disorder

Metacognitive training complements antipsychotic therapy

Comorbid anxiety problematic for adolescents with bipolar disorder

Health anxiety therapies: an interview with Professor Peter Tyrer, Imperial College, London

Figuring out health law winners and losers involves trade-offs; triggers anxiety, confusion

Senate Dems express increasing alarm over website issues

FDA approves Prior Approval Supplement for EMBEDA Extended Release Capsules CII

Generic drug gabapentin appears to be safe, effective in treating alcohol dependence

First Edition: November 4, 2013

Study in mice may help in the development of more effective treatments for anxiety disorders

Democrats feeling health law anxiety over troubled start

Absence of vision from birth leads to permanent state of pain hypersensitivity, shows report

Researchers highlight presence of specific antibodies that regulate appetite in obese patients

Wake Forest Baptist provides guided relaxation, mindfulness meditation training to medical students

Parental bipolar history common in US bipolar patients

COMMONWELL project established to support health and social care services

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

Anxiety News and Research

Latest Anxiety News and Research

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

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