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A sense of humor keeps people healthy

A sense of humor helps to keep people healthy and increases their chances of reaching retirement age. But after the age of 70, the health benefits of humor decrease, researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) have found.

4 Jun 2010

SAMHSA establishes Regional Office in Region VI in Dallas, Texas

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, like others in the health care arena, has learned that integrating services, providing joint training and technical assistance, and collaborating across service sectors hold the most promise for effectively meeting health care needs for all Americans. These linkages are best achieved through relationship building activities - something that is difficult to accomplish from afar.

4 Jun 2010

20% of returning war veterans report PTSD or major depression

This past Memorial Day honored those Americans who have died in military service including over 4,000 in Iraq and 1,000 fallen soldiers in Afghanistan. According to the latest Pentagon study, released in April this year, nearly 20 percent—or one in five returning war veterans—reported symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or major depression. The study also reports that approximately half of them sought treatment.

4 Jun 2010

NICE recommends minimum price for alcohol and ban on alcohol advertising

The government should introduce a minimum price for alcohol and consider an outright ban on alcohol advertising, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has said.

4 Jun 2010

Research finding suggests possibilities for future treatment of anxiety disorders

Researchers at the University of Puerto Rico, School of Medicine have found a way to pharmacologically induce a memory of safety in the brain of rats. As reported in the June, 4 2010 issue of Science, administering brain-derived neurotrophic factor into the prefrontal cortex prevented rats from expressing fear to a tone that had been previously paired with a shock.

4 Jun 2010

Over 90% of psychiatric patients treated in community hospitals are cared for in specialty units: Study

Over 90 percent of psychiatric patients who received treatment in community hospitals were cared for in hospital-based psychiatric specialty units, according to a study sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and published today in Psychiatric Services.

3 Jun 2010

Testosterone deficiency can lead to multiple disorders

Almost a quarter of men treated for cancer in their childhood suffer from a deficiency of the male sex hormone testosterone.

3 Jun 2010

Phase II trial of NUVIGIL Tablets for treatment of schizophrenia fails to meet primary endpoint: Cephalon

Cephalon, Inc. today announced that the primary endpoint was not met in a Phase II clinical trial that examined NUVIGIL (armodafinil) Tablets [C-IV] as an adjunctive therapy for the treatment of the negative symptoms of schizophrenia, which include problems with motivation and emotional withdrawal.

3 Jun 2010

DBS procedure effective for treating Parkinson's disease

Studies have shown that a "brain pacemaker" called deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an effective treatment for Parkinson's disease.

3 Jun 2010

New oral blood-thinning drugs may have dangerous interactions when taken with prescription drugs : Study

Three new oral blood-thinning drugs nearing approval by the Food and Drug Administration are more convenient than the standard drug Coumadin® because they do not require monthly visits to adjust doses.

2 Jun 2010

Meditation-based therapies benefit patients with chronic pain

People who meditate regularly find pain less unpleasant because their brains anticipate the pain less, a new study has found.

2 Jun 2010

Raptor Pharmaceutical acquires exclusive license to intellectual property for Huntington's Disease treatment

Raptor Pharmaceutical Corp., announced that the Company has acquired an exclusive worldwide license to intellectual property related to the potential treatment of Huntington's Disease from the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel and Niigata University in Japan. In addition, Raptor has added Professor Lawrence Steinman, M.D., an inventor on the Weizmann patent, to its Advisory Board.

2 Jun 2010

GOP candidates for California governor struggle with budget issues, including health care

The two candidates in California's Republican gubernatorial primary, Steve Poizner and Meg Whitman, "agree on several budget fixes, including a spending cap, a hiring freeze, and reforms to welfare, pensions and prison health care." Both candidates seek to rid waste and create a leaner, more cost efficient budget, but cuts can come at a cost. "Reaction to Schwarzenegger's proposed budget revision this month indicates what the next governor is in for.

2 Jun 2010

More insight into key receptor that influences effectiveness of serotonin-related antidepressants

University of Michigan scientists have provided the most detailed picture yet of a key receptor in the brain that influences the effectiveness of serotonin-related antidepressants, such as Prozac.

1 Jun 2010

Problems patients experience due to dental or skin conditions often misunderstood by care providers

Problems patients experience due to dental or skin conditions are often differently perceived by care providers. This is shown in a dissertation by Francesca Sampogna, a researcher in epidemiology at Istituto Dermopatico dell'Immacolata in Rome.

31 May 2010

Deep-brain stimulation makes difference in the lives of people with Parkinson disease

A surgical treatment that stimulates distressed neural networks through electrodes threaded directly into a person's brain has quietly made a difference in the lives of tens of thousands of people with Parkinson disease, essential tremor, and dystonia over the course of the past decade. But while it steadies patients' shaking limbs with surprising effect, its benefits on some patients' minds and personal lives have been more mixed.

31 May 2010

Children's Health Fund honors Joan Baez, James L. Dolan, and Jane Pauley

On Wednesday, June 2, 2010, Joan Baez, James L. Dolan, and Jane Pauley will be honored by the Children's Health Fund (CHF) for their exceptional support of CHF—the nation's leading pediatric provider of mobile-based health care to homeless and low-income children and their families—and for efforts advocating for the health and well-being of children in the United States. The benefit will be held in New York City and will include a performance by CHF Co-Founder Paul Simon and honoree Joan Baez and a special appearance by NBC's Tom Brokaw.

29 May 2010

Anthem supports over 60 of Maine's caring non-profit agencies

The American Diabetes Association, Aroostook Mental Health Services, and the Wellness Council of Maine were among more than 60 non-profit agencies across the state that Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Maine supported during 2009.

29 May 2010

SAMHSA study reveals daily underage drinking-related visits to hospital emergency departments increase

A new study by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration reveals that daily underage drinking-related visits to hospital emergency departments are 11 percent higher during the Memorial Day weekend than they are on an average day. The latest Drug Abuse Warning Network report estimates that on an average day, there are 519 hospital emergency department visits involving underage alcohol use.

29 May 2010

HSV-1 may cause cognitive deficits: Study

Exposure to the common virus that causes cold sores may be partially responsible for shrinking regions of the brain and the loss of concentration skills, memory, coordinated movement and dexterity widely seen in patients with schizophrenia, according to research led by Johns Hopkins scientists.

29 May 2010

Mental Health News and Research

Latest Mental Health News and Research

A sense of humor keeps people healthy

SAMHSA establishes Regional Office in Region VI in Dallas, Texas

20% of returning war veterans report PTSD or major depression

NICE recommends minimum price for alcohol and ban on alcohol advertising

Research finding suggests possibilities for future treatment of anxiety disorders

Over 90% of psychiatric patients treated in community hospitals are cared for in specialty units: Study

Testosterone deficiency can lead to multiple disorders

Phase II trial of NUVIGIL Tablets for treatment of schizophrenia fails to meet primary endpoint: Cephalon

DBS procedure effective for treating Parkinson's disease

New oral blood-thinning drugs may have dangerous interactions when taken with prescription drugs : Study

Meditation-based therapies benefit patients with chronic pain

Raptor Pharmaceutical acquires exclusive license to intellectual property for Huntington's Disease treatment

GOP candidates for California governor struggle with budget issues, including health care

More insight into key receptor that influences effectiveness of serotonin-related antidepressants

Problems patients experience due to dental or skin conditions often misunderstood by care providers

Deep-brain stimulation makes difference in the lives of people with Parkinson disease

Children's Health Fund honors Joan Baez, James L. Dolan, and Jane Pauley

Anthem supports over 60 of Maine's caring non-profit agencies

SAMHSA study reveals daily underage drinking-related visits to hospital emergency departments increase

HSV-1 may cause cognitive deficits: Study

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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