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Older adults with depression do not respond to emotional stimuli, says study

Scientists have found an important clue in the quest to understand why people who suffer from depression in later life are harder to treat and keep well in the long term.

5 May 2010

Deloitte Survey: Consumers still profess to know very little about health care system in the U.S.

Following widespread media coverage of health care reform, political debates and legislative initiatives over the past year, consumers still profess to know very little about the health care system in the United States, according to the 3rd Annual Deloitte Center for Health Solutions Survey of Health Care Consumers.

5 May 2010

Additional pivotal Phase 3 trial data for MoxDuo IR released

QRxPharma announced today the release of additional pivotal Phase 3 trial data for MoxDuo IR, an immediate-release Dual-Opioid pain therapy. Required for New Drug Application submission with the United States Food and Drug Administration, this "combination rule" study compared the efficacy and safety profiles of MoxDuo IR against component doses of morphine and oxycodone alone for the management of moderate to severe post-operative pain following bunionectomy surgery.

5 May 2010

Understanding the biology of postpartum blues

Greater levels of a brain protein called monoamine oxidase A (MAO-A) - may explain why postpartum blues and clinical depression are so common after childbirth according to an important study published today in the Archives of General Psychiatry.

5 May 2010

Living with a dementia sufferer may affect spouse

In a new study researchers have revealed that partners of patients suffering from dementia or degeneration of memory and other mental faculties are six times more likely to develop the condition themselves.

4 May 2010

Healthy & happy lifestyle – key to touching 100 years of life, says study

In a new study the secret for a longer life is uncovered. Not surprisingly it lies more in a healthy and happy lifestyle than in just genetics. Researchers say that being a Centenarian is increasingly more common these days.

4 May 2010

Par Pharmaceutical reports total revenues of $291.9 million for first-quarter 2010

Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc. today reported results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2010.

4 May 2010

Techne declares dividend of $0.26 per share for quarter ended March 31, 2010

Techne Corporation announced that its Board of Directors has decided to pay a dividend of $0.26 per share for the quarter ended March 31, 2010. The quarterly dividend will be payable May 28, 2010 to all common shareholders of record on May 14, 2010. Future cash dividends will be considered by the Board of Directors on a quarterly basis.

From BiosPacific, Inc. 4 May 2010

Cornerstone Therapeutics first-quarter total net revenue increases 19% to $36.4 million

Cornerstone Therapeutics Inc. today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2010.

4 May 2010

Rigel Pharmaceuticals reports net loss of $22.3M for first-quarter 2010

Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2010.

4 May 2010

Henry Schein's net sales for first-quarter 2010 increase 18.5% to $1.8 billion

Henry Schein, Inc., the largest provider of healthcare products and services to office-based practitioners, today reported record financial results for the quarter ended March 27, 2010.

4 May 2010

Celsion reports $4.6 million net loss from operations for first-quarter 2010

Celsion Corporation, a leading oncology drug development company, announced today financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2010 and addressed the progression of the clinical trials of ThermoDox®, Celsion's heat activated liposomal encapsulation of doxorubicin. ThermoDox® is currently being evaluated in the Phase III HEAT trial for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and in a Phase I/II trial for patients with recurrent chest wall breast cancer.

4 May 2010

Positive results from Phase 2 clinical trial of TAKSTA in patients with ABSSSI

Cempra Pharmaceuticals today announced positive results from its Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating the efficacy and tolerability of the novel front loading dosing regimen of TAKSTA (CEM-102, sodium fusidate), the company's oral, anti-methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus antibiotic.

4 May 2010

New study finds stereotypies in more than 60% of orphaned or abandoned children

Stereotypies -- repetitive behaviors such as rocking, flapping, spinning objects and head-banging – are commonly seen in people with autism or mental retardation. They can also be acquired by children exposed to severe neglect and deprivation, along with declines in IQ, mental health and language.

4 May 2010

UCSF transgenic mouse model first to display earliest signs of Parkinson's disease

UCSF researchers have created the first transgenic mouse to display the earliest signs of Parkinson's disease using the genetic mutation that is known to accompany human forms of the disease.

4 May 2010

Ideal working environment can reduce psychosocial risks and health-related problems

The way people's work is organised can harm their health by causing a range of ailments, from cardiovascular disease to problems with mental health.

4 May 2010

Doctors often treat IBS patients with narcotics: Researchers

Doctors often unnecessarily treat irritable bowel syndrome with narcotics, according to a study led by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers.

4 May 2010

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation induces remission in patients with treatment-resistant depression

Daily transcranial magnetic stimulation—an intervention that uses magnetic currents to activate certain brain areas—appears to help induce remission in patients with treatment-resistant depression, according to a report in the May issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

4 May 2010

Beta version of Mental Health Social Network launched

Mental Health Social, LLC launches first beta version of its Mental Health Social Network, announces Colin Spencer Wood, company President and Chief Executive Officer. The beta version includes a new design/layout, an updated status page, added options in the profile, the ability for users to blog on a Word press multi-user blog system, where users have the option of adding their own google adsense ads, and several other site features.

4 May 2010

Darwin/Wedgwood dynasty exhibits a link between inbreeding and child mortality

Charles Darwin's worries about possible adverse effects of inbreeding in his family seem to have been justified, according to a study described in the May 2010 issue of BioScience. Darwin married his first cousin, Emma Wedgwood, and his mother, Susannah Wedgwood, was the daughter of third cousins. The study, which extended to 25 families including 176 children, found a statistical association between child mortality and the inbreeding coefficient of individuals in the Darwin/Wedgwood dynasty.

4 May 2010