New River Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: NRPH) and its collaborative partner Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY, TSX: SHQ) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a second approvable letter for VYVANSE (lisdexamfetamine dimesylate, formerly known as NRP104) for the...
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A University of Virginia Health System researcher and colleagues have just published findings showing that just a few targeted counseling sessions had a notably positive impact on women at high risk for binge drinking, unplanned pregnancy, and exposure to alcohol during pregnancy. The counseling tec...
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January is Alzheimer Awareness Month. Two experts from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) are available to comment on the effects of Alzheimerâ??s Disease (AD) and ongoing research focusing on risk factors and potential cures. The availability of our experts coincides with the 2007 "H...
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A higher level of symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder may increase the risk of coronary heart disease in older men, according to a report in the January issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.A link between stress and coronary heart disease (CHD) has lon...
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Psychoanalysts seeking a greater understanding of autism will participate in the "Psychoanalytic Approaches to Working with Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder: Insights from Neurobiology" discussion group at the American Psychoanalytic Association's 2007 Winter Meeting. The discussion group wi...
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Right about now, Chase Edwards should have been starting to think about where he wanted to go to college. Or maybe he would have been filling a portfolio with creative sketches to help him apply to art school.But instead, his parents are bracing for the fourth anniversary of the day they said goodby...
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An editorial written by Professor Philip Asherson, a leading psychiatrist in adult ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder), at the Institute of Psychiatry, Kingâ??s College London strongly recommends that general adult psychiatrists should diagnose ADHD in adults appropriately with stimulant...
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Chronic and excessive alcohol consumption is linked to a variety of health woes, including acute pancreatitis, a condition characterized by inflammation of the pancreas which can lead to permanent organ damage. This study is published in The American Journal of Gastroenterology. [click link for full...
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New laboratory research suggests that lithium and other drugs that inhibit a particular enzyme, GSK-3 beta, should be used with caution in treating Alzheimer's disease because too high a dose can impair, rather than enhance, neuronal function.Lithium is currently in clinical trials for treating Alzh...
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