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Lexapro Maker Charged Over Teen Prescriptions |
| Monday, March 02, 2009 By editor |
Category: Medication Info
In what will almost certainly prove to be a controversial case, the United States Justice Department charged drug maker Forest Laboratories with fraud for paying doctors to market major antidepr... more
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Online Research Helps Patients Find New Treatments |
| Wednesday, February 25, 2009 By editor |
Category: Medication Info
Patients who research their healthcare options online are more likely to ask for, and receive, the latest specialized treatments for their conditions. This obsession with data has a conceivable downsi... more
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Cash Incentive Helps Smokers Quit |
| Tuesday, February 24, 2009 By editor |
Category: Addiction
In an attempt to relieve America’s overburdened healthcare system, President Obama signed a law that will more than double the Federal Cigarette Tax starting April 1st. The American Lung Associa... more
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Exercise Reduces Smokers' Cravings |
| Friday, February 20, 2009 By editor |
Category: Addiction
It's no coincidence that the best-funded rehab clinics usually offer aerobics and yoga classes. The classic good-health trifecta (exercise, eat well, sleep well) is the crux of almost all successful a... more
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MRI May Predict Alzheimer's Risk |
| Tuesday, February 17, 2009 By editor |
Category: Diet , Aging and Eating Disorders
Nearly every individual suffers from some sort of memory problem as their age increases. But only a minority develop Alzheimer's Disease. A new study shows that special "structural" MRIs may... more
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Brain Exercise Programs Lack Evidence |
| Friday, February 13, 2009 By editor |
Category:
Brain exercise programs are rapidly expanding in popularity, already generating more than $80 million in sales a year. Marketing has targeted the anxieties of elderly populations that fear mental de... more
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Autism/Vaccine Link Ruled Meritless |
| Thursday, February 12, 2009 By editor |
Category: Parenting
Special courts recently ruled, in three separate decisions, that a group representing the parents of autistic children has no standing to sue the federal government for the conditions of their offspri... more
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"Mediterranean" Diet Slows Cognitive Decline |
| Wednesday, February 11, 2009 By editor |
Category: Diet , Aging and Eating Disorders
In a society obsessed, to an unhealthy degree, with diet and appearance, a new study has made waves in scientific and health-centered media circles. The long-term report reveals that consistently eati... more
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Postpartum Depression Risk Detected Early |
| Tuesday, February 10, 2009 By editor |
Category: Depression
While the birth of a child is usually a joyous occasion, a significant number of women feel an inexplicable darkness descend on them afterwards. Postpartum depression (PPD) can make childrearing seem ... more
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Meth Costs U.S. More than $23 Billion in One Year |
| Friday, February 06, 2009 By editor |
Category: Addiction
The RAND Corporation, one of the world’s most renowned think tanks, just completed the first comprehensive analysis of the cost of methamphetamines to the U.S. economy. Their report focuses on 2... more
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Higher Bipolar Mortality Rates Confirmed |
| Thursday, February 05, 2009 By editor |
Category: Bipolar Disorder
A large-scale retrospective survey has confirmed the long-held belief that mortality rates for individuals with bipolar disorder are higher than those in the general population. Affected individuals a... more
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Mental Illness Alone Not Linked to Violence |
| Wednesday, February 04, 2009 By editor |
Category: Schizophrenia
A new study renders indisputable the fact that the mentally ill are not inherently more prone to violence than those in the general population. Only when drug and alcohol addiction or traumatic ... more
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Stronger Link Between Concussions, Mental Illness |
| Saturday, January 31, 2009 By editor |
Category: Our Psychology
In summer 2007, TOL reported on a long-simmering problem threatening to engulf the National Football League. This issue revolved around the declining mental health status of former players w... more
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Short Window Between Suicide Idea and Attempt |
| Friday, January 30, 2009 By editor |
Category: Depression
After someone commits suicide, their loved ones and counselors may be haunted by the thought that they might have been able to intervene in time. There has been a lot of debate about how detectable ... more
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Coffee Appears to Lower Dementia Risk |
| Wednesday, January 28, 2009 By editor |
Category: Diet , Aging and Eating Disorders
Coffee: many, if not most of us drink it on a regular basis despite reports naming caffeine as a dangerously addictive stimulant and old wives’ tales insisting that it will lead to high blood pr... more
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Anxiety and Balance Treated Together |
| Tuesday, January 27, 2009 By editor |
Category: Stress
While childhood is supposed to be a carefree time, a worrying number of children develop anxiety disorders before they are seven years old. These children can be particularly hard to help because they... more
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Study Clarifies Schizophrenic Brain Functions |
| Friday, January 23, 2009 By editor |
Category: Schizophrenia
A newly released MIT/Harvard study appears to reveal the neurological source of the confusion and incoherency so common to schizophrenic subjects. The study's authors hope their conclusions will point... more
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SSRI Effective for Anxiety in Seniors |
| Thursday, January 22, 2009 By editor |
Category: Stress
Researchers have found, in an encouraging development, that one of the most popular SSRI antidepressant medications may also prove effective in relieving the symptoms of anxiety disorder in older adul... more
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Speech Disorders Accurately Assessed Online |
| Wednesday, January 21, 2009 By editor |
Category: Our Stories
Speech-language pathologists are frequently able to correct developmental problems or substantially restore communication ability, but only if they are able to reach patients and properly assess them.... more
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Future Meds May Curb Smoke Damage |
| Monday, January 19, 2009 By editor |
Category: Addiction
Naming changes in genetic expression as the culprits behind the ravages of long-term smoking habits, researchers now propose a pill that could slow, prevent or even reverse the damage caused by cigare... more
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Atypical Antipsychotics Linked to Heart Failure |
| Friday, January 16, 2009 By editor |
Category: Schizophrenia
Next-generation antipsychotic drugs have been linked, in a disturbing New England Journal of Medicine study, to a 200% greater chance of heart failure and sudden death. This news will certainly serve ... more
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Antipsychotics Shorten Life of Alzheimer Patients |
| Monday, January 12, 2009 By editor |
Category: Medication Info
Patients with Alzheimer’s disease are difficult to care for not only because of their deteriorating mental capacities, but also because of frequently accompanying behavioral problems like aggres... more
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Pentagon Says No Purple Hearts for PTSD |
| Thursday, January 08, 2009 By editor |
Category: Stress
In a controversial ruling contradicting the wishes of many returning veterans and their families, the U.S. Army has announced that no Purple Heart medals will be awarded to service members suffering f... more
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Early Antidepressants Effective for Parkinson's |
| Wednesday, January 07, 2009 By editor |
Category: Depression
According to a recent study, newer, more narrowly focussed antidepressant drugs that have proven to more effectively treat serotonin imbalances may actually be less effective for subjects diagnosed wi... more
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Sleep Disturbance Predicts Neurodegeneration |
| Tuesday, December 30, 2008 By editor |
Category: Our Psychology
Crying out and thrashing in sleep has always been annoying for bedmates. However, new research suggests that you shouldn’t just roll over and try to go back to sleep after receiving a somnambula... more
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