Sucampo submits new drug application for lubiprostone
...ficult passage of stool, is one of the most common disorders suffered by Americans. It affects between two to 2...rritable bowel syndrome, neurological and systemic disorders and problems with the colon and rectum or intestinal function. Other contributing factors include si...Study shows light therapy to effectively treat mood disorders, including SAD
...rs, Alzheimer's disease, jet lag, insomnia, eating disorders and other behavioral problems. A more recent light therapy approach is "dawn simulation," which attempts to simulate an earlier dawn through exposure to artificial light. This follows the theory that SAD is triggered by the reduced period of bright d...It takes a village to improve the health of children
...oblems such as obesity, violence and mental health disorders in our children and youth to stop this negative trend," said Dr. Stelzner. " This review article, which is co-authored by Laura Jean Shipley, M.D., Elisa Alter Zenni, M.D., Dana Hargunani, M.D., Julie O'Keefe, M.D. Carleen Miller, M.A. and Brian Alv...Music improves sleep quality in older adults, researchers find
...asy to use and does not cause side effects." Sleep disorders can result in tiredness, fatigue, depression, greater anxiety, irritability, pain sensitivity, muscle tremors and lack of daytime alertness. Lai and Good explain that although there is much research about sleep, few studies have focused on the effect...Depression overtakes back pain for incapacity benefit claims
...r the last decade, the contribution of psychiatric disorders has increased markedly. Since 1995, the number of ...worse by their work has doubled, and common mental disorders are now the leading cause of sickness absence. These disorders are managed almost entirely in primar...OHSU scientist helping explain basis of psychotic behavior
...many people with schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders are "supersensitive" to the powerful neurotransmitter dopamine. David Grandy, Ph.D., associate professor of physiology and pharmacology, OHSU School of Medicine, co-authored a study appearing recently in Proceedings of the National Academy of Science...Neurology Now magazine launches at AAN meeting
...icles will provide tips for living and coping with disorders including Alzheimer's disease, epilepsy, migraine, multiple sclerosis, neuropathy, Parkinson's disease, and stroke, among other conditions. The premier issue will feature a cover story about actress Teri Garr who has been living with MS for several y...Older children can benefit from treatment for childhood's most common eye disorder
...oup. The Group focuses on studies of childhood eye disorders that can be implemented by both university-based and community-based practitioners as part of their routine practice. The study was coordinated by the Jaeb Center for Health Research in Tampa, Florida. A list of study centers is attached....University of Kentucky physician publishes fibromyalgia study in Arthritis & Rheumatism journal
...ts discontinued all medications for pain and sleep disorders except for acetaminophen, aspirin or symptomatic migraine treatment. The two most common side effects reported by Lyrica-treated patients were mild-to-moderate dizziness and sleepiness, and tended to be dose-related. Few patients discontinued the ...Obesity and insomnia linked by excitability of brain cells
...her insomnia or obesity." Obesity and metabolic disorders are a major cause of death and illness in the United States, with one of the highest financial burdens on the health care system....Evaluating virtual reality therapy for treating acute post traumatic stress disorder
...en effective in treating a wide variety of anxiety disorders (including chronic PTSD) and we hope that it will be effective against acute PTSD related to combat. We also hope that this type of therapy, with its videogame-like qualities, will resonate well with the current generation of warfighters." The progra...Columbia research suggests need to rethink causes of heart failure
...ht be better treated with drugs to target specific disorders that are causing the heart failure - e.g. anemia, obesity, hypertension and diabetes - rather than the treatments currently prescribed specifically for heart failure. Heart failure is the currently the number one reason for hospital admission in pati...Essential tremor associated with increased risk of dementia
...emor and 3,541 people with no dementia or movement disorders for an average of three years. Over that time, 15 of the people with essential tremor developed dementia, or 7.4 percent, compared to 126 people in the control group, or 3.5 percent. Essential tremor is a common condition, affecting up to 1 in 5 peop...Public leadership in neurology award honors Leeza Gibbons for Alzheimer's awareness efforts
... care freely to people newly diagnosed with memory disorders and their caregivers. Leeza's Place centers are designed to develop continuums of care within communities. Three centers are open now, and many others are in various stages of development. The Memory Foundation's goal is for every community to have a...APA applauds new California regulations for inpatient psychological services
...gists' expertise in diagnosing and treating mental disorders which allows them to serve their patients in acute care hospitals as attending practitioners. The California agency's new rules allow both psychologists and psychiatrists to direct patient care as a member of the hospital medical staff, including dec...Drug can reduce bodyweight and cardiovascular risk factors in obese people
...ading to study discontinuation were depressed mood disorders in all treatment groups; withdrawls due to nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, headache, dizziness, and anxiety were more frequent in the rimonabant 20mg group than in other groups. Serious adverse events did not occur more frequently in patients treated wi...Drug may help MS patients with laughing, crying spells
...e condition can also occur with other neurological disorders such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Alzheimer's disease, stroke, and brain injury. For the study, 150 people with MS and pseudobulbar affect received either the drug AVP-923, which is a combination of the drugs dextromethorphan hydrobromide ...The Neurosciences and Music in Leipzig: Registration boom and over 140 posters
...cts and impact of music on education; neurological disorders and music; music performance and the role of emotion in music. Subjects are chosen in as much as they emerge with increasing frequency in scientific literature as elements of common interest across neurology, neurobiology, psychiatry, child neurology...Short sugar chains-a future drug for Alzheimer's?
... useful in drugs for Alzheimer's and other amyloid disorders in the future. But first such compounds need to be carefully tested in test tubes and then assessed in comprehensive animal experiments. Only then will it be possible to introduce testing in patients," says Professor Ulf Lindahl. ...Feeling safe and secure? CUMC scientists find it's all in the caudoputamen
...te some aspect of this safety mechanism." Anxiety disorders previously linked only to fear Most anxiety research focuses on the brain's fear circuits and it's easy to understand why. Fear, after all, is the problem in anxiety disorders. "When someone goes to a psychiatrist in terror or grinding anxiety, the ...