Tuesday, December 12, 2006

Accelerating the hunt for bipolar disorder genes:



WebWire - Johns Hopkins team up to expand Prechter Bipolar Genetic Repository and cooperate on research that may improve treatment Manic depression, also known as bipolar disorder, causes brain chemical imbalances that lead to deep depressions, manic episodes
Source: www.webwire.com

Transsexual expert 'put patients at risk'
Guardian Unlimited - Ferguson, a senior gender psychiatrist based in Nottingham, told the hearing that Dr Reid rushed patients into treatment female-to-male transsexual in the case, Dr Ferguson said Dr Reid should have recognised she was suffering from manic depression.
Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Is Karien losing her mind?
Health 24 - may also result from toxic reactions to drugs and other toxic substances (toxic psychosis). Bipolar disorder (manic depression): The mental health professional will then make a diagnosis and suggest treatment. If it is unclear whether a psychiatric
Source: www.health24.com

Barriers to beating mood disorders
Health 24 - the treatment mood disorders, there are still many barriers that often prevent sufferers from either seeking help for their illness or sticking to their treatment programme. According to an executive of the National Depression and Manic Depression
Source: www.health24.com

Novartis Seeks OK of Bone, Cancer Drugs
MSN MoneyCentral - Basel-based Novartis said it also suffered some pipeline setbacks, ending development of an osteoporosis medicine and an anxiety drug, while saying that the development of a potential treatment for manic depression was delayed. Its experimental
Source: news.moneycentral.msn.com


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