Archive forDecember, 2007

Kids With Bipolar Disorder More Aware Of Facial Expressions

Kids With Bipolar Disorder More Aware Of Facial Expressions
Medical News Today - Children with bipolar disorder respond differently to facial expressions than children without psychiatric disorders, according to a new study led by a Bradley Hospital researcher. These findings provide additional insight into the neurobiology of …

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The Bipolar Market Still Looks a Bit Unstable

The Bipolar Market Still Looks a Bit Unstable
Barron’s Online - DOWN A COUPLE OF HUNDRED POINTS one day, up a couple of hundred the next. Any idea why volatility gets a bad name? Perhaps it’s because of the manic-depressive — oops, sorry, bipolar, to use the au courant term — behavior of the stock market …

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Large Controlled Trial of Widely Used Mood Stabilizers Demonstrates …

Large Controlled Trial of Widely Used Mood Stabilizers Demonstrates …
PR Newswire - CINCINNATI, Oct. 26 /PRNewswire/ — In the largest pediatric study of its kind on mood stabilizers, scientists from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and two other centers demonstrated that divalproex sodium (Depakote(R)) has efficacy for …

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Treating bipolar disorder in kids difficult for parents and doctors

Treating bipolar disorder in kids difficult for parents and doctors
Dallas Morning News - LOS ANGELES Katie’s middle child “has always had a lot going on in her head,” says her mother. And much of it has been a mystery to Katie, who has coped with her daughter’s escalating tantrums, combative behavior, bouts of fearfulness and …

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Misconceptions About Bipolar Disorder Explained, From the Harvard …

Misconceptions About Bipolar Disorder Explained, From the Harvard …
PR Newswire - BOSTON, Oct. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Portrayals of bipolar disorder seem to be cropping up everywhere — in the news, in movies, and on television. The November 2007 issue of the Harvard Health Letter dispels some myths and misunderstandings …

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Abilify(R) (Aripiprazole) Supplemental New Drug Application For …

Abilify(R) (Aripiprazole) Supplemental New Drug Application For …
Medical News Today - Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for filing and granted a Priority Review to the supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) of the …

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Bipolar Disorder

Bipolar Disorder
KOLD-TV - There are two basic mood disorder categories are unipolar and bipolar . Bipolar disorder is a serious disorder of the brain, with abnormalities in the brain chemistry causing extreme shifts in mood, energy and functioning. About one percent of the …

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Epilepsy, Bipolar Drug To Recommend Genetic Test For Patients Of Asian …

Epilepsy, Bipolar Drug To Recommend Genetic Test For Patients Of Asian …
Medical News Today - Manufacturers of carbamazepine (Carbatrol, Equetro, Tegretol), a drug used for the treatment of epilepsy, bipolar disorder, and neuropathic pain, have agreed to advise in their labeling that patients of Asian ancestry first have a genetic test before …

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