Goodbye, Bipolar Brother - Salon
When my mother died three years ago, there was no funeral. At age 85, she had few friends left and was the last of her siblings to go. We weren’t close with our cousins, so it was just me and my brother, Brian . . . and I knew Brian wouldn’t make the …
Bipolar Kids May Have Body Clock Problem - OfficialWire
U.S. researchers link malfunctioning circadian clock genes to bipolar disorder in children. The study, involving 152 children with the condition and 140 control children, found four versions of the regulatory gene RORB associated with pediatric …
Smoking Tied To Suicide Risk In Bipolar Disorder - Post Chronicle
People with bipolar disorder who smoke appear to have a heightened risk of suicidal behavior — possibly because they are generally prone to impulsive acts, a new study suggests. Bipolar disorder, also known as manic depression, is marked by dramatic …
Bipolar Kids May Have Body Clock Problem - OfficialWire
U.S. researchers link malfunctioning circadian clock genes to bipolar disorder in children. The study, involving 152 children with the condition and 140 control children, found four versions of the regulatory gene RORB associated with pediatric …
Media Advisory - Demystifying Bipolar Disorder in Nova Scotia … - CNW.ca
A fact-based media briefing on bipolar disorder in Nova Scotia HALIFAX , Nov. 18 /CNW/ - An estimated 26,000 Nova Scotians live with bipolar disorder. Often stigmatized in popular culture, the experience of bipolar disorder varies from one person to …
Understanding bipolar disorder - Daily Mining Gazette
CALUMET - Bob Bazin was 33 years old before he was diagnosed as bipolar, but looking back he realizes the condition was with him a lot longer. “I’ve had it all my life,” said Bazin, who is 48 years old. “I didn’t notice anything until I was in fifth …
Mistrial in suit over death of bipolar vet in Portsmouth jail - HamptonRoads.com
The last thing Joseph Combs said to his wife as a police officer led him away from his home was that he was ready to go to the VA hospital. That’s what usually happened when the 57-year-old Vietnam veteran with bipolar disorder had one of his …
Preventative care program to educate and seek affordable health care … - News-Medical.Net
Once again, the National Bipolar Foundation and the MedicAlert Foundation receive a proclamation endorsing their “Safe ’til Stable” program, which is now being widely accepted as a preventive health care measure for bipolar disorder . Today, the …
Ziprasidone Okayed for Bipolar Disorder - MedPage Today
The FDA has cleared ziprasidone (Geodon) for maintenance treatment of bipolar I disorder as an adjunct to lithium or valproate. It joins several other antipsychotic drugs — including quetiapine (Seroquel), aripiprazole (Abilify), and olanzapine …