News related to Lithium Carbonate and/or conditions it is approved for
Combined Lithium Plus Valproate Or Lithium Monotherapy Better At Preventing Relapse In Bipolar Patients Than Valproate Monotherapy (Balance Study)
Source: Bipolar News From Medical News Today [2009.12.26]
For people with bipolar I disorder*, for whom long-term therapy is clinically indicated, both combination therapy with lithium plus valproate and lithium monotherapy are more likely to prevent relapse than is valproate monotherapy. This benefit seems to be irrespective of baseline severity of illness and is maintained for up to 2 years...
Pfizer Receives FDA Approval For Geodon(R) (Ziprasidone HCI) Capsules For The Adjunctive Maintenance Treatment Of Bipolar Disorder In Adults
Source: Bipolar News From Medical News Today [2009.11.23]
Pfizer announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Geodon® (ziprasidone HCI) Capsules for maintenance treatment of bipolar I disorder as an adjunct to lithium or valproate in adults...
Funding Supports ADA Technologies' Development Of Home Monitor For Bipolar Disorder
Source: Bipolar News From Medical News Today [2009.10.28]
ADA Technologies, Inc. (ADA) received a $189,886 grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to develop a home lithiummonitor for use by patients with bipolar disorder. The testing tool would allow reliable, routine at-home monitoring of blood lithium concentrations, enabling individuals with bipolar disorder to conveniently and effectively manage their care...
What Is Sexual Addiction (Nymphomania)? What Causes Sexual Addiction?
Source: Mental Health News From Medical News Today [2010.03.16]
Sexual addiction, also called sexual dependency, hypersexuality, nymphomania, compulsive sexual behavior and sexual compulsivity, refers to the phenomenon in which individuals report being unable to manage their sexual behavior...
Bird flu outbreak in Romania, EU's first in a year (AFP)
Source: Y! Health Cold & Flu News [2010.03.16]
AFP - The first outbreak of the deadly H5N1 bird flu in Europe for a year has been identified in a backyard poultry farm in Romania, the European Commission said Tuesday.
Also In Global Health News: Leishmaniasis Treatment; China's National Health Plan; Zimbabwe Food Security; HIV/AIDS Spending In India
Source: Tropical Diseases News From Medical News Today [2010.03.10]
Heating Device Effectively Treats Cutaneous Leishmaniasis, Study Says "A heating device that uses radio frequency energy to heat parasites and kill them could provide a new way to treat ... cutaneous leishmaniasis in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere, military researchers reported Monday," the Los Angeles Times' blog "Booster Shots" reports...
Heat Therapy Shown Effective In Treating Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Among U.S. Soldiers In Iraq
Source: Tropical Diseases News From Medical News Today [2010.03.09]
A single session of heat therapy using the Thermomed™ device appears to be as effective as a 10-day intravenous course of sodium stibogluconate (Pentostam) for the treatment of Leishmania major skin lesions, according to a new study by Naomi Aronson and her colleagues at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) and Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC)...
Bipolar Disorder (Mania)
Source: MedicineNet Panic Disorder Specialty [2009.08.13]
Title: Bipolar Disorder (Mania)
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 1/13/2003
Last Editorial Review: 8/13/2009
Pharmacy Swine Flu Trial Moves Into Phase II - Pharmaceutical Society Of Australia
Source: Flu / Cold / SARS News From Medical News Today [2010.03.11]
The first phase of a swine flu vaccination program trial conducted in Tasmania by the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia and the Department of Health and Human Services has proved popular with the community. Phase II of the pandemic vaccination program will now be rolled out to allow pharmacy-based clinics to support other elements of the swine flu vaccination program...
Early Foster Care Boosts Quality Of Institutionalized Children's Ties To Caregivers
Source: Caregivers / Homecare News From Medical News Today [2010.02.08]
A new study of young children in orphanages in Bucharest, Romania, has found that children placed in foster care before age 2 were more apt to develop secure attachments to their foster parents than those who entered foster care after age 2...
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