Bipolar News for December 19, 2005

Bipolar News

December 19, 2005

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Man who threatened judge denied release
The Garden Island Sat, 17 Dec 2005 6:55 AM PST
LIHU'E - A 45-year-old Indiana man found not guilty by reason of insanity for threatening state employees and a judge in 1998 and 1999 had his
conditional release revoked this week.

Mental illness plagued woman killed by police
St. Louis Post-Dispatch Fri, 16 Dec 2005 10:30 PM PST
Susan J. Riegel celebrated success for decades before mental illness shredded her life.

Death row inmate loses appeal
Lincoln Journal Star Fri, 16 Dec 2005 10:16 PM PST
Death row inmate David Dunster's claim that his guilty plea should be vacated because he was under the influence of medications was rejected by the Nebraska Supreme Court Friday.

Melville arborist dies in a tree-climbing accident
Newsday.com Fri, 16 Dec 2005 6:51 PM PST
When Laura DeSalvo came across John Johnson's Match.com profile five years ago, she fell for him almost immediately.

Air Marshals 'Had To Stop Threat'
CBS News Sat, 17 Dec 2005 9:33 PM PST
Officials and security experts all say the two air marshals aboard a jet on the ground in Miami were "exactly" right in shooting and killing a passenger who claimed to have a bomb in his backpack. There were no other injuries.

Emerald Commons to offer the homeless housing and support services
The Plain Dealer Sun, 18 Dec 2005 1:41 AM PST
The Housing First Initiative, which seeks to boost the amount of permanent supportive housing in Cuyahoga County, has launched its first project after three years' efforts.

Ron Artest - An Issue that Has Been Alluded to
HoopsWorld.com Sun, 18 Dec 2005 6:14 AM PST
Rarely has a potential trade asset come on the market in the early part of a season that legitimately sparks so much interest as Ron Artest.

Ready for Winter
The Ironton Tribune Sun, 18 Dec 2005 1:10 AM PST
With just a week left in the Christmas shopping season, gifts will be flying off the shelves. But there is one gift that's not only free, but often overlooked in this busy time of year: The gift of health. But with a few simple steps, this gift is easily attainable, and keeps giving all year round.

PCPs More Influenced by Aggressive Marketing of Bipolar Drugs than Psychiatrists
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance Mon, 19 Dec 2005 5:00 AM PST Decision Resources, Inc., one of the world's leading research and advisory firms focusing on pharmaceutical and health care issues, finds that primary care physicians are more likely to be influenced by aggressive marketing of bipolar drugs than psychiatrists.

Family uses grief to help others
Belleville News-Democrat Mon, 19 Dec 2005 1:15 AM PST
The family could have buried the memory of a vibrant, loving daughter and sister nearly three years ago.

Ready for Winter
The Ironton Tribune Mon, 19 Dec 2005 8:11 AM PST
With just a week left in the Christmas shopping season, gifts will be flying off the shelves. But there is one gift that's not only free, but often overlooked in this busy time of year: The gift of health. But with a few simple steps, this gift is easily attainable, and keeps giving all year round.

Payne drugs case verdict due Thursday
Sydney Morning Herald Mon, 19 Dec 2005 1:30 AM PST
An Indonesian court will announce its verdict on Thursday in the case of an Australian man arrested for using crystal methamphetamine. -

Program addresses danger of prescription drug abuse
Wisconsin State Journal Sun, 18 Dec 2005 11:03 PM PST
"There is no single profile of someone who abuses prescription drugs. There is no set stereotype." And Catherine Zdeblick should know.

This Week's Bipolar News

Most important things we can give: love, time
BizJournals
Dr. Paul Keck Jr. is president and CEO of the $28 million, 64-bed Lindner Center of Hope in Mason and executive vice chairman and Lindner Professor of Psychiatry & Neuroscience in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. A graduate of Dartmouth College and the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Keck is an expert in bipolar disorder and has published more ...

Discrimination at Work
About - News Issues
... is really disturbing that an employer could be so crass. Have you told your employer about having bipolar disorder? What has your experience been with this?

Bipolar mom is too much for hard-pressed couple
The Standard-Times
Dear Annie: Three months ago, my husband and I accompanied my 71-year-old mother to our home in California. She was released to my care because the authorities in Pennsylvania felt she could no longer manage on her own. She has a history of mental...

Man gets 30 years for murdering mother
Naperville Sun
Cliff Newcomer suffers from bipolar disorder, the release said. The mangled body of Marilyn Newcomer, 55, was discovered about 11:45 pm on Jan. ...

Many Famous People Suffer With Bipolar Disorder
Corsavoo.com
Writers have been some of the most famous people with bipolar disorder. Mark Twain was one such writer. He, like many other writers, was highly functional ...

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