Bipolar News for July 15, 2006

Bipolar News

July 15, 2006

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Bipolar disorder doesn't have to control your life
AZFamily (subscription) - Phoenix,AZ,USA
... is something medically wrong. Rob Morrison was first diagnosed with bipolar disorder when he was just 4 years old. Now, 16 years ...

Changes let 'Tuxedo Joe' suit up anew
Patriot-News - Harrisburg,PA,USA
... Several years ago, the 32-year-old Sanchez was diagnosed and treated for a form of bipolar disorder that manifests itself with rapid and extreme mood swings. ...

Delving into bipolar disorder
OCRegister - Orange County,CA,USA
ORANGE – More than 200 people packed a lecture on bipolar disorder Thursday night, carrying notepads, the newspaper and, in one case, a photo of a loved one ...

Mentally Ill Smoke.... A Lot
About - News & Issues - New York,NY,USA
... Standard definitions of mental illness were employed that included major depression, bipolar disorder, agoraphobia, social and simple phobia, generalized ...

Making light of ups and downs
The Star-Ledger
Comedian Drew Horn rarely runs out of one-liners: He tells his audiences he is building a playground for bipolar children -- it has mood swings.

A family finds new life after months of turmoil
Orange County Register
After months of battling bipolar disorder, Valeria Godines reclaims her life.

Does my son have Bipolar Disorder?
HealthandAge
Does my son have Bipolar Disorder? My son aged 26 is full of energy but never seems to finish anything he starts. He's lost three jobs but doesn't seem to worry about this at all.

Mass-Tort Designation Sought for Anti-Psychotic Drug Suits
Law.com via Yahoo!
Blockbuster drugs manufactured by three multinational pharmaceutical companies are generating headaches in a New Jersey courtroom. Facing a caseload of 235 claims against anti-psychotic drugs Risperdal, Seroquel and Zyprexa that could run into millions of dollars, Superior Court Judge Bryan Garruto has asked the state Supreme Court to roll up the litigation into a single mass tort.

Delving into bipolar disorder
Orange County Register
Many come to learn more about illness. ORANGE - More than 200 people packed a lecture on bipolar disorder Thursday night, carrying notepads, the newspaper and, in one case, a photo of a loved one with the illness.

Going Places
The Times of Northwest Indiana
The Depression, Bipolar Support Alliance features Hole to Whole: Healthy Steps to Recover From Depression for its Aug. 2 lecture held at the Aled P. Davies Independence House, 1454 W. Lincolnway. Kyle Otten, director of Beyond Boundaries and Experiential Therapy, will be the featured speaker.

Witness: Yates knew drownings were wrong
AP via Yahoo! News
In videotaped interviews played for jurors, Andrea Yates said she tried to numb herself to what she was doing to her 7-year-old son as she pushed him under the cold, murky bathtub water while he struggled to come up for air.

Forensic psychiatrist says Yates knew drownings were wrong
Boston Herald
HOUSTON - In videotaped interviews played for jurors, Andrea Yates said she tried to numb herself to what she was doing to her 7-year-old son as she pushed him under the cold, murky bathtub water while...

This Week's Bipolar News

Credit Card Consolidation Speeds Freedom from Debt from Bipolar Disorder
by David Oliver
There's no question that many people dealing with bipolar disorder have unfortunately developed a tremendous amount of debt.

A patient's view of bipolar
Minnesota Public Radio
After being diagnosed with the most severe form of bipolar disorder, Marya Hornbacher chronicles her journey to accepting and managing her mental life.

Mother's mental illness diagnosed a decade ago
Las Vegas Review-Journal
Sherri Love has a history of mental illness dating back more than a decade. The 47-year-old, on trial in District Court on charges she fatally stabbed her 7-year-old daughter, tried to kill herself multiple times and was diagnosed as bipolar, authorities said.

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Don't be a Victim of Pharmacy Errors

CNN Medical News published a story about a woman who was pregnant and filled a prescription for prenatal vitamins at her local Walgreens in St. Louis, Missouri.

Unfortunately, this woman miscarried within a few weeks of taking the drug. Later, she learned that instead of being given a prescription for her prenatal vitamins (Materna), she had instead been given Matulane, which is a chemotherapy drug used to treat Hodgkin's disease, according to a lawsuit filed this month in federal court.

According to the lawsuit, the drug (Matulane) is intended to interfere with cell growth and DNA development.

According to the National Patient Safety Foundation, each year in the United States there are 30 million dispensing errors out of 3 billion prescriptions which occur at outpatient pharmacies. Some errors are minor, and some patients catch them easily; however, other errors can be serious.

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Don't be a Victim of Pharmacy Errors

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July 15, 2006

This Week's Bipolar News

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Don't be a Victim of Pharmacy Errors

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