Bipolar News for August 24, 2006

Bipolar News

August 24, 2006

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Man Comes to Court Drunk on DUI Charge
FOX News - USA
... hearing, when his blood alcohol registered .20. He said he was on medication for bipolar disorder and other mental health issues.

Robbins gets probation in police brawl
Globe and Mail - Canada
Miami — Former NFL lineman Barret Robbins was placed on probation Monday and ordered to continue treatment for bipolar disorder under a plea agreement ...

Lafave gets permission for NBC interview
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
... He granted permission Monday for the interview, according to court records. "Debbie really wanted to explain her bipolar illness in hopes that it might be ...

Bipolar study fills Latino void
Whittier Daily News
... Church. The two women discussed their investigation into the genetics of bipolar disorder, focusing on the Latino community. "It's ...

Living on through his artwork
Lynchburg News and Advance
... Elizabeth says her son's artwork is dark and believes it's strongly influenced by his struggles with depression and bipolar disorder, which he was ...

Doctor testifies to Frazier's psychological state
San Jose Mercury News
... A doctor testified Tuesday that Robert Frazier is a complex person who suffers from a variety of psychological symptoms including bipolar disorder and organic ...

Predictors of Bipolar Disorder Risk
Medscape
David J. Muzina, MD, Director, Adult Inpatient Psychiatry/Director, Bipolar Disorders Clinic, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, email address ...

Homeless woman was loved but lost, kin say
Ashland City Times
By TRAVIS LOLLER. Tara Cole had bipolar disorder and would disappear sometimes without a trace. ... "She was bipolar and would not stay on her meds.". ...

Report Shows New Information Concerning Progression of Bipolar ...
Associated Content
... in Biological Psychiatry by researchers from the Yale School of Medicine reported astounding information concerning the progression of bipolar disorder. ...

Matt Lauer Interviews Former Teacher Debra Lafave
NBC 6 Miami
A Tampa teacher who had sex with a 14-year-old student will be on NBC, talking about the bipolar illness she suffers from.

Dr. María Félix-Ortiz: Some have multiple mental disorders, so a diagnosis takes time
San Antonio Express News
Dear Dr. Felix-Ortiz: I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder but none of the medications that I have tried so far in the last 15 years have worked.

More drugs get slapped with lawsuits
USA Today
A new batch of drugs faces a barrage of lawsuits claiming that they injured users and that manufacturers are to blame. More than 6,000 lawsuits have been filed against four drugs taken by millions: hormone-replacement drug Prempro, birth-control patch Ortho Evra, anti-psychotic Seroquel and anti-seizure drug Neurontin.

ADHD Drug to Get Stronger Warning
HealthDay via Yahoo! News
TUESDAY, Aug. 22 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. officials have asked a pharmaceutical company to add a label warning of a risk for heart problems for patients taking the prescription drug Dexedrine, a stimulant used to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

Lafave gets permission for NBC interview
AP via Yahoo! News Wed, 23 Aug 2006 2:05 PM PDT
Debra Lafave, the former middle-school teacher who admitted having sex with a 14-year-old student, got a judge's permission to sit down at a hotel for a national TV interview with NBC's Matt Lauer.

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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August 24, 2006

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Don't be a Victim of Pharmacy Errors

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