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Proteins Implicated in Brain Disease
Psych Central
Scientists have discovered a set of brain proteins responsible for some
of the most common and devastating brain diseases. The proteins underlie
epilepsy, depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disease, mental retardation
and neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimers and Huntingtons
diseases. The reason such a remarkable number of diseases are relevant
to this set of proteins is that these ...
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Specialty Care Costs for Patients With Bipolar Disorder are Higher Than
Diabetes and Other
Newswise
Mayo Clinic researchers have found that bipolar disorder is more costly
than other chronic conditions such as diabetes, depression, asthma or
coronary artery disease.
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The Herts Advertiser
Herts Advertiser
A MISSING mother-of-three, who was last seen more than three weeks ago,
has been found dead. Clare Kenneford, 42, suffered from bipolar disorder
and had no medication with her.
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Marketing executives at British drugmaker AstraZeneca PLC for years
blocked efforts by company scientists to raise ...
KAKE
They say their claim is backed by internal documents released Wednesday
as part of ongoing lawsuits against the company brought by patients
alleging they were harmed by the blockbuster drug for schizophrenia and
bipolar disorder.
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Prepared Patient: Managing Mental and Medical Illness
Newswise
For many people, physical conditions can lead to mental health problems
that are often ignored and untreated. And in a health-care Catch 22, the
drugs that help people manage bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and
depression can have serious physical side effects.
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AstraZeneca Planned Off-Label Drug Sales in 2000
Bloomberg
Its usage was expanded twice more during a two-year period starting in
2004 to treat bipolar disorders. Many of the lawsuits contend
AstraZeneca promoted ...
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AstraZeneca e-mails show debate on Seroquel risks
The Associated Press
He noted that the US Food and Drug Administration in the past several
years has approved Seroquel as safe for new uses — bipolar mania, then
bipolar ...
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Bad mother? So what, says US writer Ayelet Waldman
Reuters - USA
Maybe because I am bipolar there are things I am willing to talk about
that other people are not," she said. "Sure, there has always been bad
mothers but ...
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Herman Van Bragt pleads no contest in Palo Alto stabbing
death of ...
San Jose
Mercury News
His mother has said Van Bragt suffers from bipolar disease and had a
dream Haggquist wanted to kill her. He was trying to "protect" her, she
said. ...
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Bipolar Man Comedy Tour
Marco Eagle
Guy Richards “Bipolar Man,” a show that is dazzling audiences all across
the country, comes to Big Cypress Market Place. Richards gears his humor
toward ...
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Bipolar Disorder
Alternative Health Journal
By Dan Sevigny, Community Contributor -- Published: May 19, 2009 Bipolar
Disorder is a mental illness that affects over 2 million people. ...
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Missing person last seen in town
Huntington Herald Dispatch
He said David Hostetler has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, manic
depressive disorder and anxiety disorder and may be off his medication.
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FDA clears Risperdal Consta for bipolar I disorder
SmartBrief -
Washington,DC,USA
Janssen received FDA approval to use Risperdal Consta, a long-acting
version of bipolar disorder drug Risperdal, in people with bipolar I
disorder. ...
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Man says he planned to shoot 2 inside Maine church
The Associated Press
He says he has bipolar disorder and planned to flee after the shooting.
He says he had to get out of Maine "because the demons are after me."
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Pilot project offers shelter from the chaos within
Globe
and Mail
Now 20, Nicole has been sober since January, and she's also taking
medication for bipolar disorder. She was diagnosed through the Inner
City Youth Mental ...
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Alkermes drug wins second FDA approval
Boston Business Journal
Drug maker Alkermes Inc. said one of its products, a therapy for
schizophrenia, has received an additional approval from the U.S. Food
and Drug Administration to be used for the treatment of bipolar
disorder. (JJ) (ALKS)
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Bipolar patients often relapse: study
Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Results of a study suggest that bipolar
disorder has a high relapse rate. In the study, researchers found
evidence that three fourths of the hospitalizations for treatment of
bipolar disorder are repeat admissions.
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STP singer finds comfort in hymn
Las Vegas Review-Journal
You never know how life will turn out for a little boy. Scott Weiland is
the idolized singer for Stone Temple Pilots and the ex-singer of Velvet
Revolver -- yet he was tripped up by bipolar disorder, heroin (he's in
recovery) and arrests.
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New Drugs Have Allure, Not Track Record
New York Times
Recently, one of my residents told me about a patient with bipolar
disorder whose psychiatrist had prescribed an exotic cocktail of drugs a
sedative, a new mood stabilizer and the latest antipsychotic medication.
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Can I take Serenity for my bipolar disorder? Part 1
EmpowHer
Bipolar is a very complex disorder and its treatment is not very
satisfactory. The majority of patients with bipolar remain dissatisfied
with current-day ...
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Untreated and unhoused
Record Herald
Also, those who suffer from bipolar, major depression and schizophrenia
-like Ayers- often misinterpret help offered from others and react
irrationally. ...
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State Mental Hospital Death Not Investigated
KMGH 7 Denver
When 21-year-old Josh Garcia entered the Colorado Mental Health
Institute at Pueblo, his family was hoping that the he would receive
treatment for his bipolar disorder. Instead, the treatment he received
led to his death, his family says.
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You can make me whole again
gair rhydd
by Emma Barlow Issue 897 Kerry Katona has volunteered to take part in
the world's largest study into bipolar disorder at Cardiff University.
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Theodore D. Jump
Baltimore Sun
By Frederick N. Rasmussen Theodore David Jump, a retired Carroll County
public school educator who used his struggle with bipolar disorder and
alcoholism to ...
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Program to help families touched by mental illness
The Meridian Star
What do you do when your adult child has to move back home because his
bipolar disorder does not allow him to function well enough to maintain
his career?
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Forum addresses mental, physical relation
The Fort Morgan Times
Research suggests that those with schizophrenia, bipolar or
schizoaffective disorder will die an average of 25 years earlier than
those without, and Colorados behavioral health organizations are now
studying this correlation between physical and mental health disorders.
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Ex-patient's suicide spurs family criticism
Jackson Clarion Ledger
The 38-year-old Pearl native had been previously diagnosed as suffering
from bipolar disorder, otherwise known as manic depression. ...
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IA man accused of attacking dad pleads not guilty
WXOW.com
Family members have said Fierstine suffers from bipolar disorder and was
not on his medication at the time of the attack. Fierstine remains in
the Delaware ...
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Fashion show to increase awareness and support of bipolar
disorder ...
U-M Health System News
The runway show hopes to shine a spotlight on bipolar disorder, one of
the most prevalent and least talked about mood disorders in the United
States. ...
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Tips for getting insurance when you have a pre-existing condition
CNN
Nineteen-year-old Stuart Wald is not likely to grow out of his
schizophrenia, bipolar disease and attention-deficit disorder. But he
will, with 100 percent certainty, grow out of the health insurance
coverage he has through his father's employer -- and that day is just a
few years away.
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Frank L. Amodeo: I thought I was 'brilliant'
Orlando Sentinel
Orlando businessman Frank L. Amodeo testified about his complex business
dealings, payroll taxes and his bipolar disorder during the second day
of his ...
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US FDA approves dissolvable version of Lamictal
Forbes
Lamictal, or lamotrigine, is prescribed for the treatment of epilepsy or
bipolar disorders. The company said a dissolvable version, which
disintegrates on ...
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Upton: Help protect your childs mental health
Chattanooga Times Free Press
A 16-year old struggles to break off a physically abusive relationship.
A father faces the fact that his son's bipolar rages have become so
intense that he will need to hospitalize him for a time. A mother
realizes that due to lack of money, her only daughter will need to be
placed in custody to receive the treatment she needs.
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Diagnosing kids with bipolar disorder becoming more common
KING5 Seattle
Diagnosing kids with bipolar disorder is becoming more common and
controversial. Some people worry that children are getting misdiagnosed.
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Breaking Ground In Fighting Bipolar Disorder In Children
KMGH 7 Denver
Bipolar disorder -- it's a term you often hear to describe adults who
suffer from bouts of depression and mania. But can children also have
the disorder? Diagnosing kids with bipolar is becoming more common but
not without controversy. |
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