Sunday, July 09, 2006

Depression Treatment - A Botox Smile Might Also Lift The Spirits




Heat pumps to replace burners and open fires
Scoop - Environment Canterbury will provide funding for an initiative by Line Trust South Canterbury to run a heat pump project in Timaru this winter. The company has been running a Healthy Homes project, which has insulated over 300 homes so far in South
Source: www.scoop.co.nz

Depression, Alchol Abuse Can Linger After Pregnancy
Health Systems Trust - Given the challenges of the postpartum period due to the stresses of parenting and changes in hormone levels, which can themselves sometimes result in postpartum depression, treatment during pregnancy is vital. Although we know about the harmful
Source: www.hst.org.za

A device to treat depression, but not yet accepted
Inside Bay Area - Last July, a top FDA official, citing the lack of alternatives for severely depressed patients, overruled unanimous opposition by 20 members of his staff and approved the device as a depression treatment for adults who had failed four other treatments
Source: www.insidebayarea.com

Bequest to fund birthright, depression center
JTA - An $8 million bequest to UJA-Federation of New York will be used to fund birthright israel trips and a depression treatment center. Arthur Zankel’s bequest will fund 100 fellowships a year for five years for birthright israel, the program that
Source: jta.org

Catholic Health System targets chronic illness
MSNBC - The initial data collection that began in March with diabetes is about to be wrapped up when doctors submit depression treatment data this month. Periodic comparisons of medical claims and patient data will determine how well the program is reaching
Source: www.msnbc.msn.com

Anti-Depressant Safe & Effective for Children
WANE-TV - She and researchers from seven other institutions, including the drug's maker, Pfizer, performed a depression treatment study of nearly 400 children, ages six to 17. These children had all suffered from depression for an average of nearly two years
Source: www.wane.com

Teva wins approval to sell copies of Pfizer's Zoloft
Budapest Business Journal - Effexor was the world's best-selling depression treatment last year with revenue of $3.5 billion. New York-based Pfizer spent $81 million on Zoloft ads in 2004, according to Nielsen Media Research in New York. “I imagine what we'll see now is other
Source: www.bbj.hu

New depression treatment slow and steady
Science Daily - WASHINGTON, May 25 (UPI) -- According to results from brain scans, a relatively small group of patients responded slowly but positively to a new vagal nerve stimulation treatment for severe depression. Patients in the study generally responded around
Source: www.sciencedaily.com