Many of us don't go to see our dental health care professionals as often as we should, and this is usually for one of two reasons. First, even the strongest of us is often afraid of the dentist. Second, we fear the bill that we associate with that dentist almost as mu...

Gingko biloba extract which helps with the flow of blood throughout the body, appears to have a positive affect on memory function as it also improves the flow of blood to the brain. The improved flow of blood to the brain brings with it more oxygen and should thus he...

SAMe (pronounced sammy), vital for normal brain functioning, is made throughout the body using protein found in the diet. SAMe facilitates the manufacture of chemical messengers called neurotransmitters, including serotonin. Both serotonin and SAMe levels are lower th...

Most religions, Christianity included, teaches a duality that undercuts the power of God and causes confusion at best, and depression at worst. In like fashion we can't embrace a consciousness of defeat and despair while at the same time professing and confessing a co...

It's estimated that the prevalence of agoraphobia in the United States alone is approximately 5%. This could be higher because some people don't seek help, or have not been diagnosed. About a third of people with panic disorder go on to develop agoraphobia. These...

Ask anyone who lives with the fear of panic attack symptoms. It's certainly an uncomfortable thought not know when the next panic attack symptom will emerge. Panic attack is described as an intense and sudden feeling of fear and anxiety. In fact, people having a pani...

Memory loss is just one of the illnesses that commonly hit the folks once they reach their golden years. One of the examples will be Alzheimer's disease that is pretty common among our grandparents. It might be shocking to you if you hear that your 35-year-old friend ...

Jane woke up one morning and was astonished to find a strange man in bed with her. “Who are you and what are you doing here?” she shouted as the man looked on with surprise and shock. Jane, aged 71 is suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. The intruder in her b...

Lamictal, or lamotrigine, is an anti-seizure medication that has been prescribed to treat epileptic seizures for about 10 years. In addition to its mood stabilizing effects, Lamictal has antidepressant effects as well that have been prescribed for bipolar or manic dep...

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In the United States, 2.4 million people have anxiety attacks. Anxiety attacks are the most common emotional disorder in the US, occurs in more people than Bipolar Disorder, ADHD and alcohol abuse.Most doctors will tell you there is no cure for anxiety disorder, but ...

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The pharmaceutical industry is in the midst of an unprecedented change in its business model. Large pharmaceutical companies, while retaining remnants of their research divisions and some of their local manufacturing facilities, will soon cut to their core business of...

Depression is normally a health problem that no one would want to come across in there lifetime. However, this condition is among the challenges that people cannot easily run away from. For this reason, depression medication had to be found so that patients could easi...

These include newer medications chiefly the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) the tricyclics, and the monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs). The SSRIs and other newer medications that affect neurotransmitters such as dopamine or norepinephrine generally h...

Intermittent explosive disorder (IED) is a behavioral disorder characterized by extreme expressions of anger, often to the point of uncontrollable rage, that are disproportionate to the situation at hand. IED is marked by several discrete episodes of failure to resis...

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Food and Drug Administration officials will seek a strong "black box" warning for epilepsy drugs cautioning about the risk of suicidal thoughts and behavior, an agency spokeswoman told Reuters Monday. "We are going to ask for a boxed warning on...

BELTSVILLE, Md. (Reuters) - Anti-seizure drugs for treating epilepsy carry an increased risk of suicidal thoughts and behavior, but not enough to warrant a black box warning, a U.S. advisory panel concluded Thursday. Members of the Food and Drug Administration's pane...

Until recently, bipolar disorder was rarely diagnosed in adolescence. Due to developmental issues and overlapping symptoms with other disorders, diagnosing bipolar disorder is often a confusing and complex process. It is a serious, but treatable mental illness th...

Life is full of emotional ups and downs. But when the "down" times are long lasting or interfere with your ability to function, you may be suffering from a common, serious illness--depression. Clinical depression clinical depressionn. See depression. affects m...

According to the American Camping Association (ACA, 2002), there are virtually thousands of camps across the United States hosting an estimated 10 million children and adolescents each year. Of these children and adolescents attending camp, many will display mental he...

JERUSALEM -- Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Nasdaq: TEVA) announced today that it has commenced commercial shipment of its generic version of Lamictal[R] (Lamotrigine) Tablets, 25mg, 100 mg, 150 mg, and 200 mg. Teva's Lamotrigine tablets are the AB-rated...

Generic Equivalent to GlaxoSmithKline's Lamictal[R] Tablets, 25 mg, 100 mg, 150 mg and 200 mg HAWTHORNE, N.Y. -- Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. ("Taro," the "Company," Pink Sheets: TAROF) reported today that it has received tentative approval from the U.S...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Epilepsy drugs are associated with a higher risk of suicidal thoughts and behavior, U.S. drug reviewers said in an analysis that was released Wednesday and mirrored earlier findings. "The effect appears consistent among the group of 11 drugs" t...

If you suffer from epilepsy and you live in Athens you are less likely to receive the vital drugs you need for treatment than if you live in London, Berlin or Amsterdam. And, says Konstantinos Lourantos, president of the Association of Pharmacies of Attica, the fact t...

* New data suggest that Lamictal, an anti-convulsant medication, protects against bipolar depression, or bipolar I disorder. The findings were presented at the scientific sessions of the American Psychiatric Association. Lamictal is marketed by GlaxoSmithKline. The pr...

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Strength of Recommendations Key clinical recommendation Label References Tricyclic antidepressants may be used for A 5, 8, 11, 21 treatment of chronic neuropathic and non-neuropathic pain syndromes. Tricyclic antidepressants are more ...

Close to $63 billion worth of branded drugs are set to lose their patents between 2007 and 2012, paving the way for generic replicas. This year, to date, the biggest drug to lose its patent has been Sanofi-Aventis' $2.2-billion sleep medication, Ambien. ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved lamotrigine (Lamictal) for the long-term maintenance treatment of adults with bipolar I disorder to delay the time to occurrence of mood episodes (depression, mania, hypomania, mixed episodes) in patients treated for ...

Background: About 50 persons in 100,000 have epilepsy. In 30 to 40 percent of cases, seizures are generalized. This form of epilepsy usually begins at an early age and has a genetic predisposition, but it does not have obvious causative factors. Valproate (Depacon) cu...

The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) announced in late June that it had approved the first generic version of the cholesterol-lowering medication simvastatin (Zocor). The generic version of simvastatin is expected to cost about half of the $4.40 per pill pric...

LOS ANGELES -- Adjunctive therapy with lamotrigine significantly reduced the number of primary generalized tonic-clonic seizures in children and adolescents in whom such seizures are inadequately controlled with other antiepileptic drugs alone, judging from finding...

Labels on more than 30 medications will be altered in an attempt to cut down on medication dispensing errors, according to the FDA. The agency is embarking upon a seven-point plan in 2002 to cut down on drug errors. In addition to improving reporting procedures, FDA i...

Temporal Lobe Seizure - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment Methods Temporal lobe seizure is the most frequent cause of partial seizures and aura. During a temporal lobe seizure, you may smack your lips, swallow repeatedly or pick at things with your fingers. ...