An Australian Institute of Health and Welfare report released today contains further evidence that mental health problems are widespread in Australian society.
About 20.7 million prescriptions for mental-health related medication were filled under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) in the year ending June 2006, compared to 18.5 million five years earlier.
Overall, the number of prescriptions increased […]
NBCNC — Millions of Americans take Prozac to treat depression, but now a new pooch-friendly version of the antidepressant is available for dogs who suffer from separation anxiety.
The FDA has approved a chewable beef-flavored tablet called Reconcile.
It’s designed to minimize a dog’s distress from being left alone.
Research shows more than ten million, or up to […]
Drug maker Forest Laboratories Inc. said Tuesday that it swung to a quarterly loss due to costs associated with its January acquisition of biotech drug maker Cerexa Inc.
The company lost $237.9 million, or 75 cents per share, in its fiscal fourth quarter, compared with a profit of $91.9 million, or 28 cents per share, in […]
Nearly 10 million canines are said to suffer anxiety when separated from their owners, but the company that manufactures Prozac is offering relief to both the dogs and their owners.
Eli Lily and Co. launched Reconcile, its first prescription medication for dogs, in the United States on Friday.
In combination with behaviour management, the medication is said […]
Eli Lilly and Co., which built its reputation on insulin and the antidepressant Prozac, launched its first prescription medicine for pets on Friday.
The company will market Reconcile, a beef-flavoured chewable tablet that helps treat dogs for separation anxiety, in the United States.
The medicine is supposed to be used in combination with behaviour management training to […]
PHILADELPHIA, April 13 (UPI) — Hot flashes are not just a female menopausal symptom, a U.S. researcher said.
A study by Laura Hanisch of the University of Pennsylvania, published in the journal Psychophysiology, says men who’ve undergone chemical castration for conditions such as prostate cancer experience hot flashes similar to those experienced by menopausal women.
Internet Pharmacy […]
Anything that stimulates your brain, including the words you are reading at this moment, affects the way you think. But, as neuroscientists are learning, this road runs in two directions: While your brain produces your thoughts, your thoughts have the ability to make physical changes in your brain.
For example, if you develop the habit of […]
In the good old days when Freud was king, we had “psychosomatic” illnesses, saying the illness was “all in your head” i.e. imaginary. Naturally, patients resented the implication they were either making up the illness or causing it by their negative thoughts.
Usually what I told my patient was that their heads were attached to their […]
The licence for Prozac (fluoxetine) has been extended to include the treatment of moderate to severe major depressive episodes in children aged eight and above.
Treatment should be initiated and monitored by a specialist and should be offered to a child or young person with moderate to severe depression only in combination with concurrent psychological therapy. […]