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NESS ZIONA, Israel, May 31, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- NeuroDerm, Ltd. announced today that Oded Lieberman, PhD MBA, the company's Chief Executive Officer, will present at the Jefferies 2013 Global Healthcare Conference in New York on Monday, June 3, 2013 at 8:00 a.m. EDT. The conference will be held at the Grand Hyatt in New York, NY. About NeuroDerm NeuroDerm is an emerging pharmaceutical company that develops therapies for the treatment of CNS diseases. NeuroDerm's...
DALLAS, May 31, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- The newly released e-book "CAREERS - A Brainwise Guide to Finding Fulfillment at Work" identifies how seven core behaviors lead to career satisfaction as well as emotional and psychological health. Each behavior (Change, Appreciate, Risk, Explore, Endure, Reflect, and Sacrifice) mirrors aspects of essential brain function. The book inventively expands the definition of career success beyond paths and positions by emphasizing healthy...
Ambien Addiction Treatment and Drug Rehab Offered by Recovery Associates, Helping People Discover Better Life Choices WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (PRWEB) May 30, 2013 Recovery Associates, through its multiple therapeutic tracks, is starting to place an emphasis upon Ambien addiction treatment, helping men and women break away from using this sometimes potent drug. According to the National Coalition against Drug Abuse, Ambien is a brand name of the drug zolpidem. It’s commonly used as a...
NORWALK, Conn., May 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The long awaited--and much debated--Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, better known as DSM-5, made its debut at the American Psychiatric Association's annual convention in San Francisco last week. With it came excitement and concerns over the changes found within. Psychiatric Times covered that meeting and offers psychiatrists insights about those changes and the potential impact they may have on clinical practice. Among...
Brett Smith for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online A new study from researchers at Yale and Columbia suggests that a lack of sleep after suffering a heart attack could be due to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The study, which was published in Annals of Behavioral Medicine, builds on previous evidence suggesting that heart attack survivors with PTSD have twice the risk of having another cardiac episode or of dying within one to three years, compared to those patients without...
University of Washington The pattern of brain responses to words in 2-year-old children with autism spectrum disorder predicted the youngsters' linguistic, cognitive and adaptive skills at ages 4 and 6, according to a new study. The findings, to be published May 29 in PLOS ONE, are among the first to demonstrate that a brain marker can predict future abilities in children with autism. "We've shown that the brain's indicator of word learning in 2-year-olds already diagnosed with...
Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online A new study conducted at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has found no link between medications taken for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and substance abuse in adulthood. Previous research has indicated that children with ADHD are more likely to develop into drug users as adults, and until now it was suspected that the stimulants taken to control this condition were responsible for the abuse....
~Sheff to Chat Live about Drug Addiction as a Disease, Treatment and Recovery NEW YORK, May 30, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Partnership at Drugfree.org, the national nonprofit leading The Medicine Abuse Project, a multi-year initiative aimed at preventing half a million teens from abusing prescription and over-the-counter medicines over the next five years, is partnering with author and parent advocate, David Sheff. He will be the featured guest on the next "Meet The Parents...
Into Action Treatment, is devoted to helping drug addicts and alcoholics recover from a hopeless state of body and mind, and they are now partnering with Rise Up Gallery who help people living with paralysis create a new life for themselves. Call Into Action Treatment Center at 1-855-933-6732 for help if you or a loved one are suffering with addiction and need help. Miami, Florida (PRWEB) May 29, 2013 Florida drug rehab center, Into Action Treatment, collaborated with Rise Up Gallery in...
The award winning series Breakthroughs has selected to do a short documentary on the program at Recovery Associates. The piece will highlight different aspects of Recovery Associates approach to drug and alcohol treatment. (PRWEB) May 29, 2013 Hosted by Martin Sheen, Breakthroughs delivers an insightful and groundbreaking look into a wide range of relevant topics. Breakthroughs contacted Recovery Associates Addiction Treatment Center to feature its unique, multi-track drug and alcohol...
