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PHILADELPHIA, May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Research explores data on treatments for psychiatric disorders; health economics and outcomes research also to be presented Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPG), the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, announces that it will present scientific data in 7 poster presentations at the American Psychiatric Association (APA) 166th Annual Meeting in San Francisco, May 18-22. The data being presented...

Cocaine provides short-term high but long-term problems for adults and children. Recovery Associates provides clinical and therapeutic aid toward stopping its use with their cocaine addiction treatment and rehab services. (PRWEB) May 09, 2013 Cocaine abuse remains problematic for adults and children alike across the United States, leaving them in precarious health situations. Research provided by the National Institute on Drug Abuse indicates that cocaine is a powerfully addictive...

Becomes the first stimulant medication approved for maintenance treatment in patients ages 6 and above with ADHD PHILADELPHIA, May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY), the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the prescription medication Vyvanse(R) (lisdexamfetamine dimesylate) Capsules, (CII) as a maintenance treatment in children and adolescents with...

Personal Injury Attorney, Jason Waechter examines the growing trend of dietary supplements and highlights the extreme risk they may pose for injury or even death. (PRWEB) April 25, 2013 There has been talk about a popular dietary supplement called Jack3d (pronounced "Jacked") in the news recently. The product's website, Jack3d.org, lists 1,3-Dimethylamlamine, or DMAA on its ingredient label, along with caffeine and several other substances. A quick web search reveals that...

Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Last week the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a public warning about the stimulant dimethylamylamine, or DMAA. This comes after several medical researchers have discovered that the stimulant could lead to heart attacks or, in the case of two American soldiers, even death. DMAA is marketed by its manufacturers as a fat-burning, muscle-building stimulant that enhances performance in weight lifting and other sports....

redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online New hope for the estimated 1.4 million Americans addicted to cocaine could come in the form of a laser-inspired treatment that could effectively turn off their craving for the illicit drug, claims research published in this week’s edition of the journal Nature. According to HealthDay News, scientists from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and the US National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) used laser light to...

Delray Recovery Center is Florida facility that offers individual treatment plans for drug addiction, alcohol addiction, eating disorders and co-occurring disorders including depression, anxiety and bipolar disorder. The center is releasing a new infographic on the dangers of bath salt abuse, which is becoming an increasing problem throughout the U.S. Delray Beach, FL (PRWEB) April 04, 2013 Bath salts can cause heart attacks, stroke, swelling of the brain, coma and death, according to the...

Varenicline reduces depressive mood, craving and reward value of cigarettes when smokers attempt to quit Smokers have a higher probability of quitting smoking and a better overall cessation experience when taking varenicline compared to bupropion and to placebo – unmedicated assisted smoking cessation –according to a study published in the journal JAMA Psychiatry. A team led by Paul Cinciripini, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Behavioral Science at The University of Texas MD...

-- Clinical Entry Planned for Second Half of 2013 -- SEATTLE, March 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Omeros Corporation (NASDAQ: OMER) today announced that it has elucidated the mechanism of action of its phosphodiesterase 7 (PDE7) inhibitors in the neural network shown to be responsible for addiction in humans. Omeros believes that it is the first to discover the link between PDE7 and any addiction or compulsive disorder, and the Company is establishing a broad intellectual property...

Marijuana Remains Most Commonly Detected; Oral Fluid Finding More Positives MADISON, N.J., March 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Job candidates subject to pre-employment drug screening tested positive for illicit drugs at a greater rate in the first six months of 2012 than in all of 2011, according to Drug Testing Index(TM) (DTI) data released today by Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX), the world's leading provider of diagnostic information services. The positivity rate from pre-employment...