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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Four out of 10 adults who stutter have been denied a job or promotion and 82 percent of children who stutter have been bullied or teased, according to a new survey by the National Stuttering Association. People who stutter make up about 1 percent of the population. Results of the survey were announced today at the organization's national conference in Scottsdale, AZ. While there is no cure for stuttering, the survey of 1,235 people showed that...

Roll-out Scheduled for Week of January 26, 2009 ROANOKE, Va., Jan. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Scientists at Hollins Communications Research Institute (HCRI - www.stuttering.org), a leading center for stuttering research and treatment innovation, have just completed successful trials using Apple's iPhone as a stuttering therapy tool to enhance the transfer of new fluency skills from the clinical setting into real-life situations. To view the Multimedia News Release, go to:...

LEXINGTON, Mass., Sept. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Indevus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that it has signed a development, license and commercialization agreement with Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. for the exclusive, worldwide rights to pagoclone. Indevus previously announced promising data from its 8-week, placebo controlled, double-blind, multi-center Phase II trial in patients with persistent stuttering which showed that pagoclone produced a statistically significant benefit in...

By Amy Norton NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Preschoolers who stutter may have more difficulty controlling their emotions than other children their age, a study has found -- suggesting that emotional factors contribute to the speech disorder. Stuttering is a common speech problem that typically becomes apparent between the ages of 2 and 5 years old. Children may repeat or draw out words or parts of words, or have difficulty beginning a word. The exact cause of stuttering is unknown, but...

By Toni Clarke BOSTON (Reuters) - When Dr. Gerald Maguire was a child, he resolved every New Year's Eve to stop stuttering. The resolution usually lasted less than two hours. Now Maguire is helping investigate an experimental new drug that he believes could offer hope to the more than 3 million Americans who suffer from the speech disorder. The drug, pagoclone, is being developed by Indevus Pharmaceuticals Inc. Results of a 132-patient trial released on Wednesday showed that 55 percent...

By Toni ClarkeBOSTON (Reuters) - When Dr. Gerald Maguire was a child, he resolved every New Year's Eve to stop stuttering. The resolution usually lasted less than two hours.Now Maguire is helping investigate an experimental new drug that he believes could offer hope to the more than 3 million Americans who suffer from the speech disorder.The drug, pagoclone, is being developed by Indevus Pharmaceuticals Inc. Results of a 132-patient trial released on Wednesday showed that 55 percent of...

LONDON (Reuters) - Children who stutter should be treated before they start school to improve the speech disorder that affects about 5 percent of youngsters, Australian scientists said on Friday. Stuttering, or stammering, usually begins when a child is three or four years old. Boys are three times more likely to suffer from the problem. There is no cure for the condition but researchers at the Australian Stuttering Research Center at the University of Sydney who developed and...

LONDON -- Children who stutter should be treated before they start school to improve the speech disorder that affects about 5 percent of youngsters, Australian scientists said on Friday.Stuttering, or stammering, usually begins when a child is three or four years old. Boys are three times more likely to suffer from the problem.There is no cure for the condition but researchers at the Australian Stuttering Research Center at the University of Sydney who developed and evaluated an early...

LONDON (Reuters) - Children who stutter should be treated before they start school to improve the speech disorder that affects about 5 percent of youngsters, Australian scientists said on Friday. Stuttering, or stammering, usually begins when a child is three or four years old. Boys are three times more likely to suffer from the problem. There is no cure for the condition but researchers at the Australian Stuttering Research Center at the University of Sydney who developed and...