Archive for November, 2008

Independent, The (London) - Business Digest

Friday, November 28th, 2008

AstraZeneca wins Seroquel case
*The Anglo-Swedish pharmaceutical group AstraZeneca received a boost yesterday when an American court upheld its patent over the $4bn- (2bn) a- year schizophrenia and bipolar blockbuster Seroquel.
The Ne…

IED, (Intermittent Explosive Disorder) The Making Of A New Disease

Saturday, November 22nd, 2008

Do not panic Intermittent Explosive Disorder is not contagious. Though there are real dangers if you confront someone with this new disease. One of the warnings sighs of this disease is anger that can lead to damage property or threaten to injure others. According to a study by Harvard University about 10 million adult men in the U.S. have this disease. The disease is called…

Business Wire - Research & Markets: Only Eli Lilly’s Symbyax and AstraZeneca’s Seroquel have Received FDA Approval for Treatment of Bipolar Depression

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

DUBLIN, Ireland — Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c53479) has announced the addition of the Decision Resources, Inc report: Bipolar Disorder: Can Competitive Advantage Be Established in a Chall…

Drug May Calm Agitation From Alzheimer’s

Friday, November 14th, 2008

July 22, 2004 (Philadelphia) — Caregivers of Alzheimer’s patients know all too well the behavioral problems, such as agitation, that often accompany the memory loss seen in Alzheimer’s disease. But researchers have now found that a medication may help tame agitation.

Agitation associated with Alzheimer’s disease is the No. 1 reason that dementia patients are admitted to nursing homes…

Antipsychotic Drugs for Alzheimer’s?

Saturday, November 8th, 2008

Oct. 11, 2006 — The antipsychotic drugs Zyprexa, Seroquel, and Risperdal may help some Alzheimer’s patients, but their side effects should be carefully weighed, a new study shows.
The 36-week study, published in The New England Journal of Medicine, included 421 people with Alzheimer’s-related …

National Review - An eye for detail

Tuesday, November 4th, 2008

Dr. Rob Long–I was greatly distressed to learn that your client Hillary Clinton had stabbed you in the eye with a pencil. As I’m sure you know, the best predictor of violent behavior is past violent behavior, so I was surprised at your lack of precaution with this particular woman.
Be that as it may, as a colleague, I wanted to offer some consultation on the case. Regarding medications, …