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Expectant Brains Help Predict Anxiety Treatment Success
A network of emotion-regulating brain regions implicated in the pathological worry that can grip patients with anxiety disorders may also be useful for predicting the benefits of treatment. A new study appearing online Jan. 2 reports that high levels of brain activity in an emotional center called the amygdala reflect patients' hypersensitivity to anticipation of adverse events.

Colorado QuitLine Offers Tobacco Users Hundreds Of Dollars In Valuable Service And Product To Quit For The New Year
As the new year approaches, thousands of tobacco users have "quit" on their New Year's resolution list. But studies show that those who want to quit find it more difficult in times of stress, such as the current economic downturn. The Colorado QuitLine provides tobacco users with a free telephone coaching service and a free supply of the nicotine patch - valued at approximately $300. Financial stress can be a key smoking trigger.

Flowering Plants Speed Post-surgery Recovery
Contact with nature has long been suspected to increase positive feelings, reduce stress, and provide distraction from the pain associated with recovery from surgery. Now, research has confirmed the beneficial effects of plants and flowers for patients recovering from abdominal surgery. A recent study by Seong-Hyun Park and Richard H.

Missing In Action: 'Where Is The New National Mental Health Plan?' Asks SANE Australia
Australians affected by mental illness are worried by repeated delays in producing a new National Mental Health Plan - SANE Australia calls for prompt action by the Rudd Government and COAG. 2008 is drawing to a close and the Rudd Government is now in its second year in office, yet there is still no new national plan for mental health services, despite widespread acceptance of the urgent need.

Family Rejection Of Lesbian, Gay And Bisexual Children Linked To Poor Health In Early Childhood
For the first time, researchers have established a clear link between family rejection of lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) adolescents and negative health outcomes in early adulthood. The findings will be published in the January issue of Pediatrics, the journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics, in a peer-reviewed article entitled "Family Rejection as a Predictor of Negative Health Outcomes in White and Latino Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Young Adults.

Hebrew University Scientists Succeed Through Stem Cell Therapy In Reversing Brain Birth Defects
Scientists at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have succeeded in reversing brain birth defects in animal models, using stem cells to replace defective brain cells. The work of Prof.

Why Are (the Best) Women So Good At Chess? Participation Rates And Gender Differences In Intellectual Domains
The lack of women at the top level of intellectually demanding activities like science and chess is often attributed to their inferior cognitive abilities. We show in chess that although the best men are better than the best women, the difference is little more than would be expected given the much greater number of men who play.

Well-Developed Community Mental-Health Services Are Associated With Lower Suicide Rates
Well-developed community mental-health services are associated with lower suicide rates than are services oriented towards inpatient treatment provision in hospitals. Thus population mental health can be improved by the use of multi-faceted, community-based, specialised mental-health services.

Rice Psychologist Identifies Area Of Brain Key To Choosing Words
New research by a Rice University psychologist clearly identifies the parts of the brain involved in the process of choosing appropriate words during speech. The study, published in the current issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, could help researchers better understand the speech problems that stroke patients experience. When speaking, a person must select one word from a competing set of words.

Childhood Anxiety Disorders Can And Should Be Treated, According To UT Southwestern National Expert
Anxiety disorders in children and adolescents should be recognized and treated to prevent educational underachievement and adult substance abuse, anxiety disorders and depression, says a nationally recognized child psychiatrist from UT Southwestern Medical Center. In an editorial appearing in the Dec. 25 issue of New England Journal of Medicine, Dr.

Child's ADHD Diagnosis Is Tied To Mother's Health Status
The probability of having one's child receive an attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnosis involves a mother's own medical conditions and her use of health services prior to having the child, a new study finds. What is not clear, however, is whether the effects are due to biological, environmental or psychosocial factors - or some combination of these.

Transcendental Meditation Reduces ADHD Symptoms Among Students: New Study
The Transcendental Meditation technique may be an effective and safe non-pharmaceutical aid for treating ADHD, according to a promising new study published this month in the peer-reviewed online journal Current Issues in Education. The pilot study followed a group of middle school students with ADHD who were meditating twice a day in school.

Teva Announces Tentative Approval Of Generic Seroquel® Tablets
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Nasdaq: TEVA) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted tentative approval for the Company's Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) to market its generic version of AstraZeneca's antipsychotic agent Seroquel® (Quetiapine Fumarate) Tablets, Eq. 25 mg base, 50 mg base, 100 mg base, 150 mg base, 200 mg base, 300 mg base and 400 mg base. The brand product had annual sales of approximately $3.

Homelessness Is Not Just A Housing Problem
The editorial in this month's PLoS Medicine examines how the health needs of the homeless are underrepresented in the medical literature, leading to the failure of health and social systems to address them. At a time when charities warn that the risk of homelessness is closer for many people than has previously been assumed, the editorial argues that "imaginative and collaborative solutions from across the whole spectrum of health and social care providers are needed.

The Effect Of Parental Education On The Heritability Of Children's Reading Disability
Parental education is a strong predictor of socioeconomic status and children's educational environment. Nevertheless, some children continue to experience reading failure in spite of high parental education and support for learning to read. University of Colorado at Boulder psychologists Angela Friend, John C. DeFries and Richard K.