Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission Members to be Named
LITTLE ROCK - Members of the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission are to be announced.
Gov. Asa Hutchinson, Senate President Pro Tem Jonathan Dismang and House Speaker Jeremy Gillam are to announce the appointments Wednesday at the state Capital.
The five-member commission is to administer and regulate the licensing of medical marijuana dispensaries and cultivation facilities in the state. It is to begin accepting applications for the dispensaries by June.
Voters in November passed a state constitutional amendment legalizing medical marijuana for patients with certain conditions, including cancer, glaucoma, Tour...
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - December 7, 2016 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Take the Tourette Test
Find out what you know about a common neuropsychiatric disorder by taking this quick 8-question quiz. (Source: ConsultantLive)
Source: ConsultantLive - November 23, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Leo Robert Tags: Quiz Special Report Mental Health Source Type: news
Disability: My Life With Tourette ’ s Syndrome
I made the choice to sacrifice social acceptability for the freedom to be myself. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - November 23, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: SHANE FISTELL Tags: Tourette's Syndrome Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Source Type: news
Preventive Therapy for OCD?
The postpartum period is sometimes accompanied by anxiety, depression, and even obsessive-compulsive disorder. Studies on preventive therapy for postpartum OCD have shown promising results. What a great idea! Stop OCD in its tracks before it has a chance to latch on to people and wreak havoc in their lives.
But why limit this preventive therapy to women who have just given birth? We know that obsessive-compulsive disorder sometimes runs in families. We know that there are often subtle signs of OCD before it becomes full-blown. We know that OCD involves anxiety and is often seen with co-existing conditions such as de...
Source: Psych Central - November 18, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Janet Singer Tags: Antidepressants Caregivers Children and Teens Cognitive-Behavioral Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Psychology Anxiety Cognitive Behavior Therapy Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor Source Type: news
Pharma Technology Focus – Issue 53
In this issue: Pfizer ’s acquisition of AstraZeneca’s antibiotics unit, new ideas to tackle antimicrobial resistance, vaccines to look out for in 2017, targeting Tourette syndrome, using ketamine to treat depression, and more. (Source: Pharmaceutical Technology)
Source: Pharmaceutical Technology - November 17, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Brain Scans of Children with Tourette's Provides Clues
Researchers identify areas in the brains of children with Tourette ' s syndrome that appear markedly different from same areas in other children (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 9, 2016 Category: Disability Tags: Medical Research Source Type: news
Children with Tourettes are 'quicker at using sounds to form words'
Children with Tourette's syndrome were much faster at repeating a list of made-up words - known as phonology - researchers from Newcastle University found. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 5, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Children with Tourette syndrome may have an edge at language
Ryan MaassNEWCASTLE, England, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- Children with Tourette syndrome may have advantages when learning a language compared to their neurotypical peers, a small study suggests. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - September 29, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Tourette's Behaviors Not a Sign of Aggression Tourette's Behaviors Not a Sign of Aggression
The impulsive, sometimes problematic behavior exhibited by individuals with Tourette ' s syndrome is not, as commonly thought, a sign of aggression, new research shows.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - September 26, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news
Tourette Threat Surges for Babies When Mom Smokes in Pregnancy
Title: Tourette Threat Surges for Babies When Mom Smokes in PregnancyCategory: Health NewsCreated: 9/16/2016 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 9/19/2016 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Kids Health General)
Source: MedicineNet Kids Health General - September 19, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Tourette Threat Surges for Babies When Mom Smokes in Pregnancy
Researchers probe increased risk of chronic tics and other disorders due to prenatal nicotine exposure
Source: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Pages: Pregnancy and Substance Abuse, Tourette Syndrome (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - September 16, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Maternal smoking could lead to an increased risk for Tourette syndrome, tic disorders
An association between maternal smoking during pregnancy and an increased risk for Tourette syndrome and other chronic tic disorders has been uncovered by researchers. The link seems especially strong for complex presentations of Tourette syndrome in which two or more psychiatric disorders are present. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - September 7, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Maternal smoking could lead to an increased risk for Tourette syndrome and tic disorders
(Elsevier) A study published in the September 2016 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry found an association between maternal smoking during pregnancy and an increased risk for Tourette syndrome and other chronic tic disorders. The link seems especially strong for complex presentations of Tourette syndrome in which two or more psychiatric disorders are present. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - September 7, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Schizophrenia drug makes tics less severe in children with Tourrette's
< img src= " http://cdnph.upi.com/rss/i/14691257497792/Schizophrenia-drug-makes-tics-less-severe-in-children-with-Tourrettes_t.jpg " > Stephen Feller < br / > WASHINGTON, July 21 (UPI) -- A drug used to treat schizophrenia is also effective at reducing tics in children with Tourette's disorder, according to a recent analysis of studies. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - July 21, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Aripiprazole reduces severity of tics in children with Tourette's disorder
(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News) A meta-analysis of clinical trials evaluating the effectiveness of aripiprazole for the treatment of Tourette's disorder (TD) in children and adolescents showed a significantly greater overall improvement in total tics and tic severity from pretreatment to post-treatment for the aripiprazole compared to the placebo group. The drug was safe, with drowsiness, nausea, and headache being the most common adverse effects, according to the study published in Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - July 20, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
