Panic Disorder

... PharmaLive: Pfizer's Lyrica Approved for the Treatment of Generalized Anxiety Disorder in Europe DRUG APPROVALS Pfizer's Lyrica Approved for the Treatment of Generalized Anxiety Disorder in Europe An estimated 12 million patients in Europe suffer from generalized anxiety disorder, a common and chronic psychiatric disorder characterized by excessive worry and tension NEW YORK, March 27, 2006 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Pfizer Inc said today that the European Commission has approved Lyrica(R) (pregabalin) for the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) in adults.

In the European Union, it is estimated that nearly 12 million patients suffer from GAD on a yearly basis yet only one-third of these patients are properly diagnosed and even fewer received effective treatment.

Lyrica's approval was based on five randomized double-blind clinical trials involving over 2,000 patients.

Data from a combination of five placebo-controlled studies demonstrate that Lyrica provides rapid and sustained efficacy for the treatment of GAD.

As early as the first week of treatment, Lyrica was shown to be significantly effective in providing relief of both emotional symptoms, such as depressive symptoms and panic, as well as physical symptoms, including headaches and muscle aches.

"GAD is much more than the normal anxiety people experience under times of stress.

It is a chronic, debilitating illness that can greatly disrupt an individual's daily life, yet the disorder is under-treated," said D...

... A trance encounter SEARCH Pick Newspaper Star-Ledger Times, Trenton Jersey Journal Gloucester Times Express-Times Bridgeton News Today's Sunbeam Hunterdon Democrat Reporter, Somerset The Warren Reporter Independent Press Suburban News Cranford Chronicle Record-Press FIND A BUSINESS More Long-Term Archives (Paid) A trance encounter Monday, March 27, 2006 By FAY REITER Focus on Fitness Since starting regular meditation, I have become intrigued with the power of mind-altering experiences.

Meditation has helped me reduce stress, replenish energy and maintain emotional balance.

With that in mind, I decided to explore an even deeper level of consciousness and try hypnosis.

As a child, I remember trying to put my friends into hypnotic states by swinging a disc attached to the end of a string in front of their eyes.

And most of us have heard stories of people who have pursued hypnosis to stop smoking or lose weight.

For many of us, though, this ancient practice remains a mystery.

I located a hypnosis therapist by asking a licensed psychotherapist I knew for a referral.

Professionals who offer hypnosis should be licensed and trained by qualified organizations such as the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis or the Milton H.

Erikson Society.

I was so excited about the experiment that by the time my appointment time arrived, I skipped gleefully into the Princeton office of Dr.

Harriet Hollander.

She is a small, pleasant woman, who wor...

... commercialappeal.com - Memphis, TN: Lifestyle Member Center Print By Barbara BradleyContact March 26, 2006 In 1986, Memphis-born designer Dana Buchman was a certified Superwoman.

She was a first-time mom newly married to a handsome Wall Street litigator, and she was designer of her own eponymous fashion label handed to her by her mentor, Liz Claiborne.

But that perfect tapestry of her life began to unravel when her eldest daughter, 3-year-old Charlotte, was diagnosed with severe "learning disabilities," a foggy term indicating any combination of frightening deviations in the brain's wiring.

It differed widely from person to person, and it was a moving target: It would change as Charlotte grew.

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