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Actavis Launches Alprazolam ER Tablets In The U.S.
Actavis Group (ICEX: ACT), the international generic pharmaceuticals company, today announced that it has received approval from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration to market Alprazolam ER tablets. Distribution of the product will commence in coming weeks. Alprazolam ER tablets, the generic equivalent of Pfizer's Xanax(R) XR tablets, will be available in 0.5 mg, 1 mg, 2 mg, and 3 mg strengths. [click link for full article] (Read More)

Immigrants And Mental Health
Black Caribbean immigrants now make up more than one-quarter of the Black population in New York City, Boston, Miami and other U.S. cities. But until now, little has been known about this growing segment of the increasingly diverse U.S. Black population.The current (January 2007) issue of the American Journal of Public Health highlights findings from a University of Michigan study that includes the first national probability sample of Blacks of Caribbean descent. [click link for full article] (Read More)

Prior Information About Normal Test Results Can Help Reassure Patients
Giving patients prior information about diagnostic tests can help improve patient outcomes and give reassurance, says a new BMJ study.Providing reassurance is a large part of doctors' and other health professionals' roles. Yet many patients remain anxious about their condition even after the results of investigative tests come back 'normal' (i.e. the test does not reveal any particular problems). [click link for full article] (Read More)

Psychological Therapies For Common Anxiety Disorder Not Readily Available In Primary Care Settings
Psychological therapies are widely thought to be preferable to drug treatments for generalised anxiety disorders but frequently cannot be given because of time constraints, lack of services, and limited resources, state the authors of a Seminar in The Lancet.Generalised anxiety disorder is a persistent and common disorder, in which the patient has unfocused worry and anxiety that is not connected to recent stressful events. [click link for full article] (Read More)

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