ARTICLES OF INFORMATION


 VNS Related
2008
 ECT
2008
 Depression and Miscellaneous
2008


Yuri's Activation Database 2008 		5/28/08
Medical News Today
New Form Of ECT Is As Effective As Older Types But Without Cognitive Side Effects
 1/14/08
Nurse.com
DBS: Potential for Depression and OCD

Joyce's Parameters and Setting Changes
1/31/08
FDA Med Watch
FDA MedWatch- Antiepileptic Drugs - Alert

VNS Parameter Settings
1/31/08
National Institute of Mental Health
Index of Medications

Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience Database - (MAUDE)



January 2008
Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics.
Vagus nerve stimulation for epilepsy and depression.



1/8/08
FDA MedWatch
What to Do about Unretrieved Device Fragments
2/15/08
National Fibromyalgia Association
How to Pay Those Impossible Medical Bills

1/11/08
Life Times
Meeting of minds: Couple forms Blount mental health support group
3/1/08
Psychiatric Times
Parkinson Disease: Phenomenology and Treatment of the Most Common Psychiatric Symptoms

1/21/08
Current opinion in psychiatry
The use of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation and vagal nerve stimulation in the treatment of depression.
3/4/08
FDA Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Information
Tamiflu, in patients with influenza

1/30/08
Video
VNS Therapy for Depression



February 2008
The Journal of clinical psychiatry
A 1-year pilot study of vagus nerve stimulation in treatment-resistant rapid-cycling bipolar disorder.



2/6/08
Edgar Online
On February 1, 2008, Richard L. Rudolph, M.D., Vice President, Clinical, Regulatory and Medical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer, resigned his position as an officer of Cyberonics, Inc.

3/4/08
Florida State University
Media perpetuates unsubstantiated chemical imbalance theory of depression

2/7/08
Star Tribune
St. Jude to test antidepressant
3/27/08
Psychiatric Matters.MD
Treatment-resistant depression within the STAR*D environment

2/19/08
Acta neurochirurgica
Hardware failure in vagus nerve stimulation therapy.
March / April 2008
RAJ Devices
US Court Decision May Be Hazardous to Patients

2/20/08
DONNA S. RIEGEL, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF CHARLES R. RIEGEL, PETITIONER v. MEDTRONIC, INC.

No. 06-179

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

2008 U.S. LEXIS 2013

4/1/08
Journal of Affective Disorders
Acute prefrontal cortex transcranial magnetic stimulation in healthy volunteers: No effects on brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) concentrations in serum

2/23/08
Billings Gazette
Implant helps keep depression at bay
4/2/08
Willamette Week Online
Bitter Pill

2/24/08
Sandusky Register
No more mind games
4/10/08
BaltimoreSun.com
Pulses sent into the brain provide a wave of relief for such ailments as depression and migraines

3/6/08
News 8 Austin
Depression affects many in the workplace
4/17/08
NBC11.com
Stanford Testing Weight-Loss Implant Device

3/17/08
News4Jax.com
Depressed At Work
5/1/08
Psychiatric Times
Alzheimer risk triple in a subset of depressed persons

4/10/08
Current psychiatry reports
Vagus nerve stimulation: can it be used in adolescents or children with treatment-resistant depression?



4/21/08
PRNewswire-FirstCall
Cyberonics Announces Settlement of Convertible Note Litigation
5/1/08
Scientific American
Congress Passes Bill Barring Genetic Discrimination

4/25/08
Scientific American
Studies show brain pacemaker helps depression, OCD
5/18/08
New York Times
Doctors Say ‘I’m Sorry’ Before ‘See You in Court’

4/28/08
U.S. News and World Report
Deep Brain Stimulation Helps Severely Depressed
5/22/08
Medscape
Incidence, Impact, and Current Management Strategies for Treatment-Resistant Major Depressive Disorder

5/12/08
Brain Stimulation
A pilot study of vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) for treatment-resistant anxiety disorders



5/15/08
PubMed
Chronic vagus nerve stimulation for treatment-resistant depression decreases resting ventromedial prefrontal glucose metabolism.



5/22/08
Medical News Today
NARSAD Researchers Showcase New Treatment Options For Severe Depression; Provide New Clues About Treating Clinical Anxiety And Schizophrenia
5/27/08
The Journal
Never giving up

June 2008
POMERANTZ PERLBERGER & LEWIS LLP
IMPORTANT ADVISORY -
DISAPPOINTING NEWS FOR THOSE INJURED BY VNS
VNS cannot be maintained due to Federal Preemption.

6/20/08
Psychiatric News
Deep Brain Stimulation Studied for Depression

6/4/08
CNNMoney.com
SC university teams up with armored vehicle maker
SC medical university, Force Protection work together to research brain injuries
6/27/08
Reuters
 Magnetic stimulation blocks migraine pain

6/9/08
Los Angeles Times
A nervy approach to weight loss
7/5/08
New York Times
As Gas Prices Soar, Elderly Face Cuts in Aid

6/16/08
Australasian psychiatry : bulletin of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists.
Brain stimulation techniques for the treatment of depression and other psychiatric disorders.



6/28/08
WCCO.COM
Electronic Implant Eases Depression
7/17/08
Reuter's
 U.S. still flunks healthcare test, group says

July 2008
Journal of Neurosurgery
Ablative neurosurgery for mental disorders: is there still a role in the 21st century? A personal perspective
7/21/08
Austin American-Statesman
'Gastric pacemaker' helps diabetics eat again

July 2008
Psychological medicine
Vagus nerve stimulation for depression: efficacy and safety in a European study.



July 2008
Biomedizinische Technik. Biomedical engineering
A novel transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation leads to brainstem and cerebral activations measured by functional MRI



7/4/08
Medpage Today
Special Report: Electromagnetic Treatments for Depression Seek to Improve on ECT
7/22/08
PsychCentral
DBS Relieves Treatment Resistant Depression

7/8/08
Israeli Medical Association Journal
Psychotic Exacerbation in a Patient with Seizure Disorder Treated With Vagus Nerve Stimulation



7/14/08
FDA
 FDA Preliminary1 Public Health Notification: Possible Malfunction of Electronic Medical Devices Caused by Computed Tomography (CT) Scanning
7/27/08
Associated Press
 FDA faulted over unapproved uses of medications

7/21/08
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System
Scientists Figure Out How the Immune System and Brain Communicate to Control Disease
July 31, 2008
MedPage Today
Improving Patient Outcomes in Snoring and Sleeping Apnea

7/23/08
The Journal of ECT
Electroconvulsive Therapy in Patients With Vagus Nerve Stimulation.
8/1/08
Psychiatric Times
Conflicts Grow Over Conflicts-of-Interest Policies and Practices

7/31/08
Cornelia Raath Lötter
TBI, VNS and an amazing young woman and her story.
September 2008
Clinical neurology and neurosurgery
Vagal nerve stimulation: exploring its efficacy and success for an improved prognosis and quality of life in cerebral palsy patients.

August 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov
Study Comparing Outcomes for Patients With Treatment Resistant Depression Who Receive VNS Therapy at Different Doses
9/7/08
PsychCentral
McCain vs. Obama on Mental Health & Psychology Issues

8/28/08
Current medical research and opinion.
Estimating the potential savings with vagus nerve stimulation for treatment-resistant depression: a payer perspective.



8/28/08
Reuters
Cyberonics shares tumble on reimbursement concerns
9/9/08
The Providence
A cure for depression?

8/30/08
Medical hypotheses
Electrical stimulation therapies for CNS disorders and pain are mediated by competition between different neuronal networks in the brain.
9/12/08
U.S. News and World Report
Sensor Detects Levels of Brain Chemicals

9/4/08
Red Orbit
Vagaling
9/30/08
New York Times
Medicare Stops Paying to Treat Medical Errors

9/8/08
San Antonio Express-News
New form of treatment for depression being test in S.A.
10/3/08
Examiner.com
Congress passes mental health parity legislation

9/15/08
Biological psychiatry
Vagus nerve stimulation: 2-year outcomes for bipolar versus unipolar treatment-resistant depression.
10/3/08
New York Times
Top Psychiatrist Didn’t Report Drug Makers’ Pay

October 2008
FDA Patient Safety News
CT Scanning May Cause Malfunction of Electronic Medical Devices
10/08/08
PRNewswire
FDA Clears NeuroStar(R) TMS Therapy for the Treatment of Depression

October 2008
Medical Device Link
Building the right foundation for a medtech product launch requires fortitude and careful planning.



10/1/08
PRNewswire
Cyberonics Provides Update on Depression Indication
10/15/08
Spectrum Online
U.S. Regulators Approve Magnetic Stimulation Device for Depression

10/12/08
The Atlantic Journal-Constitution
Half-measures won’t do to keep doctors ‘clean’
10/21/08
New Scientist
Magnetic brain therapy gets US green light

10/17/08
Medical News Today
10/29/08
News Medical Net
Pulsed ultrasound used to remote control brain circuits

10/27/08
Thomas Net
Magnet Product Line Expansion from Hermetic Switch



10/31/08
PRNewswire First Call
Cyberonics Provides Business Update Based on Final Ambulatory Payment Classification Rate Change Announcement by CMS
10/29/08
Market Watch
Texcel Introduces Innovative Programmable, Implantable Stimulation System for R&D of Specialty Stimulation Therapies

12/2/08
Epilepsia
 Late-onset periodic asystolia during vagus nerve
stimulation
10/31/08
MedWatch - The FDA Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program
Vibe Technologies Vibrational Integrated Bio-photonic Energizer Machine Multi-Frequency Field Generator



11/4/08
    Journal of Neural Transmission
The effects of gender and numbers of depressive episodes on serum S100B levels in patients with major depression




11/10/08
Reuters
MP3 player headphones may hinder pacemakers



11/11/08
Washington Post
Magnetic Relief For Depression?



11/11/08
SearchMedica Psychiatry
Most bipolar patients get unproven medications, and 37% quit treatment in a year



11/18/08
BMJ
Risk of suicide after suicide attempt according to coexisting psychiatric disorder: Swedish cohort study with long term follow-up



11/13/08
Reuters
U.S. trails other nations in chronic illness care



11/24/08
Dot Med News
UMass Scientist Awarded Grant to Improve Cardiac Devices



12/29/08
NARSAD
A Non-Invasive Way to Treat Serious Depression When Drug Therapy Fails



12/29/08
SFgate.com
Father blames son's suicide on 'telemedicine'