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Bipolar disorder tied to mother's flu in pregnancy

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children born after being exposed to the flu during pregnancy may have a nearly four-fold higher risk of later developing bipolar disorder, according to a small new study. Full story

Teva to market Alexza agitation treatment in the U.S

TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Teva Pharmaceutical Industries and Alexza Pharmaceuticals reached an exclusive U.S. license and supply agreement for Adasuve inhalation powder for the treatment of agitation associated with schizophrenia or bipolar I disorder in adults. Full story

Cops: Unable to buy meds, parents chain bipolar teen

   A 17-year-old Kansas teen was found chained to a pole in a basement for weeks after police say his parents were no longer able to afford their son’s medication for Bipolar disorder. KSHB’s Lindsay Shively reports.

Jesse Jackson, Jr. resigns from Congress

   Jackson, who has been hospitalized on and off since June for treatment of bipolar disorder, gave up his seat in Congress after 17 years. NBC’s Kelly O’Donnell reports.

Bradley Cooper: Mom compares me to angry character

   The “Silver Linings Playbook” star jokes with TODAY’s Willie Geist about his mom seeing likenesses between him and his bipolar, angry character, and talks about dancing with co-star Jennifer Lawrence.

Jackson, Jr. leaves Mayo Clinic

   Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr., who suffers from bipolar disorder, has checked out of the Mayo Clinic. NewsNation Tamron Hall reports

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  Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. treated for mental illness

Danielle Belton, editor of Clutch Magazine Online; and Jonathan Metzl, author of "The Protest Psychosis: How Schizophrenia Became A Black Disease"; talk about how Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. is receiving treatment for bipolar disorder.

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FILE: Catherine Zeta-Jones Enters Treatment Center For Bipolar Disorder
FILE: Catherine Zeta-Jones Enters Treatment Center For Bipolar Disorder

Actress Catherine Zeta-Jones has entered a treatment center for bipolar disorder and is scheduled to complete a 30-day program. Zeta-Jones previously received treatment for bipolar disorder in 2011.