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Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News
Man Fined £10,000 For Illegal Sale Of Lifestyle Drugs, UK A 27-year-old man from Uxbridge in northwest London was yesterday (26 May 2011) fined £10,000 at Southwark Crown Court for selling unlicensed medicines for erectile dysfunction.Saranjit Bhambra pleaded guilty on 26 April 2011 to one offence of selling medicinal products that contain ingredients found in medicines that can only be supplied with a prescription or by a qualified pharmacist.	27 May 2011
New Legislation On Falsified Medicines: Smart Implementation Needed For Non-prescription Medicines, Europe The European self-medication industry is fully committed to protect the consumer against counterfeit medicines and appreciates today's adoption of the Directive on falsified medicines by the Council of the European Union.	27 May 2011

Alzheimer's / Dementia News
Arrowing In On Alzheimer's Disease Recently the number of genes known to be associated with Alzheimer's disease has increased from four to eight, including the MS4A gene cluster on chromosome 11. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Genome Medicine has expanded on this using a genome-wide association study (GWAS) to find a novel location within the MS4A gene cluster which is associated with Alzheimer's disease.	27 May 2011
Specific Mental States Identified Using New Imaging Method New clues to the mystery of brain function, obtained through research by scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine, suggest that distinct mental states can be distinguished based on unique patterns of activity in coordinated "networks" within the brain.	27 May 2011
Compounds That Could Slow Down Alzheimer's Disease Identified By TGen Study A family of naturally occurring plant compounds could help prevent or delay memory loss associated with Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study by the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen).	27 May 2011
Unique Alzheimer Study Of Four Siblings Four siblings in a family affected by early-onset Alzheimer's have been studied by a group of researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden. This has been a unique opportunity to make comparative studies and to monitor the development of the disease over a prolonged period of time.	27 May 2011
Stress May Increase Risk For Alzheimer's Disease Stress promotes neuropathological changes that are also seen in Alzheimer's disease. Scientists from the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry in Munich have discovered that the increased release of stress hormones in rats leads to generation of abnormally phosphorylated tau protein in the brain and ultimately, memory loss.	27 May 2011

Arthritis / Rheumatology News
BioCryst Presents New Analyses Of BCX4208 Phase 2 Studies In Patients With Gout At The Annual European Congress Of Rheumatology BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:BCRX) today presented positive data from its two completed, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 2 studies of BCX4208 in patients with gout at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology hosted by the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) in London, U.	27 May 2011
EULAR 2011 - Vidofludimus Superior To Cyclophosphamide And MMF In An Experimental Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Model 4SC AG (Frankfurt, Prime Standard: VSC), a discovery and development company of targeted small molecule drugs for autoimmune and cancer diseases, will present pre-clinical data on vidofludimus - its lead small-molecule drug candidate against autoimmune diseases - in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) at EULAR 2011, Europe's largest scientific conference on rheumatic diseases, in London, UK, from May 25-28, 2011.	27 May 2011
Rheumatology In Pregnancy Treated Differently By Clinitians, UK Survey Shows This study, which is one of the first of its kind, collated responses from rheumatologists (52% consultants) and obstetricians (94% consultants) on the subject of patient education on safe treatments for use during pregnancy, the existence of local guidelines on treating this patient population, and recorded HCP use of several individual drugs used during the pre-conception, pregnancy and breastfeeding period.	27 May 2011
Patients With RA Receive Less Protection From Pandemic Influenza With H1N1 Vaccine A Brazilian hospital-based study assessed responses to flu vaccines in 340 RA patients in regular follow-up compared to 234 healthy patients. Measures of protection obtained by vaccination (seroprotection rate (SP)) after immunization was over 20% lower for RA patients compared to healthy individuals (60.	27 May 2011
Patients With RA Or Fibromyalgia Benefit From Yoga Individuals with rheumatoid arthritis who practice yoga showed statistically significant improvements in disease activity, according to a small study presented at the EULAR 2011 Annual Congress.	27 May 2011
Milestone Psoriasis And Psoriatic Arthritis Legislation Introduced In Congress Federal investment and research into psoriasis, the nation's most prevalent autoimmune disease, affecting as many as 7.5 million Americans, and psoriatic arthritis, a related joint condition affecting up to 30 percent of people with psoriasis, received significant advances with the introduction of psoriatic disease legislation in Congress today.	27 May 2011
Rheumatoid Arthritis - COPD Link Confirmed By Study Patients with rheumatoid arthritis are two times more likely to have concurrent chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) than healthy controls -- an association which was sustained even when variables such as age, gender, smoking and obesity were controlled for, according to a study presented at the EULAR 2011 Annual Congress.	27 May 2011

Autism News
Abnormal Brain Development Is The Target Of New Research Local researchers are finally on the road to developing targeted treatments for serious, life-long disabilities such as autism and schizophrenia, thanks to new genomics research focusing on abnormal brain development.	27 May 2011
Music Game For Autistic Children Unveiled At The University Of Abertay Dundee A musical computer game to help children with autism learn and relax has been unveiled to the public at the Abertay Digital Graduate Show.John Steven, a Creative Sound Production student at the University of Abertay Dundee, built a game designed to help autistic children learn about colour and shape recognition while also helping to keep them calm and focused.	27 May 2011

Dentistry News
Dentist Uses New System To Straighten Adult Teeth In 6 Months A new braces system utilized by Minneapolis-based dentist Dr. Shamblott straightens adult front teeth with lower cost, less discomfort, and in less time than traditional orthodontics. The new system called Six Month Smiles® utilizes clear brackets and tooth-colored wires so they are far less obvious than typical metal braces.	27 May 2011

Flu / Cold / SARS News
Flu Vaccines Will Be Enough For Half The Population - So Who Should Get Them? While the CDC is advising everyone to get a flu shot, vaccine makers say this is not necessarily true - some people may not need a repeat shot. Whoever is right, even with record production for this coming fall, only half the US population will be able to get vaccinated.	27 May 2011
CEL-SCI Corporation Study Shows LEAPS Dendritic Cell Therapy To Be Effective In Treating H1N1 Virus CEL-SCI Corporation (NYSE Amex: CVM) today announced the positive results of efficacy studies in mice of L.E.A.P.S.TM (Ligand Epitope Antigen Presentation System) H1N1 activated dendritic cells (DCs) to treat the H1N1 virus.	27 May 2011

Headache / Migraine News
Why Precision-Tinted Lenses Reduce Headaches For Migraine Sufferers For the first time, researchers have shown why precision-tinted lenses reduce headaches for migraine sufferers, a finding that could help improve treatment options for patients battling the debilitating ailment.	27 May 2011
MAP Pharmaceuticals Submits New Drug Application To FDA For LEVADEX® Orally Inhaled Migraine Drug MAP Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: MAPP) announced that it has submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for LEVADEX® orally inhaled migraine drug for the potential acute treatment of migraine in adults.	27 May 2011

Heart Disease News
ARCA Biopharma Announces Planned Expansion Of Gencaro Development To Atrial Fibrillation ARCA biopharma, Inc. (Nasdaq: ABIO), a biopharmaceutical company developing genetically-targeted therapies for cardiovascular diseases, today announced that it is planning to expand the development of Gencaro, its lead cardiovascular drug candidate, to atrial fibrillation, a disease that affects more than 2.	27 May 2011
Lack Of Efficacy In Reducing Cardiovascular Events Prompts NIH Decision To Stop Clinical Trial On Combination Cholesterol Treatment The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health has stopped a clinical trial studying a blood lipid treatment 18 months earlier than planned. The trial found that adding high dose, extended-release niacin to statin treatment in people with heart and vascular disease, did not reduce the risk of cardiovascular events, including heart attacks and stroke.	27 May 2011
Omega-3 May Cut Risk Of Artery Disease, Heart Attacks For Patients With Stents Omega-3 fatty acids, combined with two blood-thinning drugs, significantly changed the blood-clotting process and may reduce the risk of heart attacks in patients with stents in their heart arteries, according to research reported in Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology: Journal of the American Heart Association.	27 May 2011

IT / Internet / E-mail News
NHS Direct Has Caught Up With Mobile Apps - But Not Mobile Voice Calls! UK NHS Direct has announced the launch of a useful app for smart mobiles - "NHS Direct mobile app - for trusted health advice straight to your pocket",but it continues to withhold the 0345 4647 alternative "Geographic Rate" telephone number, which would save mobile callers from incurring unnecessary premium charges.	27 May 2011
CMS Announces Financial Resources, Flexibility To Help Providers Use Health IT Systems The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced two steps that will help modernize America's health care delivery system by encouraging doctors, hospitals, and other health care providers to adopt and meaningfully use health information technology.	27 May 2011
Five New Hot Spots Where Medicine And Technology Will Converge Medicine and technology are converging in patient care at a faster pace than most people realize. Space age advancements from point-of-care health technologies like telemedicine to medical robots performing surgery are fast becoming commonplace in many hospitals.	27 May 2011

Mental Health News
Those With Body-Image Disorders Process 'Big Picture' Visual Information Abnormally People suffering from body dysmorphic disorder, or BDD - a severe mental illness characterized by debilitating misperceptions that one appears disfigured and ugly - process visual information abnormally, even when looking at inanimate objects, according to a new UCLA study.	27 May 2011
Supreme Court Orders California To Cut Prison Population To Meet Minimum Health And Mental Healthcare Needs A Supreme Court ruling requires the state of California to reduce its prison population by some 33,000 inmates in the next two years. In its May 23, 2011 decision, the court affirmed a lower court decision that extremely overcrowded conditions in California prisons and the resulting substandard health and mental healthcare violate the Eighth Amendment.	27 May 2011

Pharmacy / Pharmacist News
New Legislation On Falsified Medicines: Smart Implementation Needed For Non-prescription Medicines, Europe The European self-medication industry is fully committed to protect the consumer against counterfeit medicines and appreciates today's adoption of the Directive on falsified medicines by the Council of the European Union.	27 May 2011
Chiesi Limited, Eli Lilly And Company Limited And Bayer Healthcare Named In Advertisements For Breaches Of The ABPI Code Of Practice Chiesi Limited, Eli Lilly and Company Limited and Bayer Healthcare have each breached Clause 2 of the ABPI Code of Practice. Bayer Schering Pharma has been publicly reprimanded. To highlight these breaches and the public reprimand, all are the subject of advertisements in the medical, pharmaceutical and nursing press.	27 May 2011
Johnson & Johnson Highlights Strategies For Growth Through Differentiated Medicines, Transformational Pipeline And Global Product Launches Johnson & Johnson will review growth strategies for its Pharmaceuticals business at a meeting with the investment community today. Senior leaders from the company's executive committee and pharmaceuticals segment will review how the business plans to address some of the world's major unmet medical needs and outpace pharmaceutical market growth with an optimized product portfolio, robust pipeline and a demonstrated track record of successful global product launches.	27 May 2011

Seniors / Aging News
Boxer, Kohl, Sanders, Collins Reintroduce Bill To Address Shortage Of Health Care Workers To Care For Older Americans U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) along with Senators Herb Kohl (D-WI), Bernie Sanders (D-VT) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today reintroduced the Caring for an Aging America Act, legislation aimed at addressing the critical shortages in doctors, nurses, social workers and other skilled health care workers who will be needed to care for a population of seniors that is projected to almost double over the next two decades.	27 May 2011
The Lungs Are Primed For Pneumonia By Aging, Obsolete Cells Community-acquired pneumonia is the leading cause of infectious death among the elderly. Newly published research from The University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio suggests why older people are vulnerable and offers a possible defense.	27 May 2011
RCN Response To CQC Report On Dignity And Nutrition For Older People, UK The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) responded to the CQC's first report into dignity and nutrition for older people.RCN Chief Executive & General Secretary Dr Peter Carter said: "Some of the concerns raised in this report are truly shocking and we are clear that there is simply no excuse for failing to treat patients with the respect and dignity they deserve.	27 May 2011

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