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Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News
Study Of Gambling Behaviour May Improve Understanding Of Risky Choices And Gambling Addictions Psychology researchers at the University of Alberta have found an interesting wrinkle in the decision- making process people use when gambling: People confronted with risky choices respond differently when they rely on past experiences, rather than when they just focus on the odds of winning or losing.	03 June 2011

Alzheimer's / Dementia News
Discovery Of Drug Candidate For Alzheimer's, Huntington's Disease Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes have identified a drug candidate that diminishes the effects of both Alzheimer's disease and Huntington's disease in animal models, offering new hope for patients who currently lack any medications to halt the progression of these two debilitating illnesses.	03 June 2011
Huntington's Disease Breakthrough Announced By Trans-Atlantic Team Medical researchers may have uncovered a novel approach to treat an incurable and ultimately fatal neurodegenerative disease that affects hundreds of thousands of people.Two international studies, one led by the University of Leicester, and the other a collaboration with Leicester led by scientists in the USA, hold out promise for slowing down the development of Huntington's disease - and potentially, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases.	03 June 2011

Arthritis / Rheumatology News
Promising New Approach To Autoimmune Diseases Researchers from Harvard Medical School and MIT have developed a new approach for identifying the "self" proteins targeted in autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis, diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis.	03 June 2011

Autism News
Toddlers At Risk For Autism Identified By Autism Experts/Pediatricians Partnership Parents and health care providers can't always tell whether toddlers display signs of autism syndrome disorder (ASD), but new research from the University of Utah shows that a significant portion of at-risk children between 14-24 months can be identified through systematic screening by autism experts and providers working together.	03 June 2011
Research Reveals Effectiveness Of Seizure Treatments For Children With Autism Physicians will have a better guide for more effectively managing treatment of children experiencing seizures related to autism with the results of a study by researchers at Arizona State University and the University of Texas-Houston.	03 June 2011
The Adult Brain Requires MeCP2 For Proper Functioning A paper published online in Science provides evidence that the Methyl-CpG-Binding Protein 2 (MeCP2) is required throughout life to maintain healthy brain function. The findings are reported from the Baylor College of Medicine lab of Huda Zoghbi, HHMI investigator and Director of the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute.	03 June 2011
Therapies To Improve Biochemical Functions Hold Promise As Treatments For Autism Two promising new treatments to aid people with autism have shown effectiveness in pilot studies conducted by an Arizona State University professor and private researchers. Several studies indicate that children with autism often have abnormalities in critical biochemical functions that help maintain health - specifically methylation, glutathione, and mitochondrial functions.	03 June 2011
Renowned Autism Expert Dr. Catherine Lord To Lead New Comprehensive Autism Treatment Institute A leading autism authority who is helping transform the way autism spectrum disorders are diagnosed and treated, Dr. Catherine Lord has been named director of the new Institute for Brain Development at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical College and Columbia University Medical Center.	03 June 2011

Flu / Cold / SARS News
Fraunhofer USA CMB Announces Positive Phase 1 Interim Results For Its Plant-Produced H1N1 Influenza Vaccine Fraunhofer USA Center for Molecular Biotechnology (CMB), a not-for-profit, Delaware-based organization focused on developing a proprietary plant-based protein production platform and its applications in vaccine and therapeutic fields, today announced positive interim results from the first human trial of plant-produced H1N1 influenza vaccine (HAC1) that began on September 13, 2010.	03 June 2011
IBio Announces Positive H1N1 Influenza Vaccine Clinical Trial Results iBio, Inc. (NYSE AMEX: IBIO) today announced positive interim results from a Phase 1 clinical trial of an iBioLaunch™ platform-produced subunit vaccine directed against Influenza A/California/04/09 (H1N1).	03 June 2011

Headache / Migraine News
New Data Underscore Nausea Is Significantly Debilitating Symptom Of Migraine, Potentially Impacting Millions Of Patients, Particularly Women A new analysis of the National Headache Foundation's landmark American Migraine Prevalence and Prevention (AMPP) Study, the largest study of migraine and headache sufferers ever conducted, indicates that those with frequent migrainerelated nausea experienced more severe pain and worse outcomes than those with rare or no presence of nausea.	03 June 2011
NuPathe To Present Additional Migraine Patch Data From Three Trials At AHS NuPathe Inc. (NASDAQ: PATH), a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of branded therapeutics for diseases of the central nervous system including neurological and psychiatric disorders, today announced that additional data from a 12-month open-label trial of its transdermal migraine patch (also referred to as Zelrix and NP101) and two other Zelrix trials will be presented at the 53rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Headache Society (AHS) this week in Washington, DC.	03 June 2011

Heart Disease News
Stopping Heart Disease In Cancer Patients Before It Starts Researchers in the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry are trying to reverse a devastating trend: cancer survivors developing cardiovascular disease, one of the top two killers in Canada.Ian Paterson, an assistant professor of cardiology at the University of Alberta and Edie Pituskin, a registered nurse and PhD candidate in the Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, are starting what is called the MANTICORE clinical trials.	03 June 2011
Scientists Discover Gene Regulator That Helps Hearts Through Exercise Providing a medical explanation for why exercise is good for the heart, a team of scientists from Brazil pursuing a study that started in Dr. Ian Phillips' lab at Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) has discovered a new gene regulator called MicroRNA 29 that keeps hearts healthy even under intense exercise.	03 June 2011
No Cancer Risk With Angiotensin Receptor Blockers Angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) do not increase cancer risk, the FDA reported, after investigating the blood pressure medications following a study last year suggesting there might be a small risk.	03 June 2011

IT / Internet / E-mail News
Cholera Vaccination Strategies For Zimbabwe Suggested By UF Researchers Mathematical models analyzing how a cholera outbreak spread in Zimbabwe are providing new insights into the most effective vaccination strategies for preventing future cholera epidemics, according to University of Florida researchers.	03 June 2011
At SIIM 2011 Siemens Showcases Imaging IT Solutions For Driving Greater Value In Radiology And Other Specialties Siemens Healthcare will showcase its portfolio of imaging information technology (IT) and workflow management solutions at the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) 2011 Annual Meeting from June 2-5, 2011, (booth 825) in the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, Washington, D.	03 June 2011

Mental Health News
Suicide Prevention NYC Overnight Walk This Weekend; Facts, Figures Suicide is a serious national and global health problem that cuts across all ages and demographics. The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) plans to hold its Out of the Darkness Overnight walk in New York City on June 4th through 5th.	03 June 2011
Depression And Negative Thoughts We all have our ups and downs-a fight with a friend, a divorce, the loss of a parent. But most of us get over it. Only some go on to develop major depression. Now, a new study, which will be published in an upcoming issue of Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, suggests part of the reason may be that people with depression get stuck on bad thoughts because they're unable to turn their attention away.	03 June 2011
Could The Legal Concept Of Criminal Responsibility Be Challenged By Neuroscience? Just before 10:00 a.m. on June 20, 2001, a uniformed police officer was dispatched to do what he thought was a routine welfare check at a home in Houston, Texas. When the officer met Andrea Yates at the door, she immediately told him, "I just killed my kids.	03 June 2011

Pharmacy / Pharmacist News
Pfizer And Hisun Sign MOU To Increase Access To Quality And Low-Cost Medicines For Patients In China Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) and Zhejiang Hisun Pharmaceuticals (SSE stock code 600267), a leading pharmaceutical company in China, today jointly announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on their intention to establish a joint venture.	03 June 2011

Sexual Health / STDs News
25% Drop In New HIV Infections Between 2001 And 2009 Worldwide Between 2001 and 2009 the number of new HIV infections per year dropped almost 25%, according to UNAIDS, the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS. During this period India's annual rate went down by over 50%, and 35% in South Africa.	03 June 2011
Study Examines Sexual Communication In Transgender Community A new study from North Carolina State University shows that talking about safer sex is a complicated process for individuals in the transgender community. The finding may help efforts to promote safer sex practices in a community facing high HIV rates - and also sheds light on broader questions related to safer sex for everyone.	03 June 2011

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