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Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News
FDA: DDS Probiotic Products Seized U.S. Marshals, at the request of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, today seized probiotic products from UAS Laboratories, Inc., of Eden Prairie, Minn. because the company markets the products as drugs.	07 June 2011
Chronic Marijuana Smoking Affects Brain Chemistry Definitive proof of an adverse effect of chronic marijuana use revealed at SNM's 58th Annual Meeting could lead to potential drug treatments and aid other research involved in cannabinoid receptors, a neurotransmission system receiving a lot of attention.	07 June 2011
Family Relationships May Protect Early Teens From Alcohol Use, Australia Close family relationships may protect teenagers from alcohol use, according to research by The University of Queensland's Centre for Youth Substance Abuse Research (CYSAR) and the Centre for Adolescent Health in Melbourne.	07 June 2011
Are Frontline Nurses Prepared For Alcohol-related Cases? Nurses are often on the frontline when patients are brought into hospital with alcohol-related illnesses or injuries but how prepared are they for dealing with cases of this kind?A researcher at The University of Nottingham is launching a national survey today to establish whether student nurses are receiving the alcohol training and education which is so vital to their job.	07 June 2011

Alzheimer's / Dementia News
New Direction In Alzheimer's Research In what they are calling a new direction in the study of Alzheimer's disease, UC Santa Barbara scientists have made an important finding about what happens to brain cells that are destroyed in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.	07 June 2011
Alzheimer's Disease: Molecular Imaging For Early Detection May Be Available In Hospitals Within 1 Year Researchers the world over are advancing positron emission tomography (PET) as an effective method of early detection for Alzheimer's disease, a currently incurable and deadly neurological disorder.	07 June 2011

Dentistry News

Nearly Half Admit Skipping Brushing Teeth At Bedtime, UK Nearly half of the population (47 per cent) has admitted to regularly skipping brushing their teeth at bedtime putting their oral health at risk. Women are the most likely to break one of the three golden rules for clean and healthy teeth, with nearly six out of ten (59 per cent) regularly skipping brushing their teeth at bedtime, compared to just over a third of men (35 per cent).

07 June 2011

Flu / Cold / SARS News
Influenza Jabs Safe For Children, Australia A safety study of children vaccinated against influenza has found no repeat of the significant adverse events that occurred last year, according to a letter to the Medical Journal of Australia.	07 June 2011
NanoViricides To Present Influenza Study Results At The TechConnect World 2011 Conference In Boston NanoViricides, Inc. (OTC BB: NNVC.OB) (the "Company") announced today that it has been invited to present its anti-influenza drug development studies at the TechConnect World 2011 Conferences and Expo.	07 June 2011

Headache / Migraine News
Migraine Treatment Topiramate May Have Benefit As A Weight-Loss Drug The drug topiramate can help people lose weight as long as they can tolerate the side effects, according to authors of a new study that reviewed the medical literature. Brazilian researchers presented the results at The Endocrine Society's 93rd Annual Meeting in Boston.	07 June 2011
The Best Way To Conquer Migraine Is To Increase Government Research Funding, Headache Specialists Say Migraine specialists attending the American Headache Society (AHS) science meeting here this weekend say they believe that more government money for migraine research holds the most promise for winning the battle against the disease.	07 June 2011
Fast-Acting Migraine Treatment Highlighted During National Migraine Awareness Month Thirty-six million Americans suffer from migraines, leading to more than $20 billion in medical expenses and costs related to lost productivity each year¹. In recognition of National Migraine Awareness Month and the significant unmet medical needs of migraine patients, Zogenix, Inc.	07 June 2011

Health Insurance / Medical Insurance News
One Third Of Employers Will Drop Health Insurance In 2014, McKinsey Quarterly When the US health care reform legislation comes into full force in 2014, about one third of employers will definitely or probably stop offering health insurance coverage to their workers, consulting company McKinsey wrote in a study involving over 1,300 companies from various industries and sizes.	07 June 2011
Increasing Support For Massachusetts Landmark Health Reform A new poll by the Harvard School of Public Health and The Boston Globe finds 63% of Massachusetts residents support the health care reform legislation enacted in 2006, 21% oppose it while 6% are not sure and 9% have not heard or read about the law.	07 June 2011

Heart Disease News
Squeeze An Arm - Protect The Heart, UK Scientists at the University of Leicester are investigating a novel technique that promises to protect heart muscle from life-threatening damage following a heart attack - simply by squeezing an arm.	07 June 2011
News From The Journal Of Clinical Investigation: June 6, 2011 HEMATOLOGY: Breaking down blood clots to beat DVT Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a serious medical condition in which a blood clot (also known as a thrombus) forms in one or more of the deep veins in the body, usually those in the legs.	07 June 2011
Ischemic Heart Disease In Diabetics Detected By Molecular Imaging Research introduced at SNM's 58th Annual Meeting may lead to much-needed cardiovascular disease screening for diabetic patients at risk of ischemic heart disease, a disorder marked by significantly reduced blood flow in the heart.	07 June 2011
Signs Of Genetic Heart Disease Detected By Molecular Imaging Before Symptoms Arise Research being presented at SNM's 58th Annual Meeting shows that molecular imaging is helping to determine the cause and expand treatment for a silent killer. A study focusing on hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) - a cardiovascular disorder that causes a thickening of the heart muscle - is proving that the effects of a genetic mutation may be an important key to understanding the disease.	07 June 2011
Size, Strength Of Heart's Right Side Differs By Age, Gender, Race/ethnicity The size and pumping ability of the right side of the heart differs by age, gender and race/ethnicity, according to the first large imaging study of the right ventricle.The study, reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association, also suggests that understanding the fundamental differences in the right side of the heart gives doctors and researchers a basis for determining what is abnormal.	07 June 2011
Study Shows Tens Of Thousands Of Lives Could Potentially Be Saved By Key Heart Failure Therapies A national study has found that nearly 68,000 deaths potentially could be prevented each year by optimally implementing key national guideline recommended therapies, including critical medications and cardiac devices, for all eligible heart failure patients.	07 June 2011

IT / Internet / E-mail News

Kinder, Gentler Video Games May Actually Be Good For Players While violent video games may lead to more aggression and anger in players, a new study shows that the opposite is also true: relaxing video games can make people happier and more kind."With all the evidence about the dangers of violent video games, it's good to know that game players can choose games that will provide a positive experience," said Brad Bushman, co-author of the study and professor of communication and psychology at Ohio State University.

07 June 2011

Mental Health News
Helping Teens Overcome Fears And Stigmas Of Mental Illness When teens start experiencing changes in moods or emotions, they tend to fear sharing their blue days with their families and adults who can help them. As a consequence, they often suffer in silence.	07 June 2011
SLaM Finds Link Between OCD And Eating Disorders In Teenagers, UK A research collaboration between the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust's (SLaM) OCD Service for young people and researchers at the Institute of Psychiatry (IoP) has shown that childhood obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a risk factor for developing an eating disorder during adolescence.	07 June 2011
Budget Cuts Will Deny Effective Treatment To People With Serious Mental Health Disorders, Australia People with serious mental health disorders will be left without appropriate mental health care under Budget cuts to the Better Access to Mental Health Care initiative, according to new research released by the Australian Psychological Society (APS) this week.	07 June 2011

Pharmacy / Pharmacist News
Pharmacists Integral To Medicare Locals, Australia The Pharmacist Coalition for Health Reform (PCHR) welcomes the Federal Government's announcement yesterday that 19 Medicare Locals will be implemented by July, but encourages the Government to formally integrate pharmacists into the scheme.	07 June 2011
ISMP Warns That Emphasizing Speed In Community Pharmacy Prescription Dispensing Can Lead To Errors The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) is sending a strong warning about a safety issue illustrated by a wave of recent national advertising-promoting and rewarding the speed at which community pharmacies dispense prescriptions.	07 June 2011

Sexual Health / STDs News
Dangerous And Under The Radar, Canada Sex work is unprotected, increasingly dangerous and needs to be decriminalized, according to a new report published in the Canadian Review of Sociology. Co-authored by Concordia University and University of Windsor researchers, the study calls for sweeping changes to sex work performed on and off the streets.	07 June 2011

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