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Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News
Funding Will Support Development Of Therapeutics For Treating Substance Abuse The Scripps Research Institute has been awarded a $2.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop novel therapeutics for the treatment of addiction to multiple substances in a national effort with the University of Kansas.	10 June 2011

Alzheimer's / Dementia News
Dementia Community Roadshow Provides Lifeline To 100,000 Families, UK On 14 June Alzheimer's Society, Alzheimer Scotland and Tesco will launch the UK's first ever Dementia Community Roadshow.With more than a million people predicted to be living with undiagnosed dementia in 2021, the Roadshow is an essential first step in providing much needed information and advice about the condition.	10 June 2011

Arthritis / Rheumatology News
Arthritis Epidemic Looming In UK, High Heels Partly To Blame Inadquate footwear such as high heels is partly to blame for the arthritis problem that is in danger of reaching epidemic proportions in the UK where already one in four adults has a muskuloskeletal condition, with 60% of arthritis cases being in the feet.	10 June 2011
Hospital For Special Surgery To Host International Osteoarthritis Summit Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most pressing health care challenges of our time, affecting 27 million Americans. In an effort to elucidate the latest information in diagnosis, treatment, research and prevention, Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) will host an international Osteoarthritis Summit on June 17 and June 18.	10 June 2011
SANUWAVE Extracorporeal Shock Wave Technology Shown To Prevent And Repair Osteoarthritis Damage In Preclinical Model SANUWAVE Health, Inc. (OTC/BB: SNWV), an emerging medical technology company focused on the development and commercialization of non-invasive, biological response activating devices in regenerative medicine, today reported the results of published preclinical osteoarthritis research conducted in Taiwan utilizing extracorporeal shock wave technology (ESWT) to prevent and repair osteoarthritis damage.	10 June 2011

Heart Disease News
Cardiac Biomarker ST2 Predicts Outcomes In Ambulatory Heart Failure Patients The novel cardiac biomarker ST2 was highlighted in a presentation at last month's 2011 Heart Failure Congress of the European Society of Cardiology in Gothenburg, Sweden. As this study and others have demonstrated, a patient's ST2 level can help a physician better predict prognosis in ambulatory, chronic heart failure patients, which can allow physicians to more appropriately tailor care.	10 June 2011
Promising New Imaging Tech For Diagnosis Of Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes Researchers have developed a new type of imaging technology to diagnose cardiovascular disease and other disorders by measuring ultrasound signals from molecules exposed to a fast-pulsing laser.	10 June 2011

IT / Internet / E-mail News
Systems Made Simple Selected To Support Major National Initiative By The Department Of Veterans Affairs Systems Made Simple, Inc. (SMS), a leading provider of IT systems and services to support critical architecture, data and application challenges in the healthcare industry, announced it is part of a team that was awarded a contract under the Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).	10 June 2011
Improved Modeling Of Biological Systems Using New Parallelization Technique Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a new technique for using multi-core chips more efficiently, significantly enhancing a computer's ability to build computer models of biological systems.	10 June 2011

Mental Health News
Mental Health America To Honor Tulsa-Area Teen For Mental Health Work Mental Health America will honor Shawn Davis with its mpower award for her exceptional efforts to raise awareness of mental health issues among youth. The award will be presented at the closing night Awards Banquet of Mental Health America's 2010 Annual Conference in Washington, D.	10 June 2011

Pharmacy / Pharmacist News
Flexibility In Initiating RMMRs Essential, Australia Changes to the Residential Medication Management Review (RMMR) Program which stipulate that in future all reviews must be collaborative could have the unintended consequence of reducing flexibility in the system, the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia says.	10 June 2011

Seniors / Aging News
Heat Hits Elderly Harder; Extra Precautions Are Needed The hot weather prompts many people to flock indoors and crank up the air conditioner. It is especially necessary during these times to not overlook one population - the elderly.Richard Allman, M.	10 June 2011
Report Reveals Care Industry On Brink Of Collapse, UK A new UNISON report, delving into the running and funding of the care industry, reveals that the collapse of Southern Cross may not be a one-off, as a number of other social care companies are also on the brink.	10 June 2011
Ruling In Private Pension Case Could Have Implications For Retirees A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision could have a great deal of significance for employees and retirees with a private pension plan, a University of Illinois elder law expert says.According to law professor Richard L.	10 June 2011

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