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Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News
Underage Drinking-Related Hospital Emergency Department Visits Double For Underage Males During July 4th Weekend Hospital emergency department visits involving underage drinking double for males during the Fourth of July holiday weekend according to a new study by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).	01 July 2011

Alzheimer's / Dementia News
RAF Soars High For Alzheimer's Society, UK The Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund is helping Alzheimer's Society to improve the lives of people with dementia and their carers through a generous donation of £70,000.RAF Air Commodore Paul Hughesdon, Director of Welfare and Policy, visited the Alzheimer's Society's offices in London to present the cheque to the charity's Chief Executive Jeremy Hughes.	01 July 2011
New Clues To The Cause Of Alzheimer's Disease Researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, have identified a series of novel proteins in human cerebrospinal fluid. The proteins, which carry specific sugar molecules, are found in greater concentrations in patients with dementia caused by Alzheimer's disease than in patients with dementia caused by other diseases.	01 July 2011

Autism News

The Infant Temporal Cortex May Be More Mature Than Previously Reported Young babies' brains are already specially attuned to the sounds of human voices and emotions, according to a report published online in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication.Three- to seven-month-old infants showed more activation in a part of the brain when they heard emotionally neutral human sounds, such as coughing, sneezing, or yawning, than when they heard the familiar sounds of toys or water.

01 July 2011

Dentistry News
Student Fee Announcement Provides Breathing Space, Says BDA, UK This week's announcement that 2012-13 entrants will see their year five fees fully covered by the bursary is a good short-term solution that provides breathing space for a longer-term solution to be agreed.	01 July 2011

Flu / Cold / SARS News
New Study Reports Unrivaled Results - Nasal Irrigation Can Decrease Cold Duration By 4.5 Days Breakthrough medical research featured in the June edition of the Journal of Infectious Diseases and Immunity found that patients who used the NasalCare® nasal irrigator experienced a 4.5-day decrease in cold symptoms from the average week-long duration.	01 July 2011

Health Insurance / Medical Insurance News
Health Insurance Doesn't Always Protect People From Medical Debt In 2010, about 40 percent of Americans-or 73 million people-had trouble paying medical bills, up from 34 percent in 2005. Now, a new study confirms that having health insurance coverage is no guarantee against accumulating medical debt for working-age adults.	01 July 2011
Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act Constitutional, Cincinnati Appeals Court Finds The Obama administration won a political victory over the Republican opposition when a federal appeals court in Cincinnati found the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act constitutional - i.	01 July 2011
Immigrant Status Means That Up To 220,000 California Children Will Be Excluded From Health Care Reform Restrictions on eligibility for health care reform programs will result in the potential exclusion of up to 220,000 children from affordable health care coverage in California, according to a new policy brief from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.	01 July 2011
New Study Indicates Physicians' Unwilling To Accept Patients With Insurance The introduction of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 has reformed the insurance industry in the United States and will allow thousands of Americans to get insured with better rights and benefits.	01 July 2011

Heart Disease News
Lantheus Medical Imaging Initiates Phase 3 Clinical Trial Of Flurpiridaz F 18 For The Detection Of Coronary Artery Disease Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc., a worldwide leader in diagnostic imaging, today announced the initiation of the first of two Phase 3 clinical trials to assess myocardial perfusion using Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging with flurpiridaz F 18 in patients with suspected or known coronary artery disease (CAD).	01 July 2011
Study Uncovers Novel Genetic Variation Linked To Increased Risk Of Sudden Cardiac Arrest A study by a global consortium of physician-scientists has identified a genetic variation that may predispose people to double the risk of having a sudden cardiac arrest, a disorder that gives little warning and is fatal in about 95 percent of cases.	01 July 2011

IT / Internet / E-mail News
Roche Applied Science Launches The Ultracompact LightCycler(R) Nano System Worldwide With "Size: Reduced. Fun: Amplified.", Roche Applied Science (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) launched its new real-time PCR system on June 27th, 2011. The small, silent, sleek LightCycler® Nano Instrument supports state-of-the-art technology for fast PCR protocols featuring leading edge thermal resolution and reproducibility.	01 July 2011
Mobile Phone Derived Electromagnetic Fields May Impair Synaptic Learning Processes In The Brain UMTS effect investigated by RUB neuroscientists High frequency non-ionizing radiation, emitted by mobile phones, is often in the news. The effects of high frequency electromagnetic fields (HEFs) derived from mobile phones have been discussed since the 1950's.	01 July 2011
Text Messages Can Increase Your Chance Of Quitting Smoking A new study has found that smokers in the United Kingdom who receive electronic text messages to their mobile devices, double their chance of finally kicking the habit. A 3,000 person trial tested the effects of inspirational text messages designed to encourage quitting.	01 July 2011

Mental Health News
New Study Reveals Link Between Impulsivity And Superstitions In Cases Of Problem Gambling In ludomania (Problem gambling) there seems to be a link between impulsive nature and erroneous reasoning. This has been shown in a research study led by the University of Cambridge. Affected individuals may strongly believe in superstitions and fortune.	01 July 2011
Minister Lynch Welcomes The Fifth Annual Report Of The Independent Monitoring Group On 'A Vision For Change', Ireland Ms Kathleen Lynch, T.D., Minister for Disability, Equality, Mental Health and Older People, today, Friday 1 July 2011, published the Fifth Annual Report of the Independent Monitoring Group on A Vision for Change.	01 July 2011
Alkermes Announces Positive Results From Clinical Study Of ALKS 9070 For Treatment Of Schizophrenia Alkermes, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALKS) today announced positive topline results from a phase 1b, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study of ALKS 9070 in patients with schizophrenia. ALKS 9070, a proprietary Alkermes molecule for the treatment of schizophrenia, is designed to provide patients with once-monthly dosing of a medication that, once in the body, converts into aripiprazole, a molecule that is commercially available under the name ABILIFY® for the treatment of a number of central nervous system (CNS) disorders.	01 July 2011
The Patient Recruiting Agency™ Announces Major Depressive Disorder Research Study The Patient Recruiting Agency™ announces the recruitment of patients for a medical research study for those who suffer major depressive disorder. The research study will take place in multiple study facilities across the United States and Canada.	01 July 2011
Learning Collaborative Approach Can Enhance Integration Of Behavioral And General Medical Services The successful use of a learning collaborative approach in a national initiative to promote integration of care between community health centers (CHCs) and community mental health centers (CMHCs), is reported in the July issue of the American Psychiatric Association's journal Psychiatric Service.	01 July 2011

Pharmacy / Pharmacist News
National Alert Issued: Dosing Confusion With Colistimethate For Injection A National Alert for Serious Medication Errors has been issued by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) and the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP), warning that potentially fatal errors may occur with dosing for the antibiotic colistimethate for injection.	01 July 2011
APhA Foundation And NASPA Honor Outstanding Community And Professional Service In May/June Bowl Of Hygeia Awards The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Foundation and the National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations (NASPA) announced the May and June winners of the Bowl of Hygeia. The annual awards recognize civic and community leadership among pharmacists.	01 July 2011

Seniors / Aging News
Premature Aging Drug, Rapamycin, Shows Promise For Progeria Patients As Well As Extending Human Life Nicknamed the "forever young drug", Rapamycin, which was created from a substance found in the soil of Easter Island, has been found to have potential for reversing the effects of premature aging, and could even help extend our lifespans by ten years, researchers reported in Science Translational Medicine.	01 July 2011
2011 May Be Last Year Majority Of Seniors Receive Care From Physicians Outside An Accountable Care Organization HealthLeaders-InterStudy, a leading provider of managed care market intelligence, reports that 2011 may be the last year the majority of seniors will receive care from physicians not organized in a system of care.	01 July 2011
Older Breast Cancer Patients With Other Health Problems Have Worse Outcomes Older breast cancer patients with certain other health problems have higher mortality rates than patients without these problems according to a study published online June 30 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.	01 July 2011

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