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Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News

SAMHSA Awards $1.1 Million To The National Association Of State Alcohol And Drug Abuse Directors The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $1.1 million grant to the National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors (NASADAD) to provide support for states as they navigate the challenges and opportunities presented in the changing health and human services environment.

30 July 2011

Flu / Cold / SARS News
Universal Influenza Vaccine In Reach Targeting Key Common Proteins Almost a quarter million people are hospitalized with the flu every year, and an estimated 3,000 to 49,000 die, making the flu one of the chief causes of preventable death in the USA. However, a universal flu vaccine that protects against all strains may be within reach in the next five years that will make yearly shots a thing of the past according to experts.	30 July 2011
Adeona Plans To Commercialize WellZin™ To Reduce Symptoms Of The Common Cold Adeona Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE Amex: AEN), announced that it has acquired exclusive access to two sets of clinical data demonstrating, with statistical significance, the safety and efficacy of a particular oral zinc formulation in reducing the duration and severity of symptoms associated with the common cold.	30 July 2011

Heart Disease News
Good Cardiovascular Health Can Help Us Process What We Hear Improving cardiovascular health appears to be the best way to help process what we hear, according to Ray Hull, an audiologist at Wichita State University."There are a number of ways to improve hearing, through hearing aids and surgery, for example," said Hull.	30 July 2011
Heart Disease Most Costly Condition For Women The cost of treating women for heart disease in 2008 was $43.6 billion, leading a list of the top 10 most expensive conditions for women, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.	30 July 2011
New Research Identifies Risk Factors For Sudden Cardiac Death In Post-Menopausal Women With Coronary Artery Disease A new study from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania indicates that post-menopausal women with coronary artery disease and other risk factors are at an increased risk for sudden cardiac death (SCD).	30 July 2011
New Findings On Therapeutic Hypothermia Following Cardiac Arrest In Children Intravenous delivery of cold fluids to reduce body temperature quickly after a heart attack and improve neurologic outcomes may not be as effective in children as it is in adults, according to a study reported in Therapeutic Hypothermia and Temperature Management, a peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.	30 July 2011

IT / Internet / E-mail News
Monitored Mealtimes Enable Identification Of Sick Animals In Herd Electronic ear tags are being used to provide an early warning system that will help farmers identify sick animals within a herd.The new system, being trialled by scientists at Newcastle University, tracks the feeding behaviour of each individual animal, alerting farmers to any change that might indicate the cow is unwell.	30 July 2011

Mental Health News
Relation Found Between Rhinoplasty And Mental Illness The desire for plastic surgery, and in particular nose jobs, may be a tell tale sign of a mental illness called dysmorphic disorder (BDD), which is basically is an unnatural preoccupation with slight or imagined defects in appearance.	30 July 2011

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