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Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News
Researchers Identify Possible Therapeutic Target For Depression And Addiction Researchers studying mice are getting closer to understanding how stress affects mood and motivation for drugs.According to the researchers, blocking the stress cascade in brain cells may help reduce the effects of stress, which can include anxiety, depression and the pursuit of addictive drugs.	11 Aug 2011
Tanning Bed Users Exhibit Brain Changes And Behavior Similar To Addicts People who frequently use tanning beds may be spurred by an addictive neurological reward-and-reinforcement trigger, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found in a pilot study.	11 Aug 2011

Alzheimer's / Dementia News
Alzheimer's Disease Symptoms More Subtle In People Over 80 A new study suggests that the relationship between brain shrinkage and memory loss in Alzheimer's disease changes across the age spectrum. The research is published in the August 10, 2011, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.	11 Aug 2011
Small Amount Of Exercise Could Protect Against Memory Loss In Elderly, CU Study Suggests A new University of Colorado Boulder study shows that a small amount of physical exercise could profoundly protect the elderly from long-term memory loss that can happen suddenly following infection, illnesses or injury in old age.	11 Aug 2011

Arthritis / Rheumatology News
Dual-Action Hydros-TA Provides The Next Generation Of Osteoarthritis Relief Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis, affecting roughly 10% of Canadians. This degradation of the joints is painful and crippling, especially when it affects the knee. Although there are viable OA treatment options, they are short-lived and can have serious side-effects.	11 Aug 2011

Flu / Cold / SARS News

MIT's New DRACO Drug Kills 15 Types Of Virus Disease Cells, H1H1 Scientists at MIT are developing a new drug that may fight viruses as effectively as antibiotics like penicillin dispatch bacteria. In lab tests using animal and human cells, the new therapy was effective against 15 viruses, including the common cold, dengue fever, a polio virus, a stomach virus and several types of hemorrhagic fever.

11 Aug 2011

Heart Disease News
Female Smokers At Higher Risk Of Heart Disease Women who smoke have a 25% higher risk of heart disease than men who smoke, and the longer they smoke, the bigger this risk becomes relative to men who smoke for the same number of years, according to a new pooled data study published today, 11 August in The Lancet.	11 Aug 2011
Increased Risk Of Atrial Fibrillation Brought On By Cigarette Smoking In a large United Sates based cohort investigation, results indicate, after 13 years of follow-up, that current smokers double their chances of developing atrial fibrillation (AF) in comparison to those who have never smoked.	11 Aug 2011
No Proof Fibrate Drugs Reduce Heart Risk In Diabetes Patients On Statins Type 2 diabetes patients, who face higher risk of cardiovascular disease, often take a combination of medications designed to lower their LDL or "bad" cholesterol and triglyceride levels while raising their HDL or "good" cholesterol because doctors long have thought that taken together, the drugs offer protection from heart attacks and improve survival.	11 Aug 2011
Atrial Fibrillation Patients Better Off With Rivaroxaban Than Warfarin - Less Monitoring Required Individuals with atrial fibrillation may be better off with rivaroxaban, because it is easier to administer than warfarin, which is in current standard treatment, researchers from the University of Edinburg and the University of North Carolina revealed in NEJM (New England Journal of Medicine).	11 Aug 2011
Researchers Prove Direct Link Between Immunoglobulin E And Atherogenesis There is an observed correlation between Immunoglobulin E (IgE) levels atherosclerosis, with twice amount of IgE present in patients with acute myocardial infarction as in patients with stable angina or without coronary heart disease (CHD).	11 Aug 2011

IT / Internet / E-mail News
Robot-Assisted Therapy Helps Stroke Victims Enhance Arm Function According to a new study featured in the journal Clinical Rehabilitation, published by SAGE, robot-assisted therapy had considerable benefits for patients with a weaker arm following a stroke.	11 Aug 2011

Mental Health News
Psychiatrists Failing To Adequately Monitor Patients For Metabolic Side-Effects Of Prescribed Drugs New research from the University of Leicester demonstrates that psychiatrists are not offering adequate checks for metabolic complications that are common in patients with mental ill health - especially those prescribed antipsychotic medication.	11 Aug 2011

Seniors / Aging News
Fading Ability To Taste Iron Raises Health Concerns For People Over Age 50 People lose the ability to detect the taste of iron in drinking water with advancing age, raising concern that older people may be at risk for an unhealthy over-exposure to iron, Virginia Tech engineers are reporting in results they term "unique.	11 Aug 2011
Small Amount Of Exercise Could Protect Against Memory Loss In Elderly, CU Study Suggests A new University of Colorado Boulder study shows that a small amount of physical exercise could profoundly protect the elderly from long-term memory loss that can happen suddenly following infection, illnesses or injury in old age.	11 Aug 2011

Sexual Health / STDs News
What Are Pheromones? Do Humans Have Pheromones? A pheromone is a chemical an animal produces which changes the behavior of another animal of the same species (animals include insects). Some describe pheromones as behavior-altering agents. Many people do not know that pheromones trigger other behaviors in the animal of the same species, apart from sexual behavior.	11 Aug 2011
TAU Researchers Develop Pocket-Sized Sensor To Detect "Date Rape" Drugs Smart women know it's wise to beware when out at a bar or club - there could be more than just alcohol in that cocktail. Psychoactive substances classified as "date rape" drugs can be dropped into an unsuspecting victim's drink, rendering her barely conscious and susceptible to sexual assault.	11 Aug 2011

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