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Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News
Holding Alcohol Retailers Liable Reduces Alcohol-Related Problems Says US Task Force Holding retailers that sell alcohol liable for damage caused by customers under the influence of alcohol bought on their premises can reduce alcohol-related problems, including deaths on the road, injuries and homicides, says the Community Preventive Services Task Force, an independent body whose members, all volunteer experts working in public health and prevention, are appointed by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).	13 Aug 2011
Signaling Pathway Reduces Stress Resilience In Models Of Depression And Addiction Stressful experiences increase addictive drug consumption and can precipitate bouts of anxiety or depression in vulnerable people. Although the mechanisms linking stress and human behaviors are not well understood, animal models of some aspects of these behaviors have been developed and have been used to define some of the molecular events that may be responsible for stress vulnerability in people.	13 Aug 2011

Autism News

Study Finds New ADHD Genes, Links Susceptibility With Autism And Other Neuropsychiatric Conditions New research led by The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and the University of Toronto has identified more genes in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and shows that there is an overlap between some of these genes and those found in other neuropsychiatric conditions such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

13 Aug 2011

Dentistry News
Research Indicates Lollipops May Reduce Tooth Decay A recent study, published by the European Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, demonstrated that sugar-free lollipops containing licorice root extract significantly reduced the bacteria that causes tooth decay, specifically in pre-school children with high-risk of tooth decay.	13 Aug 2011

Health Insurance / Medical Insurance News
US Government Moves To Help States Build Affordable Insurance Exchanges The Departments of Health and Human Services and The Treasury took the next steps to set up Affordable Insurance Exchanges, one-stop marketplaces in which customers can select a private health insurance place that suits their health needs and have similar insurance choices as members of Congress.	13 Aug 2011

Heart Disease News
Endologix Announces First U.S. Implant Of AFX™ Endovascular AAA System Endologix, Inc. (Nasdaq: ELGX), developer and marketer of minimally invasive treatments for aortic disorders, announced that the first U.S. commercial implant of the Company's AFX™ Endovascular AAA System was performed at Edward Hines, Jr.	13 Aug 2011

IT / Internet / E-mail News

Software Predicted Virus Risk In California Epidemic A computerized epidemiological model of the spread of the mosquito-borne West Nile virus in 17 counties of California in 2005 successfully predicted where 81.6 percent of human cases of the disease would arise and defined high-risk areas where the risk of infection turned out to be 39 times higher than in low-risk areas, according to newly published research.

13 Aug 2011

Seniors / Aging News
Keep Up Protein Intake, Dieting Postmenopausal Women Told If you are a postmenopausal dieting woman and you do not want to lose muscle tone as you lose fat, you should keep up your protein intake, researchers from the University of Illinois wrote in the Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences.	13 Aug 2011

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