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Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News
Addiction Has A New Definition - It Is A Disease, Not Just Bad Choices Or Behaviors Addiction is a chronic brain disorder, and not merely a behavioral problem or simply the result of taking the wrong choices, according to the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM), which has given addiction a new and long definition.	16 Aug 2011
New Definition Of Addiction Released By ASAM The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) has released a new definition of addiction highlighting that addiction is a chronic brain disorder and not simply a behavioral problem involving too much alcohol, drugs, gambling or sex.	16 Aug 2011
Heavy Drinkers More Likely To Have Poor Dietary Habits Excessive drinking and an unbalanced diet are two preventable contributors to health problems in the developed world. Different studies have found varying linkages between amounts of alcohol consumed and quality of diet.	16 Aug 2011
The Restorative Functions Of Sleep Affected By Alcohol Large amounts of alcohol are known to shorten sleep latency, increase slow-wave sleep, and suppress rapid eye movement (REM) during the first half of sleep. During the second half of sleep, REM increases and sleep becomes shallower.	16 Aug 2011
Gender Differences In How The Aldehyde Dehydrogenase-2 Polymorphism Affects Alcohol Dependence Researchers know that gender differences exist in the prevalence, characteristics, and course of alcohol dependence (AD). Polymorphisms of alcohol dehydrogenase-1B (ADH1B) and aldehyde dehydrogenase-2 (ALDH2) are strong genetic determinants of AD.	16 Aug 2011

Alzheimer's / Dementia News
A Modified Form Of The Enzyme Cdk5 Is Elevated In The Brains Of Alzheimer's Disease Patients, Where It Triggers Damage To Nerve Cell Connections Alzheimer's disease is characterized by abnormal proteins that stick together in little globs, disrupting cognitive function (thinking, learning, and memory). These sticky proteins are mostly made up of beta-amyloid peptide.	16 Aug 2011
New Link Between Alzheimer's Disease And Healthy Aging Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) are two of the most prevalent forms of neurodegenerative disorders. In a study published online inGenome Research, researchers have analyzed changes in gene expression in the aging and diseased brain, finding new clues to the biology of normal aging and neurodegenerative diseases.	16 Aug 2011
Exercise May Help Prevent Brain Damage Caused By Alzheimer's Disease Regular exercise could help prevent brain damage associated with neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's, according to research published this month in Elsevier's journal Brain, Behavior, and Immunity.	16 Aug 2011

Arthritis / Rheumatology News
MRI Techniques Can Detect Early Osteoarthritis Researchers from NYU Langone Medical Center's Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery and Radiology found that advanced MRI techniques can be used to detect subtle changes in joint cartilage microstructure and provide physicians a diagnostic tool for finding key markers of early osteoarthritis (OA).	16 Aug 2011

Flu / Cold / SARS News
News From The Journal Of Clinical Investigation: Aug. 15, 2011 ONCOLOGY: How a virus causes skin cancer Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare but aggressive form of skin cancer. It was recently found that most cases of MCC are caused by Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCV).	16 Aug 2011

Heart Disease News
Morbidity Predictor In Overweight And Obese People A new tool - the Edmonton obesity staging system (EOSS) - improves on current methods to predict the risk of death in overweight and obese people, according to a study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).	16 Aug 2011

IT / Internet / E-mail News
Tracking Illegal Online Pharmacies A growing number of illegal online pharmacies are flooding the web trying to sell dangerous unauthorized prescriptions, according to a new report from cybersecurity experts at Carnegie Mellon University.	16 Aug 2011
Researchers Fight Cholera With Computer Forecasting Just as the rainy season is driving a new surge of cholera cases in Haiti, a new computational model could forecast where outbreaks are likely to occur.Researchers at Ohio State University are working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on the project, in the hopes of targeting anti-cholera efforts where they are most needed in the earthquake-ravaged country.	16 Aug 2011

Mental Health News
Antipsychotic Types Vary In Effectiveness At Treating Acute Manic Episodes According to an article published by The Lancet, antipsychotic drugs are much more effective than mood stabilizers in tackling acute manic episodes. Researchers categorized antipsychotic drugs according to their effectiveness and revealed that three drugs in particular outperformed other drugs.	16 Aug 2011
Social Acceptance And Rejection: The Sweet And The Bitter For proof that rejection, exclusion, and acceptance are central to our lives, look no farther than the living room, says Nathan Dewall, a psychologist at the University of Kentucky. "If you turn on the television set, and watch any reality TV program, most of them are about rejection and acceptance," he says.	16 Aug 2011

Pharmacy / Pharmacist News
Tracking Illegal Online Pharmacies A growing number of illegal online pharmacies are flooding the web trying to sell dangerous unauthorized prescriptions, according to a new report from cybersecurity experts at Carnegie Mellon University.	16 Aug 2011

Seniors / Aging News
Improving Management Of Chronic Pain Pain care management needs to be improved, with health care professionals committing to improve care as well as a retooling of the health care system to help people who are suffering, states an editorial in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).	16 Aug 2011
New Link Between Alzheimer's Disease And Healthy Aging Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) are two of the most prevalent forms of neurodegenerative disorders. In a study published online inGenome Research, researchers have analyzed changes in gene expression in the aging and diseased brain, finding new clues to the biology of normal aging and neurodegenerative diseases.	16 Aug 2011

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