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Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News
Drug Laws Fail To Protect Children "Would legal regulation and control of drugs better protect children?" is a question posed by former President of Brazil, Fernando Henrique Cardoso in an editorial to be published in the January issue of Elsevier's International Journal of Drug Policy (IJDP).	26 Nov 2011
The Effects Of Beer And Wine On The Risk Of Cardiovascular Disease Research published in the European Journal of Epidemiology by Costanzo S, Di Castelnuovo de Gaetano G et al has sought to separate the effects of wine, beer or spirit drinking in relation to fatal and non-fatal cardiovascular events.	26 Nov 2011

Autism News

Another Genetic Clue To Autism: Opposite Malfunctions Have Same Result In most cases, autism is caused by a combination of genetic factors, but some cases, such as Fragile X syndrome, a rare disorder with autism-like symptoms, can be traced to a variation in a single gene that causes overproduction of proteins in brain synapses, the connectors that allow brain cells or neurons to communicate with one another.

26 Nov 2011

Biology / Biochemistry News
How To Fold Proteins? Proteins are among the most important building blocks of life. To function properly within the body, their amino acid sequence needs to be folded into a defined three-dimensional structure within each cell.	26 Nov 2011
Transplanted Cells Repair The Brain In Obese Mice Without neurons reacting to the blood leptin level, the brain does not control the feeling of hunger and fullness. This type of genetic defects results in severe obesity in humans and animals.	26 Nov 2011
Another Genetic Clue To Autism: Opposite Malfunctions Have Same Result In most cases, autism is caused by a combination of genetic factors, but some cases, such as Fragile X syndrome, a rare disorder with autism-like symptoms, can be traced to a variation in a single gene that causes overproduction of proteins in brain synapses, the connectors that allow brain cells or neurons to communicate with one another.	26 Nov 2011

Breast Cancer News

No Link Between Depression, Anxiety And Delayed Resolution Of Abnormal Mammograms, Pap Tests In what is believed to be the first study of its kind to examine the relationship between pre-existing depression (with and without anxiety) and the amount of time to diagnostically resolve an abnormal mammogram and/or Pap test, researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found suffering from depression was not associated with a prolonged time to diagnostic resolution in a vulnerable population of urban women.

26 Nov 2011

Cancer / Oncology News
Researchers Find Men Less Willing To Be Screened For Cancer Although men have higher cancer mortality rates than women, they are less willing to be screened for cancer, according to a study conducted by researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Fla.	26 Nov 2011
New Paper In The Lancet Describes Proof-of-Concept Study Involving Implantation Of Synthetic Tissue-Engineered Windpipe Tracheal tumors can be surgically removed, but most are too large for the surgery to be successful by the time they are discovered. Therefore, new therapeutic options are needed. Even in patients with operable tumors, the proportion of complete tumor resection is less than 60%.	26 Nov 2011
T-Cell Ability To Target Cancer Restored By Arginine In many cases, tumors suppress a patient's immune system in a way that keeps the cancer safe from immune system attack. This is particularly true for patients with glioblastoma, a primary brain tumor that carries a prognosis of only 12-15 months survival after diagnosis.	26 Nov 2011

Cardiovascular / Cardiology News
$18 Million Gift From Peter And Melanie Munk Builds On Past Support At Peter Munk Cardiac Centre Dr. Robert Bell, President and CEO of University Health Network (UHN), announced that the Peter and Melanie Munk Charitable Foundation is donating $18 million to the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre at UHN.	26 Nov 2011
New Design For Mechanical Heart Valves The heart's valves, which guarantee the unidirectional flow of blood from one chamber to another, are asymmetrical. For example, the two flaps of the heart's mitral valve - which regulates blood flow between the left atrium and the left ventricle - vary in size by up to 70 percent.	26 Nov 2011
The Effects Of Beer And Wine On The Risk Of Cardiovascular Disease Research published in the European Journal of Epidemiology by Costanzo S, Di Castelnuovo de Gaetano G et al has sought to separate the effects of wine, beer or spirit drinking in relation to fatal and non-fatal cardiovascular events.	26 Nov 2011

Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine News

No Link Between Depression, Anxiety And Delayed Resolution Of Abnormal Mammograms, Pap Tests In what is believed to be the first study of its kind to examine the relationship between pre-existing depression (with and without anxiety) and the amount of time to diagnostically resolve an abnormal mammogram and/or Pap test, researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found suffering from depression was not associated with a prolonged time to diagnostic resolution in a vulnerable population of urban women.

26 Nov 2011

Cosmetic Medicine / Plastic Surgery News
Time Of Operation Doesn't Affect Mortality After Surgery The timing of surgical procedures afternoon versus morning or Friday versus Monday doesn't affect the risk of death after surgery, concludes a study in the December issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, official journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS).	26 Nov 2011

Depression News
Painful Migraines Linked To Higher Depression Risk Individuals who have migraines have a higher chance of experiencing major depressive episodes, researchers from the University of Calgary, Canada, reported in the journal Headache. The authors added that the higher risk is there the other way round - that those with major depressive episodes are also at a higher risk of having migraines.	26 Nov 2011
No Link Between Depression, Anxiety And Delayed Resolution Of Abnormal Mammograms, Pap Tests In what is believed to be the first study of its kind to examine the relationship between pre-existing depression (with and without anxiety) and the amount of time to diagnostically resolve an abnormal mammogram and/or Pap test, researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found suffering from depression was not associated with a prolonged time to diagnostic resolution in a vulnerable population of urban women.	26 Nov 2011

Genetics News
Genetic Defect Disturbs Salt Handling And Pushes Up Blood Pressure Levels Hypertension is an endemic condition with far-reaching consequences. For instance, high blood pressure is the main cause of heart attacks and strokes. Other organs are also damaged by the chronic condition.	26 Nov 2011
Another Genetic Clue To Autism: Opposite Malfunctions Have Same Result In most cases, autism is caused by a combination of genetic factors, but some cases, such as Fragile X syndrome, a rare disorder with autism-like symptoms, can be traced to a variation in a single gene that causes overproduction of proteins in brain synapses, the connectors that allow brain cells or neurons to communicate with one another.	26 Nov 2011

Gout News

Regeneron Announces FDA Acceptance Of ARCALYST® (rilonacept) Supplemental Biologics License Application For Review Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: REGN) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review the Company's supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) for ARCALYST Injection for Subcutaneous Use for the prevention of gout flares in patients initiating uric acid-lowering therapy.

26 Nov 2011

Headache / Migraine News
Painful Migraines Linked To Higher Depression Risk Individuals who have migraines have a higher chance of experiencing major depressive episodes, researchers from the University of Calgary, Canada, reported in the journal Headache. The authors added that the higher risk is there the other way round - that those with major depressive episodes are also at a higher risk of having migraines.	26 Nov 2011

Heart Disease News
$18 Million Gift From Peter And Melanie Munk Builds On Past Support At Peter Munk Cardiac Centre Dr. Robert Bell, President and CEO of University Health Network (UHN), announced that the Peter and Melanie Munk Charitable Foundation is donating $18 million to the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre at UHN.	26 Nov 2011
The Effects Of Beer And Wine On The Risk Of Cardiovascular Disease Research published in the European Journal of Epidemiology by Costanzo S, Di Castelnuovo de Gaetano G et al has sought to separate the effects of wine, beer or spirit drinking in relation to fatal and non-fatal cardiovascular events.	26 Nov 2011

HIV / AIDS News
Underfunding Of Tuberculosis, WHO Warns Of Consequences For the first time, the World Health Organization (WHO) has reported that the number of individuals who fall ill with tuberculosis (TB) each year is declining. According to new data, the number of humans dying from TB dropped to its lowest level in 10 years.	26 Nov 2011
Many Africans Have No Access To Efficient And Safe AIDS Therapy Scientists from the Institute of Tropical Medicine warn: the control of the HIV virus in sub-Saharan Africa may have taken some large steps, mainly due to the lower price of medicines, but at the same time a lot of problems remain: a shortage in health workers, western aid organisations thinking of reducing their support, the lack of laboratory tests to monitor the efficacy and safety of treatments, the high prevalence of opportunistic infections, the limited number of antiretroviral agents available, the low coverage of the population.	26 Nov 2011

Hypertension News
Genetic Defect Disturbs Salt Handling And Pushes Up Blood Pressure Levels Hypertension is an endemic condition with far-reaching consequences. For instance, high blood pressure is the main cause of heart attacks and strokes. Other organs are also damaged by the chronic condition.	26 Nov 2011

Immune System / Vaccines News
T-Cell Ability To Target Cancer Restored By Arginine In many cases, tumors suppress a patient's immune system in a way that keeps the cancer safe from immune system attack. This is particularly true for patients with glioblastoma, a primary brain tumor that carries a prognosis of only 12-15 months survival after diagnosis.	26 Nov 2011

Medical Devices / Diagnostics News
New Design For Mechanical Heart Valves The heart's valves, which guarantee the unidirectional flow of blood from one chamber to another, are asymmetrical. For example, the two flaps of the heart's mitral valve - which regulates blood flow between the left atrium and the left ventricle - vary in size by up to 70 percent.	26 Nov 2011

Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP News

Statement On Dr. Donald Berwick's Departure As Administrator Of The Centers For Medicare And Medicaid Services Donald Berwick, MD, MPP, the departing CMS Administrator, brought his deep expertise and vision for health care improvement to all he did at CMS. We thank him for his leadership there, in particular the role he played in helping shape the Medicare Shared Savings Program, Accountable Care Organizations regulatory framework.

26 Nov 2011

Men's health News
Researchers Find Men Less Willing To Be Screened For Cancer Although men have higher cancer mortality rates than women, they are less willing to be screened for cancer, according to a study conducted by researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Fla.	26 Nov 2011

Neurology / Neuroscience News
Painful Migraines Linked To Higher Depression Risk Individuals who have migraines have a higher chance of experiencing major depressive episodes, researchers from the University of Calgary, Canada, reported in the journal Headache. The authors added that the higher risk is there the other way round - that those with major depressive episodes are also at a higher risk of having migraines.	26 Nov 2011
Neuron Transplants Can Repair Brain Circuits A new study by Harvard University neuroscientist Jeffrey Macklis and colleagues suggests it is possible to transplant fetal neurons into a part of the mouse brain that does not normally generate new brain cells, and they will repair abnormal circuits.	26 Nov 2011
T-Cell Ability To Target Cancer Restored By Arginine In many cases, tumors suppress a patient's immune system in a way that keeps the cancer safe from immune system attack. This is particularly true for patients with glioblastoma, a primary brain tumor that carries a prognosis of only 12-15 months survival after diagnosis.	26 Nov 2011

Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News
European Adult Obesity Rates Range From 7.6% To 24.7% Obesity rates in Europe have been rising and are now a serious public health concern, even though at a range of 7.6% to 24.7% they are much lower than those in the USA which stand at 26.8% for females and 27.	26 Nov 2011
Transplanted Cells Repair The Brain In Obese Mice Without neurons reacting to the blood leptin level, the brain does not control the feeling of hunger and fullness. This type of genetic defects results in severe obesity in humans and animals.	26 Nov 2011
Neuron Transplants Can Repair Brain Circuits A new study by Harvard University neuroscientist Jeffrey Macklis and colleagues suggests it is possible to transplant fetal neurons into a part of the mouse brain that does not normally generate new brain cells, and they will repair abnormal circuits.	26 Nov 2011

Pain / Anesthetics News
Less Harmful Pain Relief Medicines May Result From Understanding Of How Paracetamol Works Researchers at King's College London have discovered how one of the most common household painkillers works, which could pave the way for less harmful pain relief medications to be developed in the future.	26 Nov 2011

Pediatrics / Children's Health News
Drug Laws Fail To Protect Children "Would legal regulation and control of drugs better protect children?" is a question posed by former President of Brazil, Fernando Henrique Cardoso in an editorial to be published in the January issue of Elsevier's International Journal of Drug Policy (IJDP).	26 Nov 2011

Pharma Industry / Biotech Industry News

Regeneron Announces FDA Acceptance Of ARCALYST® (rilonacept) Supplemental Biologics License Application For Review Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: REGN) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review the Company's supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) for ARCALYST Injection for Subcutaneous Use for the prevention of gout flares in patients initiating uric acid-lowering therapy.

26 Nov 2011

Regulatory Affairs / Drug Approvals News

Regeneron Announces FDA Acceptance Of ARCALYST® (rilonacept) Supplemental Biologics License Application For Review Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: REGN) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review the Company's supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) for ARCALYST Injection for Subcutaneous Use for the prevention of gout flares in patients initiating uric acid-lowering therapy.

26 Nov 2011

Respiratory / Asthma News
New Paper In The Lancet Describes Proof-of-Concept Study Involving Implantation Of Synthetic Tissue-Engineered Windpipe Tracheal tumors can be surgically removed, but most are too large for the surgery to be successful by the time they are discovered. Therefore, new therapeutic options are needed. Even in patients with operable tumors, the proportion of complete tumor resection is less than 60%.	26 Nov 2011

Sleep / Sleep Disorders / Insomnia News
Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation Increases Airflow During Sleep In Obstructive Sleep Apnea Hypoglossal nerve stimulation (HGNS) produced marked dose-related increases in airflow in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients without arousing them from sleep, according to a new study from the Johns Hopkins Sleep Disorders Center.	26 Nov 2011

Stem Cell Research News
Neuron Transplants Can Repair Brain Circuits A new study by Harvard University neuroscientist Jeffrey Macklis and colleagues suggests it is possible to transplant fetal neurons into a part of the mouse brain that does not normally generate new brain cells, and they will repair abnormal circuits.	26 Nov 2011

Transplants / Organ Donations News
Transplanted Cells Repair The Brain In Obese Mice Without neurons reacting to the blood leptin level, the brain does not control the feeling of hunger and fullness. This type of genetic defects results in severe obesity in humans and animals.	26 Nov 2011

Tuberculosis News
Underfunding Of Tuberculosis, WHO Warns Of Consequences For the first time, the World Health Organization (WHO) has reported that the number of individuals who fall ill with tuberculosis (TB) each year is declining. According to new data, the number of humans dying from TB dropped to its lowest level in 10 years.	26 Nov 2011

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