December 2006 - Posts

• Molecular Anatomy of Influenza Virus Detailed

  National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), "Molecular Anatomy of Influenza Virus Detailed" December 29, 2006 Posted Friday, December 29, 2006 6:15 AM from admin | (Comments Off)

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• Gene Discovered for Form of Brittle Bone Disease

  National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), "Gene Discovered for Form of Brittle Bone Disease" December 27, 2006 Posted Thursday, December 28, 2006 4:15 AM from admin | (Comments Off)

• NIDA—Sponsored Survey Shows Decrease in Illicit Drug Use among Nation's Teens but Prescription Drug Abuse Remains High

  National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), "NIDA—Sponsored Survey Shows Decrease in Illicit Drug Use among Nation's Teens but Prescription Drug Abuse Remains High" December 21, 2006 Posted Thursday, December 21, 2006 5:10 AM from admin | (Comments Off)

• New Brain Imaging Compound Shows Promise For Earlier Detection of Alzheimer’s Disease

  National Institute on Aging (NIA), "New Brain Imaging Compound Shows Promise For Earlier Detection of Alzheimer’s Disease" December 20, 2006 Posted Thursday, December 21, 2006 3:00 AM from admin | (Comments Off)

• Researchers Find That a 'Silent' Gene Mutation Can Change the Function of an Anticancer Drug Pump

  National Cancer Institute (NCI), "Researchers Find That a 'Silent' Gene Mutation Can Change the Function of an Anticancer Drug Pump " December 21, 2006 Posted Wednesday, December 20, 2006 9:15 PM from admin | (Comments Off)

• Experience Sculpts Brain Circuitry to Build Resiliency to Stress

  National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), "Experience Sculpts Brain Circuitry to Build Resiliency to Stress" December 21, 2006 Posted Wednesday, December 20, 2006 8:43 PM from admin | (Comments Off)

• New website rates independent healthcare

  A new website has been launched to give patients and the public easier access to information on standards in the independent health sector. Posted Thursday, December 21, 2006 12:00 AM from admin | (Comments Off)

• NHS Direct Interactive rolled out onto Freeview

  Posted Wednesday, December 20, 2006 12:00 AM from admin | (Comments Off)

• Mental Exercise Helps Maintain Some Seniors’ Thinking Skills

  National Institute on Aging (NIA), "Mental Exercise Helps Maintain Some Seniors’ Thinking Skills" December 19, 2006 Posted Tuesday, December 19, 2006 11:40 AM from admin | (Comments Off)

• Reduced Levels of Fat in the Diet May Decrease the Risk of *** Cancer Recurrence According to New Clinical Trial

  National Cancer Institute (NCI), "Reduced Levels of Fat in the Diet May Decrease the Risk of *** Cancer Recurrence According to New Clinical Trial" December 19, 2006 Posted Tuesday, December 19, 2006 11:20 AM from admin | (Comments Off)

• National Institutes of Health to Announce Results of 2006 Monitoring the Future Survey

  National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) , "National Institutes of Health to Announce Results of 2006 Monitoring the Future Survey" December 19, 2006 Posted Tuesday, December 19, 2006 9:03 AM from admin | (Comments Off)

• Herbal Supplement Fails to Relieve Hot Flashes in Large NIH Trial

  National Institute on Aging (NIA), "Herbal Supplement Fails to Relieve Hot Flashes in Large NIH Trial" December 18, 2006 Posted Tuesday, December 19, 2006 5:30 AM from admin | (Comments Off)

• Malaria Vaccine Primes Victims’ Blood to Eliminate Parasite From Mosquitoes

  National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), "Malaria Vaccine Primes Victims' Blood to Eliminate Parasite From Mosquitoes" December 18, 2006 Posted Tuesday, December 19, 2006 4:15 AM from admin | (Comments Off)

• 'Rosehips may help arthritis'

  Rosehips may reduce joint pain and painkiller consumption, and may also improve movement in patients with osteoarthritis, reported three newspapers (18 December 2006). The newspapers accurately reported the findings of a small randomised trial. Posted Monday, December 18, 2006 7:00 PM from admin | (Comments Off)

• NHLBI Offers 2007 Keep the Beat Calendar — A Gift for a Heart-Healthy Lifestyle

  National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), "NHLBI Offers 2007 Keep the Beat Calendar — A Gift for a Heart-Healthy Lifestyle" December 18, 2006 Posted Sunday, December 17, 2006 10:00 PM from admin | (Comments Off)

• A contraceptive pill to avoid monthly periods

  A contraceptive pill that can stop periods has been proved safe and effective reported two newspapers (14 December 2006). One newspaper report did not address the risks associated with the drug. Limitations in the trial design hamper the reliability of the findings. Posted Thursday, December 14, 2006 7:00 PM from admin | (Comments Off)

• England will be smokefree from July

  Posted Thursday, December 14, 2006 12:00 AM from admin | (Comments Off)

• Adult Male Circumcision Significantly Reduces Risk of Acquiring HIV

  National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), "Adult Male Circumcision Significantly Reduces Risk of Acquiring HIV" December 13, 2006 Posted Wednesday, December 13, 2006 9:20 AM from admin | (Comments Off)

• Hay fever vaccine in a pill

  The first vaccine pill for hay fever sufferers will be launched in January 2007 reported seven newspapers (12 December 2006). The reports appear to be based in part on a news item on the MRC website. It is not possible to comment on the reported trial results as we have been unable to identify the source of the information. Posted Tuesday, December 12, 2006 7:00 PM from admin | (Comments Off)

• NIDA NewsScan #47 — December 11, 2006,

  National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), "NIDA NewsScan #47 — December 11, 2006," December 11, 2006 Posted Tuesday, December 12, 2006 11:35 AM from admin | (Comments Off)

• NIDA NewsScan #47 — December 11, 2006,

  National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), "NIDA NewsScan #47 — December 11, 2006," December 11, 2006 Posted Tuesday, December 12, 2006 11:29 AM from admin | (Comments Off)

• NIH Launches dbGaP, a Database of Whole Genome Association Studies

  National Library of Medicine (NLM), "NIH Launches dbGaP, a Database of Whole Genome Association Studies" December 12, 2006 Posted Monday, December 11, 2006 11:20 PM from admin | (Comments Off)

• Researchers Discover Method in Mice to Restore Tamoxifen Sensitivity in Resistant *** Cancer

  National Cancer Institute (NCI), "Researchers Discover Method in Mice to Restore Tamoxifen Sensitivity in Resistant *** Cancer," December 11, 2006 Posted Monday, December 11, 2006 7:15 AM from admin | (Comments Off)

• “National Institutes of Health Reform Act of 2006”

  NIH Office of the Director (OD), "A Statement from the NIH Director, Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D., Regarding the ‘National Institutes of Health Reform Act of 2006’," December 11, 2006 Posted Monday, December 11, 2006 6:50 AM from admin | (Comments Off)

• NIH Announces Licensing Opportunities for Rare Disease Technologies

  NIH Office of Rare Diseases (ORD), "NIH Announces Licensing Opportunities for Rare Disease Technologies" December 11, 2006 Posted Sunday, December 10, 2006 10:05 PM from admin | (Comments Off)

• New, Easy-to-Read Booklet Offers Cold-Weather Tips for Older Adults

  National Institute on Aging (NIA), "New, Easy-to-Read Booklet Offers Cold-Weather Tips for Older Adults" December 11, 2006 Posted Sunday, December 10, 2006 9:05 PM from admin | (Comments Off)

• *** screening for the under 50s

  Screening does not significantly reduce *** cancer death in women aged 40-49, reported two newspapers (8 December 2006). The newspapers accurately reported the main finding of a large randomised controlled trial. Posted Sunday, December 10, 2006 7:00 PM from admin | (Comments Off)

• National Knowledge Week for Bipolar Disorder: 11th - 18th Dec

  The NLH Mental Health Specialist Library presents the latest National Knowledge Week... Posted Sunday, December 10, 2006 7:00 PM from admin | (Comments Off)

• Hormonal Contraception Does Not Appear To Increase HIV Risk

  National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), "Hormonal Contraception Does Not Appear To Increase HIV Risk", December 7, 2006 Posted Thursday, December 07, 2006 10:18 AM from admin | (Comments Off)

• Infectious Disease Researchers Develop Basis for Experimental Melanoma Treatment

  National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), "Infectious Disease Researchers Develop Basis for Experimental Melanoma Treatment", December 7, 2006 Posted Thursday, December 07, 2006 9:47 AM from admin | (Comments Off)

• LEAP into action

  An innovative project encouraging people in deprived areas to do more exercise has been judged a healthy success. Posted Thursday, December 07, 2006 12:00 AM from admin | (Comments Off)

• Scientific Meeting on Pulmonary Hypertension December 7-8

  National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), "Scientific Meeting on Pulmonary Hypertension December 7-8", December 6, 2006 Posted Tuesday, December 05, 2006 10:40 PM from admin | (Comments Off)

• Brain’s Fear Center Shrinks in Autism’s Most Severely Socially-Impaired

  National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), "Brain’s Fear Center Shrinks in Autism’s Most Severely Socially-Impaired", December 4, 2006 Posted Tuesday, December 05, 2006 5:00 AM from admin | (Comments Off)

• Benefits to Employers Outweigh Enhanced Depression-Care Costs

  National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), "Benefits to Employers Outweigh Enhanced Depression-Care Costs", December 4, 2006 Posted Tuesday, December 05, 2006 4:00 AM from admin | (Comments Off)

• NCI Researchers Develop Modified Immunotoxin for Cancer Therapy in Mouse Study

  National Cancer Institute (NCI), "NCI Researchers Develop Modified Immunotoxin for Cancer Therapy in Mouse Study", December 4, 2006 Posted Monday, December 04, 2006 10:00 PM from admin | (Comments Off)

• Young African American Adults At High Risk for HIV, STDs Even In Absence of High-Risk Behaviors

  National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), "Young African American Adults At High Risk for HIV, STDs Even In Absence of High-Risk Behaviors", December 5, 2006 Posted Monday, December 04, 2006 9:53 PM from admin | (Comments Off)

• Exercise, not dieting, for the overweight

  Exercise, not dieting, should be the focus for overweight or obese individuals reported two newspapers (5 December 2006). The reports appear to be based on a conference abstract and press release. It is not possible to comment on the reliability of the findings as full study details are not available. Posted Monday, December 04, 2006 7:00 PM from admin | (Comments Off)

• NIDA Researchers Complete Unprecedented Scan of Human Genome That May Help Unlock the Genetic Contribution to Tobacco Addiction

  National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), "NIDA Researchers Complete Unprecedented Scan of Human Genome That May Help Unlock the Genetic Contribution to Tobacco Addiction ", December 4, 2006 Posted Monday, December 04, 2006 6:00 AM from admin | (Comments Off)

• Statement from the National Institutes of Health on World AIDS Day

  Office of the Director (OD), "Statement from the National Institutes of Health on World AIDS Day", December 1, 2006 Posted Friday, December 01, 2006 4:48 AM from admin | (Comments Off)

• Papers of pioneering cancer researcher, NIH Director, and Nobel Laureate Harold Varmus Added to the National Library of Medicine’s Profiles in Science Website

  National Library of Medicine (NLM), "Papers of pioneering cancer researcher, NIH Director, and Nobel Laureate Harold Varmus Added to the National Library of Medicine’s Profiles in Science Website", December 1, 2006 Posted Friday, December 01, 2006 4:06 AM from admin | (Comments Off)

• Older Drug May Be More Cost-Effective for Some Patients with Schizophrenia

  National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), "Older Drug May Be More Cost-Effective for Some Patients with Schizophrenia", December 1, 2006 Posted Friday, December 01, 2006 3:52 AM from admin | (Comments Off)