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Study: No Proven Morning Sickness Treatments
Treatments for morning sickness are plentiful, but the evidence that any of these treatments work is limited, according to a new review.Nauseated woman in bathroom

Treatments for morning sickness are plentiful, but the evidence that any of these treatments work is limited, according to a new review.

WebMD Health, Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:43:32 GMT

Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs May Cut RA Risk
People who take cholesterol-lowering statin drugs to reduce heart disease risk may also be cutting their risk for developing the painful inflammatory joint disease rheumatoid arthritis.

People who take cholesterol-lowering statin drugs to reduce heart disease risk may also be cutting their risk for developing the painful inflammatory joint disease rheumatoid arthritis.

WebMD Health, Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:43:32 GMT

Vitamin B 'puts off Alzheimer's'
High doses of B vitamins may slow the rate of brain shrinkage in older people experiencing warning signs of Alzheimer's disease, a study says.
BBC News - Health, Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:43:32 GMT

Hospital boss summoned to inquest
The chief executive of an NHS trust appears at an inquest into an elderly patient's death after she was summoned by the coroner.
BBC News - Health, Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:43:32 GMT

Liver defect likely cause of DHA deficiency in Alzheimer's patients, UCI study finds
Researchers have discovered that markedly depleted amounts of an omega-3 fatty acid in brain tissue samples from Alzheimer's patients may be due to the liver's inability to produce the complex fat, also contained in fish-oil supplements.
ScienceDaily: Health & Medicine News, Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:48:54 GMT

Chronic drinking increases levels of stress hormones, leading to neurotoxicity
Alcohol consumption, withdrawal, and abstinence can all raise stress hormones in humans and animals. A review has described how stress hormones called glucocorticoids are associated with neurotoxicity during abstinence after withdrawal from alcohol dependence. Glucocorticoid receptor antagonism may therefore represent a pharmacological option for recovery.
ScienceDaily: Health & Medicine News, Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:48:54 GMT

Self-administered vaccine patch may protect against potentially pandemic flu viruses
A self-administered patch containing tiny microneedles may effectively deliver influenza virus-like particles through the skin and protect against potentially pandemic flu viruses such as H5N1.
ScienceDaily: Health & Medicine News, Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:48:54 GMT

NIH-funded studies aim to prevent, treat childhood obesity
(NIH/National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute) The National Institutes of Health is launching two major research efforts, totaling $72.5 million, to examine ways to curtail the nation's childhood obesity epidemic. One will study long-term approaches to prevent or treat childhood obesity, and the other will examine community efforts to reduce childhood obesity rates.
EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health, Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:48:54 GMT

Romantic partner may play role in reducing vulvovaginal pain
(University of Montreal) An investigation published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine has found that male partners who express greater support, attention and sympathy to women's chronic vulvovaginal pain may trigger more pain, but also increase sexual satisfaction in female partners.
EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health, Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:48:54 GMT

23rd ECNP Congress: Europe's largest scientific meeting on mental health
(European College of Neuropsychopharmacology) The 23rd Congress of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology covered a wide variety of issues of critical public health concern, such as depression, schizophrenia, addiction, chronopsychiatry and neurodegenerative disorders, including multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease. The program specifically emphasized the translation of new knowledge on fundamental disease mechanisms into clinical practice, paving the way for improved pharmacological and non-drug treatments for the prevention and treatment of all mental disorders and disorders of the brain in general.
EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health, Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:48:54 GMT

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