IN-CAM Outcomes Database: Collaborative Research Database To Benefit Complementary And Alternative Medicine The McGill University
Health Centre Research Institute and the University of Calgary in collaboration with Centennial College are launching the first-ever searchable database of outcome measures intended for complementary and alternative
medicine (CAM) researchers - the IN-CAM Outcomes Database.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comCommon Anti-psychotic Drugs Bad For Alzheimer's Patients, New Study Finds A new UK study has found that anti-psychotic
drugs, such as (Melleril), chlorpromazine (Largactil), haloperidol (Serenace), trifluoperazine (Stelazine) and risperidone (Risperdal), are bad for patients with Alzheimer's disease - the
drugs were found to make their condition worse.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comCDC Releases Surveillance Report On U.S. 2006 HIV/AIDS Cases CDC last week released its annual HIV/AIDS surveillance report, which found that the number of reported HIV cases in 2006 was higher compared with previous years, the Wall Street Journal reports. According to the Journal, the higher number of reported HIV cases reflects CDC's "improved surveillance system rather than a rise in the epidemic" (Wall Street Journal, 3/31).
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comBrain Tumor Study A veterinary neurologist on faculty in the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary
Medicine(http://www.vetmed.vt.edu/) at Virginia Tech has been awarded funding from the Wake Forest University Translational Science Institute to study innovative approaches for treating brain tumors in dogs, cats and humans.Dr.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comPotentially Treatment For Heart Rhythm Disorders Using Angina Drug A recently approved angina drug may also represent a powerful new treatment for a rare hereditary syndrome that places teens at risk for sudden cardiac death, according to research presented at the 57th Annual Scientific Sessions of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) in Chicago.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comMississippi House Approves Measure That Would Restrict Abortions Among Minors On Thursday, the Mississippi House voted 79-41 to approve a bill (HB 520) that would restrict abortions among minors, the Jackson Clarion-Ledger reports. Although the House passed the bill, most representatives said they did not fully understand the measure.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comScotland: Staff Fearful Of Backlash When NHS Outlaws Smoking Outside Hospital staff will suffer the backlash when NHS Lothian sites go smoke-free as expected next year, unions warned. Unison, the public sector union, is concerned that nurses and other workers will be left to tell stressed relatives and unhappy patients not to smoke on NHS land.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com
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