http://www.medindia.net/healthnews/pancreatitis-news.asp Medindia largest health website in india. en-us Copyright 2012. All Rights Reserved. Fri, 25 May 2012 06:50:13 GMT http://www.medindia.net/news/minimum-alcohol-price-in-scotland-101703-1.htm Scotland sets minimum price for alcohol. Alcohol will be sold at a minimum price of 50 pence (81 US cents, 63 euro cents) per unit after lawmakers voted 86 to one in favour of the act. The measure could come into effect from next April. "This policy will save lives -- it's as simple as that," Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon said. "It is time to turn the tide of alcohol misuse that for too long has been crippling our country," she added. "Minimum pricing will kickstart a change ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/minimum-alcohol-price-in-scotland-101703-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/alcohol-consumption-tied-to-cognitive-decline-and-dementia-in-elderly-101642-1.htm Studies in the elderly have linked excessive alcohol consumption to the cognitive decline and dementia. A review paper by Kim JW et al published in iPsychiatry Investig/i 2012;9:8-16 on the association between alcohol consumption and cognition in the elderly provides an excellent summary of the potential ways in which alcohol may affect cognitive function and the risk of dementia, both adversely and favorably as alcohol may have both a neuro toxic and neuro protective effect, depending on the dose and drinking pattern....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/alcohol-consumption-tied-to-cognitive-decline-and-dementia-in-elderly-101642-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/novel-pancreatic-cancer-vaccine-shows-promise-in-improving-survival-101622-1.htm A new pancreatic cancer vaccine shows promise in improving survival when added to standard treatment, say researchers from the University Hospitals Case Medical Center's Seidman Cancer Center and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. The Phase 2 data was presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, part of Digestive Disease Week in San Diego. In the plenary session titled "Addition of Algenpantucel-L Immunotherapy to Standard Adjuvant Therapy ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/novel-pancreatic-cancer-vaccine-shows-promise-in-improving-survival-101622-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/chinese-herb-may-curb-binge-drinking-treat-alcoholism-101464-1.htm An extract of the Chinese herb kudzu dramatically reduces drinking and may be useful in the treatment of alcoholism and curbing binge drinking. This is according to a new study by McLean Hospital and Harvard Medical School researchers. "Our study is further evidence that components found in kudzu root can reduce alcohol consumption and do so without adverse side effects," said David Penetar, PhD, of the Behavioral Psychopharmacology Research Laboratory at McLean Hospital, and the lead author of the study....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/chinese-herb-may-curb-binge-drinking-treat-alcoholism-101464-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/crime-records-more-in-on-premise-alcohol-outlets-than-off-premise-alcohol-outlets-101438-1.htm ulliLocalities infested with higher densities of alcohol outlets are highly likely to have elevated rates of violent crimes. liA new study has compared on-premise with off-premise outlets across different types of crimes.liResults show a stronger relationship between density of outlets and crime for on- than off-premise outlets./ul Prior research has shown that neighborhoods with higher densities of alcohol outlets are more likely to have higher rates of violent crimes. This study ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/crime-records-more-in-on-premise-alcohol-outlets-than-off-premise-alcohol-outlets-101438-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/thought-guided-robot-arm-helps-paralysed-woman-drink-coffee-101416-1.htm A paralyzed woman has been helped by scientists to lift a drink to her lips with a thought-controlled robotic arm. On April 12 last year, 58-year-old Cathy Hutchinson made history by using only her thoughts to get a robotic arm to grasp a flask of coffee on a table, lift it and hold it to her lips for a sip, the researchers said. Fourteen years earlier, a stroke had left her paralysed and unable to speak, making her completely dependent on a caregiver. "This was the first time in nearly ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/thought-guided-robot-arm-helps-paralysed-woman-drink-coffee-101416-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/adaptive-abilities-in-children-with-prenatal-alcohol-exposure-examined-101411-1.htm Previous research has shown that prenatal exposure to alcohol often results in disruption to the brain's cognitive and behavioral domains. A study of these domains in children with heavy prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE), non-exposed children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and children without PAE or ADHD has found that, despite similarities in the relation between EF and adaptive abilities among children with ADHD or PAE, the patterns of abilities in these children were different....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/adaptive-abilities-in-children-with-prenatal-alcohol-exposure-examined-101411-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/study-links-modest-alcohol-intake-with-less-inflammation-in-patients-with-common-liver-disease-101378-1.htm A well-done study shows modest intake of alcohol is associated with less evidence of inflammation of the liver, a condition that increases cirrhosis risk. NAFLD (non-alcoholic fatty liver disease) is the most common type of liver disease in the developed world, affecting up to one-third of the US population. NAFLD is often associated with obesity and other parameters of the so-called "metabolic syndrome," which is a major risk factor for the development of cardiovascular disease. In a well-done ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/study-links-modest-alcohol-intake-with-less-inflammation-in-patients-with-common-liver-disease-101378-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/scots-fix-minimum-booze-price-101323-1.htm Scottish government laid a minimum price for alcohol on Monday, sounding out numerous Scots were 'drinking themselves to death' and it was apt moment to tackle the country's bond with alcohol. Alcohol should be sold at a minimum price of 50 pence (81 US cents, 63 euro cents) per unit, Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon announced. The proposal is expected to be passed in the Scottish parliament next week and could come into effect from next April. "Cheap alcohol comes at a price and now ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/scots-fix-minimum-booze-price-101323-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/researchers-identify-early-biomarker-for-pancreatic-cancer-101307-1.htm New biomarker for pancreatic cancer has been discovered by researchers. The paper will be published May 15 in iCancer Research/i. Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, or PDAC, is the fourth-leading cause of cancer-related death. Newly diagnosed patients have a median survival of less than one year, and a 5-year survival rate of only 3 to 5 percent. Therefore, biomarkers that can identify early onset of PDAC and which could be viable drug targets are desperately needed. a"We found ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/researchers-identify-early-biomarker-for-pancreatic-cancer-101307-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/youth-exposure-to-alcohol-marketing-ignored-by-most-states-100894-1.htm Reduction in youth exposure to alcohol advertising and marketing is an omitted shot for states to enhance public health, states a new review of state alcohol advertising laws from the Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth (CAMY) at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The report examines the extent to which states' alcohol advertising laws incorporate eight different best practices to reduce youth exposure to alcohol advertising and marketing, and finds only eleven states ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/youth-exposure-to-alcohol-marketing-ignored-by-most-states-100894-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/expression-of-mutant-oncogenes-critical-for-survival-of-advanced-pancreatic-cancers-100769-1.htm Advanced pancreatic cancer cannot sustain itself unless it receives much needed fuel from mutant oncogenes that "rewire" key metabolic pathways to feed the cancer cells, according to a new study by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute researchers. The findings, published in the April 27 issue of the journal iCell/i, suggest that some of these altered metabolic pathways might be potential targets for future drugs to treat the deadly cancer. The investigators report that when they experimentally ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/expression-of-mutant-oncogenes-critical-for-survival-of-advanced-pancreatic-cancers-100769-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/mutant-kras-compels-pancreatic-cancer-upkeep-by-metabolic-pathways-100716-1.htm A genetic mutation coercing the launch of pancreatic cancer also fudges metabolic pathways to support tumour growth and progression, scientists report in the journal iCell/i. This newly discovered role for the Kras oncogene opens up a new category of potential targets for thwarting the influential mutation, which has proved difficult to attack directly, said study co-lead author Haoqiang Ying, Ph.D., instructor in The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Department of Genomic Medicine....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/mutant-kras-compels-pancreatic-cancer-upkeep-by-metabolic-pathways-100716-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/gene-that-inhibits-pancreatic-cancer-spread-identified-100699-1.htm A gene that inhibits the spread of pancreatic cancer tumours has been discovered by scientists. This key finding paves way for targeted treatment of one of the deadliest forms of the disease. After discovering the gene dubbed USP9X at work in a study of pancreatic cancer in mice, the international research team found it also played a role in humans. "We looked in human tumour specimens and we found that it was missing in a fraction of patients -- the patients that did very poorly ....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/gene-that-inhibits-pancreatic-cancer-spread-identified-100699-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/california-officials-worried-over-teens-using-hand-sanitizers-as-substitute-for-alcohol-100670-1.htm Health officials in California are worried over a new trend of intoxication that sees teenagers drinking hand sanitizers to induce the effect of intoxication similar to drinking a couple of shots of hard liquor. As many as six California teenagers were hospitalised with alcohol poisoning last month, and two last weekend alone, from drinking hand sanitizer. "This is a rapidly emerging trend," ABC News quoted Cyrus Rangan, medical toxicology consultant for Children's Hospital Los Angeles, as saying in a news conference....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/california-officials-worried-over-teens-using-hand-sanitizers-as-substitute-for-alcohol-100670-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/exposure-to-tv-alcohol-ads-linked-to-underage-drinking-100663-1.htm A study has found link between between young people's exposure to television alcohol advertising and alcohol abuse. Minors who were familiar with television alcohol advertisements were more likely to have tried alcoholic beverages and binge drink than those who could not recall seeing such ads, according to the study. "Underage drinking remains an important health risk in the U.S.," said lead author Susanne E. Tanski, MD, MPH, FAAP, assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics at ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/exposure-to-tv-alcohol-ads-linked-to-underage-drinking-100663-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/rectal-indomethacin-is-effective-in-reducing-post-ercp-pancreatitis-100550-1.htm bThe researchers from the University of Michigan Health System and Indiana University Medical Centre have reported in a study published in the NEJM (New England Journal of Medicine) that the frequency of pancreatitis after ERCP was significantly reduced if indomethacin was given rectally to the patients./b Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is a non-invasive procedure used commonly for the diagnosis and treatment of bile and pancreatic duct problems. In an ERCP procedure, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/rectal-indomethacin-is-effective-in-reducing-post-ercp-pancreatitis-100550-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/drug-to-treat-alcoholism-approved-100543-1.htm Baclofen - new anti-alcoholism drug cleared for use in France. AFSSAPS, the regulator that authorises drugs, said that while the drug Baclofen had not been definitively shown to be efficient in the treatment of alcoholism, it had shown "clinical benefits in some patients". It recommended in a statement that Baclofen -- the lab name for a medication branded as Kemstro, Lioresal and Gablofen -- should be considered on a "case by case" basis. The history of the drug goes back 50 years....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/drug-to-treat-alcoholism-approved-100543-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/alcohol-consumption-breast-cancer-linked-100471-1.htm In a recent research work an association between drinking alcohol and breast cancer has been identified. "Cells have different mechanisms to remove toxic substances, such as ethanol, the chemical name for alcohol, that represent a potential risk to them," explains MarA-a de Lourdes RodrA-guez-Fragoso, professor of pharmacology and toxicology at the Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Morelos in Mexico. "Unfortunately, sometimes these mechanisms produce other toxic substances, including ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/alcohol-consumption-breast-cancer-linked-100471-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/people-on-hemodialysis-with-pancreatic-diabetes-die-earlier-than-those-with-type-2-diabetes-austrian-study-100432-1.htm Hemodialysis is resorted to when the kidney function of filtering the blood and producing urine goes down below 10 to 15 percent or when the kidney does not function at all (called the end-stage renal disease or ESRD). This is a therapy where the blood is removed from the body and filtered through an 'artificial kidney' (a machine that helps to purify the blood) and then the 'purified' blood is returned to the body. The therapy helps in bremoving waste products/b and extra fluid, and maintains balance ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/people-on-hemodialysis-with-pancreatic-diabetes-die-earlier-than-those-with-type-2-diabetes-austrian-study-100432-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/alcoholic-liver-disease-guidelines-published-100423-1.htm New clinical practice guidelines in the area of Alcoholic Liver Disease has been announced by EASL. ALD, a result of regular and heavy drinking, is the leading cause of liver disease in eastern and western Europe.(1) Europe has the highest alcohol consumption in the world, at 12.18 litres of pure alcohol per person per year.(1) Despite this there has been limited research investment in this area and the development of clinical practice guidelines is therefore both timely and necessary. The ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/alcoholic-liver-disease-guidelines-published-100423-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/bollywood-movies-influence-indian-teens-to-drink-100360-1.htm Bollywood movies have been blamed for promoting drinking habits among Indian teenagers, according to a new study presented today at the World Congress of Cardiology in Dubai. Overall 10 per cent of the students (aged between 12-16 years) surveyed in the study had already tried alcohol. But students that had been most exposed to alcohol use in Bollywood movies were found to be 2.78 times more likely to have tried alcohol as compared with those who were least exposed. Even when adjustments were ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/bollywood-movies-influence-indian-teens-to-drink-100360-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/alcohol-in-moderation-halves-hepatitis-risk-100348-1.htm People with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NALFD) who consume alcohol in modest amounts, no more than one or two servings per day, are half as likely to develop hepatitis as non-drinkers with the same condition, a new study has claimed. NALFD is the most common liver disease in the United States, affecting up to one third of American adults. It is characterized by abnormal fat accumulation in the liver. The specific cause or causes is not known, though obesity and diabetes are risk factors....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/alcohol-in-moderation-halves-hepatitis-risk-100348-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/moderate-alcohol-consumption-tied-to-lower-mortality-risk-100276-1.htm Moderate alcohol consumption before and after heart attack associated with lower risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, shows study. The Health Professionals Follow-up Study (HPFS) is a prospective cohort study of 51,529 US male health professionals. During the follow up of these men between 1986 to 2006, 1,818 men were confirmed with incident non-fatal myocardial infarction (MI) - a non-fatal heart attack. Among heart attack survivors, 468 deaths were documented during up to 20 years of follow up....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/moderate-alcohol-consumption-tied-to-lower-mortality-risk-100276-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/short-term-impact-of-alcohol-on-memory-functioning-likely-to-be-risky-100256-1.htm Memory functioning can be disrupted by alcoholism prior to later-stage Korsakoff's syndrome, a neurological disorder generally linked to alcohol abuse, states a new study. The researchers examined associative memory, used in remembering face-name associations, in alcoholics. Alcoholism can disrupt memory functioning well before incurring the profound amnesia of Korsakoff's syndrome. For example, associative memory - used in remembering face-name associations - can be impaired in alcoholics....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/short-term-impact-of-alcohol-on-memory-functioning-likely-to-be-risky-100256-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/key-predictor-of-alcohol-use-in-adolescents-identified-100187-1.htm Peers influence adolescence drinking, shows research. Results will be published in the July 2012 issue of iAlcoholism: Clinical (and) Experimental Research/i and are currently available at Early View. "The key short-term consequences of drinking during adolescence are aggression, motor vehicle accidents, unprotected sex, alcohol poisoning, and vandalism," explained Hanneke A. Teunissen, a doctoral student at Radboud University Nijmegen as well as corresponding author for the study....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/key-predictor-of-alcohol-use-in-adolescents-identified-100187-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/youth-exposure-to-alcohol-ads-on-radio-can-be-assessed-by-online-tool-100067-1.htm The extent of exposure to radio alcohol advertisements among young people ages 12 to 20 can be estimated by a new online tool from the Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth (CAMY) at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. This A HREF="http:www.camy.org/radiotool"free and user-friendly tool/A is the first service to provide parents, health departments and other key audiences with access to customizable information on youth exposure to radio alcohol advertising. "Despite ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/youth-exposure-to-alcohol-ads-on-radio-can-be-assessed-by-online-tool-100067-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/single-dose-drug-cuts-pancreatitis-risk-after-gastrointestinal-procedure-100049-1.htm A single dose of medication can significantly reduce the risk of pancreatitis after the endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), a procedure commonly used to diagnose and treat problems of the bile and pancreatic ducts. The finding is significant in helping patients avoid a condition known as post-ERCP pancreatitis, a disabling complication that affects up to 1 in 4 high-risk patients who undergo the gastrointestinal procedure. Despite decades of research, this clinical trial ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/single-dose-drug-cuts-pancreatitis-risk-after-gastrointestinal-procedure-100049-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/alcoholic-drinks-sharpen-mind-99971-1.htm Drinking one or two glasses of beer or wine can sharpen the mind, reveal researchers. A study by University of Illinois psychologists has found that men who enjoy a relaxing drink are actually better at solving brain teasers than those who are stone cold sober. Not only did the thirstier chaps get more questions right, they were also quicker in delivering the correct responses, the Daily Mail reported. It is thought that alcohol hinders analytical thinking, allowing creative thoughts ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/alcoholic-drinks-sharpen-mind-99971-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/vaccine-therapy-linked-to-stable-disease-in-pancreatic-cancer-99936-1.htm Stable disease in patients who are not candidates for surgery suggests being linked to a series of vaccine injections administered directly into a pancreatic cancer tumor according to research from The Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ). Early results of a clinical trial being conducted at CINJ are being presented as a "highly-rated poster" at the Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) being held in Chicago this week. CINJ is a Center of Excellence of the University ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/vaccine-therapy-linked-to-stable-disease-in-pancreatic-cancer-99936-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/study-examines-teen-alcohol-and-illicit-drug-use-and-abuse-99846-1.htm Most cases of alcohol and drug abuse have their initial onset during teenage years, a survey of a nationally representative sample of U.S. teenagers has suggested. The report is published in the April issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, a JAMA Network publication. Alcohol and drugs use patterns in adolescence are increasingly seen as indicators of later substance abuse, the authors write in their study background. Joel Swendsen, Ph.D., of the University of Bordeaux, France, and colleagues ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/study-examines-teen-alcohol-and-illicit-drug-use-and-abuse-99846-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/mice-study-nutritional-supplement-may-inhibit-growth-of-pancreatic-cancer-cells-99844-1.htm A Mayo Clinic study has found that gamma-linoleic acid can inhibit the growth of a subset of pancreatic cancer cells in mice. The dietary supplement can also selectively promote cancer cell death in mice. The supplement, a fatty acid also known as GLA, worked particularly well when combined with the chemotherapy drug gemcitabine, the researchers say. The findings were presented today by Mayo Clinic pathologist Ruth Lupu, Ph.D., at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2012....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/mice-study-nutritional-supplement-may-inhibit-growth-of-pancreatic-cancer-cells-99844-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/2-drug-combo-retards-advanced-pancreatic-cancer-mayo-clinic-led-study-99699-1.htm Combining novel drug TH-302 with the standard drug gemcitabine reveals early signs of delaying the worsening of cancer in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer discovered a Mayo Clinic-led study. This was evaluated using a measure termed progression-free survival (PFS). According to the results of a multi-center Phase II clinical trial, patients receiving the combination of gemcitabine and TH-302 demonstrated a progression-free survival of 5.6 months compared to 3.6 months in those patients who received gemcitabine alone....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/2-drug-combo-retards-advanced-pancreatic-cancer-mayo-clinic-led-study-99699-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/potent-biomarker-for-pancreatic-cancer-identified-99697-1.htm Survivin protein serves as a useful tool in understanding pancreatic cancer, say scientists. In a recent study of pancreatic cancer patients who had undergone tumor resection, the scientists found that patients who underwent different treatment regimens, following surgery, had different levels of survivin and experienced different lengths of disease-free survival. "Biomarkers for pancreatic cancer are especially useful because the survival is so poor and it's such a bad disease for people to get," says Saad Khan, M....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/potent-biomarker-for-pancreatic-cancer-identified-99697-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/pancreatic-cancer-prognosis-in-diabetic-patients-can-be-improved-by-metformin-99661-1.htm A new study indicates that metformin may improve survival in patients with diabetes and pancreatic cancer. The study is published in iClinical Cancer Research/i, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. Although the causes of pancreatic cancer remain largely unknown, patients with pancreatic cancer often have a high prevalence of diabetes and impaired glucose tolerance. "This study suggests that metformin use in patients with diabetes was associated with improved ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/pancreatic-cancer-prognosis-in-diabetic-patients-can-be-improved-by-metformin-99661-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/mushroom-poison-to-arrest-pancreatic-cancer-study-99639-1.htm In mice, amanitin - toxin found in death cap mushroom IAmanita phalloides/I destroys pancreatic cancer cells without harming the body, say researchers. The trick to accomplish this is to deliver the poison directly to the right address in the body using something that virtually serves as a cab. In this case, the cab is an antibody whose highly specific arms attach to a cancer-typical cellular surface protein called EpCAM. The fungal toxin is linked to the antibody in a stable chemical conjugation....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/mushroom-poison-to-arrest-pancreatic-cancer-study-99639-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/study-finds-link-between-drinking-and-diabetes-99523-1.htm Excessive intake of alcohol raises the risk of diabetes in men, claims a new study. For the study, subjects in a cohort in Sweden, some of whom had been exposed to a community intervention program to prevent diabetes, were evaluated 8-10 years after baseline for the presence of diabetes mellitus or impaired glucose metabolism ("pre-diabetes") in relation to a baseline report of alcohol consumption. Approximately 2,000 men and 3,000 women had a normal glucose tolerance test at baseline, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/study-finds-link-between-drinking-and-diabetes-99523-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/pancreatic-cancer-patients-find-electrical-pulse-treatment-promising-99472-1.htm Ray of hope for people with inoperable locally advanced pancreatic cancer (LAPC) according to results of a study presented at the Society of Interventional Radiology's 37th Annual Scientific Meeting in San Francisco, California. A new procedure called irreversible electroporation or IRE uses microsecond electrical pulses to force open and destroy tumor cells around a vast and delicate network of blood vessels of the pancreas. The technique has been successful in treating primary and metastatic ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/pancreatic-cancer-patients-find-electrical-pulse-treatment-promising-99472-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/drinking-alcohol-in-moderation-lowers-death-risk-in-men-who-have-survived-a-heart-attack-99406-1.htm Moderate drinking in men who have survived a first heart attack lowers risk of death from heart disease or any other cause than no alcohol consumption at all, a study of nearly 2000 men in the USA showed. The latest findings from the US Health Professionals Follow-up Study, a prospective study of 51,529 US male health professionals, are published online today (Wednesday) in the iEuropean Heart Journal/i [1] and they show that, having survived a first heart attack, men who drank approximately ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/drinking-alcohol-in-moderation-lowers-death-risk-in-men-who-have-survived-a-heart-attack-99406-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/novel-protein-regulates-spread-of-pancreatic-cancer-cells-99312-1.htm University of London researchers have discovered a new protein that makes pancreatic cancer cells less sticky and regulates the spread of pancreatic cancer cells. The protein, known as S100PBP, does this by suppressing a second protein called cathepsin Z. The research team has shown that cathepsin Z makes pancreatic cancer cells sticky, allowing them to spread to their surrounding environment. Prior to this study nothing was known about the function of S100PBP in the body or the role that cathepsin Z plays in pancreactic cancer....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/novel-protein-regulates-spread-of-pancreatic-cancer-cells-99312-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/drug-to-cure-alcoholism-successful-in-preliminary-test-99125-1.htm French doctors said on Tuesday that a drug designed to treat nervous spasms has proved to be successful during an early test in a project to see whether it can also cure alcoholism. Baclofen -- the lab name for a medication branded as Kemstro, Lioresal and Gablofen -- was successful in a preliminary test among a small group of alcoholics, a result that opens the way to formal clinical trials, they said. The history of the drug goes back 50 years. It was originally designed for epilepsy before ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/drug-to-cure-alcoholism-successful-in-preliminary-test-99125-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/outcomes-for-patients-with-infected-severe-pancreatitis-improved-by-endoscopic-procedure-99078-1.htm Patients with infected necrotizing pancreatitis who underwent endoscopic transgastric necrosectomy had an associated lower risk of major complications and death compared to patients who had surgical necrosectomy, a new study has found.The study appears in the March 14 issue of iJAMA/i. "Acute pancreatitis is a common and potentially lethal disorder. In the United States alone, more than 50,000 patients are admitted with acute pancreatitis each year. One of the most dreaded complications ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/outcomes-for-patients-with-infected-severe-pancreatitis-improved-by-endoscopic-procedure-99078-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/pancreas-cancer-treatment-challenges-addressed-by-scientists-99077-1.htm Pancreatic tumors are the deadliest of cancers as they can spread quickly and are notoriously resistant to treatment. Their resistance to chemotherapy stems in part from a unique biological barrier the tumor builds around itself. Now scientists at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have found a way to break through that defense, and their research represents a potential breakthrough in the treatment of pancreas cancer. In a paper to be published in the March 20 issue of iCancer Cell/i, senior author Sunil Hingorani, M....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/pancreas-cancer-treatment-challenges-addressed-by-scientists-99077-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/spurned-male-flies-turn-to-booze-98944-1.htm Researchers claim that fruit flies apparently use alcohol just as humans do, to drown their sorrows or frustrations.Male fruit flies who have been rejected by females drink significantly more alcohol than those that have mated freely, according to scientists. This suggests that alcohol stimulates the flies' brains as a 'reward' in a similar way to sexual conquest.A chemical in the brain called neuropeptide F (NPF) plays a role in this link. Previous research has found a connection between alcohol ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/spurned-male-flies-turn-to-booze-98944-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/long-working-hours-make-women-turn-to-alcohol-98875-1.htm A new study conducted by researchers from New Zealand suggest that long working hours may be linked to increased use of alcohol among nurses. Researchers from University of Otago and University of Queensland surveyed more than 4,400 nurses and midwives in New Zealand and Australia and found that nearly 14 percent of those surveyed indulged in drinking more than the recommended limit of two glasses of alcohol in a day. The study has been published in the International Journal of Nursing Studies....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/long-working-hours-make-women-turn-to-alcohol-98875-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/tweens-on-the-fence-on-cigarettes-and-alcohol-98825-1.htm Absolutely confused as regards cigarettes and alcohol, kids in tweenage are perhaps swayed by external factors influencing their opinions toward substance abuse, new study avers. So, the study indicates that when it comes to prevention of substance use in our tween population, turning our kids on to thought control may just be the answer to getting them to say no. The research was co-led by professors Roisin O'Connor of Concordia University and Craig Colder of State University of New York at Buffalo....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/tweens-on-the-fence-on-cigarettes-and-alcohol-98825-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/genes-that-may-cause-pancreatic-cancer-identified-98751-1.htm Researchers have identified more than 500 genes that cause or contribute to the development of pancreatic cancer. This particularly deadly disease has a 1-in-20 survival rate after five years, largely because no effective genetic screening method exists for early detection. Principal investigators Nancy Jenkins, Ph.D., and Neal Copeland, Ph.D., report in the iProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences/i, online soon, that the vast majority of the 543 genes they identify in mouse ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/genes-that-may-cause-pancreatic-cancer-identified-98751-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/anti-anxiety-drug-and-booze-craving-98726-1.htm A new study has said that a prescription drug used to treat anxiety may soon be able to beat alcoholism. Scientists at Cambridge University believe that Propanolol, a beta-blocker drug, obstructs certain memories in the brain that are known to trigger relapses among alcoholics. The breakthrough followed earlier research, which showed that the drug could delete a stimulus in rats' brains if the animals had a craving for drink. The study will be the first to look at the effects of disrupting drug memories on alcoholics....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/anti-anxiety-drug-and-booze-craving-98726-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/hallucinogenic-drug-lsd-could-treat-alcoholism-98632-1.htm The recreational drug, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), could help people who are struggling with alcohol, new research suggests. LSD is used mainly as an entheogen and as an agent in psychedelic therapy. Several decades ago, a number of clinics used LSD to treat alcoholism with some success. But until now, no research has pulled together the results of these trials to document exactly how effective LSD was. Now a new meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials of the drug provides ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/hallucinogenic-drug-lsd-could-treat-alcoholism-98632-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/data-says-people-aged-over-45-years-likely-to-drink-everyday-98612-1.htm People over 45 years of age are more likely to drink every day of the year compared to their younger counterparts according to new figures released by the Office of National Statistics (ONS). According to the figures, more than 13 percent of the population over 45 years of age drink almost every day of the year compared to just 4 percent of those under 45 years while the number was more than 22 percent among the elderly population over 65 years of age. While drinking regularly was more common ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/data-says-people-aged-over-45-years-likely-to-drink-everyday-98612-1.htm