THURSDAY, July 28 (HealthDay News) — Researchers say they’re seeing promising results in animals from a vaccine designed to prevent a heroin high.
Janda and his colleagues have already produced vaccines that try to stop the effects of cocaine and nicotine; they’re being tested in humans. The new heroin vaccine targets both heroin and a chemical produced by its breakdown.
Addicted rats that were given the vaccine were also less likely to self-administer more heroin, in contrast to the ones that did not get the vaccine (the “control” rats).
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Sorry this post is a little later than usual. Ive spent the first few days of the summer holidays at my parent house, which they moved into less than a fortnight ago, so no internet access for me.
Have made it to the 24 week mark – hooray! I always feel a little more relaxed when I get this far, as I know the babies have at least a chance of survival if born now, which is better than no chance at all. I still have a good feeling that the twins will stay inside for a good while yet, so am not really worrying about prematurity.
My energy levels seem to have picked up again, whether thats due to the chocolate consumption or being more relaxed whilst at my parents, knowing I have extra hands to help, I dont know, but its good to not feel tired all the time.
The babies are still very active and can evidently hear whats going on outside, as my DH spent about 10 minutes LOUDLY talking to them through the belly last week.
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It’s an unfortunate fact that when smokers kick the habit, they often gain weight — a side effect that many smokers use as a reason for not quitting.
Now scientists think they’ve pinpointed the pathway in the brain through which nicotine helps suppress appetite, suggesting that it’s possible to get the same effect without the cigarettes.
(More on TIME.com: Photos: Your Doctor Wants You To Smoke)
Nicotine works on many different receptors in the brain, including those in reward regions that contribute to addiction. But working with mice, a team led by Yale University School of Medicine psychiatrist Marina Picciotto found that the drug also binds to receptors on appetite-regulating neurons, which aren’t involved in addiction. T
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A new research has associated wearing silk with healing qualities that range from easing the symptoms of the menopause, to anti-ageing, and, most recently, relieving recurrent thrush.
The Bologna team asked half the women in its trial to try DermaSilk Intimo briefs, made from a special silk fabric developed by the Italian firm Alpretec.
After six months, about 90 per cent of the group wearing silk found their symptoms reduced, and recurrence of the infection was halved, reports the Telegraph.
Candida albicans, the yeast that causes thrush, thrives in warm, moist conditions. The briefs are made from fibroin, a medical-grade silk that absorbs excess moisture.
It is also impregnated with an antimicrobial agent that kills a wide range of bacteria and fungi on contact, including C.
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Hi all, hi derek, emailed and spoke to my local respitory team 6 day ago, ref sprivia mist, as yet no reply, am i surprised no, so went to see my doctor, explained my findings and my concerns,regard taking this drug, her answer, i have not read or heard anything of what you are saying? but she would say that. despite the fact we have a copd nurse at the surgery she has referred me to the rehab team? funny old world is it not.
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More than one lakh Anganwadis, government-run child care centres that are an important tool in implementation of the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS), are not functional.
This was revealed here Saturday by Woman and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath.
In a statement Saturday, on the conclusion of a conference to review the ICDS programme, Tirath said: The priority area is to ensure operationalisation of all the 13.67 lakh sanctioned Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) as there is still a backlog of around 1.02 to 1.33 lakh AWCs.
She said the government shared the ministrys perspective to strengthen and restructure the ICDS scheme through a set of comprehensive, management and institutional reforms.
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TUESDAY, July 26 (HealthDay News) — People who abuse methamphetamine or other stimulants are at increased risk for Parkinson’s disease, a new study warns.
Researchers analyzed the medical records of 40,472 people aged 30 and older in California who were hospitalized because of methamphetamine- or amphetamine-use disorders between 1990 and 2005.
This means that over 10 years, 21 out of 10,000 people with methamphetamine or amphetamine dependence would develop Parkinson’s, compared with 12 out of 10,000 people in the general population.
“This study provides evidence of this association for the first time, even though it has been suspected for 30 years,” lead researcher Dr.
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