Perth company edges closer to Cannabis nasal spray epilepsy treatment
The nasal spray could be one of the first medicinal cannabis products to go on sale. Photo: Marco Del Grande A unique nasal spray designed to combat epileptic seizures could be one of the first medicinal cannabis products to hit Australia's healthcare market.Perth-based medical cannabis producer MGC Pharmaceuticals announced on Thursday it has struck a deal with Israeli company SipNose to use nasal spray to administer cannabis.Sydney cardiologist and MGC dire..>> view originalStudy finds that chronic stress really does spread cancer in the body
When mice are exposed to chronic, ongoing stress, their lymphatic systems undergo physical changes that make it quicker and easier for cancer to spread throughout their bodies, researchers have found. Although the study hasn't been replicated in humans as yet, it's a huge step towards understanding how stress - which has long been linked to cancer progression - actually helps tumour cells escape. But more importantly, the researchers have already found a drug to stop this from happening and are..>> view originalLaws to stop snooping in medical records need to be strengthened, says SA Opposition
Laws to stop snooping in medical records need to be strengthened, says SA Opposition Updated March 03, 2016 17:46:42 Laws designed to stop people inappropriately dealing with medical records need to be strengthened, South Australia's Opposition says.Last week, SA Health said 21 health employees had been caught snooping in patient records with 13 of those accessing the records of Cy Walsh.He is facing trial, charged with the murder of his father, former Adelaide Crows co..>> view originalMRI scans used to prove dogs can recognise emotional states in humans
MRI scans used to prove dogs can recognise emotional states in humans Updated March 03, 2016 11:37:49 The saying goes "dog is man's best friend" and now scientists say they have proved it. Key points: Scientists say they have proved dogs recognise their owner's emotional state by reading visual cuesSeven dogs were trained to remain awake, still and unrestrained inside an MRI scannerBrain activity in the dogs changed when they viewed images of humans Researchers from t..>> view originalIt's astounding what another glass of water can do
Drink up ... just one extra glass of water a day could have a huge impact on your wellbeing.IT’S a frequent entrant on New Year’s resolutions lists: Drink more water. Now, research from the University of Illinois provides some compelling reasons to make the herculean effort to pick up another glass.Researchers found that upping the proportion of plain water consumed by one percentage point — you read that right — reduced the amount of calories, sugar, sodium, and cholesterol ingested; those who ..>> view originalTop prosecutor says punters not legally protected by pill testing programs at music festivals
Calls for pill testing programs have reignited after several high profile drug-related deaths at music festivals in Australia.ONE OF Australia’s top silks says people who run and use pill testing programs at music festivals could be arrested, unless the government changes the law or develops an agreement with police similar to the policy it has with legal injection centres. These comments come as NSW Premier Mike Baird reiterated his stance against pill testing yesterday, while the organisers of..>> view originalBriton among first patients to be injected with cancer vaccine
A young British woman has become one of the first cancer patients to be injected with a new vaccine designed to stimulate the immune system so that it destroys tumours wherever they have spread in the body. Kelly Potter, 35, was diagnosed with advanced cervical cancer in July 2015 and was among the first to be enrolled on a cancer vaccine trial that will run over the next two years involving up to 30 volunteers. Medical researchers have designed the vaccine to encourage the immune system to re..>> view original'No limit' to new designer drugs
There are “virtually no limitations” to the range of chemicals used to produce so-called new psychoactive drugs, the world’s drug law watchdog has said.The International Narcotics Control Board said over 600 such substances were known as of last October, 450 of them identified in Europe. Many of these synthetic drugs, such as 2NBOMe, a-PVP and PMMA, have been linked with numerous fatalities and near fatalities in Ireland, most recently in the death of teenager Alex Ryan in Cork last January. In ..>> view original
Thursday, March 3, 2016
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