Key findings:- The protein alpha synuclein (SNCA) plays an important role in the regulation of dopamine function.- Craving is a common symptom in alcoholics.- New findings show that sequence variation in the gene that encodes SNCA contributes to whether or not an individual craves or does not crave alcohol. [click link for full article] (more…)
The Thai government and international pharmaceutical companies have failed to reach an agreement in recent talks over compulsory licenses issued by the country for certain medications, the Bangkok Post reports (Bangkok Post, 3/27). [click link for full article] (more…)
The U.S. Census Bureau revised its 2005 data on the uninsured this week, after discovering the initial data was off by 1.8 million people. The new numbers show 44.8 million people were uninsured as of 2005, and not 46.6 million as previously reported. While the error was blamed on a software glitch, experts with the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA) said the mistake points to bigger issues with the census data. “The way the U.S. [click link for full article] (more…)
Health plan members who receive preventive health examinations, as opposed to going to a physician only when they are sick, appear more likely to undergo testing for colorectal, breast and prostate cancers, according to a report in the March 26 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. [click link for full article] (more…)
