Determining How Brain Acid Affects Brain Function
A study by Iowa University neuroscientist John Wemmie, M.D., Ph.D. and published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) Early Edition reveals that elevated acidity or low pH-levels are associated with panic disorders, anxiety and depression and that changes in the brain's acidity are significant for normal brain activity. Wemmie, a UI associate professor of psychiatry says: We are interested in the idea that pH might be changing in the functional brain because we've been hot on the trail of receptors that are activated by low pH... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

NHS Choices publishes assessment of reports casting doubt over the efficacy of oseltamivir (Tamiflu®)
Source: NHS Choices, British Medical Journal Area: News The 'Behind the Headlines' service from NHS Choices has published a quality assessment of press reports that there have been doubts cast over the efficacy of oseltamivir (Tamiflu), as the manufacturer has been 'accused of secrecy over trial data' (reported by the Daily Telegraph and others, 18th January 2012). #160; The assessment notes that these reports follow the publication of a Cochrane systematic review, which sought to evaluate the effectiveness of the neuraminidase inhibitors oseltamivir (Tamiflu®) and zanamivir (Relenza®) in preventing and treating influenza in healthy adults and children.#160; The authors of the Cochrane review note that a previous review of this topic documented substantial risks of publication bia...