Novogen, a pharmaceutical company, has been granted patent coverage over its OTC products being sold in Canada.

The patent covers the isoflavone composition of the products Promensil(TM), Rimostil(TM), and Trinovin(TM).

From News-medical.net:

Additionally the patent covers the use of isoflavone health supplements for the treatment of menopause symptoms. The CEO of Novogen, Mr. Christopher Naughton, said the grant of this patent significantly strengthens Novogen’s position in the Canadian market. “The issue of this Canadian patent will facilitate Novogen discussions with other companies now engaged in, or planning to enter the market in which Promensil, Rimostil and Trinovin compete in Canada,” Mr. Naughton said. This patent (# 2,136,233) covers isoflavones in health supplement tablets and capsules including those sourced from red clover and soy.

Novogen uses red clover as the source of the four types of isoflavones in its products.

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Six organisations, including Alcohol Concern, the British Medical Association, and the Royal College of Physicians, have accused the Department of Health of allowing the drinks industry to dictate health policy.

The drinks industry would be asked to sign up to a number of alcohol pledges, under the deal that was slammed by the health organizations.

From Dailymail.co.uk:

These reportedly include ensuring 80 per cent of products on the shelf are labelled for unit content, raising awareness of the unit content of drinks in pubs and clubs and taking action to reduce under-age drinking.

There would also be a pledge to commit to action on advertising and marketing by promoting responsible drinking and keeping alcohol adverts away from schools.

But the six organisations which had been involved in the Government’s Responsibility Deal Alcohol Network (RDAN), which also include the British Association for the Study of the Liver, the British Liver Trust, and the Institute of Alcohol Studies, refused to support the deal.

They said the pledges were neither specific nor measurable, that they lacked scope and that there was no evidence such voluntary interventions would be effective.

The statement read, ‘We have not yet seen evidence that Government is working towards a comprehensive, cross-departmental strategy to reduce alcohol harm, based on evidence of what works, with rigorous evaluation metrics.’

Scientists have suggested that babies who are breastfed grow up to be more intelligent.

Research has revealed that just four weeks on their mothers’ milk could have a significant effect on a child’s development in primary and secondary school.

From Dailymail.co.uk:

Those who have been breastfed do better at reading, writing and maths at the ages of five, seven, 11 and 14.

While breast milk has long been known to boost babies’ immunity, helping them fight ear infections, stomach bugs and even asthma, little was known about its effects on intelligence until now.

Maria Iacovou, one of the authors of the study, said: ‘The issue was that while it looked as though breastfeeding did have an impact on cognitive development, no one knew if that was just because the type of mother more likely to breastfeed in the first place was more likely to nurture brighter children, or whether there was a true causal link.

The study was conducted by researchers from Oxford University and the Institute for Social and Economic Research at the University of Essex.

Al-Qaeda has launched a magazine for women ‘Jihad Cosmo’ that not only offers beauty and fashion tips but also gives advice on suicide bombings.

The front cover of the glossy magazine features the barrel of a sub-machine gun next to a picture of a woman in a veil, reports the Daily Mail.

From in.news.yahoo.com:

The slick, 31-page Al-Shamikha magazine – meaning The Majestic Woman – has advice for singletons on ‘marrying a mujahideen’.

Readers are told it is their duty to raise children to be mujahideen ready for jihad.

And the ‘beauty column‘ instructs women to stay indoors with their faces covered to keep a ‘clear complexion’.

They should ‘not go out except when necessary’ and wear a niqab for ‘rewards by complying with the command of Allah Almighty’.

And another article urges readers to give their lives for the Islamist cause.t advises: ‘From martyrdom, the believer will gain security, safety and happiness.’

More traditional content for a women’s magazine includes features on the merits of honey facemasks, etiquette, first aid and why readers should avoid ‘towelling too forcibly’.

Goal of the magazine is to educate women and involve them in the war against the enemies of Islam, as per an explanation provided by editorial of the first issue.

Millions across the world suffer from the daily torture of anxiety but a brain mechanism that was recently identified by scientists can make them fearless.

Stimulating a brain circuit within a structure of grey matter could counter fear, according to researchers at Stanford University in California.

From Dailymail.co.uk:

Tests on mice showed triggering the mechanism with pulses of light boosted their willingness to take risks – while inhibiting it rendered them more timid.

Psychiatrist Professor Karl Deisseroth said the finding opened the possibility of improved medications to help control anxiety disorders because the human brain is structured in the same way.

The team were able to pinpoint the phenomenon by working with a technology called optogenetics, where nerve cells are rendered photo-sensitive so their action can be turned on or off by different wavelengths of light.

They targeted a circuit within the amygdala region of the brain and found dramatic changes in the behaviour of mice.

Prof Deisseroth, whose research is published in Nature online, said: ‘They suddenly became much more comfortable in situations they would ordinarily perceive as dangerous and, therefore, be quite anxious in.’

The revelation comes as a blessing for all those people who are suffering regular panic attacks or almost constant ‘nervous’ symptoms such as sweating, raised heart rate and churning stomach.