More articles stemming from the news from Scotland health officials:
 
Daily Record [UK - Scotland] (July 21, 2009): Warning after affluent women become hooked on 'jab-a-tan' drug
(This article authored by Lachlan Mackinnon who was in the melanotan.org forums yesterday inquiring about Scotland users of the melanotan peptides)
 
and  
 
BBC News [UK] (July 21, 2009): Needles warning over tan jab drug
 
-Scott

Quote from sirler84 on 07/27/09 at 18:05:08:

 
Thanks Sirler,
 
The Herald published a similar article that the above article has of a near word for word copy of in terms of the section of text covering the melanotan peptides:
 
http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/news/display.var.2522218.0.Internet_drug_fear_of _legal_highs_to_buy_online.php
 
Other than the fact that the melanotan peptides are typically procured online they seem like an odd fit for these articles. Unlike the other drug type substances covered in these stories one does not "get high" from using melanotan peptides.
 
-Scott

MSNBC.com/Sexploration - Author Brian Alexander [USA] (July 30, 2009): If sex is a yawn, you may actually be turned on
 
A brief mention of melanotan (II) and bremelanotide (PT-141) in an interesting article relative to a woman's question about yawning and sex. The article covers the link between sexual arousal and yawning (a known side effect of melanotan II).  
 
-Scott

Time to play catch up here.
 
 
Melanotan peptide related news:
 
 
Sunnmørsposten [Norway] (August 1, 2009) : Dopa på Barbie
 
As best as I can make out from the Google translation of the article it recounts the experiences of an 18 year old Norwegian and his thoughts about using the peptides. The article includes  warnings from Gro R. Wesenberg the director of Norway's state health agency against usage of the peptides.  
 
Evening News [UK - Edinburgh, Scotland] (August 4, 2009) : Nation's unhealthy obsession with quick fixes
 
An article that covers in a somewhat generalized sense the tendency of Scotland individuals to look for quick solutions to beauty and health issues via the usage of drugs. A decent part of the article relates to the phenomenon of the usage of the melanotan peptides, this coverage partially stemming from previous Scotland related news reports.
 
-Scott

Bremelanotide related news:
 
On August 12, Palatin announced successful results of a phase I clinical trial of subcutaneously administered bremelanotide for male erectile dysfunction: http://www.palatin.com/news/news.asp?param=221
 
Salient points from their announcement: none of the previous blood pressure issues that presented during the nasal clinical trials appeared in this trial. They attribute this to better control of dosing via subcutaneous administration. According to what they report, it was apparently the case that nasal dosing could not deliver a consistent amount of the drug across all members of the previous cohorts and some participants may have received too much of the drug due to physiological variations in their nasal passages that allowed for a more efficacious delivery of the drug than for others.
 
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The September issue of Men's Journal has an article about bremelanotide wherein the author describes his positive experience in using the drug via snorting 10mg of it in powdered form.
 
Men's Journal magazine [USA] (September 2009, online version published Aug. 26, 2009): The Libido Drug
 
The article covers the development of the black market for the drug (even mentioning the source the author used, a source familiar to these forums) and includes details from work done with the drug by the Concordia University researcher Jim Pfaus Ph.D. Pfaus was one of the original researchers testing the drug on rats. Pfaus gives a cautionary view relative to usage of it outside of FDA approval. Also included is an opinion of the drug from a known critic of the development of drugs for female sexual dysfunction, psychologist Leonore Tiefer Ph.D who starts off by saying, “It’s baloney”.  
 
There are some errors in the article including the following from the history of its development:
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referencing bremelanotide's progenitor drug melanotan II (which has the same erectile/libido effects) which never came in pill form.
 
Winning lines from the article:
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-Scott

Scott, please note that I am not the director of Project 6. My work with Nigel Brunsdon on the Hooked podcast is as a private citizen and not as an employee of Project 6. Please remove the link from this site. Thank you.

Yes, I do work for Project 6, my job title is Specialist Harm Reduction Worker. I'm, based in a Needle and Syringe Programme working with injectors of street drugs and performance and image enhancing drugs.
 
I have presented and produced shows on the Simply Syndicated network for 4 years. Nigel and I joined forces as private individuals to produce a show about drugs and alcohol from a Harm Reduction perspective, carried on the Simply Syndicated network and discussed on Nigel's website, injectingadvice.com.
 
I had rather hoped to keep my Project 6 persona and my podcasting persona entirely separate. Neither Nigel nor myself have publically stated who we work for and have stated the reasons for this on the show.  
 
Thank you for amending your post.

Also, I would recommend you folks put some disclaimers on Simply Syndicated and/or Injecting Advice.com mentioning the errors in your podcast (or better yet try doing it over and republishing).
 
-Scott

Quote from Allison Downing(Guest) on 09/23/09 at 14:28:17:

 
I see what you are explaining, thanks. Tell me is there an online version of the Look North video broadcast you participated in somewhere or do you have a copy of it? Was the video that Look North recorded even used in a broadcast?
 
-Scott

Wired [US] (October 23, 2009) : DIY Laser Market Exploding, Cosmetic Surgeons Not Happy
 
In another article authored by Alexis Madrigal who published the previous Wired article Suntan Drug Greenlighted for Trials, "melanotan" is briefly mentioned at the end relative to the phenomenon of DIYers using cosmetic devices at home for their beauty needs.  As well the phenomenon of sales and self administration of botox online is covered with mention of a particular site that has demonstration videos.  
 
-Scott