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Brain scan study confirms role of Alzheimer's genes

... scans has confirmed the role of several genes linked with Alzheimer's disease, and turned up two others that are worth exploring, U.S. researchers ...

Story - editor - 06/15/2010 - 08:30 - 0 comments

Brain scan study confirms role of Alzheimer's genes

... scans has confirmed the role of several genes linked with Alzheimer's disease, and turned up two others that are worth exploring, U.S. researchers ...

Story - editor - 06/15/2010 - 04:00 - 0 comments

Bad bumps to head could kill years later: U.S. study

... may cause nerve-degenerative diseases like Lou Gehrig's disease and Alzheimer's. ...

Story - editor - 08/18/2010 - 06:30 - 0 comments

FDA approves larger dose of Pfizer's Aricept

... have given them permission to make a larger dose of its Alzheimer's disease drug Aricept for patients who have already been taking the smaller ...

Story - editor - 07/29/2010 - 18:00 - 0 comments

Eisai say FDA approves higher dose Aricept

... dose once-daily version of Aricept, a drug that treats Alzheimer disease. ...

Story - editor - 07/25/2010 - 10:00 - 0 comments

Gene Linked to Obesity May Also Raise Dementia Risk

... of the obesity-related gene FTO may increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease and dementia, finds a new Swedish study. ...

Story - editor - 07/13/2010 - 07:00 - 0 comments

Drugmakers to share data to speed brain research

... drugmakers will share data from their clinical trials for Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease in an effort to speed the development of new medicines to treat the ...

Story - editor - 06/16/2010 - 17:30 - 0 comments

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Women, children most vulnerable in Pakistan crisis

Pakistan's displaced flood victims say a lack of clean water and high temperatures are causing illnesses sweeping through relief camps with children most at risk.

Breakthrough test gives fast diagnosis of drug-resistant TB

A groundbreaking new test can accurately diagnose drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) in as little as two hours, researchers wrote in a study published Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine.

More than 49 million Americans 'food insecure': study

More than 49 million people in the United States do not have regular access to nutritious meals, putting them at risk of a raft of physical, psychological and social problems, a report said Thursday.

Groups of friends key to changing health behaviors

When it comes to changing health behaviors, it takes more than a far-flung network of friends on Facebook egging you on. It takes a jostling herd, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.

Abbott diet drug study renews calls for U.S. ban

A study funded by Abbott Laboratories offered more detailed evidence that its weight-loss drug Meridia increases heart risks, prompting renewed calls by consumer advocates and others to pull the drug from the market.

Summary Box: Workers pick up growing insurance tab

2010 COSTS: Total premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance climbed only 3 percent for family coverage and 5 percent for single coverage, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation and Health Research and Educational Trust report.

Response Team Reduces Rate of Cardiac Arrests: Hospital

THURSDAY, Sept. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Having a rapid response
team manage hospital patients whose condition is rapidly deteriorating
sharply reduced the rate of cardiac arrests at a U.S. hospital, a new
study found.

East Coast Residents Should Prepare for Hurricane Earl: FEMA

THURSDAY, Sept. 2 (HealthDay News) -- As Hurricane Earl, packing
145 mph winds, crept closer to the U.S. east coast Thursday, federal
officials urged residents to take steps to protect themselves and their
property.

Health Care Reform Helps Small Businesses Offer Coverage: Report

THURSDAY, Sept. 2 (HealthDay News) -- As the provisions of the
Affordable Care Act begin to be implemented, many small businesses in the
United States will be able to take advantage of new tax credits, a new
report shows.

Safety groups find no Pampers link to rash cases

Two agencies investigating claims that Procter & Gamble Co's Pampers Dry Max gave children severe diaper rash reported Thursday that they have found no specific cause linking the diapers to rashes.