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| Common drug ineffective in early Alzheimer's-study Reuters By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - A commonly prescribed Alzheimer's drug had no effect in treating patients with a mild form of the disease, US researchers said on Monday, underscoring the need for new and better treatments for the most common ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Women with children exercise less, eat more than non-moms Los Angeles Times By Marissa Cevallos, HealthKey Mothers with young children are slightly chubbier and exercise less than women without kids, according to a new study published Monday in Pediatrics. If you're surprised, you probably don't have kids—or you haven't looked ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Experimental Weight-Loss Drug Seems to Work: Study BusinessWeek By Steven Reinberg SUNDAY, April 10 (HealthDay News) -- Obese patients taking a high dose of an investigational weight-loss pill called Qnexa lost an average of 22 pounds over a year, while also lowering their cholesterol and blood pressure numbers, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Tenet Sues Community Health Systems for Overcharging Medicare BusinessWeek By Pat Wechsler April 11 (Bloomberg) -- Tenet Healthcare Corp. accused Community Health Systems Inc. of overcharging Medicare at least $280 million in a lawsuit aimed at thwarting its rival's unsolicited bid. Community Health shares plunged 36 percent, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Docs choose riskier care for selves than patients The Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Physicians may choose riskier treatment for themselves than they'd recommend for their patients, according to a study that highlights a need for candid discussions about patients' preferences. The findings are important because patients ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Multitasking Gets Harder With Age WebMD By Jennifer Warner April 11, 2011 -- Is multitasking getting harder with age? A new study suggests that older brains behave differently when it comes to switching between two tasks. Researchers found that older people have a more difficult time ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Kids' wrists may be heart disease predictor msnbc.com By Rachael Rettner The size of a child's wrist may indicate whether he or she is at risk for heart disease, a new study suggests. The results show large wrist sizes in adolescents are associated with high insulin levels. Insulin is a hormone that is ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Medivation (NASDAQ:MDVN): Dimebon Fails in Phase III Huntington's Trial Market Playground By Rockford Coscia In a surprise to virtually no one, Medivation (NASDAQ:MDVN) and Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) announced this morning that Dimebon (latrepirdine) failed to show a statistically significant improvement in either co-primary efficacy endpoints in ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Merck, Intercell Suspend Staph Infection Vaccine Trial Wall Street Journal By Peter Loftus Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES Merck & Co. (MRK) and Intercell AG (ICLL.VI) suspended enrollment in a clinical trial of their experimental vaccine for staph infection, to allow for further analyses of its risks and benefits. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 2 Wilmington restaurants hold fundraiser for Relay for Life WECT-TV6 WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – Two popular restaurants in Wilmington are joining forces to help raise money for cancer research. Slice of Life and Fibbers will provide food and entertainment Wednesday from 5-10 pm for anyone who makes a $5 donation at the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Restart The Heart Campaign Aims To Drive Up Donor Registry Numbers WDIV Detroit PONTIAC -- Three-thousand people are waiting for an organ transplant in Michigan. Nationwide there are more than 100000 people in need of a transplant. Despite the ever-growing need, only 28 percent of Michigan residents have signed up on the Organ ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| High pollen levels aggravate allergy sufferers WKYT Springtime in the Bluegrass means lots of rainfall, rising temperatures, and, for many, allergies. We talked to a local doctor who says this is one of the worst allergy seasons he's ever seen. If you suffer from allergies, you know how it feels. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Braids, Weaves May Lead to Balding in Black Women U.S. News & World Report By Randy Dotinga MONDAY, April 11 (HealthDay News) -- A new study of middle-aged black women finds that almost 30 percent suffer from baldness and scarring in the center of their scalps, possibly because braids and weaves pull their hair too tight. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Fighting Cancer Is Family Effort Wall Street Journal The North Caldwell, NJ, family started the Cure Breast Cancer Foundation as a way to expand on a small fund-raising effort started by Carly Abramson. Her mother, Lisa, was undergoing breast cancer treatments at Memorial Sloan-Kettering when Carly made ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| New App Diagnoses Malaria Just from Photographs TIME By Graeme McMillan on April 11, 2011 For once, here's a smartphone app that does something more productive than knocking over pig-built structures or killing time in a waiting room: A team of grad students across the country have adapted a Samsung ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Princess Party to raise money for Child Abuse Prevention Month Cache Valley Daily By Jennie Christensen April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, and for the second week the Child and Family Support Center is sponsoring activities that will increase awareness and help fund the valuable programs at the center. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Langevin Joins Hundreds of Families, Advocates to Raise Autism Awareness Patch.com WARWICK – Expressing his support for the Autism Project's remarkable efforts to raise awareness about the fastest growing developmental disorder in the United States, Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI) addressed hundreds of Rhode Islanders who have been ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Triple-Marker Approach for Kidney Disease Risk Assessment Medscape April 11, 2011 (Vancouver, British Columbia) — Adding cystatin C to creatinine and the urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (ACR) increases the ability to gauge the risk for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and death from any cause in patients with chronic ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| MS Walk raises money, awareness on Sunday The Shippensburg News-Chronicle By CJ LOVELACE About 300 walkers took part in the Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Walk at Shippensburg University on Sunday afternoon, embarking on a four-mile path around town that started and ended at SU's Rec Pavilion. Scott Garner, a local representative ... See all stories on this topic » |
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