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Alzheimer’s ‘Epidemic’ Hitting Minorities Hardest (HealthDay)

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:03:40 +0000

HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) — Over 5 million Americans are
living with Alzheimer’s disease, and blacks and Hispanics are at highest
risk of developing the disease, a new report finds.

Melanoma risk higher in Parkinson’s patients (Reuters)

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:44:07 +0000

Reuters - People with Parkinson’s disease face an increased risk of the most deadly type of skin cancer, new research confirms.

Prion Disease in Mice May Help Advance Alzheimer’s Research (HealthDay)

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:03:14 +0000

HealthDay - FRIDAY, March 5 (HealthDay News) — U.S. researchers have
discovered a new form of prion disease that doesn’t act like related
illnesses, such as mad cow disease, but instead causes brain damage
similar to that produced by Alzheimer’s disease.

Death After Discharge Rates Higher in Elderly ICU Patients (HealthDay)

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:03:00 +0000

HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 2 (HealthDay News) — Elderly patients discharged
from the hospital after a stay in the intensive care unit (ICU) have a
high rate of death in the following three years, new research shows.

Sea Squirt Helps Researchers Test New Alzheimer’s Drug (HealthDay)

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:03:03 +0000

HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 2 (HealthDay News) — The humble sea squirt may
offer a new way to test drugs to treat Alzheimer’s disease, U.S.
researchers say.

A Purposeful Life May Stave Off Alzheimer’s (HealthDay)

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:02:41 +0000

HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 2 (HealthDay News) — People who say their lives
have a purpose are less likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease or its
precursor, mild cognitive impairment, a new study suggests.

U.S. Medicare panel urges insurer payment cuts (Reuters)

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:42:18 +0000

Reuters - Medicare should cut U.S. government payments to private insurers and home healthcare providers, an advisory panel said in nonbinding recommendations released on Monday.

Are Flu Shots Effective at Preventing Illness? (Time.com)

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:20:00 +0000

Time.com - The weight of scientific evidence indicates that flu vaccines do not reduce mortality or infection rates in the elderly, according to British researchers. Why do we keep using them?

Medicare panel urges insurer payment cuts (Reuters)

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:03:31 +0000

Reuters - Medicare should cut U.S. government payments to private insurers and home healthcare providers, an advisory panel said in nonbinding recommendations released on Monday.

Scans Might Monitor Success of Alzheimer’s Drugs (HealthDay)

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:04:27 +0000

HealthDay - MONDAY, March 1 (HealthDay News) — Noting that brain scans
suggest that a new drug reduces plaque deposits in the brains of certain
Alzheimer’s patients by 25 percent compared to a placebo, researchers say
the scans could become a useful tool to study treatments for the
disease.