Scientists Hunt Ways to Stall Alzheimer's Earlier
Experimental drug to be tested in individuals who show no signs of disease but who have family history
2012-05-16
Lauran Neergaard AP Medical Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) – The research world is set to see a fundamental shift in how scientists hunt ways to ward off the devastation of Alzheimer's disease. One of the most intriguing new methods: testing possible therapies in people who don't yet show many symptoms, before too much of the brain is destroyed. Read the complete article
Time Cover Masks Problem: Too Few Kids Breast-Fed
About three-quarters of mothers say they breast-feed during their baby's first days and weeks of life. Then it drops off fast
2012-05-13
Lauran Neergaard AP Medical Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The real issue with breast-feeding is this: Too few infants who could really benefit from it are getting mom's milk. Read the complete article
Oregon Norovirus Traced to Reusable Grocery Bag
Several members of girls’ soccer team from Beaverton got sick during tournament in 2010
2012-05-13
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Oregon investigators have traced an outbreak of norovirus to a reusable grocery bag that members of a Beaverton girls' soccer team passed around when they shared cookies. Read the complete article
Showdown at the H2O Corral
Tombstone, Ariz., in danger of running dry as it battles with government over rebuilding water line
2012-05-12
Ann O\'Neill, CNN
TOMBSTONE, Arizona (CNN) -- There's a popular saying in the American West: Whiskey's for drinking, but water's for fighting over. This dusty little city, made famous by the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, has a dilly of a water fight on its hands. Read the complete article
Advocates: HIV Prevention Pill Could Save Lives
Doctors and others asking FDA to allow wider marketing of Truvada
2012-05-12
Lindsey Tanner AP Medical Writer
CHICAGO (AP) -- A pill to prevent HIV infection is already being given to some healthy people, but without government approval, it remains out of reach and too costly for many who need it. Read the complete article
Rethinking Psychiatry Second Annual Symposium Focuses on Forced Drugging of Kids
Over-use of psychotropic medications on kids in foster care, elderly in care facilities also explored
2012-05-10
Of The Skanner News
The Second Annual Rethinking Psychiatry Symposium coming up this weekend focuses on psychotropic drugs and their use on children and the elderly in care facilities. Read the complete article
Study Ties Fertility Treatment, Birth Defect Risk
In the United States, more than 60,000 babies were born in 2009 from 146,000 IVF attempts
2012-05-05
Marilynn Marchione
AP Chief Medical Writer
Test-tube babies have higher rates of birth defects, and doctors have long wondered: Is it because of certain fertility treatments or infertility itself? A large new study from Australia suggests both may play a role. Read the complete article
Eye Check: Vision Loss is Not a Normal Part of Aging
NIH Encourages Americans to Make Healthy Vision Last a Lifetime
2012-05-02
National Eye Institute Director Paul A. Sieving, M.D., Ph.D.
Vision changes as people get older, but vision loss is not a normal part of aging. Read the complete article
Seriously? Doctors Say They're Underpaid
School debt, long hours and fraudulent patients cause more than half of all physicians to eye more compensation
2012-05-01
Dr. Anthony Youn, Special to CNN
(CNN) -- Full disclosure: I have no complaints about how much I make. But many other physicians are not as satisfied - a recent study by Medscape revealed that 49% of doctors believe they're not fairly compensated. Of primary care physicians, this percentage increases to 54%. Read the complete article
Soft Drinks: Public Enemy No. 1 in Obesity Fight?
Many researchers see soda reduction as a simple way millions can boost health
2012-04-29
Caleb Hellerman, CNN
(CNN) -- Pushing her meal cart into the hospital room, a research assistant hands out tall glasses of reddish-pink liquid, along with a gentle warning: "Remember, you guys have to finish all your Kool-Aid." Read the complete article
