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Updated : Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:01:10 GMT
New Katrina death tally: Half of victims 75 and up (AP)
AP - As New Orleans residents warily track another threatening storm, a new report presents the clearest picture yet of deaths from Katrina in Louisiana. Of the nearly 1,000 who died, almost half were 75 or older, according to researchers.
Publ.Date : Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:05:59 GMT
Scientists Track Hourly Changes in Alzheimer's Protein (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Aug. 28 (HealthDay News) -- A group of researchers has described hourly changes in a protein in the brain that is thought to play a key role in Alzheimer's disease.
Publ.Date : Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:46:37 GMT
Fat Cells in Obese People Are 'Sick' (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Aug. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Fat cells in obese people are "sick" compared to those in lean people, a new study shows.
Publ.Date : Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:47:23 GMT
Normal Cells May Predict Cancer Virulence (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Aug. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Characteristics of normal cells which are present long before any tumor appears may determine how virulent a particular cancer is going to be, new research suggests.
Publ.Date : Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:46:36 GMT
Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 28, 2008 (HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:
Publ.Date : Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:46:40 GMT
Mom's Smoking During Pregnancy Ups Preemie's SIDS Risk (HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Aug. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Babies born prematurely to women who smoked during their pregnancy may be at higher risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) than premature infants born to nonsmoking moms, new research suggests.
Publ.Date : Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:01:10 GMT
CDC: Salmonella outbreak appears to be over (AP)
AP - The government said Thursday that the salmonella outbreak that sickened at least 1,440 people appears to be over, but its ultimate source may never be known, partly because of shortcomings in the nation's food safety system.
Publ.Date : Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:51:39 GMT
Tracking Alzheimer's-linked protein in live brains (AP)
AP - Scientists for the first time have peered into people's brains to directly measure the ebb and flow of a substance notorious for its role in Alzheimer's disease.
Publ.Date : Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:45:08 GMT
Cells change identity in promising breakthrough (AP)
AP - Talk about an extreme makeover: Scientists have transformed one type of cell into another in living mice, a big step toward the goal of growing replacement tissues to treat a variety of diseases.
Publ.Date : Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:20:30 GMT
Study: 12 percent of Indian deaths due to alcohol (AP)
AP - Almost 12 percent of the deaths among American Indians and Alaska Natives are alcohol-related — more than three times the percentage in the general population, a new federal report says.
Publ.Date : Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:19:51 GMT
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