TOP 100 HEALTH AND MEDICAL SITES
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| Alzheimer's brain tangles offer clue to worsening By LAURAN NEERGAARD 2010-09-20T18:27:29ZWASHINGTON (AP) -- That sticky gunk coating Alzheimer's patients' brains gets all the notoriety, but another culprit is gaining renewed attention: Protein tangles that clog brain cells and just might determine how fast patients go downhill.... hosted.ap.org |
US restricts, EU bans controversial diabetes pill By MATTHEW PERRONE 2010-09-23T20:18:17ZEuropean regulators ordered the diabetes drug Avandia off the market and the Food and Drug Administration placed stringent restrictions on its use in the United States, saying heart attack risks associated with the former blockbuster are too great a safety concern to continue its use for most people.... hosted.ap.org |
Obesity scanner that only measures fat Researchers believe a new body scanner which measures body volume, rather than body mass, is more effective at identifying obesity. bbc.co.uk |
Bill Gates' pledge to 'the poorest' One of the richest couples in the world, Bill and Melinda Gates, have said they are committed to helping with ''the diseases of the poorest''. bbc.co.uk |
Alarms over radiation from thyroid cancer patients By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR 2010-10-20T19:11:15ZWASHINGTON (AP) -- Reports of thyroid cancer patients setting off radiation alarms and contaminating hotel rooms are prompting the agency in charge of nuclear safety to consider tighter rules.... hosted.ap.org |