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Study links protein to severe memory loss
Jul 14 2005 10:02PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Some recovery of memory may be possible in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease, suggests a provocative new study in mice that could help researchers open a two-pronged attack against the mind-robbing illness.
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Study: Fetuses exposed to toxic chemicals
Jul 14 2005 8:45PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A new study released Thursday questions the long-held belief that fetuses in the womb are largely protected from dangerous chemicals pregnant women are exposed to.
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Family sues Guidant over man's death
Jul 14 2005 7:43PM (CT)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - The family of an elderly man who died when the heart defibrillator implanted in his chest allegedly failed is suing the device's maker and wants to expand the suit to thousands of patients nationwide.
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Food makers warned on high-fat snack ads
Jul 14 2005 7:43PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Bush administration's reluctance to crack down on ads that sell calorie-laden, high-fat snacks to kids could change if the industry doesn't do a better job of policing itself, the head of the Federal Trade Commission said Thursday.
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Study: New treatment better for epilepsy
Jul 14 2005 7:38PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - New research promises people with epilepsy a more effective _ and more dignified _ method of stopping prolonged convulsions so that they don't have to just ride it out or be taken to a hospital emergency room.
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Warning issued about cancer drug mix-up
Jul 14 2005 7:26PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - A rare but probably underreported drug mix-up involving a potent cancer drug can kill or permanently paralyze patients, and hospitals need to take precautions to avoid it, a health care accrediting group warned Thursday.
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Racially based heart drug prompts warning
Jul 14 2005 7:21PM (CT)
LEXINGTON, Mass. (AP) - When a team of researchers zeroed in on studies that showed blacks responded better than whites to a heart medication, they spent another two years rechecking their work before releasing the findings.
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Drug cos. say inhaled insulin effective
Jul 14 2005 7:16PM (CT)
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Drug makers Eli Lilly & Co. and Alkermes Inc. said Tuesday that in a mid-stage study, the companies' inhaled insulin product lowered diabetics' blood sugar levels as effectively as traditional injected insulin.
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Government orders halt to painkiller sales
Jul 14 2005 8:25AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Food and Drug Administration ordered a halt to sale of the narcotic Palladone on Wednesday, citing potentially fatal reactions when the potent drug is taken together with alcohol.
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Students eat healthier with nutrition info
Jul 14 2005 7:48AM (CT)
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Pepperoni or cheese pizza? A burger with or without cheese? Students posed with those lunch-line dilemmas were more likely to select the healthier option when a school posted nutritional information at the cafeteria counter, according to a new study.
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