

| New Katrina death tally: Half of victims 75 and up (AP) Publ.Date : Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:05:59 GMT Fat Cells in Obese People Are 'Sick' (HealthDay) Publ.Date : Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:47:23 GMT Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 28, 2008 (HealthDay) HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch: Publ.Date : Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:01:26 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 Brain injury study adds to Alzheimer's enigma (Reuters) Reuters - Levels of a protein linked with Alzheimer's disease rise as people recover from brain injuries - a surprising finding that may help explain why injuries boost the risk of developing the disease, U.S. and Italian researchers said on Thursday. Publ.Date : Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:19:15 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 : Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:01:22 GMT Cells change identity in promising breakthrough (AP) Publ.Date : Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:20:30 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 "Natural" cesarean mimics vaginal birth experience (Reuters) Reuters - A cesarean childbirth procedure developed in the UK takes a "woman-centered" approach and incorporates many important aspects of natural childbirth, according to a recent report. Publ.Date : Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:57:20 GMT STDs common among arrested teenagers (Reuters) Reuters - Teenagers arrested for juvenile offenses have a high rate of sexually transmitted diseases, so screening these teens soon after arrest may help catch many cases, a new study suggests. Publ.Date : Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:15:48 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 |