AP - The House on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed legislation that for the first time would subject the tobacco industry to regulation by federal health authorities charged with promoting public well-being.
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Bush signs bill to triple AIDS funding (AP)
AP - President Bush signed legislation Wednesday that triples U.S. funding to fight AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis around the world.
Lilly says Alzheimer’s antibody drug safe (Reuters)
Reuters - Eli Lilly and Co’s antibody drug for
Alzheimer’s disease was safe and appeared to be dissolving
sticky brain plaques, but a three-month study was too short to
show any improvement in memory, company researchers said on
Wednesday.
New Clues to How Cancer Spreads (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 30 (HealthDay News) — New clues about how cancer
spreads from one area of the body to another have been discovered by a
University of North Carolina School of Medicine researcher.
Sugarless gummy bears may battle cavities (Reuters)
Reuters - Gummy bears containing a sugar
substitute called xylitol seem to reduce cavity-causing
bacteria on young children’s teeth suggesting, researchers say,
that candy could be turned into a weapon against tooth decay.
Medivation Alzheimer’s drug helps — if used early (Reuters)
Reuters - A drug for Alzheimer’s disease made by
Medivation Inc kept symptoms at bay for 18 months, U.S.
researchers said on Wednesday, but people who got the drug
after first taking a placebo fared less well, suggesting early
treatment is best.
Few aware that smoking can cause bladder cancer (Reuters)
Reuters - While most people know that
smoking can cause lung cancer, a new study shows that few know
that it is a major risk factor for bladder cancer — even among
people who have the disease.
ER docs: Don’t text and walk, skate or cook (AP)
AP - The warning came too late for Barack Obama’s adviser: Don’t walk and text at the same time.
FDA finds salmonella strain at second Mexican farm (AP)
AP - The salmonella strain linked to a nationwide outbreak has been found in irrigation water and a serrano pepper at a Mexican farm, federal health officials said Wednesday.
Alzheimer’s drug benefit persists over 18 months: study (Reuters)
Reuters - A drug for Alzheimer’s disease made by
Medivation Inc called Dimebon kept symptoms at bay for 18
months, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
Missing DNA chunks tied to schizophrenia risk (AP)
AP - Two huge international studies show that people who lack certain chunks of DNA run a dramatically higher risk of getting schizophrenia, a finding that could help open new doors to understanding and diagnosing the disease.
Clinical Trials Update: July 30, 2008 (HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy
of CenterWatch:
Family History May Add to Alzheimer’s Puzzle (HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, July 29 (HealthDay News) — The gene most often associated
with Alzheimer’s disease doesn’t provide a complete picture of overall
risk, according to researchers who analyzed family histories of the
disease.
Pre-Pregnancy Diabetes Boosts Risk for Birth Defects (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 30 (HealthDay News)– Women who develop diabetes before
they become pregnant are three to four times more likely than non-diabetic
women to have a baby with at least one birth defect, says a U.S. Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention study.
New Alzheimer’s drug ‘could slow mental decline’ (AFP)
AFP - Scientists in Britain have developed a drug which could represent a major breakthrough in treatment for people with Alzheimer’s disease, they said Wednesday.
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