Health calendar
Seattle Times - Jan 29 12:26 AM
A weekly list of classes, workshops and other health-related events.Save to My Web
Democrats say Medicare should handle drug benefit
The Buffalo News - Jan 29 5:58 AM
WASHINGTON - The United States should negotiate with pharmaceutical companies to get lower prices for medicines distributed through the new Medicare drug benefit for the elderly, Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., said Saturday in the Democratic Party’s weekly radio address.Save to My Web
KU Med Seeks Participants In Alzheimer’s Study
KMBC TheKansasCityChannel.com via Yahoo! News - Jan 27 2:03 PM
At 94, baseball legend Buck O’Neill is a picture of good health. But he is taking part in an Alzheimer’s study at the University of Kansas Medical Center.Save to My Web
Study Implicates Defective Synapse Generator In Onset Of Alzheimer’s - Finding Links Age-related Brain Disease To Down
Medical News Today - Jan 27 4:20 PM
A new UCLA/Veterans Affairs study implicates defects in the machinery that creates connections between brain cells as responsible for the onset of Alzheimer disease. The defect in PAK enzyme signaling pathways — vital to creation of these connections, or synapses — is related to loss of a synapse protein in certain forms of mental retardation, such as Down syndrome… click link for more info.Save to My Web
Sunday January 29, 2006
Mooresville/Decatur Times - Jan 29 12:01 PM
Sister Survivors, a support group for any victim of domestic abuse, sexual abuse, rape, physical or emotional matters, meets on from 6 to 8 p.m. the first and third Tuesdays of the month at the Center for Women’s Ministries.Save to My Web
Should You Get a Flu Shot?
BellaOnline - Jan 29 8:24 PM
According to recent research, homeopathy may be just as effective, if not more so, than a flu shot. The flu vaccine contains 3 strains selected by experts as the most likely to circulate during a given year. But often these choices turn out to be inaccurate.Save to My Web
FIONA: WHY I’D HELP MUM TO COMMIT SUICIDE
Daily Mirror - Jan 27 9:47 PM
LAST weekend, for the first time in the seven years my mum has been ill, I wished I could take her life away from her. She has Alzheimer’s, which, believe me, is much more than memory loss. It is an aggressive brain disease which robs you of yourself, your dignity and ultimately your life.Save to My Web