Alzheimer Drug Shows Some Promise in Mild Disease

Alzheimer drug shows some promise in mild disease

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6, 2012, file photo, Alexis McKenzie, right, executive director of The Methodist Home of the District of Columbia Forest Side, an Alzheimer's assisted-living facility, laughs with resident Catherine Peake, in Washington. Combined results released …
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Rare Fungal Meningitis Outbreak Grows

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(WASHINGTON) — A rare form of fungal meningitis has killed five people and sickened 30 across six states, and more are expected, health officials said today. The outbreak of aspergillus meningitis has been linked to spinal steroid injections, a common …
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Kanzius device kills cancer without nanoparticles

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Radio waves by themselves can make chemotherapy drugs more effective at treating some types of cancer, said Steven Curley, M.D., lead researcher for the late John Kanzius' device at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. "We were surprised to find …
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Questions for Medicare in meningitis outbreak

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Medicare is coming under scrutiny in the meningitis outbreak that has rekindled doubts about the safety of the nation's drug supply. The giant health … The illnesses have been linked to an injectable steroid used to treat back pain …
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