AP - Alexis McKenzie's mother had mild dementia, but things sounded OK when she phoned home: Dad was with her, finishing his wife's sentences as they talked about puttering through the day and a drive to the store.
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A push for family input to detect dementia earlier (AP)
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 4:31pm EST
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Blurry line in diagnosing early Alzheimer's: study (Reuters)
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 4:18pm EST
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Reuters - The revised definition of a brain condition called mild cognitive impairment means that many people now considered to have mild or early Alzheimer's disease could easily be given that diagnosis instead, suggests a new study. -
Sex Education Less Effective in Conservative States (LiveScience.com)
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 4:05pm EST
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LiveScience.com - Sex education is failing to reduce adolescent birthrates in conservative states, according to a new study. -
Spanking Produces Troubled Kids, Study Contends (HealthDay)
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 4:02pm EST
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HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Adding more fuel to the controversial topic of children and spanking, two Canadian child development experts have published a new analysis that warns that physical punishment poses serious risks to a child's long-term development. -
Certain Cancer Drugs May Have Fatal Side Effects: Analysis (HealthDay)
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 4:02pm EST
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HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Treatment with three relatively new cancer drugs may be linked to a slightly increased risk of death, a new analysis suggests. -
Skepticism grows around Medco/Express Scripts deal (Reuters)
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 2:54pm EST
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Reuters - Objections to Express Scripts' $29 billion plan to buy rival pharmacy benefits manager Medco Health Solutions are accumulating as U.S. antitrust regulators weigh whether they have enough evidence to stop the megamerger. -
Orexigen, FDA agree on trial design for obesity drug (Reuters)
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 10:28am EST
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Reuters - Orexigen Therapeutics Inc said it reached an agreement with U.S. health regulators on the design of a heart-safety trial required for the approval of its experimental obesity drug. -
FDA questions Amgen drug for prostate cancer (AP)
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 9:12am EST
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AP - Scientists for the Food and Drug Administration say that an Amgen drug slowed the spread of cancer to the bone in men with hard-to-treat prostate cancer, though the drug did not extend life and carried significant side effects. -
Health Tip: How to Protect Seniors From Injury (HealthDay)
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 9:02am EST
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HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Creating a home safety checklist can help seniors prevent injuries and let them prepare if they happen to fall or hurt themselves. -
Thousands of U.S. Kids Hospitalized for Abuse (HealthDay)
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 9:02am EST
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HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Close to 4,600 kids in the United States were hospitalized as a result of child abuse in one recent year, and 300 of them died, a new study shows.