Saturday, February 9th, 2008
research from UAB (University of Alabama at Birmingham) shows that patients with mild Alzheimer's disease (AD) have a dramatic decline in their ability to make financial decisions over a one year period. The findings, published Feb. 8 online in the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, have strong implications for caregivers ...
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Saturday, February 9th, 2008
Daylight saving time can wreak havoc on the millions of people already affected by sleep problems, but a few simple sleep habits can make all the difference this March 9.
Approximately 70 million people in the United States are affected by a sleep problem, and it can cause serious health and ...
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Friday, February 8th, 2008
Seven former medical officials are on trial in France following a 17 year investigation into over 100 deaths from Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) of young patients treated with contaminated growth hormones.
The defendants, retired doctors and pharmacists in their 70s and 80s, are accused of manslaughter, aggravated deception and causing unintentional injury, ...
Posted in CJD / Mad Cow Disease, Medical Malpractice | No Comments »
