HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 31 (HealthDay News) -- A test that helps identify
the type of cancer cells present in a tumor has been approved by the U.S.
Food and Drug Administration. -- read full article
Time.com - In a field of inquiry that has yielded much disappointment, scientists studying Alzheimer's disease announce some hopeful news -- read full article
HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 31 (HealthDay News) -- The increased risk of poor health
outcomes among single infants conceived through assisted fertilization
(AF) may be due to causes of infertility rather than the procedure itself,
say Norwegian researchers. -- read full article
AP - Here's a couch potato's dream: What if a drug could help you gain some of the benefits of exercise without working up a sweat? Scientists reported Thursday that there is such a drug — if you happen to be a mouse.
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. -- read full article
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. -- read full article
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. -- read full article
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. -- read full article
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. -- read full article
AP - The salmonella strain linked to a nationwide outbreak has been found in irrigation water and in a sample from a batch of serrano peppers at a Mexican farm, federal health officials said Wednesday.
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. -- read full article
