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Baxter drug fails to slow Alzheimer's in big study

May 9th, 2013
DEERFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Baxter International Inc. says that a blood product it was testing failed to slow mental decline or to preserve physical function in a major study of 390 patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's...


Baxter drug fails to slow Alzheimer's in big study

May 9th, 2013
DEERFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Baxter International Inc. says that a blood product it was testing failed to slow mental decline or to...

Study: Fish oil doesn't help prevent heart attacks

May 9th, 2013
FILE - This Friday, May 18, 2012 file photo shows fliets of Copper River Salmon from Alaska in Seattle. Eating fish is good for your heart...

Study: Fish oil doesn't help prevent heart attacks

May 9th, 2013
FILE - This Friday, May 18, 2012 file photo shows fliets of Copper River Salmon from Alaska in Seattle. Eating fish is good for your heart...




Baxter drug fails to slow Alzheimer's in big study

May 9th, 2013
DEERFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Baxter International Inc. says that a blood product it was testing failed to slow mental decline or to preserve physical function in a major study of 390 patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's...




Baxter drug fails to slow Alzheimer's in big study

May 9th, 2013
DEERFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Baxter International Inc. says that a blood product it was testing failed to slow mental decline or to preserve physical function in a major study of 390 patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's...




Study: Fish oil doesn't help prevent heart attacks

May 9th, 2013
FILE - This Friday, May 18, 2012 file photo shows fliets of Copper River Salmon from Alaska in Seattle. Eating fish is good for your heart but taking fish oil capsules does not help people at high risk of heart problems who are already taking...








Study: Fish oil doesn't help prevent heart attacks

May 9th, 2013
FILE - This Friday, May 18, 2012 file photo shows fliets of Copper River Salmon from Alaska in Seattle. Eating fish is good for your heart but taking fish oil capsules does not help people at high risk of heart problems who are already taking...




Baxter drug fails to slow Alzheimer's in big study

May 9th, 2013
DEERFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Baxter International Inc. says that a blood product it was testing failed to slow mental decline or to preserve physical function in a major study of 390 patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's...




France confirms 1st case of new SARS-related virus

May 9th, 2013
PARIS (AP) — A 65-year-old Frenchman is hospitalized after contracting France's first case of a deadly new respiratory virus related to SARS, and French health authorities said Wednesday they are trying to find anyone who might...




Study: Fish oil doesn't help prevent heart attacks

May 9th, 2013
FILE - This Friday, May 18, 2012 file photo shows fliets of Copper River Salmon from Alaska in Seattle. Eating fish is good for your heart but taking fish oil capsules does not help people at high risk of heart problems who are already taking...




Christie's surgery highlights weight-loss options

May 9th, 2013
Graphic shows a stomach- reduction surgery called Lap-Band Adjustable Gastric Banding Graphic shows a stomach- reduction surgery called Lap-Band Adjustable Gastric Banding FILE - This April 30, 2013 file photo shows New Jersey Gov....




IMS: US medicine spending shows rare dip in 2012

May 9th, 2013
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Spending on prescription medicines in the U.S. fell for the first time in decades last year, slipping as cash-strapped consumers continued to cut back on use of health care services. Patients also benefited...




Hospital Bills Vary Widely Throughout U.S.

May 9th, 2013
(WGGB) -- For the first time, information has been made public regarding just how much hospital stays can cost across the country. The disparity, in some cases, is staggering. The Department of Health and Human Services released data on Wednesday...




AP Exclusive: Calif. exchange granted secrecy

May 9th, 2013
FILE - In this Wednesday, May 8, 2013 photo, California Assembly Speaker John Perez, D-Los Angeles, speaks before the Sacramento Press Club in Sacramento, Calif. A California law that created an agency to oversee national health care reforms...







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