Yahoo! News: Health NewsHealth NewsBrain Scans Detect Alzheimer's Disease Quickly (HealthDay)- June 24, 2008 HealthDay - TUESDAY, June 24 (HealthDay News) -- French radiologists report they've simplified a method of scanning the brain for signs of Alzheimer's disease, potentially making it easier to diagnose the mind-robbing condition.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20080624/hl_hsn/b... Clinical Trials Update: June 24, 2008 (HealthDay)- June 24, 2008 HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20080624/hl_hsn/c... New Scheduler Helps Track Kids' Shots (HealthDay)- June 24, 2008 HealthDay - SATURDAY, June 14 (HealthDay News) -- A new computerized program that helps parents and pediatricians adjust childhood immunization schedules when one or more vaccinations are missed has been developed by researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20080624/hl_hsn/n... Study suggests colon cancer vaccine possible (Reuters)- June 24, 2008 Reuters - A protein found only in the intestines may help lead the way to a vaccine that can treat colon cancers and perhaps other tumors too, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080624/sc_nm/can... Wireless hospitals systems can disrupt med devices (AP)- June 24, 2008 AP - Wireless systems used by many hospitals to keep track of medical equipment can cause potentially deadly breakdowns in lifesaving devices such as breathing and dialysis machines, researchers reported Tuesday in a study that warned hospitals to conduct safety tests.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080624/ap_on_he_... Brain injuries cause half of seniors' fall deaths (AP)- June 24, 2008 AP - The elderly fear breaking a hip when they fall, but a government study indicates that hitting their head can also have deadly consequences: Brain injuries account for half of all deaths from falls.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080624/ap_on_he_... Lack of sunshine vitamin may cloud survival odds (AP)- June 23, 2008 AP - New research linking low vitamin D levels with deaths from heart disease and other causes bolsters mounting evidence about the "sunshine" vitamin's role in good health.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080623/ap_on_he_... Salmonella can ride water into tomatoes (AP)- June 23, 2008 AP - Pick a tomato in the blazing sun and plunge it straight into cold water. If that happened on the way to market, it might be contaminated. Too big of a temperature difference can make a tomato literally suck water inside the fruit through the scar where its stem used to be. If salmonella happens to be lurking on the skin, that's one way it can penetrate and, if the tomato isn't eaten right away, have time to multiply.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080623/ap_on_he_... New clue to Alzheimer's found (AP)- June 22, 2008 AP - Researchers have uncovered a new clue to the cause of Alzheimer's disease.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080622/ap_on_sc/... Hormone may help dieters keep weight off: U.S. study (Reuters)- June 21, 2008 Reuters - Falling levels of a hormone called leptin that helps the brain resist tempting foods may explain why people who lose weight often have a hard time keeping it off, U.S. researchers said on Friday.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080621/hl_nm/obe... |