Democrats seek info on bad nursing homes (AP) AP - Democratic lawmakers are pressing the Bush administration to disclose the identity of more troubled nursing homes, saying earlier efforts to alert consumers did not go far enough.
Source: news.yahoo.comEgypt villagers say poultry innocent in bird flu deaths (AFP) 
AFP - In a dark and muddy alley in the Nile Delta town of Damietta, where Egypt's latest fatal bird flu victim Hanem Atwa Ibrahim lived, inhabitants fear the authorities more than the virus.
Source: news.yahoo.comArthritis drug may ease dementia: case-report (Reuters) Reuters - In a new report, U.S. researchers describe the improvement in brain function that occurred in a patient with Alzheimer's disease just minutes after receiving an injection in the spine of the arthritis drug Enbrel (also known as etanercept).
Source: news.yahoo.comIndustrial Solvent May Increase Risk for Parkinsonism (HealthDay) HealthDay - FRIDAY, Jan. 11 (
HealthDay News) -- Exposure to a common industrial solvent known as trichloroethylene may raise the risk for developing parkinsonism, a group of nervous system disorders with symptoms similar to Parkinson's disease, new research suggests.
Source: news.yahoo.comClinical Trials Update: Jan. 11, 2008 (HealthDay) HealthDay - (
HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:
Source: news.yahoo.comOvary removal ups breast cancer survival for some (Reuters) Reuters - Removal of the ovaries (oophorectomy) plus tamoxifen, as adjuvant, or "add-on" therapy, significantly improves survival in premenopausal women with operable breast cancer, a study indicates.
Source: news.yahoo.comFamily dietary coach fuels healthy eating: study (Reuters) Reuters - Having a nutrition coach actively coach families on how to make
healthy changes in their diet appears to help parents and their children improve their nutritional intake, researchers found.
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