Medical schools prepare for "silver tsunami" (Reuters)
Reuters - Just a few years ago, a graduate from Brown University medical school had just an inkling about how to care for the elderly.
Source: news.yahoo.comAlzheimer's Research Target May Be a Dead End (HealthDay) HealthDay - SUNDAY, Jan. 27 (
HealthDay News) -- A once-promising pathway for research into preventing and treating Alzheimer's disease may have been derailed by a surprise chemical finding, researchers report.
Source: news.yahoo.comStudy finds more elderly develop diabetes (Reuters)
Reuters - More elderly Americans are contracting diabetes and the majority develop complications such as heart disease that might be prevented if they properly monitored their health, a researcher said on Monday.
Source: news.yahoo.comEU health chief uses food labels to fight obesity (Reuters) Reuters - The European Union's
health chief wants to introduce tougher food labeling rules to combat the growing problem of obesity across Europe, but is facing stiff political and industrial opposition.
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