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A group of American medical experts believes primary care doctors should screen all of their patients for depression. The proposal was made by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, a government-supported panel of medical experts. The goal is to discover and treat mental illness before it becomes a major problem. According to the group, about […]
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Several new studies show that physical exercise can help Alzheimer’s patients live better with their disease. The studies, which were carried out separately but all presented at the recent Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Washington, D.C., had very similar results. The first study was carried out by Dr. Steen Hasselbach and a team of researchers […]
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It’s time for drug prices to come down, says a group of more than 100 cancer experts. The same group has put together a list of proposals they believe could help cut the cost of cancer drugs, making them more accessible to more people. The experts come from a number of different cancer areas and […]
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A new drug may completely change the fight against Alzheimer’s disease. Early tests show the drug, Solanezumab, could cut the progression of dementia by one-third. Solanezumab is produced by pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly. It’s designed to attack the deformed proteins that build up in the brain as Alzheimer’s disease progresses. Most Alzheimer’s drugs on the […]
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Here’s some good news for coffee lovers: a new study shows that people who regularly consume the hot beverage are at a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes. The study, which was led by researcher Demosthenes B. Panagiotakos of Harokopio University in Athens, Greece, involved an examination of 1,300 Greek adults. Researchers measured the […]
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