AP – More than 35 million people around the world are living with Alzheimer’s disease or other types of dementia, says the most in-depth attempt yet to assess the brain-destroying illness — and it’s an ominous forecast as the population grays.
AFP – An Australian quadriplegic who won a landmark legal battle to starve himself to death by refusing food died on Monday, his family said, ending an existence he described as “living hell”.
AFP – The head of the World Health Organization said Monday that the swine flu virus had apparently not yet mutated into a more serious disease and that the development of vaccines was proceeding on track.
AFP – The head of the World Health Organization said Monday that the swine flu virus had apparently not yet mutated into a more serious disease and that the development of vaccines was proceeding on track.
AFP – The head of the World Health Organization said Monday that the swine flu virus had apparently not yet mutated into a more serious disease and that the development of vaccines was proceeding on track.
AFP – An Australian quadriplegic who last month won the landmark legal right to starve himself to death by preventing his carers from feeding him died on Monday, his family said.
Reuters – More than 35 million people globally will suffer from Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in 2010, and few will get any treatment at all, according to a report released on Monday.
HealthDay – SUNDAY, Sept. 20 (HealthDay News) — Dose-dense chemotherapy
improves survival in women with advanced ovarian cancer, Japanese
researchers say.
HealthDay – SUNDAY, Sept. 20 (HealthDay News) — A three-pronged approach to
treating spinal cord injuries allowed paralyzed rats to walk without
receiving signals from the brain, scientists report.