Brain images suggest Alzheimer’s drug is working (Reuters)

Reuters - New imaging technology suggests an experimental drug for Alzheimer’s reduces clumps of plaque in the brain by around 25 percent, lifting hopes for a medicine that disappointed in clinical tests two years ago.

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BPA May Raise Risk of Asthma in Kids (HealthDay)

HealthDay - SUNDAY, Feb. 28 (HealthDay News) — Mouse pups whose mothers were exposed to a common but controversial chemical developed allergic asthma, new research has found.

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Penicillin Allergy Might Not Include Related Antibiotic (HealthDay)

HealthDay - SATURDAY, Feb. 27 (HealthDay News) — Most patients who have a history of penicillin allergy can safely take antibiotics called cephalosporins, U.S. researchers say.

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Blood Test Might Sort Out Milk Allergies (HealthDay)

HealthDay - SATURDAY, Feb. 27 (HealthDay News) — A blood test may help identify children with milk allergy who can tolerate baked-milk products and those who may have a serious allergic reaction to any form of cow’s milk, a new study shows.

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6 malaria cases reported for US soldiers in Haiti (AP)

AP - A U.S. military spokesman in Haiti says six American soldiers involved in the aid mission have come down with malaria

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Health Tip: What’s Gastroparesis? (HealthDay)

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — Gastroparesis, commonly affecting people with diabetes, occurs when the vagus nerve is damaged and the stomach and intestines don’t process food normally.

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New Treatment Eyed for Deadly Pancreatic Cancer (HealthDay)

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Feb. 26 (HealthDay News) — Most pancreatic cancer patients die soon after diagnosis, but researchers have identified an oncogene that appears to be a promising new treatment target.

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Reading Remediation Seems to Rewire the Brain (HealthDay)

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Feb. 26 (HealthDay News) — Scientists studying the anatomy of children’s brains during reading discovered something rather unexpected: Remedial training for poor readers results in a growth of white matter tracts in the brain, and the increase correlates with the level of improvement in sounding out words.

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Clinical Trials Update: Feb. 26, 2010 (HealthDay)

HealthDay - (HealthDayNews) — Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:

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Stroke study finds neck stents safe, effective (AP)

AP - A big study finds that people with narrowed neck arteries that could lead to a stroke can be safely treated with a less drastic option than the surgery done now.

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