Hospital error blamed for more infant overdoses (AP)
July 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment
AP - The case of 14 babies who received accidental overdoses while in intensive care has raised new questions about how a common blood-thinning medication could be given to infants repeatedly in the wrong dosage.
Source:Hospital error blamed for more infant overdoses
(AP)
New genetic mutation tied to Alzheimer's disease (Reuters)
July 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Reuters - Scientists have found evidence
that a mutation in a gene called CALHM1 that results in
abnormal calcium signaling influences the risk of Alzheimer’s
disease, a devastating neurodegenerative disease that affects
early 18 million people in the world.
Source:New genetic mutation tied to Alzheimer's disease
(Reuters)
Clinical Trials Update: July 11, 2008 (HealthDay)
July 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy
of CenterWatch:
Source:Clinical Trials Update: July 11, 2008
(HealthDay)
Study: As gas prices go up, auto deaths drop (AP)
July 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment
AP - High gas prices could turn out to be a lifesaver for some drivers. The authors of a new study say gas prices are causing driving declines that could result in a third fewer auto deaths annually, with the most dramatic drop likely to be among teen drivers.
Source:Study: As gas prices go up, auto deaths drop
(AP)
Pioneering heart doctor Michael DeBakey dead at 99 (AP)
July 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment
AP - Dr. Michael DeBakey, the world-famous cardiovascular surgeon who pioneered such now-common procedures as bypass surgery and invented a host of devices to help heart patients, has died. He was 99.
Source:Pioneering heart doctor Michael DeBakey dead at 99
(AP)