 DeSoto Times Today |
Life-saving golf tournament
DeSoto Times Today - By CYNTHIA BULLION The “Lucky 7 Tournament” in honor of 21-year-old Sean O’Hara, who died last year from sudden cardiac arrest, raised more than 000 for the purchase and location of Automatic External Defibrillators (AEDs) in public places such as … Columnist Melinda Beck answers readers' questions Push is on to get more AEDs in public spots |
 eFluxMedia |
Local doctors urge Congress to abandon Medicare cuts
San Jose Mercury News - By KURTIS ALEXANDER - Sentinel Staff Writer The county's elderly are caught in the middle of a health-care tussle in Washington that shows little sign of letting up amid fierce election-year posturing. Is the Senate Broken? Medicare Advantage: An Even Earlier Demise? |
 Enews 2.0 |
Mosquitoes collected near Antioch test positive for West Nile
San Jose Mercury News - A group of mosquitoes collected last week near Antioch's Contra Loma Reservoir tested positive for West Nile virus - the second infected group documented in the county this year. A New Weapon Against West Nile Virus West Nile virus detected near Los Angeles |
 New York Times |
8-Year-Olds on Statins? A New Plan Quickly Bites Back
New York Times - By TARA PARKER-POPE What do you think of using cholesterol drugs for children to prevent heart disease later in life? Join the discussion. Wise or Not? Doctors Sound Off on Cholesterol Tests for Kids Kids' cholesterol levels stir debate |
 Crescenta Valley Sun |
Positive West Nile test in Bucks
phillyBurbs.com - By JO CIAVAGLIA A mosquito sample taken last week in a Newtown Township park has tested positive for the West Nile virus, the first confirmed presence this year of the potentially deadly illness, state and county officials confirm. Mosquito Control could be bitten by budget cuts West Nile virus, Lyme disease can spoil summer fun |
 HealthNews |
Link found between cholesterol, memory
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - By JOHN FAUBER For years, doctors have known that low levels of HDL cholesterol (the good kind) were a risk factor for heart disease, but now an intriguing new study has linked low HDL to memory loss in middle-aged men and women. Test may aid cancer treatment Medical Edge: Lp(a) may heal, but can increase heart disease risk |
 ABC News |
New study reveals the best sunscreens to buy
Monsters and Critics.com - By April MacIntyre Jul 4, 2008, 20:12 GMT The sun will eat your skin alive, in case you have been incommunicado for the last 35 years or so. And Bring the Sunscreen  Comment by Sonya Lunder Senior Analyst, Environmental Working Group |
 Ontario Now |
Positive West Nile test in Bucks
phillyBurbs.com - By JO CIAVAGLIA A mosquito sample taken last week in a Newtown Township park has tested positive for the West Nile virus, the first confirmed presence this year of the potentially deadly illness, state and county officials confirm. Mosquito Control could be bitten by budget cuts West Nile virus, Lyme disease can spoil summer fun |
 Canada.com |
Link found between cholesterol, memory
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - By JOHN FAUBER For years, doctors have known that low levels of HDL cholesterol (the good kind) were a risk factor for heart disease, but now an intriguing new study has linked low HDL to memory loss in middle-aged men and women. Test may aid cancer treatment Medical Edge: Lp(a) may heal, but can increase heart disease risk |
 eFluxMedia |
Promising Alzheimer's drug approved for late-stage trials
USA Today - By Mary Brophy Marcus, USA TODAY An experimental drug for Alzheimer's disease patients showed promise in Phase II clinical trials and is moving into final-stage trials, Wyeth and Elan, the makers of bapineuzumab, announced Tuesday. Wyeth, Elan Rise After Alzheimer's Drug Improves With Gene Test Elan climbs to 6-year high on study results |