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Study Questions Flu Shot's Mortality Protection for Elderly (HealthDay)

29-08-2008 14:02

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Aug. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Canadian researchers are challenging the widely held belief that flu shots help protect older people from potentially deadly diseases such as pneumonia.

Flu shot does not cut risk of death in elderly (Reuters)

29-08-2008 12:44

Doses of a flu vaccine lie on a table in San Luis Obispo, California October 31, 2006. (Phil Klein/Reuters)Reuters - While influenza vaccination does provide protection against catching the flu, it does not have a major impact on death in the elderly, contrary to what some studies have suggested, a new study suggests.

Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 29, 2008 (HealthDay)

29-08-2008 12:01

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:

Blood pressure pill works well in kids, study shows (Reuters)

29-08-2008 10:22

Reuters - The blood pressure drug valsartan (sold as Diovan) safely and effectively lowers blood pressure in youngsters aged 1 to 5 years who have high blood pressure (also called hypertension), a study shows.

Mom's Smoking During Pregnancy Ups Preemie's SIDS Risk (HealthDay)

29-08-2008 09:01

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Aug. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Babies born prematurely to women who smoked during their pregnancy may be at higher risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) than premature infants born to nonsmoking moms, new research suggests.

New Katrina death tally: Half of victims 75 and up (AP)

28-08-2008 17:05

AP - As New Orleans residents warily track another threatening storm, a new report presents the clearest picture yet of deaths from Katrina in Louisiana. Of the nearly 1,000 who died, almost half were 75 or older, according to researchers.

Brain injury study adds to Alzheimer's enigma (Reuters)

28-08-2008 16:16

Reuters - Levels of a protein linked with Alzheimer's disease rise as people recover from brain injuries -- a surprising finding that may help explain why injuries boost the risk of developing the disease, U.S. and Italian researchers said on Thursday.

Tracking Alzheimer's-linked protein in live brains (AP)

28-08-2008 14:45

AP - Scientists for the first time have peered into people's brains to directly measure the ebb and flow of a substance notorious for its role in Alzheimer's disease.

Scientists Track Hourly Changes in Alzheimer's Protein (HealthDay)

28-08-2008 14:01

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Aug. 28 (HealthDay News) -- A group of researchers has described hourly changes in a protein in the brain that is thought to play a key role in Alzheimer's disease.

Study: 12 percent of Indian deaths due to alcohol (AP)

28-08-2008 13:19

AP - Almost 12 percent of the deaths among American Indians and Alaska Natives are alcohol-related — more than three times the percentage in the general population, a new federal report says.