Researchers from the Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School say they’ve found a “genetic signature” of aging in the human brain — showing certain genes slow down after...
Report: Scientists have completely mapped chromosomes linked to major diseases
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Haymarket Media
Jun 01, 2004
Scientists have produced a complete map of human chromosomes 9 and 10, which are linked to diseases including cancer, diabetes and Alzheimer’s, according to the journal Nature.
Bristol-Myers Squibb discontinues its antidepressant Serzone
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Haymarket Media
May 26, 2004
Bristol-Myers Squibb has discontinued the manufacture and sales of its antidepressant Serzone, which has been linked to 55 cases of liver disease, including 20 deaths. The official halt date will be June...
Philadelphia nursing home settles $90,000 with government
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Haymarket Media
May 06, 2004
A Philadelphia nursing home settled $90,000 with the federal government for allegedly fraudulently billing Medicare and Medicaid for treating residents with diabetes. The 92-bed Brinton Manor Nursing Home,...
B12 believed to help ward off Alzheimer’s
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Haymarket Media
Apr 16, 2004
Researchers believe that seniors who include B12 and folate supplements in their daily routines may be at lower risk of getting Alzheimer’s disease.
Take-out or the ‘in’ thing?
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James M. Berklan
Mar 22, 2004
There are signs that a tight labor market may be leading more providers back to contract therapy services
Public Citizen sues FDA for approving anti-depressant that may cause liver failure
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Haymarket Media
Mar 17, 2004
Consumer watchdog group Public Citizen filed a lawsuit against the Food and Drug Administration Monday saying the agency unreasonably delayed action on removing the antidepressant Serzone from the market.
Icelandic company discovers gene linked with heart attacks, strokes
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Haymarket Media
Feb 10, 2004
Researchers from Decode Genetics, the Icelandic company that discovered genes for schizophrenia and osteoporosis, say they have found a variant gene that doubles the risk of heart attack and stroke. Results...
Ventas acquires 18 properties from ElderTrust
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Haymarket Media
Feb 06, 2004
Ventas, a healthcare real estate investment trust, acquired ElderTrust on Thursday for $184 million in cash.
Discovery: Tremor disorder in seniors often misdiagnosed as Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s
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Haymarket Media
Jan 30, 2004
Researchers say they have discovered a tremor disorder in adults that is often mistaken for Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s and is linked to fragile X syndrome in children, reports a study in the...