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| | Once coverage stops, they don't seek cheaper alternatives, study finds | TUESDAY, April 17 When Medicare stops paying for seniors' medications after they enter the Part D "donut hole," the seniors often go without the drugs, even if the medications are essential for heart health, new research shows. "We looked at health outcomes within ... » Read the full article |
| | Small studies found benefits for patients' fitness, ability to exercise | TUESDAY, April 17 Patients struggling with moderate to severe heart failure might benefit from testosterone supplementation to boost their ability to exercise, new Canadian research suggests. But it's far too soon to recommend testosterone as a therapy for heart fail... » Read the full article |
| | Moms with elevated blood sugar also may fall under doctors' radar, researchers say | TUESDAY, April 17 Pregnant women who are overweight and have slightly elevated blood-sugar levels are at increased risk for pregnancy complications, a new study shows. These women have a higher risk than those who are obese with normal blood sugar or those with gest... » Read the full article |
| | New plan calls for treatment, not incarceration, for non-violent offenders | TUESDAY, April 17 The Obama Administration has chosen the middle ground with its new drug control policy, advocating treatment over tough sentencing. The approach, unveiled Tuesday, rejects both the harsh "war on drugs" approach, characterized by maximum sentences f... » Read the full article |
| | Survival rates were higher than for those whose kidney was taken out, researchers say | TUESDAY, April 17 Kidney cancer patients who have only the tumor removed, not the entire kidney, have higher survival rates, a new study finds. The research involved more than 7,000 Medicare patients with early-stage kidney cancer who underwent surgery to remove eith... » Read the full article |
| | But special training may slow the decline, researcher says | TUESDAY, April 17 The ability to make decisions in new situations declines with age, apparently because of changes in the brain's white matter, a new imaging study says. The researchers asked 25 adults, aged 21 to 85, to perform a learning task involving money and al... » Read the full article |
| | Early study uses drug and imaging scans to pinpoint plaques associated with disease | TUESDAY, April 17 New research adds to the growing pile of scientific strategies aimed at revealing beta-amyloid (protein) plaques, the brain-clogging fragments that have been associated with Alzheimer's disease. In a study funded by Bayer Healthcare Berlin, researc... » Read the full article |
| | Group of biomarkers accurately identified teens with mood disorder in small study | TUESDAY, April 17 Researchers have developed a blood test that could one day help diagnose teens with depression. To create the test, researchers identified 26 potential biological markers for depression. Then they tested the markers in a small group of teens and fou... » Read the full article |
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