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According to an article in the New York Times, researchers have found that if they turn off a gene that is associated with Alzheimer’s, mice become smarter in the lab. The researchers said the mice “were far more adept at sensing environmental changes than other mice.”Dr. James Bibb led the…

In a recent article, The New York Times reports that Chinese authorities are investigating whether two companies have exported contaminated toothpaste overseas. “No tainted toothpaste has been found in the United States, but a spokesman for the Food and Drug Administration” said yesterday that the agency would be taking “a…

For as long as I can remember, one of the ways to avoid heart attacks has been to take aspirin on a daily basis. The benefits of taking aspirin both to avoid heart attacks and to avoid colon cancer are now up for debate. In The Cheerful Oncologist, the author…

A new article entitled “Negligence Law Suits = Liens” has been posted by Lauren Ellerman on frithlawfirm.com. This article discusses the impact of a possible lien on a negligence law suit and some of the parties that may claim a lien against a settlement. Please view the article here.You may…

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The Senate recently approved a drug safety bill which will double the number of government scientists assigned to find risky side effects in medicines that are already on the market in the United States. The bill will also create a computerized network to scan medical insurance and pharmacy records for…

According to an article in USA Today, one in three adults over 65 fall each year and half of people over 80 fall each year. These falls typically occur when the person is doing an everyday activity. They may trip over a loose rug, take a misstep on the stairs,…

In this article on MSNBC, a Canadian woman is suing her doctor, who told her she had cancer and administered six months of chemo therapy before she discovered from another doctor that she did not have cancer at all!The woman lost her hair, shed 60 pounds, and became anemic as…

In 1972, Medicare expanded its benefits to include disabled individuals. Unfortunately, while expanding their services, Medicare instituted a waiting period designed to limit costs and make certain that only people with severe and long lasting disabilities would qualify. Many groups have worked to eliminate the unfair waiting period, without success.…

In this article, a West Virginia family has filed a lawsuit after their father had exploratory surgery for abdominal pain. The man was given drugs to paralyze his muscles, but was not given general anesthesia until 16 minutes after the first cut into his abdomen. The man committed suicide two…