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Failed Amyloid Clearance May Cause AD MedPage Today By John Gever, Senior Editor, MedPage Today Explain that Alzheimer's disease may result from defective mechanisms for removing amyloid-beta protein from the brain, rather than excessive production. Note that the study was limited by a small sample size ... See all stories on this topic »

Glaxo's Tykerb lags Herceptin in pre-surgery study Reuters LONDON, Dec 10 (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK.L) breast cancer drug Tykerb given ahead of surgery is less effective than Roche's (ROG.VX) Herceptin, but the two drugs together produce a stronger effect than either on its own, new research shows. ... See all stories on this topic »

Well: Searching for a Snoring Solution New York Times (blog) By TARA PARKER-POPE Tami Chappell for The New York Times Dr. Elizabeth Walton at her home in Atlanta with an oral appliance she uses to treat her sleep apnea. Almost half of the adult population snores at least occasionally, and for many people snoring ... See all stories on this topic » New York Times (blog)

Hospital bugs 'hit poor nations' BBC News The fight against malaria and TB in the developing world should not obscure the problems poor countries face with hospital infections, experts say. A team led by World Health Organization researchers found poorer countries had much higher infection ... See all stories on this topic »

Carey Morewedge Diet: Imagine Yourself Indulging? CBS News (CBS) Dieters often try to avoid thinking about the foods they crave, but maybe that's the wrong approach. Imagining yourself biting into a luscious piece of chocolate cake - thinking about the way it smells, the creamy texture of frosting on your ... See all stories on this topic » CBS News

EU Regulators Question Safety of Growth Hormones MedPage Today By John Gever, Senior Editor, MedPage Today The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has announced a safety review of somatotropin products, in light of a new study suggesting a long-term increase in deaths. "The review will look into all available data on ... See all stories on this topic »

End All Smoking! Hispanics Join Surgeon General in Call Fox News AP Hispanic health leaders hail a surgeon general report that calls for an end to smoking. Top Hispanic health leaders are hailing a recent Surgeon General Report that says there is no safe level of exposure to cigarette smoke. ... See all stories on this topic » Fox News

Heart disease still tops CDC mortality charts TheHeart.Org Atlanta, GA - Heart disease is holding steady as the number-one cause of death in new mortality data released Thursday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) [1]. Cancer, likewise, is still ensconced in the number-two spot, ... See all stories on this topic »

Combo of old drugs offers new hope in obesity fight CNN By Amanda Gardner, Health.com (Health.com) -- Diet drugs have had a rough year in 2010. In October, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) nixed not one but two new weight-loss drugs, lorcaserin and Qnexa, because of possible links to cancer ... See all stories on this topic »

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