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Clock Ticking With New Plan to Fight Alzheimer’s
The clock is ticking: The first National Alzheimer’s Plan sets a deadline of 2025 to finally find effective ways to treat, or at least stall, the mind-destroying disease.
Prolonged Sitting Can Shorten Lifespan: Study
Too much sitting can increase your risk of sudden death. CBS News medical correspondent Dr. Holly Phillips reports on the study, and what you can do if you have a job that requires you to sit for most of your day.
Hidden Dangers of Sippy Cups
Practically all young children in the United States use bottles, sippy cups or pacifiers, but they may not be as safe as parents think. Bigad Shaban reports
Woman With Flesh-Eating Bug Mouths ’Where Am I?’
fter 10 days in the hospital, a Georgia graduate student fighting a rare flesh-eating infection isn’t letting the breathing tube in her throat stop her from mouthing questions such as "Where am I?" and "How long have I been here?"
Iraq Veteran Uses Rap to Treat His PTSD
One in six Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder in 2011, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs. Some committed suicide. Others are receiving mental health services at military hospitals.
FDA Delays Rules Meant to Ease Sunscreen Confusion
Sunscreen confusion won’t be over before summer after all. The government is bowing to industry requests for more time to make clear how much protection their lotions really offer.
FDA Panel Backs First Pill to Block HIV Infection
The first drug shown to prevent HIV infection won the endorsement of a panel of federal advisers Thursday, clearing the way for a landmark approval in the 30-year fight against the virus that causes AIDS.
