Feb 07, 2012 12:03AM

Obama to seek more Alzheimer's research money (AP)

AP - The Obama administration wants to spend just over half a billion dollars on Alzheimer's research next year, hoping to battle back against what could become the defining disease of the aging baby-boom generation.

Feb 06, 2012 11:56PM

A push for family input to detect dementia earlier (AP)

AP - Alexis McKenzie's mother had mild dementia, but things sounded OK when she phoned home: Dad was with her, finishing his wife's sentences as they talked about puttering through the day and a drive to the store.

Feb 05, 2012 11:49PM

Too many kids breathe others' smoke in cars: CDC (AP)

AP - Texting while driving, speeding and back-seat hanky-panky aren't all that parents need to worry about when their kids are in cars: Add secondhand smoke to the list.

Feb 06, 2012 09:47PM

Certain Cancer Drugs May Have Fatal Side Effects: Analysis (HealthDay)

HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Treatment with three relatively new cancer drugs may be linked to a slightly increased risk of death, a new analysis suggests.

Feb 06, 2012 03:20PM

Ovarian cancer screening popular despite guidelines (Reuters)

Reuters - Despite expert guidelines and scientific evidence to the contrary, a third of U.S. primary care physicians believe ovarian cancer screening is effective and many would offer it to patients, according to a new survey.