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HealthDay - SUNDAY, July 12 (HealthDay News) — Two trials that looked at
whether the omega-3 fatty acid DHA might treat or prevent Alzheimer’s
disease have produced mixed results.

HealthDay - SUNDAY, July 12 (HealthDay News) — A gene that may offer a
highly accurate prediction of the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease
and the age at which people will begin to show symptoms has been
identified by U.S. researchers.

Reuters - Bayer’s Alzheimer’s disease (AD) marker florbetaben was shown to help detect the illness in eight out of 10 cases in a Phase II study, possibly offering a way to diagnose early onset.

AP - Kimberly Spencer’s 9-year-old son went to Audubon Ambulatory Surgery Center last month for what was supposed to be a routine surgery. The rambunctious child stuck a BB in his ear and doctors had to operate to remove it.

AFP - A Filipino maid in Hong Kong was in a critical condition on Sunday in the city’s most severe human swine flu case to date, a hospital spokeswoman said.

Reuters - Omega-3 fatty acid supplements did nothing to slow memory declines in people with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease, but a study in healthy people with slight memory complaints did show promise, U.S. researchers said on Sunday.

HealthDay - SATURDAY, July 11 (HealthDay News) — Recessions are bad for the
stress level, as many in the midst of the current economic situation know
and surveys prove.

HealthDay - SATURDAY, July 11 (HealthDay News) — Complex anterior cruciate
ligament (ACL) reconstruction of a knee doesn’t appear to shorten the
career of a professional football player, but a simpler meniscus repair
might, new research has found.

HealthDay - SATURDAY, July 11 (HealthDay News) — A simple exercise to
strengthen the wrist may ease the pain of tennis elbow, a new study
suggests.

Reuters - People who are obese but otherwise healthy may be at special risk of severe complications and death from the new H1N1 swine flu virus, U.S. researchers reported on Friday.