Study Links Heartburn Drugs, Broken Hip
(Associated Press) Taking such popular heartburn drugs as Nexium, Prevacid or Prilosec for
a year or more can raise the risk of a broken hip markedly in people
over 50, a large study in Britain found.
Drug Plan Companies Failed to Tell of Changes
(N.Y. Times) Some prescription drug plans did not inform Medicare beneficiaries of
impending changes in their costs and benefits, as they were required to
do, Bush administration officials and Congressional aides said Tuesday.
Scan Could Spot Early Alzheimer's
(BBC) Patients with the earliest symptoms of Alzheimer's disease could be diagnosed using an advanced scanning technique.
Diabetics in the Workplace Confront a Tangle of Laws
(N.Y. Times) Diabetes is becoming a conspicuous fact of life in the nation’s labor
force, raising all sorts of issues for workers and managers.
Audits Fault AIDS Program
(Associated Press) President Bush's ambitious AIDS-fighting program in poor countries has
pushed so hard for fast results that basic record keeping and
accountability often went by the wayside.
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