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Anchor lead: Can a program to help caregivers reduce the stress of caring for someone with Alzheimer’s disease? Elizabeth Tracey reports Mind at Home is a program developed by Constantine Lyketsos, an Alzheimer’s disease expert at Johns Hopkins, and colleagues, …
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Anchor lead: Do we finally have a laboratory model for Alzheimer’s disease that is practical? Elizabeth Tracey reports Researchers have succeeded in developing a human model for Alzheimer’s disease by growing layers of nerve cells in a dish and having …
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Anchor lead: How will stratospheric generic drug prices affect you? Elizabeth Tracey reports The federal government has finally made it official: they’re asking purveyors of generic drugs to explain the almost unfathomable increase in many of their prices. Landon King, …
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Anchor lead: There are a few things you should keep in mind if you’re shopping for health insurance, Elizabeth Tracey reports You’ve just gotten the unwelcome news that your employer will no longer provide group health insurance. The health insurance …
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Anchor lead: Kids with food allergies frequently outgrow them, and that may be better for their diet, Elizabeth Tracey reports Food allergies in kids are common, and becoming more so, with the first line intervention to simply avoid the food. …
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Anchor lead: What’s the impact of milk avoidance in allergic kids? Elizabeth Tracey reports Kids who avoid milk consumption because of milk allergies do experience a host of consequences by removing milk from their diet, a Johns Hopkins study led …
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Anchor lead: Can calorie information be conveyed by a standardized stick figure? Elizabeth Tracey reports When given easily understandable information on calories and their impact, adolescents chose fewer sugary beverages, a Johns Hopkins study led by Sara Bleich has found. …
