February 8, 2012 Fighting Alzheimer’s for aging Baby Boomers As the country’s population ages, Alzheimer’s disease is becoming a greater concern for Americans. And the National Institutes of Health has decided to emphasize the research community’s focus on the disease with an additional $50 million of spending on Alzheimer’s research, on top of the $450 million it currently allotts annually. [Read Full Text]   [Permalink]

February 8, 2012 Plan B is only a vending machine away Instead of trekking to the pharmacy, students at Shippensburg University in central Pennsylvania can now purchase the “morning-after” pill from a campus vending machine. [Read Full Text]   [Permalink]

February 8, 2012 Some salient facts about salt What’s the largest source of salt in our diets? Is it potato chips? French fries? Neither of these, says a recent report form the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Actually, bread and rolls provide us with the greatest amount of salt in our diets. [Read Full Text]   [Permalink]

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