The Wall Street Journal Health Blog
Wall Street Journal Health Blog
- May 16, 2012
- Healthy Food Is a Better Deal Than Junk, USDA Says
- Healthy food isn't necessarily more expensive than junk food, according to a new government report.
- May 16, 2012
- Study Suggests Coffee May Be Linked to Longer Life, But…
- Coffee drinkers are getting a bit more reassurance that their beverage of choice may not be bad for them, and might even be linked to living longer.
- May 16, 2012
- A.M. Vitals: New Alzheimer’s Trial; Home HIV Test
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Here's what's making health news this morning:
New Bid to Prevent Alzheimer's Early (WSJ): An Alzheimer's drug to be tested mostly on an extended family predisposed to the disease will mark the first large-scale trial of an experimental treatment on people who don't yet show signs of memory loss.
Cardinal Health Settles With U.S. Over Pills (WSJ): The U.S. government on Tuesday settled with Cardinal Health over allegations the company distributed large quantities of addictive pain pills in Florida, backing away from a legal showdown over the pharmacy industry's responsibility for what officials call the country's deadliest drug problem.
- May 15, 2012
- Sleep or Sex: Do You Have to Choose?
- Memory-foam mattresses are the fastest-growing category of mattresses, but for some buyers, there's a tradeoff....
- May 15, 2012
- What Geneticists Think You Should Know
- Cheaper genome sequencing means relatively soon you may get a chance to find your risks for different diseases. But do you really want to know?
- May 15, 2012
- A.M. Vitals: Using DNA to Create Family Trees
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Here's what's making health news this morning:
Websites Use DNA to Create Family Trees (WSJ): Detailed maps of the human genome have become less expensive, and they're going social, enabling users to build personal online networks that become more useful as more people sign up. Ancestry.com, a genealogy website with about 1.9 million subscribers, rolled out a $99 DNA service that lets users compare points on their own genome with others.
Making Gene Mapping Part of Everyday Care (WSJ): The cost of mapping a person's full genetic profile has been dropping quickly. Now, doctors are struggling with a new question: how to use the information to improve people's health.
- May 14, 2012
- What Happens When One Man�s Genome Is Revealed
- Stanford University School of Medicine's Michael Snyder has learned firsthand how gene sequencing can change a person's daily life.
- May 14, 2012
- New Caution Urged Over Sole Oral MS Drug On the Market
- The FDA says the only oral multiple-sclerosis drug on the market shouldn't be used in patients with a recent history of stroke or some heart problems.
- May 14, 2012
- New Method Easing Preparation May Encourage Colon Checks
- A new method for performing a �virtual� colonoscopy was shown to accurately detect larger precancerous polyps�and was a better experience for patients.
- May 14, 2012
- Flesh-Eating Bacteria: Rare but Dangerous
- It�s rare, but when it strikes, the consequences of infection from flesh-eating bacteria can be devastating.
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