Study by UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute focuses on pregnant women who already have one autistic child.  
 
Medicare recipients have more than 50 health and drug plans to choose from in the coming year, and the state's top Medicare official will hold a "cybercafe" seminar Thursday to help them make smart decisions for their needs.  
 
Many plans will increase premiums in 2009 or limit the list of covered drugs  
 
 

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Ginkgo fails to prevent Alzheimer's, dementia in large study
CHICAGO — The dietary supplement ginkgo, long promoted as an aid to memory, didn't help prevent dementia and Alzheimer's disease in the longest and largest test of the extract in older Americans.  

 

Health News from the AP

Pill as good as chemo on lung cancer, but costlier
LONDON—Some advanced lung cancer patients already treated with chemotherapy might be able to skip some of the bad side effects of another series of chemo by taking a pill instead, a study suggests. Full Story

 


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Ed Blonz: Coconut milk good for you -- in small doses
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Linda Buch's Body Language: Advice on physical fitness from a personal trainer  
 
 

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