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Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 28, 2008 (HealthDay) - HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:
Scientists Track Hourly Changes in Alzheimer's Protein (HealthDay) - HealthDay - THURSDAY, Aug. 28 (HealthDay News) -- A group of researchers has described hourly changes in a protein in the brain that is thought to play a key role in Alzheimer's disease.
Normal Cells May Predict Cancer Virulence (HealthDay) - HealthDay - THURSDAY, Aug. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Characteristics of normal cells which are present long before any tumor appears may determine how virulent a particular cancer is going to be, new research suggests.
New Katrina death tally: Half of victims 75 and up (AP) -

A contract worker for United States Corps of Engineers packs sand in a Hesco basket near a flood wall in New Orleans, Louisiana August 28, 2008. (Lee Celano/Reuters)AP - As New Orleans residents warily track another threatening storm, a new report presents the clearest picture yet of deaths from Katrina in Louisiana. Of the nearly 1,000 who died, almost half were 75 or older, according to researchers.


CDC: Salmonella outbreak appears to be over (AP) -

Graphic shows number of confirmed U.S. Salmonella cases; 2c x 3 1/4 inches; 96.3 mm x 82.6 mmAP - The government said Thursday that the salmonella outbreak that sickened at least 1,440 people appears to be over, but its ultimate source may never be known, partly because of shortcomings in the nation's food safety system.


Tracking Alzheimer's-linked protein in live brains (AP) - AP - Scientists for the first time have peered into people's brains to directly measure the ebb and flow of a substance notorious for its role in Alzheimer's disease.
Study: 12 percent of Indian deaths due to alcohol (AP) - AP - Almost 12 percent of the deaths among American Indians and Alaska Natives are alcohol-related — more than three times the percentage in the general population, a new federal report says.
"Natural" cesarean mimics vaginal birth experience (Reuters) - Reuters - A cesarean childbirth procedure developed in the UK takes a "woman-centered" approach and incorporates many important aspects of natural childbirth, according to a recent report.