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Insurance gap leads some elderly to forgo medicine (AP) - AP - Many people in Medicare with diabetes, high blood pressure and other chronic conditions stop taking their medicine when faced with picking up the entire cost of their prescriptions, researchers say.
Health Tip: Monitor the Mercury in Your Food (HealthDay) - HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Mercury is found in many types of fish and shellfish. Because significant amounts of mercury can harm unborn babies and young children, women who are or may become pregnant, those who are nursing, and young children should avoid some kinds of seafood.
Osteo Drug Stops Bone Loss From Breast Cancer Chemo (HealthDay) - HealthDay - THURSDAY, Aug. 21 (HealthDay News) -- The osteoporosis drug Zometa (zoledronic acid) prevented bone loss at 12 months in premenopausal women undergoing chemotherapy after they had surgery for early stage breast cancer, a new study found.
61-year-old woman gives birth in Japan (AP) - AP - A 61-year-old Japanese woman gave birth to her own grandchild, using an egg donated by her daughter, a clinic said Thursday.
Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 20, 2008 (HealthDay) - HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:
Cervical cancer shots less cost-effective with age (AP) - AP - An expensive vaccine aimed at preventing cervical cancer makes sense for young teens when it comes to cost-effectiveness, but not for women in their 20s, contends a new report.
Addiction drug reverses obesity in rats (Reuters) -

Study head Amy DeMarco in an undated photo. An epilepsy drug being tested for use in treating addiction can help obese rats shed weight, U.S. government researchers said on Wednesday. (Brookhaven National Laboratory/Handout/Reuters)Reuters - An epilepsy drug being tested for use in treating addiction can help obese rats shed weight, U.S. government researchers said on Wednesday.


Judge: Company must give experimental drug to teen (AP) - AP - A federal judge on Wednesday ordered a research company to supply an experimental drug to a 16-year-old Minnesota boy who is terminally ill with a rare form of muscular dystrophy.