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By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK | Mon Feb 6, 2012 5:23pm EST NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The revised definition of a brain condition called mild cognitive impairment means that many people now considered to have mild or early Alzheimer’s disease could easily be given that diagnosis instead, suggests a new study. Mild cognitive impairment … more

By Frederik Joelving NEW YORK | Mon Feb 6, 2012 5:20pm EST NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Despite expert guidelines and scientific evidence to the contrary, a third of U.S. primary care physicians believe ovarian cancer screening is effective and many would offer it to patients, according to a new survey. Although the results don’t … more

WASHINGTON | Mon Feb 6, 2012 4:50pm EST WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Healthy People Co is recalling 15 lots of seven different dietary supplements because they contain appetite suppressants or a drug for male erectile dysfunction, the Long Beach, California, company said. The seven brands of supplements were sold at the company’s store at 13105 Ramona … more

By Amy Norton NEW YORK | Mon Feb 6, 2012 4:19pm EST NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Losing fitness or packing on fat with age each can be bad for the heart — but avoiding either one of those fates may protect the ticker, a study published Monday suggests. U.S. researchers found that of more … more

By Kate Kelland LONDON | Mon Feb 6, 2012 4:15pm EST LONDON (Reuters) – Men who smoke suffer a more rapid decline in brain function as they age than their non-smoking counterparts, with their cognitive decline as rapid as someone 10 years older but who shuns tobacco, scientists said on Monday. In a large, long-term … more