http://www.mail.com/subjects/4226-neurological-disorders.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/4226-neurological-disorders.html http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2086610-st-louis-doctor-with-cerebral-palsy-offers-hope.html ST. LOUIS (AP) — Dr. Jan Brunstrom-Hernandez gently but sternly admonishes a teenage cerebral palsy patient who clearly hasn't been doing his exercises, stressing the importance of keeping muscles loose and limber. "We know it's not fair, but that's the way it is," Brunstrom-Hernandez tells 15-year-old patient Sam Ward. "Do you hear me? I know what I'm ta... Wed, 15 May 2013 07:28:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2086610-st-louis-doctor-with-cerebral-palsy-offers-hope.html 2013-05-15T07:28:53Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2068290-baxter-drug-fails-to-slow-alzheimers-big-study.html DEERFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Baxter International Inc. says that a blood product it was testing failed to slow mental decline or to preserve physical function in a major study of 390 patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease. The company says that people who received 18 months of infusions with its drug, Gammagard, fared no better than others given inf... Tue, 07 May 2013 13:48:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2068290-baxter-drug-fails-to-slow-alzheimers-big-study.html 2013-05-07T13:48:16Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2053964-meningitis-outbreak-kills-40-guinea.html CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Health officials say a meningitis outbreak has killed at least 40 people in the West African nation of Guinea. Conde Lansine, a doctor in the eastern city of Siguiri, said Tuesday it is feared that far more people are dying in remote villages and are not included in that toll. Siguiri, near the country's border with Mali, has been t... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:36:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2053964-meningitis-outbreak-kills-40-guinea.html 2013-04-30T16:36:51Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2038296-study-lax-attitude-teens-rx-drug-abuse.html WASHINGTON (AP) — More parents need to talk with their teens about the dangers of abusing Ritalin, Adderall and other prescription drugs, suggests a new study that finds discouraging trends on kids and drug use. When teens were asked about the last substance abuse conversation they had with their parents, just 14 percent said they talked about abusing a p... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 04:39:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2038296-study-lax-attitude-teens-rx-drug-abuse.html 2013-04-23T04:39:36Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2036410-campbell-ends-touring-career-to-release-album.html NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Glen Campbell's Alzheimer's disease has progressed too far to allow him to continue touring. Instead, he'll spend his 77th birthday on Monday in Washington as an advocate for Alzheimer's research. The trip includes a fundraising dinner for the Alzheimer's Association and a visit to Capitol Hill, where he'll visit the Senate. ... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:39:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2036410-campbell-ends-touring-career-to-release-album.html 2013-04-22T13:39:24Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2026362-forrest-gregg-fighting-parkinsons-nfl.html GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo. (AP) — Hall of Famer Forrest Gregg says that while he and his neurologist blame concussions for his Parkinson's disease, he's not going to sue the NFL like thousands of other former players. The 79-year-old says he doesn't begrudge those who have joined the lawsuits but he has his pensions from his playing and coaching days and "I... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 22:00:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2026362-forrest-gregg-fighting-parkinsons-nfl.html 2013-04-17T22:00:59Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2015706-fda-finds-safety-issues-specialty-pharmacies.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration says it has uncovered potential safety problems at 30 specialty pharmacies that were inspected in the wake of a recent outbreak of meningitis caused by contaminated drugs. The agency said its inspectors targeted 31 compounding pharmacies that produce sterile drugs, which must be prepared under highly sani... Fri, 12 Apr 2013 16:16:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2015706-fda-finds-safety-issues-specialty-pharmacies.html 2013-04-12T16:16:14Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2009522-stephen-hawking-explore-space-humanitys-sake.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Stephen Hawking, who spent his career decoding the universe and even experienced weightlessness, is urging the continuation of space exploration — for humanity's sake. The 71-year-old Hawking said he did not think humans would survive another 1,000 years "without escaping beyond our fragile planet." The British cosmologist made the rema... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 19:29:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2009522-stephen-hawking-explore-space-humanitys-sake.html 2013-04-10T19:29:17Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2009926-boxers-work-to-knock-parkinsons-symptoms.html INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — When Mary Yeaman was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2006, she could barely bring herself to leave her house. Her muscles were weak, and she was having a hard time coping. "I've always done sports and stuff like that, and it was getting to be too much just sitting and doing nothing," she said. In 2007, she found Rock Steady Boxin... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 17:32:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2009926-boxers-work-to-knock-parkinsons-symptoms.html 2013-04-10T17:32:55Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1996514-study-dementia-tops-cancer-heart-disease-cost.html Cancer and heart disease are bigger killers, but Alzheimer's is the most expensive malady in the U.S., costing families and society $157 billion to $215 billion a year, according to a new study that looked at this in unprecedented detail. The biggest cost of Alzheimer's and other types of dementia isn't drugs or other medical treatments, but the care that... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 21:12:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1996514-study-dementia-tops-cancer-heart-disease-cost.html 2013-04-03T21:12:40Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1992638-obama-proposes-100m-brain-mapping-project.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Tuesday proposed an effort to map the brain's activity in unprecedented detail, as a step toward finding better ways to treat such conditions as Alzheimer's, autism, stroke and traumatic brain injuries. He asked Congress to spend $100 million next year to start a project that will explore details of the brain, w... Tue, 02 Apr 2013 17:48:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1992638-obama-proposes-100m-brain-mapping-project.html 2013-04-02T17:48:54Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1986652-rapper-lil-wayne-hes-epileptic.html NEW YORK (AP) — Lil Wayne says he's an epileptic and has had seizures for years. In an interview with Los Angeles-based radio station Power 106 on Thursday, the 30-year-old rapper said epilepsy caused his most recent health scare earlier this month when he was rushed to a hospital. Wayne said he had three back-to-back seizures. The Gra... Fri, 29 Mar 2013 17:37:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1986652-rapper-lil-wayne-hes-epileptic.html 2013-03-29T17:37:52Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1968568-sheriff-proposes-ankle-monitors-seniors.html SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A northern Utah sheriff's office is floating a unique and unproven idea for keeping seniors with Alzheimer's disease and dementia safe: Give them ankle monitors normally used on criminals on house arrest or parole. Davis County Deputy Sheriff Kevin Fielding says the monitors would allow deputies to quickly find a person who has wande... Wed, 20 Mar 2013 21:40:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1968568-sheriff-proposes-ankle-monitors-seniors.html 2013-03-20T21:40:18Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1959476-correction-transplant-rabies-death-story.html In a story March 16 about the death of a transplant recipient from a rabies-infected liver, The Associated Press, relying on information from a federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention spokeswoman, reported an incorrect statistic regarding human-to-human transmission of rabies by biting. The only documented instance was in Ethiopia, not the United States, the CDC s... Tue, 19 Mar 2013 19:11:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1959476-correction-transplant-rabies-death-story.html 2013-03-19T19:11:41Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1962918-nc-airman-center-rabies-case-was-outdoorsman.html TRENTON, N.C. (AP) — When William Edward Small told his father that he'd signed an organ donor card, it came as no surprise. "Little Ed" had been that way his whole life, his dad said. "If he had it, he would give it to you," said his father, also named William Small. "Anything that somebody wanted, all they had to do was ask. And that's just the type of ... Tue, 19 Mar 2013 09:16:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1962918-nc-airman-center-rabies-case-was-outdoorsman.html 2013-03-19T09:16:27Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1963940-report-1-3-seniors-dies-with-of-dementia.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A staggering 1 in 3 seniors dies with Alzheimer's disease or other types of dementia, says a new report that highlights the impact the mind-destroying disease is having on the rapidly aging population. Dying with Alzheimer's is not the same as dying from it. But even when dementia isn't the direct cause of death, it can be the final blow... Tue, 19 Mar 2013 04:08:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1963940-report-1-3-seniors-dies-with-of-dementia.html 2013-03-19T04:08:22Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1924952-ceo-risks-key-merck-to-succeed-help-patients.html NEW YORK (AP) — Merck & Co. CEO Kenneth C. Frazier is convinced nearly everyone, from patients to long-term investors, wants the world's third-largest drugmaker to take big risks. So Merck is plunging ahead in one of medicine's toughest challenges — finding a drug to slow Alzheimer's disease — despite repeated failures that have led most drugmakers to hal... Fri, 01 Mar 2013 17:18:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1924952-ceo-risks-key-merck-to-succeed-help-patients.html 2013-03-01T17:18:26Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1844086-northern-michigan-player-who-drowned-epilepsy.html DETROIT (AP) — A Northern Michigan University women's soccer player who drowned during a team workout in a campus pool had epilepsy and may have had a seizure as recently as last summer, according to newly released investigative reports that detail the frantic attempt to revive her. The medical examiner's office ruled Arianna "Anna" Alioto's death an acci... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 22:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1844086-northern-michigan-player-who-drowned-epilepsy.html 2013-01-24T22:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1839152-mass-pharmacy-owners-16m-final-months.html BOSTON (AP) — The owners of a pharmacy linked to a fatal meningitis outbreak received more than $16 million in wages and payments as the company grew increasingly prosperous in its final months. The four family members, who served as the New England Compounding Center's directors, received the money between late December 2011 and late November 2012, accor... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 23:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1839152-mass-pharmacy-owners-16m-final-months.html 2013-01-22T23:03:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1832990-testing-brain-pacemakers-to-zap-alzheimers-damage.html WASHINGTON (AP) — It has the makings of a science fiction movie: Zap someone's brain with mild jolts of electricity to try to stave off the creeping memory loss of Alzheimer's disease. And it's not easy. Holes are drilled into the patient's skull so tiny wires can be implanted into just the right spot. A dramatic shift is beginning in the disappointing st... Mon, 21 Jan 2013 08:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1832990-testing-brain-pacemakers-to-zap-alzheimers-damage.html 2013-01-21T08:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1830490-lilly-drug-chosen-alzheimers-prevention-study.html Researchers have chosen an experimental drug by Eli Lilly & Co. for a large federally funded study testing whether it's possible to prevent Alzheimer's disease in older people at high risk of developing it. The drug, called solanezumab (sol-ah-NAYZ-uh-mab), is designed to bind to and help clear the sticky deposits that clog patients' brains. Earlier studi... Fri, 18 Jan 2013 19:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1830490-lilly-drug-chosen-alzheimers-prevention-study.html 2013-01-18T19:15:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1807332-doj-official-wants-trustee-mass-pharmacy-case.html BOSTON (AP) — An independent trustee must be appointed to oversee the bankruptcy of a Massachusetts pharmacy linked to a meningitis outbreak because of the firm's "gross mismanagement," among other reasons, a Justice Department official argued Tuesday. U.S. Trustee William Harrington also argued in his motion that an accountant the New England Compounding... Wed, 09 Jan 2013 03:30:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1807332-doj-official-wants-trustee-mass-pharmacy-case.html 2013-01-09T03:30:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1802768-michael-j-fox-to-play-newscaster-nbc.html PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — On his upcoming NBC comedy, Michael J. Fox will play a newscaster who had quit his job due to Parkinson's Disease but returns to work in the show's first episode because a new medical regimen has helped him control many of the disease's symptoms. It mirrors the life of the former "Family Ties" and "Spin City" star, who said last ye... Sun, 06 Jan 2013 19:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1802768-michael-j-fox-to-play-newscaster-nbc.html 2013-01-06T19:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1800348-mass-gov-proposes-compounding-pharmacy-rules.html BOSTON (AP) — Gov. Deval Patrick on Friday proposed tighter regulations on sterile compounding pharmacies following a deadly nationwide meningitis outbreak linked to a Massachusetts company. The proposal comes as the New England Compounding Center is trying to place blame for the outbreak on a cleaning contractor that provided once-a-month services to NEC... Fri, 04 Jan 2013 20:11:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1800348-mass-gov-proposes-compounding-pharmacy-rules.html 2013-01-04T20:11:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1795782-bobby-womack-diagnosed-with-alzheimers-disease.html NEW YORK (AP) — Bobby Womack has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member told the BBC in a recent interview the diagnosis comes after he began having difficulty remembering his songs and the names of people he's worked with. A spokeswoman did not immediately reply to a message left by the Associated Press. ... Wed, 02 Jan 2013 16:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1795782-bobby-womack-diagnosed-with-alzheimers-disease.html 2013-01-02T16:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1763438-dozens-sue-pharmacy-compensation-uncertain.html NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Dennis O'Brien rubs his head as he details ailments triggered by the fungal meningitis he developed after a series of steroid shots in his neck: nausea, vomiting, dizziness, drowsiness, blurred vision, exhaustion and trouble with his speech and attention. He estimates the disease has cost him and his wife thousands of dollars in ou... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 22:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1763438-dozens-sue-pharmacy-compensation-uncertain.html 2012-12-13T22:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1760836-lilly-plans-study-alzheimers-drug.html INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Eli Lilly's experimental Alzheimer's drug has flashed potential to help with mild cases of the disease, but patients and doctors will have to wait a few more years to learn whether regulators will allow the drugmaker to sell it. Lilly said Wednesday that it will launch another late-stage study of the drug, solanezumab, no later than ne... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 20:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1760836-lilly-plans-study-alzheimers-drug.html 2012-12-12T20:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1759826-tyler-summitt-takes-family-legacy-to-marquette.html MILWAUKEE (AP) — When Marquette coach Terri Mitchell picked up the phone to talk with Tyler Summitt about the opening on her staff, it figured to be little more than a courtesy call. Mitchell knew his pedigree — who didn't? The son of Hall of Fame coach Pat Summitt, who won eight national titles and more games than anyone else in NCAA college basketball i... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 22:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1759826-tyler-summitt-takes-family-legacy-to-marquette.html 2012-12-11T22:38:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1746100-social-security-fast-tracks-rare-disease-claims.html WASHINGTON (AP) — In an effort to ease the burden of being stricken with a debilitating condition, the Social Security Administration is expanding a program that fast-tracks disability claims by people who get serious illnesses such as cancer, early-onset Alzheimer's and Lou Gehrig's disease — claims that could take months or years to approve in the past. ... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 00:39:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1746100-social-security-fast-tracks-rare-disease-claims.html 2012-12-06T00:39:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1739266-alzheimers-drug-studies-offer-patients-hope.html TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — For Alzheimer's patients and their families, desperate for an effective treatment for the epidemic disease, there's hope from new studies starting up and insights from recent ones that didn't quite pan out. If the new studies succeed, a medicine that slows or even stops progression of the brain-destroying disease might be ready in thr... Mon, 03 Dec 2012 10:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1739266-alzheimers-drug-studies-offer-patients-hope.html 2012-12-03T10:48:00Z