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This is the hardest kind of story for me to write. It's about a real advance in basic research on Alzheimer's. I know all too well that there are millions of people desperate for news of a treatment or a cure for this terrible disease. I also know that it can take five years or more for basic research--which is to say, experiments performed in test tubes or on laboratory animals--to be turned into safe and effective drugs. And that's only if there are no major setbacks or surprises. More often than not, these...
ARGININE This amino acid is gaining popularity as a nonprescription treatment for high cholesterol. Animal studies and preliminary studies in humans suggest that arginine may improve coronary blood flow and lower cholesterol levels by acting as an antioxidant and helping keep blood-vessel tissue elastic. Doctors have yet to show, however, that arginine can actually prevent heart disease...
COENZYME Q10 A powerful antioxidant, this natural compound has been studied as a treatment for heart failure--with mixed results. Many Japanese and European practitioners prescribe coenzyme Q10 to keep arterial plaque at bay, but rigorous studies with a lot more patients are needed before U.S. doctors will be comfortable with...
...woman was transported to Mass. General Hospital by ambulance for treatment...
...similar, but more limited, measures that would cover only the 48 million enrolled in federally regulated plans. And by a 53-to-47 vote on Thursday, the Senate struck down the Democrats' centerpiece: a provision enlarging the rights of many patients to sue their HMOs for the denial of treatment. In the wings, President Clinton waited, hinting that he'll veto any watered-down legislation and essentially hand the issue over to voters in next year's elections...