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Wal-Mart Adds 11 States and More Medicines to $4 Generics Prescription Program

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., (NYSE: WMT) announced that starting today, it is rolling out its $4 generic prescription program in 11 additional states and adding 17 more prescriptions to the program. With the announcement, the expanded $4 generic prescription program will now be available in an additional 502 stores throughout Idaho, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Utah, Washington and West Virginia.

Sleep apnea treatment curbs aggression in sex offenders

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) affects up to 20 percent of men in western cultures, five percent of whom experience significant physical symptoms. A study published in Journal of Forensic Sciences finds that sex offenders who suffer from OSA experience more harmful psychological symptoms than do sex offenders with normal sleep patterns.

HIV :: New HIV statistics indicate increasing toll of AIDS on African-American community

The country’s leading African-American lawmakers, civil rights leaders and medical experts today called on the federal government to adopt and implement a new blueprint to address the HIV/AIDS crisis in the African-American community.

Leukemia :: ‘Tribbles’ protein implicated in common and aggressive form of leukemia

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have identified a new protein associated with acute myelogenous leukemia (AML). Several lines of evidence point to a protein called Tribbles, named after the furry creatures that took over the starship Enterprise in the original Star Trek series. Tribbles was first described in fruit flies.

Wal-Mart Adds 11 States and More Medicines to $4 Generics Prescription Program

Hormone replacement therapy may improve trip down memory lane

Research from the University of Michigan Health System suggests that hormone therapy might help women retain certain memory functions. In a study in the new issue of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, they report that a group of postmenopausal women showed more brain activity during a visual memory test than did women who were not taking the hormone therapy.

GroPep launches new Assay kit for cancer research

Listed biopharmaceutical company GroPep Limited (ASX: GRO) todayannounced the release of a novel Assay kit to be used in the detectionof a range of diseases, including cancer.

Increased patient demand for prostate test has serious implications for cancer services

A survey of over 700 UK family doctor practices has shown that two-thirds provide PSA testing for prostate cancer on demand, despite lack of evidence that this approach is effective. This represents a major pressure on family doctors and cancer services alike, says the paper in BJU International.

Healthcare :: ?67 million pledged to improve care homes for older people – UK

A national campaign to place dignity and respect at the heart of caring for older people, backed by a ?67 million grant to improve the environment of care homes across the country was unveiled today by Health Minister, Ivan Lewis.

Baby Care :: Local school raises money for neonatal unit

It is never too early to start thinking about how you can help your local community. At least that is what is inspired children at The Village School in Hampstead to raise ?650 for the Royal Free?s neonatal unit.