Chickenpox shots save $100 million in health costs
A University of Michigan study finds routine chickenpox vaccination reduces hospitalizations and costs by nearly 100 million dollars yearly. From 1993 to 2001, hospitalizations dropped from 14,000 with 161 million dollars in costs to 3,729 with 66 million dollars, while vaccination limits spread to older children and adults.
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Matthew Davis
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Ben Z. Katz
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Alzheimer's fight centers on brain plaque as drug target
Washington AP reports researchers and six firms pursue anti-amyloid drugs to curb beta-amyloid plaque believed to drive Alzheimer's. experts say early treatment may slow disease. big questions remain on cause, and trials enroll hundreds to test lead candidate Alchemed from Neurochem Inc. with mixed early signals of reduced plaque and slower decline.
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Eric Siemers
Eli Lilly & Co
Paul Risen
Georgetown University
U.S
Neurochem Inc
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