Wednesday, August 23, 2006

Federal Report Calls For Changes In Procedures For Evacuating Nursing Home Residents During Disasters. The emergency evacuation plans of nursing homes located in the Gulf States during four hurricanes within the past year met federal and state regulations but had a number of problems, according to a report issued on Friday by HHS Inspector General Daniel Levinson, the New York Times reports. For the report -- requested by Sen. Herb Kohl (D-Wis. [click link for full article] [Health News from Medical News Today] 2:40:58 PM    comment [] Snail Toxin May Spur New Meds For Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Depression. University of Utah researchers isolated an unusual nerve toxin in an ocean-dwelling snail, and say its ability to glom onto the brain's nicotine receptors may be useful for designing new drugs to treat a variety of psychiatric and brain diseases. [click link for full article] [Parkinson's Disease News From Medical News Today] 2:40:23 PM    comment []

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