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Bioethicist: Transplant denial for mentally disabled child raises questions

Three-year-old Amelia Rivera has a rare, very serious genetic disease known as Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndrome that can cause mental impairment, epileptic-like seizures and kidney failure. read more..

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U.S. Wants to Buttress Alzheimer's Arsenal by 2025

TUESDAY, Jan. 17 (HealthDay News) -- With the Alzheimer's epidemic predicted to reach crisis proportions as the U.S. population ages, a panel of experts is meeting for two days to draft a plan to combat a disease that is fast emerging as one of the nation's biggest -- and costliest -- health threats. read more..

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