Causes can vary for dementia - Tue, 31 Jan 2012 PSTProblems with memory and concentration are common complaints as we age. Everyone wants to know whether they are “losing it,” whether the symptoms they are experiencing are dementia – one of the most feared conditions of aging. Dementia is a group of symptoms, not a disease in and of itself, that can be caused by a variety of things and that people often believe will only worsen with time ...
Merck profit beats as research trimmed(Reuters) - Merck & Co on Thursday reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings, helped by a decrease in research spending, and predicted relatively flat 2012 results as the No. 2 U.S. drugmaker girds for cheaper generic forms of its biggest product, asthma drug Singulair. Merck posted a fourth-quarter net profit of $1.51 billion, or 49 cents per share, compared with a loss of $531 ...