Previous reports are posted here as a service of News 4 St. Louis . Because nothing matters more than your health. Currently, there are no Osteoporosis drugs approved for use in men. Researchers found that the drug Fosamax was equally effective in men and women in increasing bone density. Test A pioneering new device is being used at a London hospital to check the hearing of newborns.
Most babies hearing is tested by a health care worker using a rattle.
This method often misses hearing disorders in young babies. Alzheimer's Study A new study may help determine whether the sense of smell can be used as an accurate predictor of impending Alzheimers Disease. Researchers wondered if the sense of smell was affected before those symptoms occurred. Participants were given 40 odors to identify. The results show that those who scored poorly on the test were 13 times more likely to develop Alzheimers Disease.