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When should Alzheimer’s patients stop driving? 09 April 2009

University of Iowa researcher Dr. Jeffery Dawson drives an instrumented Nissan Infinity Q 45 called NIRVANA in Iowa City, Iowa. NIRVANA is a special vehicle used to predict safe and unsafe driving abilities in elderly drivers, including those with cognitive deficits due to Alzhemier's disease and stroke. Scientists are creating tests to show when it's time for people with early Alzheimer's disease to stop driving.


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VA patient tests positive for HIV after mistakes 09 April 2009

The Veterans Affairs department says a patient has tested positive for HIV after being exposed to contaminated equipment at a medical facility.
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Among preschoolers, 1 in 5 is obese 09 April 2009

A striking new study says almost 1 in 5 American 4-year-olds is obese, and the rate is alarmingly higher among American Indian children, with nearly a third of them obese.
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