The Year in Medicine 2008

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Alzheimer's And Diabetes: Lethal Partners

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People with diabetes have a higher risk of developing Alzheimer's disease — and doctors don't know why. But researchers have found that compared with Alzheimer's patients who never developed diabetes, those who had both conditions and received diabetes therapy had 80% fewer brain-clogging amyloid plaques, a physical sign of Alzheimer's. It's not clear why the treatment had this effect, but the hope is that diabetes drugs could reduce symptoms in some and provide clues to new treatments.

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Introduction

America's Health Checkup

It's hard enough to make it to your own annual physical. In this issue, TIME takes the entire nation to the doctor

Obama and Health Care

Reform's Moment May Be Now

Although it's no slam dunk, the President-elect's health-care plan has a fair shot at success

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5 Truths About Health Care in America

Forget about what you thought you knew about America's health care. These five facts may surprise you