USA Today Top News

• Earl makes landfall in Canada
  Forecasters say Tropical Storm Earl has made landfall near Western Head, Nova Scotia, on Saturday after passing well east of Nantucket Island …
• Dems in power could be in peril, poll says
  Democratic congressional candidates face a political landscape even rockier than those in 1994 and 2006 that ended with election upheavals that …
• Possible talks with Afghan insurgents draw closer
  In a further step toward reconciling with insurgents, President Hamid Karzai said Saturday he will soon name the members of a council tasked …
• Marijuana may relieve nerve pain when other drugs don't
  Smoking cannabis, also known as marijuana, reduced pain in patients with nerve pain stemming from injuries or surgical complications, new research …
• Study: Casual sex doesn't kill chance of long-term relationship
  People who "hook up" for casual sex can have as rewarding a long-term relationship as those who take it slowly and establish a meaningful connection …

WRAL TV North Carolina News

• 18 states, D.C. are education reform grant finalists
  Eighteen states and the District of Columbia were named finalists Tuesday in the second round of the federal "Race to the Top" school reform grant competition, giving them a chance to receiv …

AARP Bulletin

• Former egg farm workers say complaints ignored – Conditions & …
  Former egg farm workers say complaints ignored. from: Associated Press Online | September 3, 2010. …
• Study Sees Heart Risk in Meridia Diet Pill – Conditions & …
  Study Sees Heart Risk in Meridia Diet Pill. by: GARDINER HARRIS | from: New York Times | September 2, 2010. …
• Dems in power could be in peril, poll says – Government & …
  Dems in power could be in peril, poll says. from: USA Today | September 3, 2010. …
• Number of Illegal Immigrants in US Fell, Study Says – Government & …
  Number of Illegal Immigrants in US Fell, Study Says. by: JULIA PRESTON | from: New York Times | September 1, 2010. …
• Labor Day holiday travel should be up from last year – Trips News …
  Labor Day holiday travel should be up from last year. from: USA Today | September 3, 2010. …

Alzheimer’s Association News

• The Shriver Report: A Woman's Nation Takes on Alzheimer's
  Maria Shriver, in partnership with the Alzheimer's Association, takes a groundbreaking look into the epidemic's effect on women as caregivers, advocates and people living with Alzheimer …
• Maria Shriver Takes on Alzheimer's Advocacy
  For Maria Shriver, a passion for public service and activism comes naturally. She is the daughter of Sargent Shriver, a Democratic presidential candidate in 1972 and the first director of the Peace Co …
• Alzheimer's Association statement regarding biomarkers article in Archives of Neurology
  This is very well-done article, by a top-level research team, which uses very sophisticated mathematics for identifying and analyzing possible Alzheimer's disease biomarkers in cerebrospinal flui …
• New Alzheimer diagnostic criteria
  The criteria for diagnosing Alzheimer's disease have remained virtually unchanged since the early 1980's. However, last week new guidelines were proposed that would lead to earlier diagnosis …
• Insulin via nasal spray shows benefit in Alzheimer's patients
  New research suggests that insulin given by spray through the nose might benefit Alzheimer's patients. A new short-term trial of intranasal insulin in Alzheimer's patients and people with mi …