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women</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/news-292642-98.html</link><description>Fluctuating hormone levels make women more vulnerable to ADHD, Alzheimer's, and schizophrenia at certain times of life.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/news-292642-98.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:34:04 EDT</pubDate><title>Panel urges U.S. to compare Alzheimer's, ADHD therapies</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/news-292632-98.html</link><description>An Institute of Medicine (IOM) committee is urging the U.S. government to fund studies to compare treatment options for ADHD, Alzheimer's disease, and other conditions.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/news-292632-98.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:19:01 EDT</pubDate><title>Statins may ward off 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