The New York Times health news

• Assessing Your Risk of a Heart Attack
  If you are young and healthy but have a family history of cardiovascular disease, are you at high risk of having a heart attack? […]
• Concocting a Cure for Kids With Issues
  Through a controversial practice called vision therapy, some optometrists say they can treat learning disabilities. […]
• Protein Suspected in Alzheimer’s May Be Needed to Fight Infection
  Beta amyloid, which was once thought to be a chief villain in Alzheimer’s, may be part of the brain’s normal defenses, researchers at Harvard suggested. […]
• Economic Scene: Wishing for a Health Care Plan That Cuts Costs
  President Obama’s health reform plan is a mixed bag for those who care about keeping down medical costs. […]
• Maker Drops Hip Device, Then Warns of Failures
  DePuy Orthopaedics alerted doctors to a high early failure rate of its artificial hip after announcing it would phase out the device citing slow sales. […]