- FDA Okays Broader Use for Sitagliptin (Januvia) in Type 2 Diabetes
- Aspirin Less Effective for Women for MI Prevention
- Post-Exposure Use of Hepatitis A Vaccine Wards Off Disease
- High-Dose NSAIDs May Slow Cystic Fibrosis in Children
- ACG: Selective Serotonin Agonist Relieves Constipation
- ACG: Natalizumab Demonstrates Activity in Crohn's Disease after Anti-TNF Failure
- FDA Approves Doripenem (Doribax) Injection for Complicated GI Infections
- Viral Tests Outdoes Pap Smear in Sensitivity
- Corticosteroids Judged Superior for Bell's Palsy
- ACG: Infliximab (Remicade) Reduces Colectomy Risk in Ulcerative Colitis
- ESRD Risk High Among HIV-positive Blacks
- FDA Approves Drug for Breast Cancer Resistant to First-Line Treatments
- Chinese Herbs Ease Menstrual Cramps Better than NSAIDs
- Case Monitoring Cuts First-Year Hemodialysis Death Risk by 41%
- ACG: Sleep and Quality of Life Suffer with Nighttime GERD
- Antifibrinolytics Found to Reduce Bleeding Safely in Elective Surgery
- Amniotomy During Spontaneous Labor Benefits Neither Mother Nor Child
- ACG: Colonoscopy's Benefits Extend to 80 and Beyond
- Hand Hygiene Can Prevent Spread of Respiratory Viruses
- Counseling for Smoking Cessation Gets Its Own CPT Codes
- Stretching Before or After a Workout Doesn't Banish Soreness Later
- Medical School Enrollment at Record Levels*
- FDA Approves Oral Agent for Relapsed Small-Cell Lung Cancer
- ASA: Acupuncture Points to Easier Surgical Recovery
- Invasive MRSA More Pervasive Than Suspected
- FDA Wants Pancreatitis Caution Added to Exenatide (Byetta) Label
- Pneumococcus Strain Resistant To All Kids' Antibiotics
- Knee Buckling a Prelude to a Fall
- ACG: Spurring Colonoscopy Patients to Show Up
- Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Drugs Appear Protective for Venous Leg Ulcers
- ACG: Psychological Distress Increases GERD Severity
- Surgery or Angioplasty Viewed as Toss-Up for Mid-Level Disease
- ACG: GERD Patients on PPIs Still Have Reflux
- Faulty ICD Leads Spur Move by Medtronic to Stop Selling Devices
- Not All the News on Bariatric Surgery Is Good
- Bariatric Surgery Outcomes Improved By Pre-Op Weight Loss
- Once-a-Day Epilepsy Drug Found Effective for Partial Seizures
- Treating Kids' Snoring Also Benefits Behavior
- Colorectal Cancer Leads Decline in Cancer Death Rates
- Retinal Thickness May Augur Brain Atrophy in MS
- FDA Approves First-in-Class Integrase Inhibitor for Treatment-Resistant HIV-1
- Prostate Cancer Increases Fracture Risk Independent of Androgen Suppression
- ACG: Weight Gain with Infliximab in Crohn's Disease Confirmed but Not Explained
- ACG: H. pylori Infection Linked to Higher Rate of Colonic Adenomas
- Patients Often Don't Recall Names of the Drugs They Take
- Protein Panel Could Signal Presence of Alzheimer's Pathology
- Deaths Prompt New Warnings for Micro-Bubble Contrast Agents
- Adenovirus Picture Clarified by New Technique
- More Prominence Urged for Heart Risks in Breast Cancer Treatment
- New CPT Codes for Substance Abuse Screening
- Welders Lose Sense Of Smell
- Genentech Restricts Sales of Less Costly Agent for Macular Degeneration Treatment
- Survey Report: BTC Drug Dispensing Wins Strong Support
- Statins May Slow Lung Function Decline in Former Smokers
- Household Cleaning Sprays Linked to Adult Asthma
- Worldwide, Abortions Fall, But Millions Unsafe
- ECTRMS: Family History Worsens MS Severity
- McCain Health Plan Aims to Cut Costs to Forestall Implosion
- FDA Advisers Unanimously Urge Approval of New Drug-Eluting Stent
- Antivirals May Reverse Hepatitis C Cirrhosis
- Obesity Outweighs Reflux Disease as Esophageal Cancer Risk
- Arthritis Slows Down Gainful Employment
- IDSA: Rush to Treat Pneumonia May Lead to Unneeded Antibiotic Use
- Two Deaths Prompt FDA Meningitis Alert on Cochlear Implants
- IDSA: Rotavirus Infection, Not Just for Kids
- Drug Companies Voluntarily Withdraw Cough and Cold Medicines for Babies
- Spike in New York Preemie Deliveries in Days Following Sept. 11
- Hormone Responsive Breast Cancer in Younger Women May Need More than Chemotherapy
- Statin Therapy for Coronary Prevention Shows Extended Benefit
- Extra Antibiotics Provide Only Transient Improvement in Lyme Encephalopathy
- HER2 Status Affects Chemotherapy Benefit for Node Positive Breast Cancer
- Throat Bacteria May Predict Childhood Asthma
- IDSA: More Older Hepatitis B Patients Report Multiple Sex Partners
- Blood Test May Detect Lung Cancer Early
- HER2 Status Affects Chemotherapy Benefit for Node Positive Breast Cancer
- Throat Bacteria May Predict Childhood Asthma
- IDSA: More Older Hepatitis B Patients Report Multiple Sex Partners
- Blood Test May Detect Lung Cancer Early
- HER2 Status Affects Chemotherapy Benefit for Node Positive Breast Cancer
- Throat Bacteria May Predict Childhood Asthma
- IDSA: More Older Hepatitis B Patients Report Multiple Sex Partners
- Blood Test May Detect Lung Cancer Early
- Children's Healthcare Gets Short Shrift
- IDSA: Conversion from IV to Oral Antimicrobials Uncommon
- You Can't Judge a Running Shoe by Its Price Tag
- High Blood Pressure in Women Tied to Diabetes Risk
- Migraine Agent Found Promising for Alcohol Dependence
- IDSA: Cleaning Protocol Dramatically Reduces Nosocomial C. difficile diarrhea
- Trimming Fat From the Diet Cuts Down on Ovarian Cancer Risk
- For Prostate Cancer, Surgery Plus Androgen Deprivation Raises Cardiovascular Mortalit
- Does Stress Cause Disease? It Doesn't Help, Reviewers Say
- Quality Found Lacking in Medicaid Managed Care
- IDSA: Outbreak of Severe Pneumonia Traced to Adenovirus 14
- Weight Loss Maintenance for Kids Benefits from Extended Intervention
- Fast Treatment of TIA Slashes Risk of Recurrent Stroke
- Antioxidants Don't Prevent Macular Degeneration
- Bubble Bursts for Childhood Obesity Prevention Program
- Nitric Oxide Restores Transfusion Efficacy
- Tobacco Smoke Dispelled as Factor in MS Progression
- IDSA: New HBV Vaccine Tops Conventional One in Older Adults
- Cognitive Problems a Family Affair for Parkinson's Patients
- Surgery Found Best for Survival in Localized Prostate Cancer
- Relationship Problems Increase Cardiovascular Risk
- IDSA: Older HIV Patients Do Well on HAART
- Perindopril Comes Up Aces in Mobility Study
- Vaccine Reduces Morbidity and Mortality from Community-Acquired Pneumonia
- IDSA: Neurologic and Psychiatric Problems Common Years after Perinatal HIV Infection
- HAART Protects the Brain From AIDS-Related Degeneration
- Elevated C-Reactive Protein Linked to Age-Related Macular Degeneration
- IDSA: No Evidence of Infectious Link to Coronary Disease Revealed
- Two U.S. Researchers Share Nobel Prize in Medicine
- Schizophrenia Drug Has Warnings Added to Label
- IDSA: No Consensus Found for Treating MRSA Infections in Kids
- Cutbacks in Medicare Chemotherapy Payments Have Little Impact on Care
- ATA: Mildly Underactive Thyroid Increases Heart Failure Risk
- Survey: Should the FDA Create a New Drug Category?
- Young Americans' Diets Deficient in Dairy Products and Calcium
- IDSA: Obesity, Not Wasting, Now a Concern for HIV Patients
- Early Swimming Increases Diarrhea Risk For Babies
- Schizophrenia Diagnosis Associated with Higher Mortality Rate
- Thalidomide Improves Survival for Older Multiple Myeloma Patients
- IDSA: More Data Support H. pylori*-Asthma Link
- AHRP: Women Find Menstrual Suppression Attractive Idea but Question Safety
- Survey Report: The Annual Checkup Should Stay
- New Vaccine/Antitoxin May Defeat Anthrax
- 24-Hour Blood Pressure Measurement Urged for Cardiovascular Prediction
- Combination Vaccine Found Safe and Effective for Infants
- Left Main Heart Disease Runs in the Family
- Senator Domenici Has Rare Dementia, Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration
- Microsoft Enters Health Information Domain with HealthVault
- An Onion a Day May Repel Pancreatic Cancer
- FDA to Consider Drug Category Between Rx and OTC
- Most Dogs that Bite Children Have History of Aggression
- Dietary Supplements Strengthen Effects of Exercise for Seniors
- Donepezil (Aricept) Equals Placebo at Calming Agitation of Alzheimer's
- DNA Tests for HPV Improve Cervical Cancer Screening
- Fetal Cell 'Transplant' in Pregnancy May Offer Breast Cancer Protection
- Canadian Registry Data Favor Drug-Eluting Stents
- WCD: Dual Cytokine Inhibitor Leads to High Response in Chronic Psoriasis
- CT Colonography Matches Colonoscopy for Detecting Advanced Polyps
- Physician Groups Press Congress to Override SCHIP Veto
- Imaging May Lessen Liver Biopsies to Diagnose Fibrosis
- Chest Pain in Healthy Teens May Spell Heart Attack
- More Evidence for Flu Shot Mortality Benefit in Older Adults, but Debate Continues
- Older Age Alone Found No Bar to Liver Transplantation
- Medicare Part B Premiums Get 3.1% Boost for 2008
- FDA Denies Plan in Works to Restrain Cough and Cold Medicines
- Spicy Combo Blocks Pain Without Numbness
- ACE Inhibitor May Ease Cardiac Risks in Marfan's Syndrome
- High-Grade Tertiary in Prostate Cancer Biopsy Signals Trouble
- Less Weight Gain in Pregnancy Suggested for Obese Women
- Women Less Likely than Men to Get ICDs
- Single Blastocyst Achieves High Conception Rate for Older Women
- Weight-Based HCV Therapy Brings Better Outcomes
- Personality Trait Linked to Risk of Developing Alzheimer's
- Telbivudine (Tyzeka) Outdoes Adefovir (Hepsera) in Reducing HBV Viral Loads
- Early Glasses Do the Trick for Bilateral Amblyopia
- New Guidelines for Low Back Pain Stress Conservative Approach
- FDA Approves Terbinafine (Lamisil) Granules for Tinia Capitis in Kids
- One Child in Three Takes Dietary Supplements
- Panic Attacks Linked to Cardiovascular Events and Death
- TV's Effect on Child Behavior Is in the Timing
- Cognitive Reserve Gets More Backing as Dementia Hedge
- ESOT: Growing Acceptance for Kidney Transplants from Higher-Risk Donors
- New Guidelines Recommend Preop Evaluation Only for Patients with Active Heart Disease
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Reduces Risks of Teen Antidepressant Use
- Minocycline Reduces Stroke Damage in Late-Presenting Patients
- Too Much Sleep or Too Little Increases Mortality Risk
- A Judgment on Heart Benefits of Best-Selling Diets
- Contrast Agent Linked to Fibrosing Disorder in Dialysis Patients
- Low Maternal Cholesterol a Risk for Preterm Birth
- Addictive Physiology, Not Personality, May Hook Kids On Nicotine
- AHA-BP: Weight Loss Can Normalize Blood Pressure
- AHA-BP: Californians Low Users of Hypertension Medication
- Lower Death Rate When ICUs Limit Care to Intensivists
- Depression Common Before, During, and After Pregnancy
- This Time It's A Draw for Rosiglitazone (Avandia) and Pioglitazone (Actos)
- CPAP Reverses Atherosclerotic Effects of Sleep Apnea
- Arthritis Patients Practice Zen and the Art of Joint Maintenance
- FDA Approves New Flu Vaccine
- Cystectomy Favored for Younger Patients with High-Risk Bladder Cancer
- Exercise Boosts Joint Health as It Builds Cardiovascular Fitness
- FDA Pulls Plug on 200-Plus Unapproved Cough Syrups With Hydrocodone
- Survey: Is It Time to Abandon the Annual Checkup?
- Occupational Therapy After Stroke Helps Prevent Further Loss
- Autoimmune Mortality Higher Among Some Benign Professions
- Avian Flu May Cross Placenta to Infect Fetus
- Survey Report: Time May Be Right for a Single-Payer Health Care System
- Autism Symptoms May Improve Over Time for Some
- Opioid Resistance in Fibromyalgia Explained by Receptor Function
- PODCAST: Congress Gives FDA More Money and a Little More Power
- Frozen Burger Recall Prompted by E. Coli Outbreak
- Halting Heavy Drinking Cuts Esophageal and Head-and-Neck Cancer Risks
- Capsule Endoscopy Detects Crohn's Recurrence After Surgery
- Glycemic Index Values Vary from One Test to the Next
- Some Diabetes Treatments as Bad as the Disease
- Stressful Events May Increase Breast Cancer Recurrence Risk
- ECCO: Breast Cancer Risk Up for Women Consuming Three Alcoholic Drinks a Day
- No 'Slippery Slope' Found With Physician-Assisted Suicide
- Shoulder Tendinitis Responds to Lavage and Needle Aspiration
- ECCO: Acupuncture -- Real or Fake -- Helps Relieve Nausea in Cancer Patients
- IBD and C. Difficile Make Deadly Combination
- Increase in Nosocomial S. aureus Infection Documented
- Cardiac Rehab Neglected After MI and Bypass Surgery
- NEJM Raises Questions About Detachment When a Patient Dies
- No Link Between Thimerosal,in Vaccines and Neuropsychological Harm
- ACS Breast Cancer Report Cites Gains in Breast Cancer Survival
- ECCO: Herceptin Pre-Surgery More Effective Than Chemo Alone in Inflammatory Breast CA
- A Low LDL Does Not Eliminate the Risk of a Low HDL
- ECCO: Circulating Tumor Cells May Aid in Breast Cancer Prognosis
- MICA Antibodies Linked to Kidney Transplant Failure
- Nicotine Replacement Therapy Promotes Smoking Cessation During Pregnancy
- ECCO: Investigational Drug Shows Survival Edge in Advanced Prostate Cancer
- Immunochemistry Tops Guaiac Test for Detecting Fecal Occult Blood
- Depression Management by Phone Called Win-Win
- Omega-3 Fatty Acids Protective for Children at Risk for Type 1 Diabetes
- Coronary and Colorectal Disease May Be Comorbid
- MR Spectroscopy After MRI Cuts Down on Benign Biopsies
- Flu Shots May Have Little Mortality Benefit in Older Adults
- Absolute Risk of Clots Higher for Frequent Flyers Who Take Long Trips
- Evidence Repels Concept of Magnetic Pain Relief
- Reasons Sought for Racial Disparities in Diabetes and Asthma Outcomes
- Acupuncture Tops Conventional Therapy for Low-Back Pain
- Breath Analysis May Allow No-Needle Glucose Monitoring
- Hopes Dashed Again for HIV Preventive Vaccine
- With Hospitalists in Charge Patients Get Faster Discharge
- Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy Does Not Enhance Cognition
- Preventive Health Examinations Offer Few Preventive Services
- Parental Smoking Associated with Teens' Below-Par Test Scores
- Newer Chemo Regimens Prolong Survival in Advanced Colorectal Cancer
- Flu Vaccine Supply Rebounds but Immunization Rates Don't
- Words and Thoughts About Living from Randy Pausch, Ph.D.
- Guidelines Restrict Formula Choices for Infants with Cow's Milk Allergy
- Survey: Does Health Care Reform Mandate a Single-Payer System?
- AACR: Reduced Transcription Activity of Key Genes May Unmask Lung Cancer
- EASD: Insulin Detemir (Levemir) Provides Good Control Long Term
- ICAAC: Statins also Battle Bacteria and Fungi
- Cryptosporidium Infection Prompts FDA Recall of Colic Remedy
- Survey Report: Clinicians Confident in Ability to Translate Research but Just Barely
- EASD: Studies Link Depression and Type 2 Diabetes
- More Evidence Links Rubella to Eye Inflammation
- ICAAC: Antibiotic Resistance Gene Goes West
- Crib Bumpers Called Too Risky
- ICAAC: Pertussis Vaccine Given at Birth Boosts Immune Response
- EASD: Early Initiation of Insulin Improves Glucose Control in Type 2 Diabetes
- EASD: Type 2 Diabetes Less Prevalent in Women But Just as Deadly
- New Standards Aim to Boost Enrollment in Cardiac Rehab
- ICAAC: 48-Week Data on Maraviroc (Selzentry) Reassuring
- EASD: Moderate Wine Drinking Lowers Fasting Glucose in Type 2 Diabetes
- Mutation in Immunity Genes May Increase RA Risk