- Some Causes of Congenital Hypothyroidism Pinned to Gene Mutations
- Young Adults Play Solar Roulette Despite Awareness of Dangers
- Medicare Part D Achieves Some Goals But Falls Short in Others
- White Women Predominate in Urinary Incontinence
- Octogenarians and Older May Benefit from Regular Mammography
- AAN: Pilot Muscular Dystrophy Screening Program in Newborns Called Successful
- FDA Okays Certolizumab Pegol (Cimzia) for Refractory Crohn's
- Cutaneous Allodynia Linked to Headache Type and Frequency
- Cisplatin Induction Gives No Survival Benefit in Anal Canal Cancer
- Cancer Survivors No More Active or Less Obese than General Population
- Maternal Diet Before Pregnancy Linked to Child's Gender
- AAN: Anti-Oxidant Therapy Again Fails in Parkinson's Disease
- Stored Ovarian Tissue Holds Cancer Risk
- Blacks Have Much Lower Incidence of Alcohol Abuse than Whites
- Gene Variant Gives Natural Beta-Blocker Effect to Many Blacks
- Fewer Cardiac Events Seen with Everolimus-Eluting Stent
- Observational Cancer Studies Warrant Skepticism
- Declining Life Expectancy in Nation's Poorest Counties
- CABG Volume Goes Down but So Does Mortality
- Study Suggests Impending Shortage of General Surgeons
- Aggressive Paramedic Care Holds No Benefit for Trauma Patients
- Ultrasound May Not Be Necessary to Diagnose Pulmonary Embolism
- Survival Rates Lower For Scalp or Neck Melanoma
- FDA Okays Miniaturized Pump for Heart Failure Patients
- Nasal Surgery Improves Quality of Life in Obstructive Sleep Apnea
- FDA Confirms Heparin Contaminant as Cause of Deaths
- AHA Recommends ECG Before Starting Stimulant Therapy for ADHD
- Gender Difference in Cardiovascular Risk Develops Early
- Melanoma More Likely in the Big Moles
- AAN: Some Painkillers Linked to Chronic Migraine
- AACR: IL-12 Level May Predict Melanoma Prognosis
- AAN: Restless Leg Syndrome Eased with Transdermal Medication
- Campaign '08: Presidential Candidates in No Hurry to Release Personal Medical Records
- AACR: Neoadjuvant Anti-VEGF Therapy Aids Local Control in Rectal Cancer
- AAN: Stroke Outcomes Better in Patients Treated by Neurologists
- AAN: Epilepsy Treatment No Obstacle for Breastfeeding
- AAN: Doubt Cast on Majority of Emergency Room TIA Diagnoses
- EBBC: Aromatase Inhibitors Do Not Increase Cardiovascular Risks
- EBBC: Aromatase Inhibitors Do Not Increase Cardiovascular Risks
- Reasons for Decline in Prostate Cancer Mortality Not Clear
- AAN: Glatiramer Delays Early Multiple Sclerosis Progression
- AAN: Investigational Amyloid Inhibitor Slows Early Alzheimer's Progression
- AACR: Intraductal Drug Delivery Evaluated for Breast Cancer
- Modified Psoriasis Drug Safe and Effective
- AACR: Colon Cancer Prevention Continues after Stopping Celecoxib (Celebrex)
- Podcast: Alzheimer's Disease Vaccine Trial Suspended on Safety Concern
- AAN: Common Anticholinergics Speed Cognitive Decline
- AACR: Statin-COX2 Inhibitor Combo Slows Prostate Cancer Growth
- AAN: Pediatric Headache Type Linked to Troubled Sleep
- Statins May Take Blood Pressure Down a Notch
- AAN: Migraine Frequency Tied to Women's Stroke and Heart Attack Risk
- AAN: Statins Hold No Beneficial Effects for Alzheimer's Disease
- AACR: Drug Combo Shows Promise in Advanced Pancreatic Cancer
- AAN: ALS Linked to Formaldehyde Exposure
- AAN: Monoclonal Antibodies Shine in Relapsing-Remitting MS but Not All to Same Degree
- AAN: Pork Worker Nerve Illness Has Autoimmune Cause
- AACR: Prenatal Folate Reduces Colon Cancer Risk in Preclinical Model
- AAN: Statins Hold No Beneficial Effects for Alzheimer's Disease
- 'Moderately Severe' Flu Season Marches On
- AACR: Drug Combo Shows Promise in Advanced Pancreatic Cancer
- Toxicology Agency Finds Smoke but No Fire with Bisphenol-A
- AAN: ALS Linked to Formaldehyde Exposure
- ATVB: Too Little Vitamin D May Increase Risk of Peripheral Arterial Disease
- FDA Okays Sumatriptan-Naproxen Combo Tablet for Migraine
- Gestational Age Plus Four Factors Determine Outcomes in Extreme Preemies
- AAN: Monoclonal Antibodies Shine in Relapsing-Remitting MS but Not All to Same Degree
- AAN: Pork Worker Nerve Illness Has Autoimmune Cause
- Supplier Denies Economics at Root of Heparin Contamination
- Weekly Paclitaxel (Taxol) Improves Survival in Breast Cancer Chemotherapy
- AACR: Prenatal Folate Reduces Colon Cancer Risk in Preclinical Model
- Racial Difference in Kidney Disease Remains Mystery
- Seasonal Flu Starts in Asia and Migrates Throughout World
- AAN: Statins Hold No Beneficial Effects for Alzheimer's Disease
- 'Moderately Severe' Flu Season Marches On
- AACR: Drug Combo Shows Promise in Advanced Pancreatic Cancer
- Toxicology Agency Finds Smoke but No Fire with Bisphenol-A
- AAN: ALS Linked to Formaldehyde Exposure
- ATVB: Too Little Vitamin D May Increase Risk of Peripheral Arterial Disease
- FDA Okays Sumatriptan-Naproxen Combo Tablet for Migraine
- Gestational Age Plus Four Factors Determine Outcomes in Extreme Preemies
- AAN: Monoclonal Antibodies Shine in Relapsing-Remitting MS but Not All to Same Degree
- AAN: Pork Worker Nerve Illness Has Autoimmune Cause
- Supplier Denies Economics at Root of Heparin Contamination
- Weekly Paclitaxel (Taxol) Improves Survival in Breast Cancer Chemotherapy
- AACR: Prenatal Folate Reduces Colon Cancer Risk in Preclinical Model
- Racial Difference in Kidney Disease Remains Mystery
- Seasonal Flu Starts in Asia and Migrates Throughout World
- Some Biologics Are More Cost-Effective than Others in RA
- Dopamine Agonist Risk-Benefit Unclear in Parkinson's
- Researchers Debate Ezetimibe/Simvastatin (Vytorin) ENHANCE Trial
- Researchers Debate Ezetimibe/Simvastatin (Vytorin) ENHANCE Trial
- Researchers Debate Ezetimibe/Simvastatin (Vytorin) ENHANCE Trial
- AAN: Promising Long-Term Results for Oral MS Drug
- AAN: High-Dose Vitamin E May Help Alzheimer Patients
- Obesity Cited in Growth of Joint Replacement Surgery in Younger Patients
- AACR: Molecule Promising Against Advanced Basal Cell Carcinoma
- Rofecoxib (Vioxx) Studies on Mortality Were Controlled by Drug Company
- AAN: Chemobrain May Precede Chemo in Breast Cancer Therapy
- AAN: Initial Early Parkinson's Treatment Benefits from Addition of Entacapone
- Computer Training Improves Exercise Ability in COPD
- Loop Diuretics Linked to Hip Bone Loss in Older Men
- AACR: Drug Duo Linked to Major Drop in High-Risk Adenoma Recurrence
- AACR: One Drink a Day May Increase Risk of Breast Cancer
- High Blood Pressure May Prevent Migraine
- One in Every 20 Healthcare Workers Is MRSA Carrier
- AAN: Role of Mirror Neurons Highlights 2008 Meeting
- Computer Model Suggests CT Tops Colonoscopy for Cancer Screening
- DASH Blood Pressure Diet Also Cuts Women's Risk of Coronary Disease and Stroke
- Estrogen Has Puzzling Link with AMD Risk
- Antioxidant Linked to Parkinson's Disease Progression
- Fewer Medical Journal Articles Planted by Phantom Authors
- Early Screening for Amblyopia Improves Results
- AACR: Potential Markers of Response to Antiangiogenic Therapy Identified
- AACR: Breast Cancer Vaccine Hints at Mortality Reduction in Recurrent HER2-Positives
- Congressional Revelations Document Pre-Release Intrigues on ENHANCE
- New Guidelines Issued for Hypertension that Defies Treatment
- Child Abuse Brain Injury Hard To Pin Down Statistically
- Survey Report: Many Doctors Stand by Ezetimibe (Zetia)
- Postpartum Depression A Significant Factor Among New Mothers
- FDA Launches Safety Review of Two Antirejection Agents
- Gaffes and Leaks Invade Journals' Ivory Tower
- FDA Okays Regadenoson (Lexiscan) as Pharmacologic Stress Agent
- Time on the Farm Helps Psychiatric Patients
- Suicide Primers More Prominent on Internet Searches Than Prevention Sites
- Data Safety Monitoring Committees Often Caught in a Squeeze
- Tidying the House Soothes Mental Distress
- Glitazones as Monotherapy Viewed as No Better than Older Drugs for Type 2 Diabetes
- E-System Outdoes Traditional Notifiable Disease Reporting
- Vigorous Walking May Slow Biological Aging to a Crawl
- Sepsis with Kidney Injury in ICU Needs Different Tactics
- Inhaled Insulin Associated with Excess of Lung Cancer Cases
- Rotigotine (Neupro) Patch for Parkinson's Withdrawn from Market
- Simple Changes in Shift Work May Yield Health Benefits
- Inflammation May Be Link Between Heart Disease and Fetal Growth
- Mumps Outbreak Could Have Been Much Worse
- Unsafe Levels of Selenium Found in Dietary Supplements
- Childhood Cardiac Hypertrophy Is Frequently Genetic
- Gene Variant Linked to Asthma Susceptibility
- Carotid Stenosis Procedures Equally Effective for Long-Term Prevention
- Rise in Autism May be Partly Explained by Diagnostic Changes
- Alzheimer's Risk Tied to Diabetes in Middle Age
- Raloxifene (Evista) No Hazard to Women with Chronic Kidney Disease
- Higher Chemotherapy Doses No Help in Small-Cell Lung Cancer
- FDA Approves Abatacept (Orencia) for Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
- Fish Oil Won't Help Prevent Crohn's Relapse
- Estrogen Doubles Benign Breast Disease Risk
- Halting Trials of Cancer Drugs Early Criticized
- Combination Therapy Improves Hepatocellular Carcinoma Survival
- FDA Increases Death Count Associated with Tainted Heparin to 62
- Mixed Results with Aggressive Risk Reduction in Diabetic Patients
- EXCLUSIVE PRESS CONFERENCE COVERAGE: Merck/Schering-Plough Answer ENHANCE Critics
- Left Atrial Isolation Improves Results with Arrhythmia Surgery
- Special Report: Less Weight, More Energy Two Months into Weight Loss Trial
- Parenting Behavior Plays a Part in Preschoolers' Sleep Problems
- Gymnasts Face Same Risk of Injury as Hockey Players
- EB: OTC Painkillers Also Help Grandpa Get Buff
- Drug Errors No Stranger to Pediatric Units of Hospitals
- NKF: High-Normal Phosphate Levels Linked to Mortality Risk
- NKF: NPs Help Hypertensive Patients with Kidney Disease Improve BP Control
- NKF: Chronic Kidney Disease Often Missed in Primary Care
- NKF: HCV Outbreaks at Dialysis Units Linked to Outmoded Infection Control
- Avian Flu Jumped from Dying Son to Caregiver Father
- Depression History May Foretell Later Alzheimer's Disease
- NKF: High-Normal Phosphate Levels Linked to Mortality Risk
- Sleepless in the Nursery May Beget Overweight Three-Year-Olds
- NKF: NPs Help Hypertensive Patients with Kidney Disease Improve BP Control
- U.S. Physicians Buffer Effect of MMR Vaccine-Autism Debate
- NKF: Chronic Kidney Disease Often Missed in Primary Care
- NKF: HCV Outbreaks at Dialysis Units Linked to Outmoded Infection Control
- A Bedroom TV for Teens Associated with Bad Habits
- Continuous Oral Contraceptives Improve Menstrual Symptoms
- School-Based Food Intervention Curbs Children's Weight Gain
- Angie's List Offers Patients Place to Praise or Blame Physicians
- Early Signs Warn of Metabolic Syndrome in Teen Couch Potatoes
- Intensive Blood Pressure Reduction Safe in Intracerebral Hemorrhage
- NKF: Synthetic Erythopoiesis Stimulator Shows Promise in Early Study
- Topical Treatment Found Effective for Vulvar Intraepithelial Neoplasia
- Fetal DNA Test Identifies Rh Incompatibility
- AADR: Gum Disease May Potentiate HPV-Related Tongue Cancer Risk
- FDA Okays Second Rotavirus Vaccine
- Caffeine May Protect Blood-Brain Barrier from Cholesterol Damage
- Children of Fat Dads May Have Elevated Liver Enzymes
- Abused Women Suffer Serious Health Consequences Worldwide
- Genetic Link to Lung Cancer Found on Chromosome 15
- ACC: Tissue Doppler Imaging Predicts Heart Death Risk
- Aripiprazole (Abilify) Potentially Useful for Treating Alcohol Dependence
- Anemia Increases Local Relapse Risk in Early Breast Cancer
- CDC Finds 91,000 Infants Abused or Neglected in One Year
- Veterinarians Face Miscarriage Risk from On-the-Job Exposures
- SSRI-Sensitivity Gene Tests for Consumers Called 'Misleading'
- ACC: Investigational Istaroxime Found Beneficial in Acute Heart Failure
- ACC: External Pump Offers Little Benefit for Heart Failure
- ACC: Implantable Diagnostic Device May Help Stratify Post-MI Risk
- Obesity in Pregnancy Weighs Heavily on Healthcare Services
- Lung Cancer Investigator Admits Funding by Tobacco Money
- Gene Behind Vitamin B12 Disorder Identified
- Neuropsychiatric Symptoms, Deaths Prompt Labeling Changes for Relenza
- ACC: Rimonabant Therapy Fails to Demonstrate Atherosclerosis Benefit
- Study Details Heart Risks from HIV Drugs
- More Heparin Recalled Because of Contamination
- ACC: Significant Weight Loss Seen with Experimental Taranabant
- ACC: MI Not Automatic Indication for Home Defibrillator
- ACC: Anxiety May Worsen Prognosis for Coronary Artery Disease
- ACC: Early Tirofiban Improves Outcomes After PCI
- ACC: Transfer to PCI-capable Hospital Lessens Post-MI Events
- Anemia Drugs' Marketing in Congressional Crosshairs
- Summer Births Linked to Later Myopia
- ACC: Resynchronization Therapy Found Beneficial in Milder Heart Failure
- Surgery or Stenting Controversy Gets Last Words at ACC
- ACC: Confirmation that Rosuvastatin (Crestor) Regresses Coronary Stenoses
- Devices, Diets, and Diagnostics: The Prevention Toolbox
- Rapid TB Assay Aces South African Field Test
- Donor Age Not Factor in Corneal Transplant Success
- ACC: ARBs and ACE Inhibitors Equal Separately but Together They Fall
- ACC: Direct Renin Inhibition Reduces Left Ventricular Damage from Hypertension
- Genomic Data Can Give a Better Idea of Breast Cancer Prognosis
- ACC: High-Dose Atorvastatin (Lipitor) Reduces Carotid Lesion Inflammation
- ACC: Pioglitazone (ACTOS) May Slow Atherosclerosis Progression
- ACC: Calcium Channel Blocker Beats Diuretic for Initial BP Combo Therapy
- Diabetes, Hypertension, and Heart Failure: the Deadly Trio
- Late-Breaking Results from Drug-Eluting Stent Trials
- Tai Chi May Help Improve Markers of Pre-Diabetes
- ACC: Senate Probe Finds Evidence that Drug Firms Worked to Delay ENHANCE Results
- ACC: Senate Probe Finds Evidence that Drug Firms Worked to Delay ENHANCE Results
- ACC Monday Highlights: Hypertension, Lipids, and More
- ACC: Octogenarian and Older Derive Benefits from Hypertension Therapy
- Cerebral Microbleeds Unexpectedly High In Older Individuals
- Physician Opinion Tips in Favor of National Health Insurance
- High-Risk HPV Found in One Woman Out of Every Four
- Preclinical Renal Dysfunction Predates Hypertension Onset
- ACC: Stents Match CABG Survival At Three Years in Left Main Disease
- Diabetes Confers Same Heart Risk as Prior MI for Non-Diabetics
- ACC: Drug-Eluting Stent Safety for Acute MI Seen in Real World Practice
- ACC: Flu Vaccine Less Effective in Heart Failure Patients
- Breech Babies May Follow Hereditary Trail Blazed by Parent
- Relaxation Tops Didactic Lifestyle Advice for Blood Pressure Control
- ACC: ENHANCE Data on Ezetimibe/Simvastatin (Vytorin) Reveal Wavy Bottom Line
- ACC: Manual Clot Removal Boosts Clinical Benefit of PCI in Acute MI
- ENHANCE: More Data but Still No Answers
- ACC: ENHANCE Data on Ezetimibe/ Simvastatin (Vytorin) Reveal Wavy Bottom Line
- ACC: Both Tirofiban and Abciximab Work
- ENHANCE: More Data but Still No Answers
- ACC: Recurrent Stent Thromboses Common
- ACC: Sudden Death May Follow on Anniversary of Parent's Demise
- What's Creating the Buzz at ACC.08?
- ACC: Persistent Smoking After MI Puts Young at High Risk for Recurrence
- ACC: Bivalirudin Shows No Net Clinical Benefit for Low-Risk Patients
- ACC: Huge Study Gives Safety Endorsement to PCI Without On-Site Surgical Backup
- What's Creating the Buzz at ACC.08?
- ACC: Prasugrel Reduces Thrombosis Across Stent Types