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SEOUL, South Korea -- Adding an antisense agent to chemotherapy failed to improve survival in patients with previously treated non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), according to a study reported here.

TORONTO -- An antidepressant may be just as effective as an antipsychotic for calming agitation and treating psychotic symptoms in older patients with dementia, investigators here reported.

ATLANTA -- With barbers and surgeons long linked in the history of medicine, the role of urologist's assistant is a new twist. Now the barbershop is becoming a clearinghouse for minority prostate cancer screening.

SEOUL, South Korea -- More than 90% of cases of centrally located lung tumors saw complete response to photodynamic therapy and there were few recurrences, according to results of a small study.

VIENNA -- Stent thrombosis after acute myocardial infarction accounts for about 4% of emergency percutaneous coronary interventions, reported investigators here.

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GENEVA, Switzerland -- No individual chronic disease - not angina, not arthritis, not asthma, not diabetes -- is more disabling than depression, according to a World Health Organization study.

SEOUL, South Korea -- Therapies that target several cancer pathways at once, such as multi-kinase inhibitors, might have an emerging role in non-small-cell lung cancer.

ATLANTA -- Folate levels in the American diet have declined slightly in the last pew years, but not enough to cause alarm, said CDC investigators.

MINNEAPOLIS -- American military physicians at Guantanamo are acting in ways that seem reminiscent of those of doctors who fronted for the South African apartheid regime a generation ago, alleged 266 doctors and ethicists.

SOUTHAMPTON, England -- As many parents with hyperactive children have long suspected, some artificial food colors and preservatives commonly found in snack foods may wind up some kids, investigators here found.

SEOUL, South Korea -- Erlotinib (Tarceva) is a viable candidate across the board for second-line treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), oncologists said here.

SEOUL, South Korea --- Thalidomide (Thalomid) apparently can be appended to the long list of failed new strategies for small-cell lung cancer, researchers said here..

SEOUL, South Korea -- Sputum testing for genetic methylation abnormalities may detect half of lung cancers, suggesting it could serve as an inexpensive and noninvasive adjunct for lung cancer screening or diagnosis.

SEOUL, South Korea -- An inhibitor of insulin-like growth factor receptors demonstrated activity in advanced non-small-cell lung cancer, suggesting potential as a new targeted strategy.

DALLAS -- Clues into how autism spectrum disorders work may emerge from mice with a mutation that makes them socially awkward but enhances cognitive abilities.

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands -- New Internet-capable cell phones can cause life-threatening electrical interference if they're used too close to medical devices, researchers here said.