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ROCKVILLE, Md. -- Nursing mothers with a genetic predisposition for rapidly metabolizing codeine in pain medication can seriously overdose their babies with morphine, the FDA warned today.

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LONDON -- Ischemia from three five-minute squeezes of the right upper arm just before an elective coronary artery bypass graft may help stave off myocardial injury, suggested investigators here.

SEOUL, South Korea -- The Cox-2 inhibitor celecoxib (Celebrex) used for six months after implantation of a paclitaxel-eluting stent reduced the risk of restenosis, researchers here found.

GREENVILLE, N.C. -- Children need fat to fuel growth and should not be put on low-fat diets, researchers said.

PITTSBURGH -- Direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription drugs shot up 330% over the past decade despite criticisms, researchers here found.

ROCKVILLE, Md. -- The FDA warned to parents not to give nonprescription cough and cold medicines to children younger than two years.

BETHESDA, Md. -- Medical abortion does not lead to extra adverse effects on outcomes of a first subsequent pregnancy, compared with surgical abortion, found a nationwide Danish registry.

LONDON -- An "eating for two" approach to junk food during pregnancy and breastfeeding may boost baby's appetite for the same and lead to obesity, researchers said.

CLEVELAND -- For women with hypoactive sexual desire disorder following surgical menopause, low doses of testosterone delivered by an investigational transdermal patch improved desire and function, reported researchers here.

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Urban air pollution affects cardiovascular health from a number of angles at once, even in healthy young people, researchers here found.

DALLAS -- For assessing obesity's impact on atherosclerosis risk, the waist-to-hip ratio tops body mass index and waist circumference, investigators here found.

SEOUL, South Korea -- Fluctuations in intraocular pressure may increase the risk of visual field deterioration in glaucoma patients even if they are able to maintain pressures below 18 mm/Hg, researchers found.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The Asian factor in better prostate cancer survival remains unexplained, investigators here reported.

PADOVA, Italy -- It is the number of back-to-back hot days, not record setting temperatures, that transforms "dog days" from public discomfort to public health concern, reported researchers here.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Better prevention and treatment of end-stage renal disease have led to a clinical payoff but have failed to ease the financial burden, the latest data show.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Even devoid of smoke, tobacco remains a carcinogenic hazard, found researchers here.