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ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Treatments for erectile dysfunction may prove effective against benign prostatic hyperplasia and lower urinary tract symptoms, possibly because they share a common etiologic pathway.

OTTAWA, Ontario -- Paramedics trained in the use of endotracheal intubation and intravenous drugs for respiratory distress patients on the way to the hospital saved lives but fewer than predicted.

WASHINGTON -- A once-daily formulation of mesalamine is effective and safe in patients with active ulcerative colitis, a German researcher said here.

WASHINGTON -- Patients with constipation may be costing the health care system thousands of extra dollars per person each year as they struggle with co-morbidities and wrack up doctor visits, investigators suggested.

WASHINGTON -- Vitamins C and E and other antioxidants may be an option for managing abdominal pain in patients suffering from chronic pancreatitis, according to a study presented here.

WASHINGTON -- If the classic signs of appendicitis are present, there's no need for a confirmatory CT-scan, a researcher said here.

LONDON -- The editors of The Lancet have cautioned against a rush to judgment in the face of a meta-analysis released Monday that linked the diabetes drug rosiglitazone (Avandia) to a 43% increase in relative risk of myocardial infarction.

SAN DIEGO -- Pharmacotherapy for schizophrenia may be better than it's ever been, but it's not nearly good enough, according to 95% of psychiatrists surveyed nationwide.

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- An investigational centrally active melanocortin agonist gives men with erectile dysfunction a psychological boost as well as a physical one, researchers reported here.

STANFORD, Calif. -- Very-low-birth-weight infants are more likely to survive if they are born at hospitals that have high-performing neonatal intensive care units, with a large volume of patients, researchers reported.

BOSTON -- Regular use of aspirin reduced the risk of colon cancer by a third but only for tumors high in an enzyme that promotes cancer growth, researchers here reported.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Vitamin supplements do not protect against lung cancer and vitamin E may even elevate risk slightly for some patients, according to researchers.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Obesity makes asthma not only more common but worse, researchers reported here.

WASHINGTON -- Anorectal biofeedback, probiotics, and the type-2 chloride channel activator lubiprostone all seem to be effective therapeutic options in chronic constipation. PEG 3550 is only for short-term use.

ROCKVILLE, Md. -- The FDA today ordered black-box warnings for all gadolinium-based contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging, detailing an increased risk for nephrogenic systemic fibrosis with kidney-disease patients.

ROCKVILLE, Md., May 23 -- The FDA has approved the first continuous-use oral contraceptive for prevention of pregnancy -- a pill that will eliminate a woman's monthly menstrual cycle.

ANAHEIM -- The pubovaginal sling fashioned from autologous fascia outperformed Burch colposuspension for stress urinary incontinence but at a cost of a higher rate of adverse events.

WASHINGTON -- Pediatric intestinal disorders, even in malnourished babies as young as 18 months, can be diagnosed with a wireless camera in a pill, a European researcher said here.