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NEW YORK -- CT screening dramatically increased the number of small lung cancers detected and the rate of curative surgery, but mortality didn't change, according to researchers here.

SAN DIEGO -- Irrespective of their education and income, women don't seem to have much interest in their genetic risks of cancer, researchers said here.

Explain to interested patients that while flossing is recommended as part of good oral hygiene, it is not recommended as a way to reduce cardiovascular risk.

SAN DIEGO -- Ovarian cancer screening in a major randomized trial is leading to large numbers of biopsies that find a relatively low number of malignancies, researchers said here.

SEATTLE -- Chemoembolization for liver cancer may damage the hepatic artery but rarely enough to affect subsequent treatment, researchers said here.

STANFORD, Calif. -- Children with post-traumatic stress disorder, similar to adults, show physical changes in the brain, according to researchers here.

SEATTLE -- Endovascular repair of thoracic aortic aneurysms may carry substantially less risk of paraplegia and other poor outcomes than surgery, British researchers said here.

SEATTLE -- For eliminating small kidney tumors, percutaneous cryoablation appears to be as effective as laparoscopic cryoablation, and about 60% cheaper, researchers reported here.

SAN DIEGO -- Low levels of the tumor marker CA-125 -- measured before adjuvant chemotherapy for epithelial ovarian cancer -- appear to predict a longer time before the cancer recurs, researchers said here.

OTTAWA, Ontario -- For relieving children's pain from acute musculoskeletal injuries, ibuprofen beat out both acetaminophen and codeine, found investigators here.

SAN DIEGO -- Primary carcinoma of the fallopian tube should be treated as if it were epithelial ovarian cancer, researchers said here.

SEATTLE -- Cutting off blood flow to uterine fibroids alone by partial uterine arterial embolization appears to be as effective in treating fibroid symptoms as complete embolization of the uterine artery, according to a randomized study.

NEW YORK -- A few cups of coffee a day might perk up cardiovascular health for normotensive patients older than 65.

ATLANTA -- An estimated 16.8% of the U.S. population ages 20 and older has chronic kidney disease, reported researchers from the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.

ROCKVILLE, Md.-- The FDA is casting a weather eye on over-the-counter cough and cold remedies for children, looking into the possible risks of such nostrums for infants and toddlers.

MANCHESTER, England -- Patients with inflammatory polyarthritis, often a precursor to rheumatoid arthritis, are 40% more likely than the general population to die of cancer, according to a prospective cohort study.

SEATTLE -- Aspirin and other NSAIDs decrease the risk of progression of the most aggressive form of Barrett's esophagus to esophageal cancer, researchers here reported.

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