LOS ANGELES -- Two of three atypical antipsychotic drugs were no better than placebo at quieting aggression, psychosis, and agitation in patients with Alzheimer's disease, found a multicenter trial. Overall, adverse effects of all three outweighed the benefits.
SAN FRANCISCO -- Plastic surgeons believe the perfect pouty lip is attainable, but not quite yet.
BOSTON -- National standards for hospital room decontamination do not completely prevent transmission of antibiotic-resistant infections, according to a federally sponsored study.
TOKYO -- A history of lung cancer in a first-degree relative bestows nearly twice the risk of developing the disease, researchers here reported.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- With the echoes of the Institute of Medicine's unrestrained critique of the FDA last month still resounding, two more broadsides calling for major reform were fired today at the beleaguered agency.
SYDNEY, Australia -- Older adults with impaired vision may also have hearing loss, and vice versa, Australian researchers reported.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Weight, height, and race independently influence prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels, and each may distort the risk of prostate cancer, researchers here reported.
CHICAGO -- The opiate blocker Depade (naltrexone), when boosting behavioral therapy and nicotine patches, can help women quit smoking, researchers here reported. But men gained no benefit.
ROCKVILLE, Md. -- The FDA has approved Zolinza (vorinostat) capsules as second-line therapy for cutaneous T-cell lymphoma that is refractory or recurrent.
ROCKVILLE, Md. -- The FDA has approved Risperdal (risperidone), an adult antipsychotic agent, for symptomatic treatment of irritability in autistic children and adolescents.
FLINT, Mich. -- Moderate aerobic exercise three to five times a week may make adjuvant radiation for breast cancer more tolerable, found researchers here.
ISTANBUL, Turkey -- Cisplatin-Navelbine (vinorelbine) reduced mortality in fully resected non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), according to a meta-analysis reported here.
ISTANBUL, Turkey -- Progression-free survival is prolonged by 10% in men with locally advanced prostate cancer who receive both radiation and hormone therapy, according to a large meta-analysis.
TAMPA, Fla. -- Patients with severe refractory anemia caused by myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) with a 5q31 deletion could reduce or halt transfusion dependency after treatment with Revlimid (lenalidomide), reported investigators here.
PHILADELPHIA -- Against the backdrop of the start of baseball's post-season, researchers reported clues to unraveling the mystery of a disease best known for striking down New York Yankees first baseman Lou Gehrig nearly 70 years ago.
HONG KONG -- Higher levels of bone marrow-derived endothelial progenitor cells in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma signal the likelihood of unresectable disease, according to researchers here.
LONDON -- Drinking black tea reduces measures of stress-related hormones and harmful cardiovascular changes, reported researchers here. In short, it seems to calm jangled nerves.
LONDON -- A large study of the causes of cerebral palsy found that mothers had a strikingly high rate of urinary tract or other infections during pregnancy.
ATLANTA -- Smoking cessation accounts for about 40% of the decrease in cancer deaths seen among U.S. men in the last decade, according to a report by American Cancer Society researchers.
GLASGOW, Scotland -- If smarter women are more likely to breast feed their babies, it only stands to reason that their children would inherit higher IQs, reported researchers here. It's nature, not nurture.