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ROCKVILLE, Md. -- The FDA said today that will convene a special meeting of an advisory committee to assess new data about "small but significant" increases in the rate of death and myocardial infarction among patients treated with drug-eluting stents.

ROCKVILLE, Md. -- The FDA said today that will convene a special meeting of an advisory committee to assess new data about "small but significant" increases in the rate of death and myocardial infarction among patients treated with drug-eluting stents.

BALTIMORE -- Cognitive function in adults as well as children can be impaired by cumulative exposure to lead in the environment, researchers here have found.

BALTIMORE -- Cognitive function in adults as well as children can be impaired by cumulative exposure to lead in the environment, researchers here have found.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Boys ages 10 to 12 with long-QT-syndrome are four times more likely to have aborted cardiac arrest or sudden cardiac death than age-matched girls with the syndrome.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Boys ages 10 to 12 with long-QT-syndrome are four times more likely to have aborted cardiac arrest or sudden cardiac death than age-matched girls with the syndrome.

ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Prophylactic bilateral oophorectomy before women are 45 results in an increased risk of all-cause mortality, especially if they are not given replacement estrogen.

ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Prophylactic bilateral oophorectomy before women are 45 results in an increased risk of all-cause mortality, especially if they are not given replacement estrogen.

CHICAGOn -- The risk of pancreatic cancer, already low, may be reduced by as much as 41% by consuming the U.S. recommended daily allowance of vitamin D (400 IU), according to an epidemiologic cohort study of more than 100,000 people.

BASEL, Switzerland -- An investigational oral drug for relapsing multiple sclerosis reduced the number of lesions seen on MRI and significantly prolonged the time to relapse, found researchers here.

BASEL, Switzerland -- An investigational oral drug for relapsing multiple sclerosis reduced the number of lesions seen on MRI and significantly prolonged the time to relapse, found researchers here.

MONTREAL -- Gender-specific nuclear cardiology norms for known or suspected cardiovascular disease can help assure that men don't receive treatment appropriate for women, and vice versa, according to a review reported here.

MONTREAL -- Gender-specific nuclear cardiology norms for known or suspected cardiovascular disease can help assure that men don't receive treatment appropriate for women, and vice versa, according to a review reported here.

CHICAGO -- A test that seems to be able to predict the metastatic potential of ocular melanomas could help clinicians and patients get a jump on prevention and treatment of the malignancy.

CHICAGO -- A test that seems to be able to predict the metastatic potential of ocular melanomas could help clinicians and patients get a jump on prevention and treatment of the malignancy.

MONTREAL -- Devices that fuse CT angiography (CTA) with perfusion imaging would provide a more complete clinical picture than either modality alone, said an investigator here.

MONTREAL -- Devices that fuse CT angiography (CTA) with perfusion imaging would provide a more complete clinical picture than either modality alone, said an investigator here.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- The use of antibiotics has been substantially reduced for children with acute otitis media, with little effect on outcomes, by contingency prescriptions that recommend a delay in filling.