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PHOENIX, Ariz. - A simple but reliable way to distinguish psychogenic nonepileptic seizures from epilepsy is to look at the patient's eyes, researchers here reported.

ROCHESTER, Minn. ? Men exposed to pesticides on the farm or elsewhere have more than double the risk of developing Parkinson's disease as do men who avoid pesticide exposure or women, according to Mayo researchers.

WASHINGTON ? The nation's emergency care system is woefully ill-prepared to handle a natural disaster, disease outbreak, or terrorist attack, according to reports released by the Institute of Medicine today.

BOSTON ? High levels of retinol binding protein 4 (RBP4), which transports vitamin A as its main job, may be an early warning sign for insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes, according to researchers here.

CHICAGO - The American Medical Association has crafted a radical proposed solution to the problem of Americans with no health insurance coverage.

BOSTON ? Mutations in a recessive gene that causes early-onset Parkinson's disease also occur in about 12% of those whose families have a familial form of the disease, researchers here reported.

HOUSTON - Unexplained vision loss may be related to vitamin A deficiency in patients with a history of intestinal or bariatric surgery, no matter how long ago, according to ophthalmologists here.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - A last-resort surgical treatment for ulcerative colitis triples the risk of infertility for female patients, according to researchers here.

WASHINGTON - Lorcaserin, an investigational drug for the treatment of obesity, was successful at producing weight loss ranging between four and 7.9 pounds (1.8 to 3.6 kg) in a 12-week study, reported investigators here.

PITTSBURGH - After seven hours of surgery to repair facial injuries, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was in stable but serious condition in Mercy Hospital here today. No other serious injuries were reported from his motorcycle accident yesterday.

CHICAGO - After more than 10 years of a steadily dwindling membership in the American Medical Association, more doctors are once again joining.

PITTSBURGH ? Super Bowl-winning quarterback Ben Roethlisberger of the Pittsburgh Steelers was in serious but stable condition this afternoon after the motorcycle he was riding was in an accident with a Chrysler New Yorker around noon.

CHICAGO, June 12 ? It is unethical for physicians to participate in interrogation of prisoners by the military or law-enforcement agencies, pronounced the AMA's Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs (CEJA).

MILAN, Italy - Variations in morphology categories may help explain why Hodgkin's disease prognosis differs from place to place in the world.

WASHINGTON ? Preeclampsia is an independent risk marker for type 2 diabetes, even when gestational diabetes is taken into account, reported researchers here today.

EDMONTON, Alberta ? Enuresis alarms proved safe and reasonably effective for helping children keep a dry bed, according to an "umbrella" review of several hundred trials.

ROCKVILLE, Md. ? In the opening salvo of an FDA initiative to cleanse the market of unapproved drugs, the agency has ordered some 120 cough and cold medicines that contain carbinomoxamine off store shelves. The two approved carbinomoxamine-containing products can continue to be sold.

WASHINGTON ? Asbestos, long associated with mesothelioma and other lung malignancies, also appears to cause laryngeal cancer, according to the Institute of Medicine.