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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Combination treatment with metformin and the incretin mimetic exenatide improves reproductive function and normalizes hormonal and metabolic derangements in overweight women with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), results of a small pilot study suggest.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - PET scan using carbon 11-labeled Pittsburgh compound B ((11C)PiB) may allow the noninvasive diagnosis of Alzheimer disease, according to a report in the August 11th online Archives of Neurology.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Men and women in their 80s and 90s spend less time sleeping and have diminished sleep efficiency and more arousals than their younger counterparts, according to findings from the Sleep Heart Health Study. However, elderly people are less likely to say they feel unrested or overly sleepy during the day, investigators report in the July issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The synthetic norethynodrel analogue tibolone has significant benefits in women undergoing gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRH-a) treatment for symptomatic uterine leiomyomas, results of a randomized, placebo-controlled trial indicate.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - When combined with CA 125 testing, a symptom index based on the specific pattern of symptoms commonly reported by women with ovarian cancer improves detection of the disease, according to results of a prospective case-control study.
CPAP Sales Up 96% Since 2004 Aug 28, 2008
Magnesium sulfate may help prevent cerebral palsy Aug 27, 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - An infusion of magnesium sulfate in pregnant women at risk for preterm delivery may help prevent cerebral palsy, according to a report in The New England Journal of Medicine for August 28.
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Magnesium sulfate may help prevent cerebral palsy Aug 27, 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - An infusion of magnesium sulfate in pregnant women at risk for preterm delivery may help prevent cerebral palsy, according to a report in The New England Journal of Medicine for August 28.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet is nearly as effective at controlling seizures as surgery in children with intractable epilepsy caused by malformation of cortical development, the predominant form of intractable epilepsy in childhood.
Stroke incidence improving among diabetics in Sweden Aug 27, 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Favorable trends in the incidence of stroke and associated mortality in Sweden since 1985 extend to people with diabetes, according to a study in the early online issue of Stroke, slated for print publication in December.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A study in the August issue of the Journal of Pediatrics suggests that herpes simplex virus (HSV) is a rare but important cause of fever in neonates, and may be as common as bacterial meningitis in neonates who have fever.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Daily consumption of nut products during pregnancy increases the risk of childhood symptoms of asthma, according to findings published July 15th in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Estrogen receptor (ER)-beta status is an important determinant of outcome in women with breast cancer treated with adjuvant tamoxifen therapy, according to a report in the August 1st Journal of Clinical Oncology.
Amylin reports four additional deaths with Byetta Aug 27, 2008
BOSTON (Reuters) - Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc said there have been four deaths among patients with pancreatitis who took its diabetes drug, Byetta (exenatide), in addition to two deaths reported last week by U.S. regulators.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The use of in vitro fertilization (IVF) or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) to conceive appears to increase the odds of de novo Y-chromosome microdeletions in male offspring, Chinese researchers report.
Paralympics to Showcase Worlds Best Aug 27, 2008
Racing, judo, and powerlifting are just three of 20 sporting events on the docket for the 13th Paralympic Games.
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - New findings from the prospective Health Professionals Follow-up Study "refute the pervasive but unproven belief" that consumption of nuts, corn, and popcorn is associated with diverticular complications, according to an article in the Journal of the American Medical Association for July 27.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who develop breast cancer while using a levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device (LNG-IUD) and continue to use it may be at slightly higher risk of breast cancer recurrence following treatment, physicians in Belgium report.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The A and O blood types and polymorphisms in the gene for interleukin-6 (IL-6) are associated with an increased risk of chorioamnionitis, according to the findings of two studies reported in The Journal of Pediatrics for July.
Gait dysfunction common in mild cognitive impairment Aug 26, 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older patients with amnestic or non-amnestic subtypes of mild cognitive impairment often exhibit gait dysfunction, according to findings published in the July issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a study of Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes, very low levels of LDL-cholesterol, as well as very high levels, were associated with increased risks of mortality and cancer, investigators report in the August 26th issue of the Canadian Medical Association Journal.
NY Times Beats the Drum Aug 26, 2008
Major media coverage of DME fraud continued last week with a New York Times article.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Warfarin use does not appear to increase the risk of osteoporosis in elderly men, according to a report in the July issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Warfarin use does not appear to increase the risk of osteoporosis in elderly men, according to a report in the July issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - It may be safe for young, nonobese women with low D-dimer levels and no post-thrombotic signs to discontinue anticoagulation therapy after 6 months of treatment for unprovoked venous thromboembolism (VTE), Canadian investigators report. However, the safety of this proposal must be prospectively validated.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In unplanned pregnancies in young women with juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus (JSLE), inadvertent exposure to cyclophosphamide is the main cause of fetal loss, according to findings from a Brazilian study published in the July issue of the Journal of Rheumatology.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Epidermal innervation may not be positively affected in type 1 diabetic patients who undergo simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplantation, Czech and German researchers report in the August issue of Diabetes Care.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Reproductive factors, such as breastfeeding and age at menarche, have different effects on the subtypes of breast cancer seen in postmenopausal women, according to a report in the October 1st issue of Cancer.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Metabolic syndrome in patients with morbid class II to III obesity can be cured by Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery, according to findings from a cohort study.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Perinatal glucocorticoid therapy to reduce the incidence and severity of chronic lung disease in preterm infants does not appear to harm cardiac function in childhood, according to a retrospective Dutch study.
CMS Media Assault Continues Aug 25, 2008
CMS officials continued to push back following the delay of comp bidding, with the latest salvo coming this week in the American Medical News.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The combination of the oral fluoropyrimidine formulation S-1 and irinotecan may lengthen survival with acceptable toxicity in patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), according to investigators in Japan.
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The combination of the oral fluoropyrimidine formulation S-1 and irinotecan may lengthen survival with acceptable toxicity in patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), according to investigators in Japan.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Three cases linking tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha antagonist therapy with the development of psoriasiform lesions are reported in the current online edition of the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Premature infants who have recurrent infections face an increased risk of progressive white matter injury, according to a report in the August issue of Pediatrics.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Recent findings published in the July issue of Arthritis and Rheumatism suggest that age-inappropriate T cell senescence and disturbed T cell homeostasis may contribute to the autoimmune manifestations of juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) improves recognition in patients with Alzheimer disease, according to a report in the August 12th issue of Neurology.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women in iodine-deficient areas should use iodized salt for at least 2 years before conceiving to prevent thyroid failure during pregnancy and to protect the fetus against the adverse effect of iodine deficiency on brain development, Italian researchers report.
Can You Say Another Delay? Aug 22, 2008
Industry push-back works again as positive air pressure (PAP) LCDs are delayed.
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Page 1 of 87[image: icon_file.gif] Exenatide plus metformin beneficial for overweight women with PCOS Aug 28, 2008 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Combination treatment with metformin and the incretin mimetic exenatide improves reproductive function and normalizes hormonal and metabolic derangements in overweight women with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), results of a small pilot study suggest.
[image: icon_file.gif] PET scan with Pittsburgh compound B may aid in Alzheimer disease diagnosis Aug 28, 2008 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - PET scan using carbon 11-labeled Pittsburgh compound B ((11C)PiB) may allow the noninvasive diagnosis of Alzheimer disease, according to a report in the August 11th online Archives of Neurology.
[image: icon_file.gif] Subjective reports do not parallel decline in objective sleep quality with age Aug 28, 2008 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Men and women in their 80s and 90s spend less time sleeping and have diminished sleep efficiency and more arousals than their younger counterparts, according to findings from the Sleep Heart Health Study. However, elderly people are less likely to say they feel unrested or overly sleepy during the day, investigators report in the July issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.
[image: icon_file.gif] Tibolone co-administration combats adverse cognitive effect of GnRH agonist Aug 28, 2008 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The synthetic norethynodrel analogue tibolone has significant benefits in women undergoing gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRH-a) treatment for symptomatic uterine leiomyomas, results of a randomized, placebo-controlled trial indicate.
[image: icon_file.gif] Symptom index plus CA 125 improves ovarian cancer detection Aug 28, 2008 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - When combined with CA 125 testing, a symptom index based on the specific pattern of symptoms commonly reported by women with ovarian cancer improves detection of the disease, according to results of a prospective case-control study.
[image: icon_file.gif] CPAP Sales Up 96% Since 2004 Aug 28, 2008
[image: icon_file.gif] Magnesium sulfate may help prevent cerebral palsy Aug 27, 2008 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - An infusion of magnesium sulfate in pregnant women at risk for preterm delivery may help prevent cerebral palsy, according to a report in The New England Journal of Medicine for August 28.
[image: icon_file.gif] Ketogenic diet highly effective for children with leading form of intractable epilepsy Aug 27, 2008 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet is nearly as effective at controlling seizures as surgery in children with intractable epilepsy caused by malformation of cortical development, the predominant form of intractable epilepsy in childhood.
[image: icon_file.gif] Stroke incidence improving among diabetics in Sweden Aug 27, 2008 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Favorable trends in the incidence of stroke and associated mortality in Sweden since 1985 extend to people with diabetes, according to a study in the early online issue of Stroke, slated for print publication in December.
[image: icon_file.gif] HSV should be considered in hospitalized neonates with fever Aug 27, 2008 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A study in the August issue of the Journal of Pediatrics suggests that herpes simplex virus (HSV) is a rare but important cause of fever in neonates, and may be as common as bacterial meningitis in neonates who have fever.
[image: icon_file.gif] Daily consumption of nuts in pregnancy may increase the risk of childhood asthma...
