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Nurture Tops Nature for Autism Risk

Autism only moderately follows genetic lines, with environmental influences weighing heavily in development of the disorder, researchers found in a twin study.

Medical Tourism: Boom or Bust?

Traveling abroad for medical procedures was touted as a trend and it even has its own trade group, the Medical Tourism Association, but some question whether it's as big a growth market as once thought.

Pill Mix-Ups Force Acetaminophen Product Recalls

Two drug manufacturers have recalled a number of products that contain acetaminophen because of mislabeling that could result in overdoses.

Medicare to Keep Paying for Avastin

WASHINGTON -- Medicare will continue to pay for bevacizumab (Avastin) when it's used to treat metastatic breast cancer, even if the FDA decides to remove that indication from the drug, a spokesman for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) said.

Tempting Anorexics to Smoke - Good Idea?

New Warning on Valproate Drugs in Pregnancy

Labels for valproate sodium and related drugs for epilepsy will carry new language warning that children exposed to these agents during gestation may suffer cognitive deficits, the FDA said.

Researcher Sounded Alarm on Medtronic's Infuse Years Ago

As part of a continuing investigation into a bone morphogenetic protein-2 product marketed as Infuse, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel/榴莲视频 describe a first-hand account of early signs of problems with the device as well as efforts to minimize the clinical significance of those problems.

Level of Diastolic Function Predicts Death

The presence of moderate or severe diastolic dysfunction in patients with preserved systolic function independently predicted mortality, a retrospective study determined.

OTC Wart Remover Yanked Because of Burn Risk

An OTC wart remover product has been recalled by its manufacturer after the company learned that its active ingredient -- calcium oxide -- can cause severe chemical burns, the FDA announced.

AMA: House of Delegates Backs Individual Mandate

CHICAGO -- The American Medical Association's House of Delegates has reaffirmed its support of individual responsibility -- including a requirement that most U.S. residents buy health insurance -- as the foundation of universal coverage.

Why Do So Many Physicians Hate the AMA?

It could just be because the AMA is the best available whipping boy, suggests Editor-at-Large George Lundberg, MD.

AMA: Delegates Sharply Divided on Individual Mandate

CHICAGO -- As the constitutionality of the individual mandate is debated in the nation's courts, the issue has emerged as a lightning rod in the American Medical Association's annual House of Delegates meeting here.

Cordis to Stop Making Cypher, Nevo Stents

Cypher, the first drug-eluting coronary stent to receive FDA approval, will be discontinued at the end of the year, according to manufacturer Cordis.

Shocking! Singer Moby Electrocuted

Roundworms Carried by Pets Can Cause Blindness

Ocular toxocariasis, though rare, causes blindness in seven out of 10 of those affected by it, typically children, according to a national survey conducted by the CDC.

Cancer Risk Forces Actos Off French, German Markets

Drug regulators in Germany and France have ordered doctors to stop prescribing the type 2 diabetes drug pioglitazone (Actos), following a French study suggesting a heightened risk of bladder cancer.

IUD Safe Right After Abortion

Women undergoing an abortion can have an intrauterine device (IUD) safely placed immediately after the procedure, with similar rates of expulsions and other complications, a randomized trial found.

FDA Warns of High-Grade Prostate Ca Risk With BPH Drugs

WASHINGTON -- The FDA has issued a warning of an increased risk of high-grade prostate cancer with the 5-alpha reductase inhibitors finasteride (Proscar) and dutasteride (Avodart), currently approved to treat benign prostatic hypertrophy.

ASCO: Abagovomab No Help in Ovarian Cancer

CHICAGO -- Results from a study using the experimental monoclonal antibody drug abagovomab to protect women with advanced ovarian cancer from recurrence have been disappointing, researchers reported here.

ASCO: Targeted Agent Slows Recurrent Ovarian Cancer

CHICAGO -- Women with recurrent platinum-sensitive ovarian cancer had a 50% improvement in progression-free survival when bevacizumab (Avastin) was added to chemotherapy, results of a multicenter randomized trial showed.

FDA Warns Against Use of High-Dose Simvastatin

The highest approved dose of simvastatin -- 80 mg -- should be used only in those patients who have already been taking it for at least 12 months without signs of myopathy, the FDA announced Wednesday.

ASCO: Flaxseed No Help for Hot Flashes

CHICAGO -- Flaxseed will not ease hot flashes for women with menopausal symptoms or breast cancer survivors taking anti-estrogen drugs, according to clinical trial results.

ASCO: Methotrexate Boost Improves ALL Outcomes

CHICAGO -- There's new life in an old drug for high-risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).

Ethics of refusing informed consent

Colin Farrell talks about son with Angelman syndrome

James Frey opens up to Oprah about the loss of his son

ASCO: Real-World Study Confirms Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines

CHICAGO -- Screening for cervical cancer using Pap or HPV testing can safely take place every three years for women over 30, a researcher reported.

FDA Panel Recommends New Rules for Kids' Acetaminophen

SILVER SPRING, Md -- For the first time since they came on the market in the 1950s, children's liquid medicines containing acetaminophen would carry dosing instructions for children younger than 2, if the FDA follows the unanimous recommendation of a federal panel.

APA: Munchausen by Proxy Victims Not All Kids

HONOLULU -- Although most reported cases of Munchausen-by-proxy syndrome involve children, adults can also be victims, a researcher said here.

Mary Tyler Moore to Undergo Surgery for Meningioma

Ralph Macchio Dances Despite Ruptured Baker's Cyst

15 Eggs Magic Number for Best Results in IVF

The odds of achieving a live birth after in vitro fertilization (IVF) increased steadily with the number of eggs retrieved after ovarian stimulation, topping out at about 15, data from a large IVF registry showed.

Primary Care Still Hard to Get in Massachusetts

WASHINGTON -- More than half of primary care practices in Massachusetts are not accepting new patients, and wait times for many new patients continue to lengthen five years after the state passed its landmark healthcare reform law.

Bears player's suicide note: "Give my brain to the NFL Brain Bank"

Lab Notes: Red Wine Before Radiation and Red Clover for Hair Loss

Red is the color of the day, as components of red wine and red clover lead this week's Lab Notes, but the blues get their turn in the spotlight, too, as depressed people outshine cheerier folks in some elements of decision making.

SID: No Skin Cancer Risk Seen With Prednisone

PHOENIX -- Use of systemic corticosteroids did not increase the risk of nonmelanoma skin cancer in a prospective study, contradicting previous evidence from several retrospective studies, investigators reported here.

No More Infant Dose of OTC Acetaminophen

Over-the-counter drug makers have announced that they will no longer produce acetaminophen in concentrated infant drops; liquid acetaminophen products for children under 12 will be sold only in a 160 mg/5 mL concentration.

Steven Tyler's "Lucky to be Alive!"

Rx Data-Mining Case Reaches Supreme Court

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday in a case involving a state law that restricts pharmaceutical companies' use of physician prescribing records.

Diet, Exercise Sufficient to Reduce Triglycerides

While cholesterol control is often balanced between statins and lifestyle changes, reducing triglycerides can usually be accomplished with diet and lifestyle changes alone, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association.

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