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Blacks and Whites Have Different Immune Response to MS

ST. LOUIS -- African Americans with multiple sclerosis have a more robust immunologic response than whites, which may explain the greater severity of symptoms among blacks, investigators here found.

Magnesium Sulfate Stops Preterm Labor, With a Maternal Penalty

STANFORD, Calif. -- Compared with nifedipine (Procardia), magnesium sulfate was significantly more likely to cause serious maternal site effects when used to prevent preterm labor.

CF Death Prompts FDA Alert on Nebulized Liquid Colisthemethate

ROCKVILLE, Md. -- The death of cystic fibrosis patient had led the FDA to alert physicians about the risk of prescribing premixed colistimethate for inhalation with a nebulizer.

AANP: Treatment for IBS Includes Education, Reassurance, and Medication

INDIANAPOLIS -- Although the recent withdrawal of tegaserod from the market has left a hole in the options available to treat irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), there are still many available.

Steroids Not Gold Standard for Sudden Hearing Loss

LONDON, Ontario, June 18 -- Although sudden sensorineural hearing loss is typically treated with systemic steroids, little evidence exists to support this or any other treatment, researchers said.

FDA Approves Ambrisentan (Letairis) for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

ROCKVILLE, Md. -- The FDA has approved ambrisentan (Letairis), an endothelin receptor antagonist, for treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).

Gabapentin (Neurontin) Eases Chronic Pain in Fibromyalgia

CINCINNATI -- For treating the chronic pain and other symptoms of fibromyalgia, the anticonvulsant gabapentin (Neurontin) proved safe and effective, researchers here reported.

ASCO: High Dose Pemetrexed (Alimta) Fails to Increase Survival in NSCLC

CHICAGO -- Increasing the dose of pemetrexed (Alimta) to 900 mg/m2 did not improve outcome for patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), but did slightly increase toxicity, researchers found.

ASCO: Imatinib (Gleevec) After GIST Surgery Achieves Big Survival Advantage

CHICAGO -- Imatinib (Gleevec) after curative surgery for gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) achieved a 90% two-year recurrence-free survival, investigators reported here.

ASCO: Vitamin B₁₂ Supplementation Can Be Given Closer to Pemetrexed for NSCLC

CHICAGO -- A shorter lead-in time between recommended vitamin B12 supplementation and pemetrexed (Alimta) therapy may reduce treatment delays without impairing its efficacy.

AAPA: Obstructive Sleep Apnea Wearies the Heart

PHILADELPHIA -- The most obvious clinical feature of obstructive sleep apnea may be weariness of mind, but this breathing disorder also slowly and silently wears down the heart, according to researchers.

Contact Lens Solution Recalled Over Link With Acanthamoeba Keratitis

ROCKVILLE, Md., May 29 -- A possible parasitic contamination of a solution for soft contact lens wearers has triggered a national recall.

APA: Simple Screen Improves Suicide Risk Assessment

SAN DIEGO -- Emergency department patients who may be suicidal can be identified with a simple tool designed for use by health professionals without a mental health background.

APA: Co-Morbid ADHD in Bipolar Adults May Respond To Non-Stimulants

SAN DIEGO -- When attention deficit hyperactivity disorder meets bipolar disorder in an adult, the diagnosis is hard and the course is poorly understood but the co-morbidity appears to exacerbate matters, researchers said here.

FDA Orders Black Box Warning for Gadolinium-Based Contrast Agents

ROCKVILLE, Md. -- The FDA today ordered black-box warnings for all gadolinium-based contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging, detailing an increased risk for nephrogenic systemic fibrosis with kidney-disease patients.

APA: Abilify Has Adjunctive Antidepressant Effect

SAN DIEGO -- Aripiprazole (Abilify) may be a useful adjunctive therapy in patients with major depressive disorders who have incomplete responses to antidepressants, researchers reported here.

Topical Retinol Bolsters Elderly Skin and Reduces Wrinkles

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Topical vitamin A (retinol) may improve fine wrinkles, collagen deficiency, and atrophy in the fragile skin of elderly patients.

Salmonella Worries Prompt Recall of Shark Cartilage Capsules

BOHEMIA, N.Y. -- A maker of shark cartilage capsules has issued a nationwide recall after routine product testing revealed potential Salmonella contamination.

AGS: Geriatricians Go Slow with Newer Chronic Constipation Therapies

SEATTLE -- Few geriatricians appear willing to try newer medications to treat chronic constipation in older adults, an informal survey here showed.

USPSYCH: Insomnia Treatment Boosts Antidepressant Efficacy

SAN FRANCISCO -- A significant number of patients with major depression also suffer from chronic insomnia that hampers recovery, and treating the insomnia may improve both conditions.

FDA Warns of Botulism-Tainted Olives

ROCKVILLE, Md. -- The FDA issued an urgent warning tonight to consumers about the risk of olives that are potentially contaminated with Clostridium botulinum.

Overdoing Niacin Can't Thwart Drug Abuse Tests and Is Risky

PHILADELPHIA -- Those who try to foil urine drug tests with massive doses of niacin -- it doesn't work -- may wind up in a hospital emergency department.

Ulnar Fovea Test Unlocks Tricky Wrist Pain Diagnosis

ROCHESTER, Minn. -- A simple test of ulnar fovea tenderness that led to discovery of a common type of ligament injury may ease the diagnosis of unexplained wrist pain, researchers found.

Heart Risk Prompts FDA to Pull IBS Agent Tegaserod (Zelnorm)

ROCKVILLE, Md. -- The FDA said today that Novartis has halted sales of tegaserod (Zelnorm), its agent for irritable bowel syndrome and constipation, following suggestions of a small increase in ischemic events, including angina and stroke, in those taking the drug.

Promising Outcomes in Spinal Disc Cadaver Allografts

HONG KONG -- Replacement of degenerative discs in the cervical spine with cadaver allografts shows early promise as an alternative to fusion or artificial discs, found researchers here.

Some Bariatric Surgery Patients Develop Wernicke's Encephalopathy

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- For a few patients undergoing, weight-loss surgery, a thiamine deficiency may cause memory loss and other neurologic problems, easily correctable when recognized.

Grief Following Death in the Family Ebbs in Six Months

NEW HAVEN -- The negative emotions of grief -- yearning, depression, and anger -- following the death of a family member from natural causes usually peak within six months, according to a Yale bereavement study of 233 mourners

Trichomoniasis Increases HIV Risk

SEATTLE -- For women, infection with a common sexually transmitted disease sharply increases the risk of contracting HIV, according to researchers here.

ASCO GI: Avastin Gives No Survival Advantage in Advanced Pancreatic Cancer

ORLANDO -- The addition of Avastin (bevacizumab) to Gemzar (gemcitabine) did not improve survival of advanced pancreatic cancer in a randomized trial, researchers here reported.

Drug-Eluting Stents: What Causes the Thrombosis?

GAITHERSBURG, Md. -- Although the problem of stent thrombosis has been acknowledged, it is not at all certain what the circumstances are that trigger formation of a thrombus.

Slentrol (dirlotapide) Goes to the Dogs

ROCKVILLE, Md. -- The FDA approved a diet drug today that it wants no one to even consider taking. Slentrol (dirlotapide), is an obesity agent for dogs, with nasty side effects if humans try it.

Childhood Vaccination Schedule Expanded for 2007

ATLANTA -- A more comprehensive vaccination schedule for children and adolescents has been issued by the CDC for 2007.

Methamphetamine May Trigger Ischemic Stroke

IRVINE, Calif. -- Methamphetamine users may develop carotid artery dissections, leading to a severe stroke, an effect also seen in cocaine users, according to researchers here.

Fast-Growing Melanomas Give Clues to Severity

MELBOURNE, Australia -- Rapidly growing primary cutaneous melanomas have characteristic features that signal the need for immediate and aggressive medical intervention, said researchers here.

Abortion Compound Shrinks Fibroids

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Low doses of Mifeprex (mifepristone) -- the compound at the heart of the abortion pill -- shrink uterine fibroids and improve quality of life for women with the condition, according to researchers here.

Magnetic Jewelry May Have Fatal Attraction

ZURICH, Switzerland -- Rare-earth magnets -- now being packaged into necklaces and bracelets -- may have a deadly attraction for patients with pacemakers and implanted defibrillators, warn researchers here.

After Meniscectomy, Thigh Muscle Weakness Impairs Knee Function

MALM脙鈥�, Sweden -- Four years after surgery to repair a non-traumatic meniscus tear, loss of muscle strength in the quadriceps left patients with a painful, unstable knee prone to future osteoarthritis, researchers here reported.

ACR: Humira Does Not Affect Flu Vaccination Efficacy

WASHINGTON -- Vaccination against influenza or pneumococcal disease is safe and effective in people with rheumatoid arthritis who are taking Humira (adalimumab), a researcher said here.

CBS Newsman Ed Bradley Dies of CLL Complications

NEW YORK -- Veteran television journalist Ed Bradley has died of complications of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) at the age of 65.

Hot Air Blows Away Head Lice Infestations

SALT LAKE CITY -- Head lice appear to fall prey to heavy-duty blow drying just as well as to chemical treatments, researchers here said.

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