ACS Stats Find Gains in War on Cancer
Cancer is not quite the killer it was 20 years ago. The American Cancer Society found that "age-standardized" cancer deaths among men declined by 21% from 1990, while the rate among women declined by 12% from 1991 to 2006. |
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Alzheimer's Disease More Prevalent in Blacks, Hispanics
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- African Americans and Hispanics are much more likely than whites to develop Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, according to new figures from the Alzheimer's Association. |
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FDA Reminds Unapproved Morphine Makers to Cease Production
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- The FDA issued follow-up warning letters to six unapproved oral morphine sulfate manufacturers with one message: be ready for when the enforcement discretion lifts. |
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Ethosuximide Wins Battle of Anticonvulsants (CME/CE, with audio)
Ethosuximide (Zarontin) edged two competing drugs in a randomized trial comparing three common treatments for childhood absence epilepsy, researchers found. |
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Magnetic Pulse Device Shows Promise for Migraine (CME/CE)
A handheld magnetic stimulation device relieved migraine pain for as long as 48 hours after a single treatment session, according to results of a randomized clinical trial. |
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No Benefit from Aspirin in Low ABI (CME/CE)
Prophylactic aspirin had no effect on the risk of vascular events in patients with a low ankle-brachial index and no evidence of cardiovascular disease, data from a randomized clinical trial showed. |
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Novel Alzheimer's Drug Flops
The investigational Alzheimer's disease drug latrepirdine (Dimebon) failed in the pivotal CONNECTION trial of patients with mild-to-moderate disease, the drug's makers announced today. |
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Parents Often Miss Subtle Autism Signs (CME/CE)
The symptoms of autism tend to emerge in children after 6 months of age, with a loss of social and communications skills that is more common and more subtle than previously thought, according to a new study that questions previous assumptions about the progression of the condition. |
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ASA: High Fat Intake Ups Stroke Risk in Older Women (CME/CE)
SAN ANTONIO (MedPage Today) -- Postmenopausal women who eat the most fat have an elevated risk of ischemic stroke, researchers found. |
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Sense of Purpose Staves Off Alzheimer's (CME/CE)
Patients who maintain a greater sense of purpose in life as they age may be protected against Alzheimer's disease, researchers have found. |
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