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<乌鸦传媒>Lying Prone for Radiation Best for Breast Tx

Lying face down for radiation therapy lessens the amount of collateral damage to breast cancer patients' heart and lungs, researchers found.

<乌鸦传媒>Daily Cialis Alternative to On-Demand Drug

CHICAGO -- For men who don't respond to on-demand tadalafil (Cialis), a low daily dose may do the trick, researchers said here.

<乌鸦传媒>Chewable Viagra Gets Thumbs-Up in Mexico

CHICAGO -- Men thought a chewable version of sildenafil (Viagra Jet) made the drug work faster and longer, a Mexican study found.

<乌鸦传媒>Newest ED Drug Works in Less than Half Hour

CHICAGO -- The highly specific PDE5 inhibitor Avanafil may work in as little as 15 minutes after dosing, researchers said here.

<乌鸦传媒>Viagra from Online Sources Mostly Fake

CHICAGO -- Most of the sildenafil (Viagra) sold online is counterfeit and contains far less of the active ingredient than the real thing, researchers said here.

<乌鸦传媒>Persistence of Finasteride Side Effects Raised at Meeting

CHICAGO -- One of the topics under discussion among sexual medicine specialists, gathered here from around the world, is whether the sexual side effects of a hair-loss drug are long-lasting, according to a leader in the field.

<乌鸦传媒>NYC to Limit Baby Formula in Hospitals

By Labor Day, at least 27 hospitals in New York City will have implemented the main components of an initiative aimed at encouraging breastfeeding for new mothers.

<乌鸦传媒>NAMS Founder: WHI Wrong on HRT

A leader of the North American Menopause Society wants an independent review of all major publications from the Women's Health Initiative.

<乌鸦传媒>DSM-5: What's In, What's Out

PHILADELPHIA -- Reports here provided what may be the last public update on DSM-5, the next edition of American psychiatry's diagnostic guide, before it is formally released in May 2013.

<乌鸦传媒>Most DSM-5 Revisions Pass Field Trials

PHILADELPHIA -- Field trials of proposed new diagnostic criteria for many mental disorders showed that, for the most part, they were at least adequately reliable.

<乌鸦传媒>G Spot Comes Out of Hiding

That elusive sexual will-o'-the-wisp, the G spot, has been found. It just wasn't where anyone had looked.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Warns of Clot Risk with Yaz, Other OCs

Labels for oral contraceptives that contain drospirenone will now note that studies have shown up to a threefold increased risk of blood clots compared with other birth control pills.

<乌鸦传媒>Doctors Say 45 Common Tests 'Overused'

Nine specialty groups have listed tests and treatments that are frequently overused, such as antibiotics for sinus attacks and CT scans for low back pain, in the first phase of a long-term project.

<乌鸦传媒>Extreme Obesity Adds More Risk in Hysterectomy

AUSTIN, Texas -- Increasingly severe obesity drives up complication rates after hysterectomy, and outcomes continually worsen with rising body mass index, according to results from a study reported here.

<乌鸦传媒>Circumcision Tied to Drop in Herpes, Too

SEATTLE -- African men who underwent circumcision not only reduced their risk of contracting HIV infection, they also were significantly less likely to be infected with herpes simplex virus-2, researchers reported here.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Adds More Warnings for Lipitor, Crestor, and Zocor

WASHINGTON -- Statins may cause drug-drug interactions for patients taking drugs to treat HIV/AIDS or hepatitis C, according to a new statin warning from the FDA.

<乌鸦传媒>Komen Official Quits After Controversy

A vice-president at the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation has resigned in the wake of the controversy surrounding the organization's decision -- since reversed -- to stop funding Planned Parenthood's breast cancer programs.

<乌鸦传媒>Epidural Plus Fever During Labor Put Baby at Risk

A temperature spike during labor with epidural analgesia may indicate serious risks for the baby in an otherwise low-risk delivery, researchers found.

<乌鸦传媒>Lack of Birth Control Common Among Teen Moms

About half of teenage mothers who didn't plan to get pregnant did not use contraception at the time they conceived, CDC researchers found.

<乌鸦传媒>Herpes Drugs Work, but Not Forever

Anti-herpetic agents reduce recurrence of herpes simplex-2 (HSV-2) symptoms but do not completely block subclinical shedding of virus, even at high doses, researchers reported.

<乌鸦传媒>RSNA: Growth Hormone May Help Heavy Women With Bone Problems

CHICAGO -- Premenopausal women who are obese may not be spared from osteopenia, as some research has suggested, but growth hormone therapy may help spur bone formation, researchers said here.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Revokes Avastin Approval for Breast Cancer

WASHINGTON -- The FDA has announced that bevacizumab (Avastin) is no longer approved for the treatment of breast cancer; the Genentech drug retains its other indications and will remain on the market.

<乌鸦传媒>AMA Adopts Policies on Circumcision, Gun Safety

The American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates has adopted a number of new policies at its interim meeting, including policies on male circumcision, physician discussion of gun safety, and a new medical coding system that will go into effect in 2013.

<乌鸦传媒>Tampon Recall Stems from Bacterial Contamination

Kimberly-Clark has announced the recall of a number of Kotex brand tampon lots because of contamination with potentially life-threatening Enterobacter sakazakii.

<乌鸦传媒>Vodka, Malt Liquor Most Likely to Buy Trip to Emergency Room

WASHINGTON -- Vodka and malt beverages were the forms of alcohol most likely to have been consumed by patients who wound up at the emergency department, seeking treatment for an injury, according to a small study.

<乌鸦传媒>Fast Brain Growth in Preemie Predicts Smarter Kid

The rate of brain growth in the weeks before premature babies reach their predicted birth date is related to their cognitive abilities as children, researchers reported.

<乌鸦传媒>Teen Sex Down, Condom Use Up

The percentage of teens reporting that they have had sexual intercourse has continued a long-term decline and now stands at just over 40% for both adolescent men and women, according to CDC survey data from 2006 to 2010.

<乌鸦传媒>Calif. 12-Year-Olds Can Get HPV Vaccine Without Parental OK

Minors as young as 12 can consent to preventive measures against sexually transmitted diseases, including vaccination, according to a new California law that has sparked an outcry over parents' rights.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Okays ED Drug for Enlarged Prostate

Tadalafil (Cialis), currently marketed for erectile dysfunction, also may be used to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia, the FDA said.

<乌鸦传媒>MBCS: Lumpectomy 'Safe' for Young Breast Cancer Patients

SAN FRANCISCO -- Lumpectomy doesn't carry higher recurrence or mortality risk than mastectomy for young women with breast cancer, two separate studies found.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Warns of Fake Morning-After Pill

The FDA is warning patients to steer clear of emergency birth control medicine labeled "Evital," as it may be a counterfeit.

<乌鸦传媒>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.

<乌鸦传媒>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.

<乌鸦传媒>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.

<乌鸦传媒>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.

<乌鸦传媒>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.

<乌鸦传媒>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.

<乌鸦传媒>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.

<乌鸦传媒>Some Birth Control Pills Pose Gallstone Risk

Some of the newest and most popular oral contraceptives -- including the drospirenone/ethinyl estradiol combo marketed as Yaz -- have been linked to a small, but significant risk of gallbladder disease, according to a large retrospective cohort study.

<乌鸦传媒>Poor IUD Positioning Linked to Pregnancies

Missing or improperly positioned intrauterine devices might have contributed to half of unintended pregnancies in a group of women who were using the devices, data from a small retrospective study suggests.

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