A study published in the May 2009 issue of Pediatrics looks at varicella immunity in the postvaccine era. Medscape Pediatrics
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Symptoms of depression and anxiety are common in very young children. Risk factors for these symptoms include difficult temperament at 5 months and maternal history of depression. Medscape Medical News
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In a representative cohort of Taiwan’s population, tobacco smoking was associated with a 2-fold increased risk for active tuberculosis. Medscape Medical News
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Long-term tamoxifen use was linked to a lower risk for contralateral estrogen receptor–positive breast cancer but a 4.4-fold increased risk for contralateral estrogen receptor–negative breast cancer. Medscape Medical News
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This study reports new cases of tuberculosis reported to the CDC in 2008 — the lowest since 1953 — but still a problem in some populations. Commentary offered by John G. Bartlett, MD. Medscape Infectious Diseases
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Prostate cancer screening using prostate-specific antigen has resulted in overdiagnosis and overtreatment on a grand scale in the Unites States. Medscape Medical News
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The American Academy of Neurology is teaming up with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to ask neurologists to remain vigilant in tracking any new cases of the autoimmune disease. Medscape Medical News
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The available evidence supporting the use of combination therapies over high-dose statin monotherapy is insufficient to guide many clinical decisions, say researchers. Heartwire
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Even slight increases in the price of drinks led to decreases in the quantity of alcohol college students consumed and in their likelihood of leaving a bar with an alcohol blood level over the legal limit.
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Gene Signal, a company focused on developing innovative drugs to manage angiogenesis based conditions, today announced the publication of interim results from a phase II study suggesting that the antisense oligonucleotide GS-101 (eye drops) is safe and effective at inhibiting and regressing corneal neovascularisation (abnormal new blood vessel growth).
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