Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 10, 2008
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Metabolic Syndrome Raises Colon Cancer Risk 75% Finding suggests need for more careful screening for these patients, researcher says Flu Can Be Deadly for Young Victims CDC now recommends shots for those aged 6 months to 19 Tamoxifen Cuts Fracture Risk: Study But the benefit disappears when breast cancer drug is stopped Ginkgo Prevented Stroke Damage in Mice But it's not clear if the popular extract would be effective in humans Chemo Alone Effective in Treating Kids' Brain Tumors Delaying, avoiding radiation could lessen long-term side effects, study finds New Factors Join Kids' Sleep Disorders, Cognition Blood pressure, brain oxygen levels might modify severity of some deficits, study says Gene Variation Found in Boys With Delinquent Peers High-risk homes with disengaged moms defined pattern, but not for young girls, study finds Older Diabetics With Depression Face Higher Death Rate Study suggests poor self-care partly to blame Liver Transplant Patients at Higher Cancer Risk 1 in 6 likely to develop some form of disease by 20 years after operation, study says Infliximab-Based Treatment Effective for Crohn's Patients Remicade alone or in combo with azathioprine better for inflammatory disorder Racial Disparities Exist in Head and Neck Cancer Outcomes Blacks, the poor diagnosed at younger age, with more advanced disease, study says Antibiotics May Not Cause Diarrheal Bacteria Since testing is often on those already on drugs, some diagnoses could be wrong, study says Is Human Growth Hormone a Key to Longevity? Current evidence suggests its anti-aging benefits are marginal |