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Results of a small study suggest that Parkinson's patients seem to improve if they think they're taking a costly medication. The findings have been published online Jan. 28 in Neurology.

Cost of Meds Contributes to Placebo Effect in Parkinson’s

Parkinson's patients given fake drugs fared better on 'more expensive' medication
Early results suggest an experimental Ebola vaccine triggers an immune response and is safe to use. The findings were published online Jan. 28 in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Results Appear Promising for Experimental Ebola Vaccine

Vaccine works against Zaire strain of Ebola currently circulating in West Africa
Researchers have found that menopause typically begins two to four years earlier in women with high levels of certain chemicals found in household items

PCBs, Phthalates Linked to Earlier Menopause

Association with higher exposures to organic pollutants in household items, environment
Teledermoscopy is feasible and effective for short-term monitoring of clinically atypical nevi

Teledermoscopy Feasible, Effective for Monitoring Nevi

Diagnostic concordance 0.87 between conventional office-based visits, teledermoscopy encounters
A decision rule based on assessment of cerebrovascular reserve seems to be cost-effective for prevention of stroke in asymptomatic patients with carotid artery stenosis

Cerebrovascular Reserve-Based Strategy Is Cost-Effective

Cost-effective tool for prevention of stroke in asymptomatic patients with carotid artery stenosis
For older adults

Anxiety Moderates Amyloid-β Association With Cognition

Correlation moderated by elevated anxiety symptoms; greater decline in high-anxiety group
Phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitor use after radical prostatectomy is associated with increased risk of biochemical recurrence

PDE-5 Inhibitors Tied to Prostate Cancer Biochemical Recurrence

Phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors up risk of biochemical recurrence after radical prostatectomy
For women with gestational diabetes mellitus

Triglycerides Significantly Elevated in Women With GDM

High triglyceride levels in women with gestational diabetes mellitus persist across trimesters
From 2002 to 2011 there was a decrease in the rate of hospitalizations for hepatitis A

Hepatitis A Hospitalizations Down From 2002 to 2011

Increase in age of those hospitalized, and in percent of hospitalizations covered by Medicare
Automated external defibrillators installed and ready for use in many public spaces can save lives when needed

FDA to Strengthen Approval Process for AEDs

Agency has received 72,000 reports of automated external defibrillators failing