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Men undergoing androgen-deprivation therapy to treat prostate cancer may experience impaired cognitive function within the first six months that persists for at least a year

ADT for Prostate Cancer Tied to Impaired Cognition

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Men with a particular gene mutation affected most, researchers find
Women diagnosed with ovarian cancer are now much more likely to survive the disease than they were several decades ago

Survival Improving for Women With Ovarian Cancer

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Women diagnosed today 50 percent less likely to die than they were in the 1970s
A new Health Care Index shows increases in consumer costs

New Health Care Index Reports Increases in Consumer Costs

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Increase in coverage by public insurance plans, but increasing number of consumers have deductibles
Fewer new mothers have been prescribed codeine since public health officials warned about a rare

Codeine Rx for New Mothers Trending Down

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Rx poses danger for ultra-rapid codeine metabolizers who breastfeed
Avelox (moxifloxacin) was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday to treat plague

FDA Approves Avelox for Treatment of Plague

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Yersinia pestis bacterium could be released intentionally in bioterrorism
Obese patients taking warfarin have a higher risk of experiencing a bleeding event compared to their normal-weight counterparts

Higher Bleeding Risk for Obese Patients on Warfarin

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But exact reason why isn't known, researchers say
Federal action to protect the ozone layer has resulted in a dramatic increase in the cost of asthma inhalers in recent years

Chlorofluorocarbon Ban Tied to Sharp Rise in Inhaler Cost

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Price of albuterol medication nearly doubled
Statins may slow the progression of prostate cancer in patients receiving androgen deprivation therapy

Prostate CA Patients on Hormone Tx May Benefit From Statin

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But more trials are needed to confirm benefits, researchers say
For obese Americans who are deficient in vitamin D

Vitamin D Rx Appears to Help Some Patients Lose Weight

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May boost dieting efforts in obese patients already low in the nutrient
For patients with early-stage breast cancer treated with aromatase inhibitors

Both Omega-3, Placebo Help With Aromatase Inhibitor-Induced Pain

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For patients with early breast cancer, no difference between improvement with omega-3, placebo