Citing a number of studies that showed the remedies were no better than a placebo, the outside experts also recommended the drugs be tested on children to see if they are effective.

This treatment approach may extend the length of time GBM patients can survive without tumor growth and may improve overall survival, according to researchers at Duke's Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center.

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections, which are potentially deadly, are now responsible for an estimated 12 million outpatient visits each year for skin infections, said Jeff Hageman, of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Capsule endoscopy is a common method of evaluating bleeding in the stomach and intestines. Patients swallow a capsule that contains a camera that takes two images per second over eight hours as it travels through the digestive system.

So says a new report, School Health Policies and Programs Study (SHPPS) 2006 , issued Friday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Compared with conventional therapy, giving patients an anti-anemia drug as infrequently as once a month could simplify anemia management, concluded Dr. Nathan Levin, of the Renal Research Institute in New York, and colleagues.

Researchers at Temple University found that 16- and 18-year-olds exposed to secondhand smoke at home were 30 percent less likely to pass standardized tests than their peers.

Symptoms may range from mild to severe; some severe cases may require surgery.

There is no cure for MS. But here's information about treatment options that may help alleviate symptoms, provided by the U.S. National Library of Medicine:

A smog-filled sky can make it hard to breathe, but air pollution in the home may also be hard on people with lung disease, researchers have found. In a study of 148 adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), investigators

Research in psychiatrically ill children and adolescents suggests that those with depression, anxiety and other so-called "internalizing" disorders are more likely to have allergies. Among a sample of 184 young people being evaluated for psychiatric disorders and allergies, 105 (57

Women who've undergone a c-section for a pregnancy with two or more infants can usually avoid this operation in future pregnancies with just one infant, according to a report in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology. "Given the progressive increase in

An analysis of the results of several studies confirm previous reports suggesting that chemotherapy offers little or no survival benefits for young women with estrogen receptor (ER)-positive breast cancers and, if given, it should not be the sole second-phase, or

Study found the more educated the woman, the less the idea bothered her.

It's cheap and compact and delivers acceptable video quality, but the bundled software plagues Microsoft's LifeCam NX-3000 Webcam. Creative has a model for nearly the same price that we like better.