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Parent training complements medication for treating behavioral problems in children with PDD	Treatment that includes medication plus a structured training program for parents reduces serious behavioral problems in children with autism and related conditions, according to a study funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). The study, which was part of the NIMH Research Units on Pediatric Psychopharmacology (RUPP) Autism Network, was published in the December 2009 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.	Friday, November 20, 2009
Ultrasound enhances noninvasive Down syndrome tests	The addition of a "genetic sonogram" maximizes the accuracy of non-invasive testing for Down syndrome, said a Baylor College of Medicine researcher who was lead author of a landmark study in the current issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology.	Friday, November 20, 2009
High blood pressure easy to miss in children with kidney disease	Spot blood pressure readings in children with chronic kidney disease often fail to detect hypertension - even during doctor's office visits - increasing a child's risk for serious heart problems, according to research from Johns Hopkins Children's Center and other institutions. A report of the findings appears online in the Journal of American Society of Nephrology.	Friday, November 20, 2009
Funeral industry workers exposed to formaldehyde face higher risk of leukemia	Long durations of exposure to formaldehyde used for embalming in the funeral industry were associated with an increased risk of death from myeloid leukemia, according to a new study published online November 20 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.	Friday, November 20, 2009
Reasonable alternative to invasive biopsy of palpable breast lesions with benign imaging features identified	Short-term follow-up is a reasonable alternative to invasive biopsy of palpable (capable of being touched or felt) breast lesions with benign imaging features, particularly in younger women with probable fibroadenoma (non-cancerous tumors that often occur in women during their reproductive years), according to a study published in the December issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.	Friday, November 20, 2009
Tamiflu-resistant swine flu cluster reported in NC	(AP) -- Four North Carolina patients at a single hospital tested positive for a type of swine flu that is resistant to Tamiflu, health officials said Friday. The cases reported at Duke University Medical Center over six weeks make up the biggest cluster seen so far in the U.S.	Friday, November 20, 2009
Possible link studied between childhood abuse and early cellular aging	Children who suffer physical or emotional abuse may be faced with accelerated cellular aging as adults, according to new research from Butler Hospital and Brown University.	Friday, November 20, 2009
Medical imaging technique identifies very common condition in women that often goes undiagnosed	In women with lower urinary tract symptoms, a medical imaging technique called dynamic MRI allows clinicians to diagnose pelvic organ prolapse - a condition that often goes undiagnosed on static MRI and at physical examination, according to a study published in the December issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.	Friday, November 20, 2009
Genetic analysis helps dissect molecular basis of cardiovascular disease	Using highly precise measurements of plasma lipoprotein concentrations determined by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR), researchers led by Daniel Chasman at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA, the Framingham Heart Study in Framingham, and the PROCARDIS consortium in Stockholm, Sweden and Oxford, England performed genetic association analysis across the whole genome among 17,296 women of European ancestry from the Women's Genome Health Study.	Friday, November 20, 2009
Older problem drinkers use more alcohol than do their younger counterparts	Older adults who have alcohol dependence problems drink significantly more than do younger adults who have similar problems, a new study has found.	Friday, November 20, 2009
Barn personnel experience higher-than-average rates of respiratory symptoms	The estimated 4.6 million Americans involved in the equine industry may be at risk of developing respiratory symptoms due to poor air quality in horse barns, according to a questionnaire study undertaken earlier this year by investigators at Tufts University's Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine.	Friday, November 20, 2009
Mutation found in swine flu virus: WHO	The World Health Organisation said Friday that a mutation had been found in samples of the swine flu virus taken following the first two deaths from the pandemic in Norway.	Friday, November 20, 2009
Radiology procedure may help increase long-term survival in patients with severe liver cancer	In patients with unresectable (unable to be removed by surgery) liver cancer, an interventional radiology procedure called triple-drug transcatheter arterial chemoemobolization (TACE) followed by a liver transplant may significantly increase a patient's chance of long-term survival, according to a study published in the December issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.	Friday, November 20, 2009
CDC: Swine flu cases seem to be dropping in US	(AP) -- Health officials say swine flu cases appear to declining throughout most of the U.S., but the specter of Thanksgiving gatherings next week makes it hard to predict what will happen next.	Friday, November 20, 2009
Researchers identify role of gene in tumor development, growth and progression	Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center and VCU Institute of Molecular Medicine researchers have identified a gene that may play a pivotal role in two processes that are essential for tumor development, growth and progression to metastasis. Scientists hope the finding could lead to an effective therapy to target and inhibit the expression of this gene resulting in inhibition of cancer growth.	Friday, November 20, 2009
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