In a cohort of community-dwelling women experiencing menopausal symptoms, high levels of physical activity were related to lower levels of stress, anxiety, and depression, but not vasomotor symptoms. Medscape Medical News
In a trial comparing antipsychotics with placebo for aggression in intellectual disability, aggression decreased substantially at 4 weeks with or without drugs. Medscape Medical News
A longitudinal study shows that sleep duration is affected by several factors and that short sleep duration is an independent risk factor for obesity or overweight. Medscape Medical News
New research shows that women with premenstrual syndrome have significantly decreased autonomic nervous system activity and that those with the most severe symptoms might have permanent depression of this key regulatory system. Medscape Medical News
A 10-year follow-up study shows that laser in situ keratomileusis is safe with myopic regression that slows down with time and a high rate of best spectacle-corrected increase in visual acuity. Medscape Medical News
New guidelines from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine say that portable sleep-monitoring devices can be used to assess patients in the diagnosis of moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea. Medscape Medical News
A study shows that in older women with urge urinary incontinence, biofeedback therapy significantly improves psychological burden, especially in those with a history of depression. Medscape Medical News
A study in the September 2007 issue of Pediatrics examines whether PCR testing on CSF can reduce length of stay and antibiotic use. Medscape Pediatrics
