Barbers are successfully educating their clients -- mostly African-American men older than 40 years -- about the importance of prostate cancer screening. Medscape Medical News
For women at high risk for breast cancer, adding ultrasound to mammography finds more cases of cancer but increases the false-positive rate. Medscape Medical News
The use of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography did not appear to improve the detection of small metastases in patients with head and neck cancer. Medscape Medical News
Pregnant women who shampooed their pets with these products had increased odds of having an autistic child, in a study investigating household pesticides. Medscape Medical News
A study shows that NicVAX antibodies prevent nicotine from reaching the brain, interrupting drug reinforcement and resulting in smoking cessation. Medscape Medical News
Adjuvant radiation therapy increases the likelihood of cure in patients undergoing radical prostatectomy and should be offered to all high-risk postprostatectomy patients, according to the latest data from a significant, long-term study. Medscape Medical News
Does mattress choice affect chronic low back pain? How do the effects of a waterbed, body-conforming foam mattress and firm bed compare with respect to back pain, daily functioning and sleep duration? Spine
