A study shows that substance abuse treatment integrated with prenatal visits is associated with a positive effect on maternal and newborn health. Medscape Medical News
A study shows that higher coffee consumption was linked with lower liver cancer risk, but higher levels of gamma-glutamyltransferase may increase risk for this disease. Medscape Medical News
What are the current recommendations for screening of asymptomatic individuals for pancreatic cancer in the setting of nonhereditary chronic pancreatitis? Medscape Gastroenterology
A study in the February 14, 2008, issue of The New England Journal of Medicine looks at whether CPAP is an option for treating premature infants who require respiratory support. Medscape Pediatrics
New research suggests migraineurs who have suffered childhood abuse are much more likely than their counterparts who have not been abused to have comorbid pain conditions, including arthritis, irritable bowel syndrome, and fibromyalgia. Medscape Medical News
The North American Menopause Society suggests the benefit-risk ratio for hormone therapy is favorable near menopause but decreases with aging and time since menopause in previously untreated women. Medscape Medical News
The FDA has approved revisions to the safety labeling for efavirenz plus emtricitabine and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate tablets, triazolam tablets, and temazepam capsules. Medscape Medical News
A case-control study in MSM showed that reduced hygiene and use of crystal methamphetamine were associated with community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection. Medscape Medical News
A meta-analysis has confirmed individual trial findings that oral capecitabine can replace intravenous 5-fluorouracil, but whether it should it still a matter of debate. Medscape Medical News
