A substantial minority of young women with endometrial cancer carry genetic mutations associated with Lynch syndrome -- hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer syndrome -- a multicenter team of researchers reports. Reuters Health Information
Cognitive dysfunction is common in patients with congestive heart failure, results of a Dutch study published in the November issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society indicate. Reuters Health Information
Excess elastase is associated with failure to clear lung infections in cystic fibrosis, but this can be counteracted with an inhaled protease inhibitor, scientists in Europe report. Reuters Health Information
Lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) or human metapneumovirus (hMPV) in children born preterm are associated with abnormal lung function at follow-up, according to findings reported in the November issue of the Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. Reuters Health Information
Patients with hand osteoarthritis have increased levels of bone mineral density compared with patients with rheumatoid arthritis and with controls, according to results of a study published in the December issue of the Annals of Rheumatic Diseases. Reuters Health Information
Long-term cannabis smoking significantly impairs the function of large airways, according to a report in the December issue of Thorax, which also found that one cannabis cigarette has the adverse effects of up to 5 tobacco cigarettes. Reuters Health Information
The results of a small crossover study suggest that supraphysiological testosterone levels may have detrimental effects on memory and brain function in elderly men, investigators at the University of Illinois at Chicago report. Reuters Health Information
Bringing a new product to market can be challenging. A practitioner discusses how she brought a new product from concept to bedside. Medscape Pulmonary Medicine
