Analysis of genealogy records linked to death certificates in Utah suggests that there is an inheritable contribution to asthma mortality, according to a report in the November issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. Reuters Health Information
An investigational oral migraine medication is effective in the treatment of acute moderate to severe attacks and associated symptoms, without the direct vasoconstrictive effects typically associated with triptans. Medscape Medical News
In the search for a safe inotropic agent for acute decompensated heart failure, one contender is istaroxime, which seems to enhance diastolic function and boost low blood pressure. Heartwire
The antiepileptic drug lamotrigine, a popular treatment choice for women of childbearing age, has been linked to increased seizure activity during pregnancy, a new study suggests. Medscape Medical News
Variations in chromosome 16 were found in about 1% of autism cases, and a common variation in a gene on chromosome 7 increased autism risk, 2 studies report. Medscape Medical News
Cardiovascular adverse events are relatively rare in early breast cancer patients during adjuvant endocrine therapy using letrozole or tamoxifen, but the type of such events differs depending on the agent employed, according to findings from the Breast International Group 1-98 study. Reuters Health Information
