Management of paraphilic patients and sexual offenders has primarily involved cognitive-behavior therapy. How effective are psychotropic medication interventions in treating these patients? Current Opinion in Psychiatry
A longitudinal birth cohort study shows that some aspects of poorer neurologic function associated with adult obesity may have their origins in childhood. Medscape Medical News
In patients admitted to the hospital with acute heart failure, abnormal glucose tolerance and diabetes are associated with an increased risk of death in the hospital and in the longer term, research indicates. Reuters Health Information
Maintenance of standard 3-year androgen-deprivation therapy in combination with external beam irradiation for locally advanced prostate cancer showed significantly better patient survival. Medscape Medical News
The combination of somatostatin analogs (SSA) and pegvisomant (PEG-V) is safe and effective long-term treatment for patients with acromegaly, according to a report in the December issue of The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Reuters Health Information
