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
Acupuncture reduced by half the hot flushes experienced by breast cancer patients taking tamoxifen after surgery to prevent a recurrence. Medscape Medical News
Palonosetron was superior in inducing an overall complete response rate and in preventing delayed-phase nausea and vomiting in patients receiving highly emetogenic chemotherapy. Medscape Medical News
Observational follow-up from the Trials of Hypertension Prevention showed that a reduction in salt intake could reduce the risk for cardiovascular disease by 25%. Medscape Medical News
A multicenter, randomized controlled trial shows that specific probiotics may reduce the risk for necrotizing enterocolitis and death in very low birth weight preterm infants. Medscape Medical News
