There is low risk of tuberculosis being transmitted between airline passengers, and, contrary to
current World Health Organization guidelines, tracing and screening airline passengers who may have been exposed to
tuberculosis is an inefficient use of limited resources for disease control, according to a review in the March
issue of The Lancet Infectious Diseases.
For patients with transitional cell carcinoma of the urothelial tract that is refractory to
platinum-based therapy, prognostic factors for overall survival include liver involvement, low hemoglobin, and
performance status scores, according to a study published online March 15 in the Journal of Clinical
Oncology.
Babies who undergo heart surgery in early infancy are more likely to experience cognitive and motor
delays as very young children, according to a review published online March 15 in Pediatrics.
In postmenopausal women, a low-fat diet has little effect on cardiovascular risk factors and no
overall effect on coronary heart disease and stroke, according to a study published online Feb. 17 in the American
Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
The use of a conjugate containing losartan to target hepatic stellate cells reduces advanced liver
fibrosis in rats, and ghrelin shows antifibrotic effects in injured rodent livers, according to two studies
published in the March issue of Hepatology.
Injectable poly-L-lactic acid, a synthetic, biodegradable, biocompatible polymer device, is more
effective in correcting nasolabial fold wrinkles than collagen, with effects observed as long as 25 months after
the last treatment, according to a study in the March issue of the Journal of the American Academy of
Dermatology.
Lip augmentation using neck muscle and fascia harvested during a facelift leads to long-term
enhancement of lip fullness and redness, according to research published in the March/April issue of the Archives
of Facial Plastic Surgery.
On March 19, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration notified patients and health care professionals
about the potential increased risk of myopathy related to simvastatin (Zocor) 80 mg.
Heart attack patients given a single dose of cyclosporine during reperfusion have smaller infarcts,
with no adverse effects on left ventricle remodeling, according to a study in the March 23 issue of the Journal of
the American College of Cardiology.
New chemotherapy drugs for metastatic colon cancer are associated with longer survival, but at steep
costs that Medicare may have difficulty covering in the future, according to research published online March 16 in
the Archives of Internal Medicine.
Progressive disease after neoadjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer is associated with factors
ranging from race to advanced tumors, which are also linked to a response to chemotherapy, according to research
published online March 15 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
Case management for low-income women who receive free breast cancer screening and diagnostic services
may reduce their time to diagnosis, according to research published online March 16 in the Archives of Internal
Medicine.
Several medications may be helpful in treating such non-motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease as
erectile dysfunction and constipation, but there is insufficient evidence for certain treatments for other issues
such as anxiety and urinary incontinence, according to an American Academy of Neurology practice parameter
published in the March 16 issue of Neurology.
Bathing critically ill patients daily with cloths containing chlorhexidine reduces bacterial
infections, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, as well as catheter-related infections and MRSA
ventilator-associated pneumonia, according to a study in the March issue of the Archives of Surgery.
Adalimumab is an effective treatment for dissecting cellulitis of the scalp, the chronic inflammatory
disease of scalp hair follicles that eventually results in hair loss, although relapse is likely after
discontinuing treatment, according to a review of three case studies published online March 15 in the Archives of
Dermatology.
The brain of a child who lived in the 13th century has been found preserved, complete with neurons and cerebral cells.
An international team of researchers has identified intact neurons and cerebral cells in a mummified medieval brain, according to a study published in the journal Neuroimage.
Found inside the skull of a 13th century A.D. 18-month-old [...]