http://www.rtmagazine.com/reuters/en-usTue, 6 Jan 2009 19:01 ESTTue, 6 Jan 2009 19:01 ESThttp://www.rtmagazine.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20090106publ002%2EhtmlNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Current radon control policies in the UK, which focus on reducing exposure in existing homes with high radon levels, are not effective in reducing lung cancer mortality, new research shows. A more effective approach would be to install basic preventive measures in all new homes.Tue, 6 Jan 2009 19:01 ESThttp://www.rtmagazine.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20090106publ002%2Ehtmlhttp://www.rtmagazine.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20090106publ005%2EhtmlPARIS (Reuters) - Cigarette sales in France dropped to a record low in 2008, research by British American Tobacco (BAT) shows, challenging old clichés of Parisians hooked to their Gitanes in smoke-filled cafes.Tue, 6 Jan 2009 17:55 ESThttp://www.rtmagazine.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20090106publ005%2Ehtmlhttp://www.rtmagazine.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20090106drgd001%2EhtmlNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Investigators have developed a vaccine, based on the Panton-Valentine leucocidin (PVL) toxin, that protects laboratory mice against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)-related lung and skin infections.Tue, 6 Jan 2009 17:53 ESThttp://www.rtmagazine.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20090106drgd001%2Ehtmlhttp://www.rtmagazine.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20090106clin006%2EhtmlNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In adults with mild-to-moderate atopic asthma, the addition of atorvastatin to inhaled corticosteroid therapy leads to a reduction in the sputum macrophage count but no short-term improvements in lung function, according to results of a study conducted in the UK.Tue, 6 Jan 2009 16:32 ESThttp://www.rtmagazine.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20090106clin006%2Ehtmlhttp://www.rtmagazine.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20090106clin008%2EhtmlNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Following extremely preterm birth, the respiratory health of these children by pre-school and school-age continues to be poor, UK researchers report.Tue, 6 Jan 2009 13:02 ESThttp://www.rtmagazine.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20090106clin008%2Ehtmlhttp://www.rtmagazine.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20090106clin016%2EhtmlNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Snoring sound intensity independently contributes to sleepiness in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), according to a report in the December 15th issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine.Tue, 6 Jan 2009 11:54 ESThttp://www.rtmagazine.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20090106clin016%2Ehtmlhttp://www.rtmagazine.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20090106epid001%2EhtmlNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In the general population of Japan, coffee consumption is related to a lower risk of cancer of the oral cavity, pharynx and esophagus, new research indicates.Tue, 6 Jan 2009 08:00 ESThttp://www.rtmagazine.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20090106epid001%2Ehtmlhttp://www.rtmagazine.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20090105publ001%2EhtmlNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Introduction of the 7-valent conjugate vaccine (PCV7) has led to increases in invasive pneumococcal disease caused by serotype 6C, but decreases in invasive pneumococcal disease caused by serotype 6A, according to a new report.Mon, 5 Jan 2009 17:01 ESThttp://www.rtmagazine.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20090105publ001%2Ehtmlhttp://www.rtmagazine.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20090105clin014%2EhtmlNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - "Health care-associated pneumonia" -- diagnosed in outpatients who have had recent contact with the health care system -- has a higher morbidity and mortality than community-acquired pneumonia, physicians in Italy report. Patients with the worse outcomes were more likely to receive inappropriate antibiotic treatment.Mon, 5 Jan 2009 17:00 ESThttp://www.rtmagazine.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20090105clin014%2Ehtmlhttp://www.rtmagazine.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20090105clin009%2EhtmlNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Many patients with severe asthma and fungal sensitization benefit substantially from treatment with the oral antifungal agent itraconazole, new research shows.Mon, 5 Jan 2009 04:00 ESThttp://www.rtmagazine.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20090105clin009%2Ehtmlhttp://www.rtmagazine.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20090102clin005%2EhtmlNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A chemotherapy regimen of gemcitabine and carboplatin has equal efficacy to the gold standard of cisplatin plus etoposide for the treatment of patients with small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) and a poor prognosis.Fri, 2 Jan 2009 13:53 ESThttp://www.rtmagazine.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20090102clin005%2Ehtmlhttp://www.rtmagazine.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20090102epid002%2EhtmlNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Turner syndrome, the most commonly diagnosed sex chromosome abnormality in women, not only leads to substantial morbidity but is also associated with increased mortality, according to UK researchers.Fri, 2 Jan 2009 10:55 ESThttp://www.rtmagazine.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20090102epid002%2Ehtmlhttp://www.rtmagazine.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20090102drgd002%2EhtmlNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Oral administration of noscapine may be useful in treating advanced prostate cancer, according to experimental findings published in the December issue of Anticancer Research.Fri, 2 Jan 2009 09:33 ESThttp://www.rtmagazine.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20090102drgd002%2Ehtmlhttp://www.rtmagazine.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20090101publ002%2EhtmlWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A smoking ban caused the incidence of MI to drop by more than 40% in one U.S. city and the decrease lasted 3 years, federal health experts reported on Wednesday.Thu, 1 Jan 2009 10:39 ESThttp://www.rtmagazine.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20090101publ002%2Ehtmlhttp://www.rtmagazine.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20090101rglt002%2EhtmlBOSTON (Reuters) - Merck's Fosamax and other bisphosphonates may carry a risk for esophageal cancer, a U.S. Food and Drug Administration official said on Wednesday.Thu, 1 Jan 2009 10:28 ESThttp://www.rtmagazine.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20090101rglt002%2Ehtmlhttp://www.rtmagazine.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20090101drgd001%2EhtmlNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Immunization with a vaccine that targets the E6 and E7 oncoproteins of human papillomavirus-16 (HPV-16) prevents mice with HPV-16-positive head and neck squamous cell cancers (HNSCCs) from expressing these two oncoproteins by mounting a potent immune response.Thu, 1 Jan 2009 10:00 ESThttp://www.rtmagazine.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20090101drgd001%2Ehtmlhttp://www.rtmagazine.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20090101clin018%2EhtmlNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Certain fluoroquinolones achieve better results in patients with severe forms of community-acquired pneumonia than does treatment with beta-lactams and macrolides, according to a meta-analysis reported in the December 2nd issue of the Canadian Medical Association Journal.Thu, 1 Jan 2009 10:00 ESThttp://www.rtmagazine.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20090101clin018%2Ehtmlhttp://www.rtmagazine.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20090101clin016%2EhtmlNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Expiratory muscle weakness resulting from ischemic cortical injury contributes to cough impairment in stroke patients, according to UK researchers.Thu, 1 Jan 2009 09:00 ESThttp://www.rtmagazine.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20090101clin016%2Ehtmlhttp://www.rtmagazine.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20090101clin010%2EhtmlNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Low-doses of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are as effective as high-dose PPIs for the prevention of recurrent bleeding after endoscopic hemostasis of peptic ulcer bleeding, according to a report in the December American Journal of Gastroenterology.Thu, 1 Jan 2009 08:00 ESThttp://www.rtmagazine.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20090101clin010%2Ehtmlhttp://www.rtmagazine.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20081231clin018%2EhtmlNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In patients with sleep apnea and heart failure, bilevel positive airway pressure (PAP) may be better than continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) at improving left ventricular function.Wed, 31 Dec 2008 12:43 ESThttp://www.rtmagazine.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20081231clin018%2Ehtml