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  • April 2008
    • Sex a Factor in Preemie Survival

      Sex a Factor in Preemie Survival

      (Newser) - Gestational age is not the only factor determining odds of a very premature baby's survival, a study finds. Being female, receiving lung-maturing steroids before birth, an extra 3½ ounces of weight and being a single birth all help as much as an extra week of pregnancy, the AP reports. The findings will help doctors and parents decide on heroic measures to save a fragile preemie. More »

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      baby   New England Journal of Medicine   preemies   premature babies

  • March 2008
  • January 2008
    • Antidepressant Studies Distort Drugs' Usefulness

      Antidepressant Studies Distort Drugs' Usefulness

      (Newser) - Roughly half of the medical studies involving antidepressants that found little or no effect on patients have gone unpublished or had their findings mischaracterized as positive, a new study reveals. The emphasis on publishing only studies with glowing reviews gives patients and doctors a false sense of the effectiveness of drugs such as Zoloft and Effexor, the Wall Street Journal reports. More »

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      FDA   doctor   pharmaceutical companies   antidepressant   Pfizer   patients   Wyeth   New England Journal of Medicine   Zoloft   Effexor

  • June 2007
    • Too Much Action Gives Gamers Wiiitis

      Too Much Action Gives Gamers Wiiitis

      (Newser) - If you're suffering from tennis shoulder but the only tennis you've been playing is virtual, it could be too much Wii. The Nintendo video game with the innovative motion sensitive controller is putting a strain on players' wrists and shoulders—a condition one physician diagnosed as  "wiiitis."  More »

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      video game   Nintendo Wii   video game console   Nintendo   New England Journal of Medicine

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