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Roche melanoma drug wins European green light
POSTED: December 17, 2011
LONDON (Reuters) - European regulators have recommended approval of a targeted melanoma drug from Swiss group Roche Holding AG for use in patients with metastatic or unresectable melanoma.

Lyrica (pregabalin) helps restless legs syndrome in study
POSTED: December 17, 2011

Surgery checklist works, but benefits may vary
POSTED: December 17, 2011
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A surgical checklist can lower patient death rates, a study at one hospital confirms - although the drop was smaller than past research has found.

Vaginal progesterone for short cervix cuts morbidity and mortality in preemies
POSTED: December 17, 2011
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In the second trimester of pregnancy, treating a short cervix with vaginal progesterone reduces the risk of preterm birth and neonatal complications and death, according to data released this week.

Metformin use tied to lower cancer risk in diabetics
POSTED: December 17, 2011
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A population-based study suggests diabetics may have a lower risk of cancer with metformin than with sulfonylureas.

Extra walking won't build muscles for older women
POSTED: December 17, 2011
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For postmenopausal women, walking is not likely to increase muscle strength, a new study shows.

C. difficile infection more widespread than thought
POSTED: December 17, 2011
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Clostridium difficile infection is common not only in hospitals but in the community in general, researchers say.

Elite athletes at greater risk for arthritis
POSTED: December 17, 2011
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Elite male athletes who participate in high-contact sports like football, soccer and rugby have a higher risk of knee and hip arthritis later in life than men who exercise a little or not at all, a recent study found.

Plan B denial could be challenged by New York suit
POSTED: December 17, 2011
NEW YORK (Reuters) - As reproductive rights advocates regroup after a U.S. directive denying girls under 17 over-the-counter access to the morning-after pill, their best legal recourse may lie in a dormant six-year-old lawsuit in federal court in Brooklyn, New York.

U.S. states to weigh in on basic health coverage
POSTED: December 17, 2011

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