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The herb St. John's wort does not improve children's symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, according to researchers who tested it as a possible alternative to stimulant drugs used to treat this common condition. A study published in The Journal of the American Medical Association involving 54 children with the disorder ages 6 to 17 found that those given St. John's wort did no better than those getting a placebo. Millions of children with the disorder are treated with stimulant medications like Ritalin and Adderall.

Some characteristics of mammography facilities are associated with the accuracy of interpretation of screening mammograms, according to a study published online June 10 in the Journal of the National cancer ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A high-tech X-ray called a spiral CT scan may help reduce lung cancer deaths in smokers and former smokers, but only reduces their overall risk of premature death by 4 percent, researchers reported on Tuesday.Heart disease, respiratory disease and other types of cancer are still highly likely to kill smokers and former smokers early, the team at Harvard Medical School and the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, found.Their study, published in the journal Radiology, will likely add to a debate on the value of screening smokers for lung cancer.

A new study published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology has found that, contrary to the findings in other recent research, a previous caesarean section does not increase the risk of stillbirth in the second pregnancy.

Obese U.S. residents in their 20s will incur lifetime medical bills between $5,340 and $29,460 more than their healthy-weight peers despite shorter life spans, according to a study published online in the journal Obesity, USA Today reports. For the study, researchers at the not-for-profit research organization RTI International analyzed national data on medical costs and life expectancy.

The cost of cancer care incurred during the period two months prior to cancer diagnosis and 12 months following diagnosis increased substantially between 1991 and 2002 for elderly patients in the United States, according to a study published online June 10 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

According to a study published in JAMA, (the Journal of the American Medical Association) in Nov. 2002, eating more nuts and peanut butter can reduce a woman's risk for type...

The number of Americans that have medical insurance but are poorly covered rose by 60 per cent in the last 4 years to reach 25 million, leaving many without needed care and facing medical debt, according to a new study.The study, published yesterday, Tuesday 10th June, is titled How Many Are Underinsured? Trends Among U.S.

Pregnant women can safely undergo essential dental treatment and receive topical and local anesthetics at 13 to 21 weeks gestation, says a study published in the June issue of The Journal of the American Dental Association.Although obstetricians generally consider dental care safe for pregnant women, supporting clinical trial evidence has been lacking.

The diabetes medication rosiglitazone has been associated with areduction in the likelihood of developing the eye disease calledproliferative diabetic retinopathy. A study published in the June issueof Archives of Ophthalmology also found thatdiabetes patients using the drug were less likely to have reductions invisual acuity (or sharpness).