1. An uncommon disorder that destroys bone is turning up with surprising frequency among people infected with the AIDS virus, federal researchers reported Friday. 2. Anorexic women are most likely to have been born in the spring or early summer, reports a researcher in Scotland. 3. Adapting to the American way of life can make immigrants sick in the head, researchers reported Monday. 4. Both patients turned out to be making enough of their own Factor IX that clinically effective amounts were reaching the bloodstream, the researchers reported. 5. But the results of a large clinical trial suggest that when used alone without other treatments the therapy is not effective in reducing cocaine dependency, researchers reported Wednesday. 6. Even being socially well-connected, which could provide emotional support during hard times, could not overcome the harmful effects of chronic severe stress, the researchers reported. 7. Marijuana remains the drug of choice among young people in Greater Boston, but LSD, methamphetamines and some prescription drugs are making inroads, a researcher reported Tuesday. 8. A new osteoporosis drug has been found to reduce hip, leg and some other fractures in postmenopausal women that some treatments fail to prevent, researchers reported today. 9. The drug Cordarone is twice as effective as two other widely prescribed medicines at treating atrial fibrillation, a common heart flutter, researchers reported today. 10. The study found that the genetic counseling the couples had received gave them a good understanding of the risk, researchers reported in the July issue of Pediatrics. |