CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- A robotic-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy seems to lead to a faster surgical recovery than an open procedure, found investigators here.

LOS ANGELES -- Being 70 or older is no barrier to a liver transplant, researchers here said.

WASHINGTON -- Medicare has told hospitals that they will soon be responsible on their own for the expenses that incur from many common preventable mistakes they make.

ATLANTA -- Advanced laryngeal cancer occurs disproportionately among the uninsured and patients on Medicaid, investigators here reported.

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. --The farther patients must travel to reach a specialist who can diagnose melanoma, the more likely they are to have a thicker lesion, researchers here reported.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Sexual predators are more likely to inflict excessive injury on women with physical disabilities than on those with mental or developmental problems, investigators reported here.

SAN FRANCISCO -- The ability to cope with stress may be linked to HDL levels, researchers found.

NEW YORK -- A double-barreled initial approach to chronic myelogenous leukemia with both imatinib (Gleevec) and dasatinib (SPRYCEL) may prevent treatment-resistant genetic mutations.

CHICAGO -- Many parents who undergo genetic testing disclose the results to their children long before preventive interventions are indicated, investigators here reported.

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ROCKVILLE, Md. -- Nursing mothers with a genetic predisposition for rapidly metabolizing codeine in pain medication can seriously overdose their babies with morphine, the FDA warned today.

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LONDON -- Ischemia from three five-minute squeezes of the right upper arm just before an elective coronary artery bypass graft may help stave off myocardial injury, suggested investigators here.

SEOUL, South Korea -- The Cox-2 inhibitor celecoxib (Celebrex) used for six months after implantation of a paclitaxel-eluting stent reduced the risk of restenosis, researchers here found.

GREENVILLE, N.C. -- Children need fat to fuel growth and should not be put on low-fat diets, researchers said.

PITTSBURGH -- Direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription drugs shot up 330% over the past decade despite criticisms, researchers here found.

ROCKVILLE, Md. -- The FDA warned to parents not to give nonprescription cough and cold medicines to children younger than two years.

BETHESDA, Md. -- Medical abortion does not lead to extra adverse effects on outcomes of a first subsequent pregnancy, compared with surgical abortion, found a nationwide Danish registry.

AMSTERDAM -- Prophylactic cranial irradiation improves survival in patients with small-cell lung cancer and should be a standard part of treatment, researchers here said.

LONDON -- An "eating for two" approach to junk food during pregnancy and breastfeeding may boost baby's appetite for the same and lead to obesity, researchers said.