Lithium May Help Beat Alcoholism in Trial Group
CHICAGO AP More than half of alcoholics treated with lithium in a trial achieved abstinence during a year of medication, after previous failures. Twelve of 19 patients on 300 mg lithium doses stayed abstinent for 12 months, versus 16 of 40 on placebos.
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Chicago
Hium
Jan Fawcett
Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center
Health Breast X-rays: Small risk from therapy after lumpectomy
AP reports radiation therapy after lumpectomy for breast cancer carries only a small risk of later tumors or serious side effects. The Journal of the American Medical Association article notes low absolute risk, with local recurrence about 1 percent per year for up to 10 years. Editorial cautions 50 percent secondary mastectomy survival applies mainly to early-stage cases.
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Chicago
Bernard Fisher
University of Pittsburgh
Journal of the American Medical Association
William Bloomer
Mount Sinai Medical Center
New York
Bloomer
Three Peoria sisters all have baby boys on same day
In Peoria two hospitals witnessed three sisters delivering baby boys on Tuesday. Molly Foster first gave birth to Gregory at 8:15 am, then Liz Kumpf followed with Timothy at 9:27 pm, while Kay Leitner began labor at Methodist across the street with her first child.
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Peoria
Roger Monroe
Monroe
Methodist Medical Center
Harry N. Ores
Molly Foster
St. Francis Medical Center
Gregory
Kumpf
Kay Leitner
Methodist
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