TORONTO An investigational drug for osteoporosis showed promising improvements in bone structure in a randomized trial, a researcher said here.

BOSTON When surgical teams completed a one page procedural checklist in the operating room, deaths and complication rates were markedly reduced, researchers here found in an international study.

MERRITT ISLAND, Fla. For detecting ligament tears in the wrist, a three Tesla magnetic resonance image is nearly as accurate as findings from arthroscopy, a researcher here said.

SAN DIEGO Serum levels of insulin like growth factor IGF 1 can serve as a useful indicator of efficacy in children being treated with the recombinant growth hormone somatropin Saizen , researchers said here.

SAN DIEGO Treatment of children with severe primary insulin like growth factor 1 IGF 1 deficiency with mecasermin Increlex was more effective among those who were younger and had not previously received growth promoting therapy, a researcher reported here.