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Which Best Predicts Prostate Cancer Risk? Race, Family History Or Baseline PSA African-American men with family histories of prostate cancer could benefit from a baseline prostate-specific antigen (PSA) reading to determine their probability of developing the disease. Americans Who Are Not Taking Advantage Of Lower- Cost Generic Prescriptions Are Wasting Their Hard-earned Money - AARP According to a new report released by AARP, manufacturer prices of 185 widely used generic drugs in Medicare Part D decreased by an average of 9.6 percent in 2007. A report from AARP earlier this year showed that manufacturer prices of 220 of the most commonly used brand-name drugs by Part D enrollees increased by more than seven percent during the same period. In Fight Against Deadly Brain Tumors Common Virus May Serve As Target For Vaccine By targeting a common virus, doctors may be able to extend the lives of patients diagnosed with the most prevalent and deadly type of brain tumor, according to a study led by researchers in Duke's Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center. Latest Research On GI Health Presented At DDW 2008 Colonoscopy: New developments in polyp detection, colonoscopy preparation and sedation techniques that will increase the effectiveness of colonoscopy and ease patient concerns about the procedure will be presented. Research advances in sedation include computer-assisted sedation systems and the new evidence supporting the administration of propofol by GI physicians. Chemotherapy Might Help Cancer Vaccines Work Chemotherapy given in conjunction with cancer vaccines may boost the immune system's response, potentially improving the effectiveness of this promising type of cancer therapy, according to a study by researchers in the Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center.