(June 5, 2009 - Insidermedicine) From Boston - According to research published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions, drug-eluting stents are beneficial for older patients. In a study of over 11,000 patients over the age of 70, researchers found that those who received paclitaxel-eluting stents had similar rates of death, heart attack, and stent thrombosis as those who received bare metal stents, but had a 54% lower rate of revascularization.

From New Haven - According to research in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, three in one thousand American children have been diagnosed with Tourette syndrome. About 75% of those aged 6 to 17 with the condition are boys, and nearly 80% have been diagnosed with at least one other mental health condition, such as behavior problems, anxiety, depression and attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder.

And finally, from Chicago - According to research presented during Digestive Disease Week, optical analysis of colon polyps has proven to be accurate. In a study of 126 patients, researchers found that 94% of polyps identified as adenomas using the optical method during a colonoscopy were diagnosed correctly. However, the optical method was slightly less accurate for smaller polyps that were 5 mm or less.

For Insidermedicine in 60, I'm Dr. Susan Sharma.