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Dr. Roshini Raj Medical Headlines: Dec. 20

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The latest medical headlines for Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012.

A new study published in The Lancet medical journal shows antibiotics don't help treat lower-respiratory infections.

Researchers randomly assigned more then 2,000 adults complaining of a cough to take either an antibiotic or a placebo for a week.

Overall, the antibiotic was no more effective at relieving symptoms than the placebo.

Dr. Roshini Raj is a gastroenterologist at NYU Langone

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