A ship dating back to the 1600s has been found near a hotel in central Stockholm. “The discovery of the wreck is extremely interesting given the place where it was made,” Maritime Museum Director Hans-Lennarth Ohlsson said in a statement from the Stockholm museum’s website. “There was a naval shipyard on this spot until the [...]
The proportion of surgeons with high annual radical prostatectomy (RP) caseloads has increased over
the last decade, and patients undergoing RPs are at lower risk of complications or transfusions if their surgeons
are in the high caseload tertile, according to research published in the December issue of The Journal of
Urology.
Cardiovascular risk factor assessment in childhood is not predictive of adult cardiovascular disease
unless measured at or after 9 years of age, according to research published online Nov. 29 in
Circulation.
Increased visceral body fat appears to be negatively associated with bone health, potentially serving
as a risk factor for osteoporosis among premenopausal women, according to a study presented at the annual meeting
of the Radiological Society of North America, held from Nov. 28 to Dec. 3 in Chicago.
Overall, pregnancy-related mortality has increased substantially, with African-American women dying at
more than three times the rate of white women, according to a study in the December issue of Obstetrics
& Gynecology.
Trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine appears effective in young children, even those under the age
of 2, according to research published online Nov. 23 in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.
In a new report, the Institute of Medicine has set new dietary intake levels for vitamin D and
calcium, and the agency notes that most North Americans already get enough calcium and vitamin D to be
healthy.
Nonanthracycline-containing chemotherapy regimens for the adjuvant treatment of operable stage I to
III breast cancer are discussed, including efficacy and toxicity results from recent randomized clinical trials
comparing anthracycline to nonanthracycline-containing regimens.
Since management of type 1 diabetes improved markedly in the 1980s, survival rates in those with the
disease have improved as well, but mortality is still much higher than that in the general population, according to
research published in the December issue of Diabetes Care.
Women with diabetes mellitus and breast cancer appear to be at a higher risk of mortality and other
negative breast cancer-related events, according to two studies published online Nov. 29 in the Journal of Clinical
Oncology. Several other studies published online also highlight the links between obesity, diabetes, and poor
breast cancer prognosis.
First-degree relatives of individuals with type 2 diabetes do not appear to sustain greater
deleterious effects of physical inactivity in regards to adipose tissue metabolism compared to control subjects,
according to a study published in the November issue of Diabetes.
Parts of a religious building and a wall that encircled a town dating back to 100 B.C. have been found in Myanmar. The town remnants were found after an excavation in two sites in Wadee in central Myanmar during July-August this year, Xinhua reported citing the official daily New Light of Myanmar. The new find [...]
In young women now getting cervical cancer screening every two years instead of annually, health care
providers should be aware of other opportunities for chlamydial screening, according to research published in the
December issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology.
The Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration equation, which has been proposed to replace the
Modification of Diet in Renal Disease for better accuracy, estimates slightly higher glomerular filtration rates
and categorizes fewer patients as having stage III or worse chronic kidney disease, according to research published
in the November issue of The Journal of Urology.
When oncologists and cancer patients discuss informed consent for clinical trial participation,
oncologists may leave out key topics, while patients may interpret information incorrectly, according to a study
published online Nov. 22 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
Lifestyle risk factors over a lifetime, especially fruit and vegetable consumption, are associated
with the degree of adult arterial stiffness, according to research published online Nov. 29 in
Circulation.
People who pay their own medical costs are less likely to undergo elective surgery to repair a torn
meniscus than those with private or government-issued health insurance, according to research published in the Oct.
20 issue of the Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.
Cigarette smoking appears to be significantly associated with autoantibody positive and negative
rheumatoid arthritis in African-Americans with more than 10 pack-years of exposure, according to a study published
online Aug. 18 in Arthritis & Rheumatism.
Walking appears to slow cognitive decline in healthy individuals as well as those with mild cognitive
impairment or Alzheimer's disease, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society
of North America, held from Nov. 28 to Dec. 3 in Chicago.
Women with a personal history of breast cancer may benefit from annual magnetic resonance imaging
screening in addition to mammography, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological
Society of North America, held from Nov. 28 to Dec. 3 in Chicago.
The use of computed tomography (CT) in the emergency department has increased at a higher rate than CT
use in other clinical settings, according to a study published online Nov. 29 in Radiology to coincide with the
annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America, held from Nov. 28 to Dec. 3 in Chicago.
People with inflammatory bowel disease who acquire a nosocomial infection have a significantly higher
risk of mortality and increased length of stay in the hospital, according to research published in the November
issue of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
There appears to be no correlation between low bone mineral density and atopic dermatitis in children,
and use of topical corticosteroids in children with atopic dermatitis is not associated with a decrease in bone
mineral density, according to a study published in the November issue of the Journal of the American Academy of
Dermatology.
The number of prescriptions written for controlled medications for adolescents and young adults has
approximately doubled since 1994, according to research published online Nov. 29 in Pediatrics.
A summary of a clinical practice guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of acute Achilles tendon
rupture is available in the Oct. 20 issue of the Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, though the authors
recommend reviewing the full guideline and evidence report.
An estimated 1 percent of the deaths that occur in the world annually are due to passive smoking, and
many of these deaths are in children, according to research published online Nov. 26 in The Lancet.
Children with a high body mass index may develop heart disease-associated risk factors by their teens,
though they -- girls in particular -- may be able to improve their heart disease profiles if they are able to
reduce the excess weight by the time they reach adolescence, according to research published online Nov. 25 in
BMJ.
No one knows what it means when a skincare product is "green," because this is an
as-of-yet undefined marketing term. In general, it does not mean that the product is colored green, but rather that
the product is environmentally friendly.
Tattoos are increasingly prevalent in Western society. One survey found that 24 percent of respondents
had tattoos. While options for tattoo removal include excision, dermabrasion and CO2 laser vaporization, selective
short-pulsed laser treatment is the preferred modality.
As of January 2010, physicians lost one more category of income from the Medicare reimbursement table.
Consultation codes were eliminated, with physicians being told to replace them with the lower codes for new or
existing patients to cover consultation visits. On Call asked dermatologists around the country whether they had
seen any impact on their practice when the codes were discontinued.
The cover story on my office copy of this month's Readers Digest caught my eye. The title was
"Doctors Confess Their Fatal Mistakes." The article recorded personal accounts of errors made by
several healthcare providers. In the introduction, the author included a statement about being surprised that so
many medical professionals were not only willing but also eager to share their stories.
A new technique that begins with early tangential excision and coverage with cadaver allograft (A),
followed by placement of cultured epithelial autograft (CEA) onto an allodermis base (CEA/A) is an effective
treatment for coverage of large burns, according to a recent study.
Has the sun set on the 10 percent tanning bed tax that was included in the new healthcare law, now
that the Republicans are ready to flex their muscles on Capitol Hill? Does legislation introduced earlier this year
that would give feds the power to regulate indoor tanning have a chance in this new Congress?
There is a gold standard in woundcare systems based on the concept of negative pressure wound therapy
(NPWT), but making refinements to the gold standard is driving innovation that is seeing the emergence of
alternative woundcare systems.
Clinical trials with a novel immune-based therapy known as PV-10 (Provectus Pharmaceuticals) shows
promise in the treatment of advanced melanoma.
Dr. Light has been in practice for 25 years. He has never considered himself a "cosmetic
dermatologist." He makes the decision to learn more about cosmetic procedures. He feels that if he treads
slowly and approaches the learning process of cosmetic dermatology the same way he approached medical dermatology,
he can't go wrong.
Despite initial protests, dermatologists required to participate in maintenance of certification (MOC)
programs generally view them as helpful tools for improving patient care, doctors say. However, even some MOC
proponents question the effectiveness of the American Board of Dermatology recertification test in this regard, and
the recent shift to a closed-book format.
Ronald L. Moy, M.D., has always cared about dermatology, but he never intended to join the specialty.
Today, he is president-elect of the American Academy of Dermatology 2010 board of directors, set to assume the
academy's presidency in February 2011.
Weight misperceptions are common among reproductive-age women, according to a study in the December
issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology.
The ingestion of foreign bodies is a serious and recurring problem that rarely has endoscopic
complications but can be expensive to treat, according to research published in the November issue of Clinical
Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
Egypt’s Al-Ahly Bank has released to the Supreme Council of Antiquities 200 artifacts that have sat unclaimed in their vaults since the late 19th and 20th centuries. These antiquities collectors had stored their collection inside boxes in the vaults of the Al-Ahly Bank, according to Tarek Amer, chairman of the bank. Since the early 20th [...]
Children of parents who divorce are more than twice as likely to suffer a stroke at some point in
their lives, according to research presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, held
from Nov. 19 to 23 in New Orleans.
Children of mothers who breast-feed while on antiepileptic drugs do not appear to suffer harmful
cognitive effects, according to research published online Nov. 24 in Neurology.
The Egyptian temple dedicated to the god Ptah, located in Memphis, is surrounded by a lake of sewage due to neglect by sanitation authorities. The temple, built during the reign of Ramesses II (1279 BC – 1213 BC) and once a major tourist attraction, now serves as a home for stray dogs, reports Almasry Alyoum. [...]
Genetic testing performed on residents of a remote village in China have shown that they may be descended from a “lost legion” of Roman soldiers. Tests found that the DNA of some villagers in Liqian, on the fringes of the Gobi Desert in north-western China, was 56 per cent Caucasian in origin. Many of the [...]
Women on long-acting contraceptives are more likely to complete sexually transmitted infection
screening when they can self-test at home instead of going to a clinic, according to research published in the
December issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology.
Ischemic stroke patients treated with intravenous alteplase tend to fare better than those who do not
undergo thrombolysis, and this holds true for those over the age of 80, according to research published online Nov.
23 in BMJ.
Retirement from work appears to have no influence on the prevalence of chronic disease, but it does
appear to lessen physical and mental fatigue and depressive symptoms, particularly in those with chronic diseases
prior to retirement, according to research published online Nov. 23 in BMJ.
Specialists spend a substantial amount of time providing routine chronic disease follow-up care, and
reallocating half of this care to primary care physicians would add a few work weeks for each primary care
physician, according to research published online Oct. 18 in Medical Care.
Consumption of peanuts during pregnancy is associated with later sensitization to peanuts and possible
peanut allergy among infants with apparent egg or milk allergy, according to research published online Oct. 29 in
the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
Harm to patients in several North Carolina hospitals was common in a recent six-year period, and it
did not appear to decrease substantially during this time, according to research published in the Nov. 25 issue of
the New England Journal of Medicine.
A standard patch-test screening series for diagnosing contact dermatitis allergic reactions to skin
care products fails to do so in a substantial number of people, according to research published in the November
issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.
The use of proton-pump inhibitors by pregnant women in the first trimester to treat the symptoms of
gastroesophageal reflux does not significantly increase the risk of major birth defects, according to a study in
the Nov. 25 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
Patients receiving allogeneic hematopoietic-cell transplants during a period in the mid-2000s had a
variety of improved outcomes compared to patients during a period 10 years earlier, according to research published
in the Nov. 25 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
After weight loss, a maintenance diet higher in protein and with a modest reduction in the glycemic
index prevents significant weight regain better than other diets, according to a study in the Nov. 25 issue of the
New England Journal of Medicine.
Dextromethorphan, a known "probe drug" for both CYP2D6 and CYP3A4 metabolism, can be
used as a phenotyping probe for tamoxifen metabolism in women who must take tamoxifen for breast cancer treatment,
according to research presented at the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer/National Cancer
Institute/American Association for Cancer Research Symposium on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics, held
from Nov. 16 to 19 in Berlin.
The relationship between depression and diabetes appears to be bidirectional: those with diabetes may
be at higher risk for depression, and vice versa, according to research published in the Nov. 22 issue of the
Archives of Internal Medicine.
Patterns of alcohol consumption may be more strongly associated with risk for ischemic events than
overall volume of alcohol consumption, according to research published Nov. 23 in BMJ.
Statins can actually improve liver function in patients with abnormal liver tests, and those patients
reap substantially greater cardiovascular benefits from the drugs compared to patients who have normal liver tests,
according to research published online Nov. 24 in The Lancet.
Fractional ablative carbon dioxide laser resurfacing is minimally to moderately effective in
rejuvenating the skin of Asian patients, but causes a higher rate of post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation than
non-ablative fractional resurfacing laser treatment, according to a clinical report published in the November issue
of Lasers in Surgery and Medicine.
Overall lumbar scoliosis, but not segmental scoliosis, decreases the likelihood of patient
satisfaction and significant functional improvement in patients undergoing X-STOP surgery for spinal stenosis,
according to research published in the November issue of The Spine Journal.
Patients who receive implantable cardioverter-defibrillator and cardiac resynchronization
therapy-defibrillator devices outside of clinical trials appear to fare as well as those who are followed in the
device clinic setting, according to research published online Nov. 22 in Circulation.
High-risk neuroblastoma appears to be more prevalent in blacks and Native Americans, and blacks with
high-risk disease tend to have a higher rate of late-occurring events, according to research published online Nov.
22 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
Practitioners frequently err in determining the severity of prostate cancer, but clinical stage does
not appear to influence risk of recurrence after surgical treatment, according to research published online Nov. 22
in Cancer.
Adolescents are most concerned about the privacy of their health information, but also are sensitive
to the psychological, social, and physical aspects of privacy encountered in health care situations, according to a
study published online Nov. 22 in Pediatrics.
Pregnancies resulting from in vitro fertilization using donated eggs are more likely to result in
gestational hypertension and preeclampsia than vitro fertilization pregnancies in which autologous eggs are
implanted, and pregnancies from cryopreserved embryos are also tied to a higher risk for hypertensive disorders,
according to a study in the December issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology.
When faced with managing even the most common abnormal Pap smear and human papillomavirus testing
results, most physicians, including obstetrician-gynecologists, do not adhere to current management guidelines,
according to research published in the December issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology.
Independent of maternal intelligence quotient, residential setting, and sociodemographics, children
born late-preterm are at higher risk for having a lower intelligence quotient and more behavioral problems at age 6
than children from a full-term pregnancy, according to research published online Nov. 22 in
Pediatrics.
Patients using dual antiplatelet therapy have a clinically significant risk of acute hemorrhage,
though many of these are minor bleeds, according to research published in the Nov. 22 issue of the Archives of
Internal Medicine.
Taking two oral antiretroviral drugs, emtricitabine and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate, once a day may
prevent the acquisition of HIV in men who have sex with men, according to a study published online Nov. 23 in the
New England Journal of Medicine.
Nearly 10 percent of pregnant women may suffer from depressive disorders, and these disorders are
significantly associated with identifiable, clinically relevant risk factors, according to research published in
the November issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology.
The mortality rate for children and adults has declined in individuals with congenital heart disease,
but there is still significant mortality in adults, and ethnic/racial disparities persist, according to research
published online Nov. 22 in Circulation.
Having higher serum concentrations of α-carotene is associated with a lower risk of
death from cardiovascular disease, cancer, and all causes, according to research published online Nov. 22 in the
Archives of Internal Medicine.
In the face of rising numbers of HIV-positive women in the United States, many of them of reproductive
age, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has issued a set of new guidelines to assist Ob-Gyns
in delivering optimal care to this population. The guidelines have been published in the December issue of
Obstetrics & Gynecology.
In individuals with type 2 diabetes, a combination of aerobic and resistance training -- but not
either one alone -- is associated with improved HbA1c levels compared to not exercising, according to research
published in the Nov. 24 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Adults whose mothers had late-onset Alzheimer's disease -- but not those whose fathers did -- have a
pathobiological phenotype marked by amyloid-beta oxidative stress, which may reflect their risk for developing the
disease themselves, according to a study published in the Nov. 15 issue of Biological Psychiatry.
Large serrated polyps discovered during a colonoscopy are associated with an increased risk of
colorectal cancer -- proximal colorectal cancer in particular, according to research published in the November
issue of Gastroenterology.
More frequent in-center hemodialysis (six days per week instead of three days per week) appears to
improve left ventricular mass and improve patient-reported physical health, but may require more frequent
interventions related to vascular access, according to a study published online Nov. 20 in the New England Journal
of Medicine to coincide with the American Society of Nephrology's Renal Week 2010, held from Nov. 16 to 21 in
Denver.
Musculoskeletal comorbidities, particularly back, foot, and elbow pain, are associated with worse knee
pain scores in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee, according to research published online Aug. 26 in
Arthritis Care & Research.
A novel treatment for leg telangiectasias using sequential pulses from combined long pulsed dye and
Nd:YAG lasers produces good results with minimal side effects, according to a clinical report in the November issue
of Lasers in Surgery and Medicine.
The incidence of adverse events seen in emergency departments that were linked to infant cough and
cold medications dropped by more than half soon after the over-the-counter products were withdrawn from the market
in 2007, according to a study published online Nov. 22 in Pediatrics.
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