• Video of Damage at Egyptian Museum

    Updated: 2011-01-29 22:34:00

  • Assessment of the criminal recidivism among individuals with mental disorders. - Filov G I.

    Updated: 2011-01-29 19:26:22
    Epidemiological studies conducted in various regions through the world point to an increased risk of violence among individuals with mental disorders. Violent behaviour occurs in a certain social system that involves a whole person with a certain history o... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))

  • ACIP updates antiviral guidelines for flu treatment

    Updated: 2011-01-29 03:53:31
    The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has issued updated guidelines regarding the use of antiviral agents for the treatment and chemoprophylaxis of influenza, according to a report in the January 21 issue of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The new recommendations, which include a summary of the effectiveness and safety of antiviral treatment medications, update those issued by the committee in 2008.

  • HAOs dodge disclosure of pharma donor ties

    Updated: 2011-01-29 03:53:16
    Health advocacy organizations that promote research and access to healthcare services for members routinely fail to disclose their financial ties to the pharmaceutical industry, according to a study released online in the American Journal of Public Health.

  • Analgesic medication errors are common

    Updated: 2011-01-29 03:53:15
    Medication errors involving analgesics, including mistakes in prescribing, are a major contributor to suboptimal therapeutic outcomes and preventable adverse patient events, according to a study published in The Journal of Pain, reported Newswise.com.

  • It is all about me.

    Updated: 2011-01-29 03:51:44
    I was interviewed for Birmingham Skeptics and you can hear the result at http://brumskeptics.blogspot.com/2011/01/podcast-posting-interview-with-mark.html. It is bad enough listening to myself as I correct my podcasts, so I have no idea how good the interview is; it was fun at the time.   And the picture makes me look fatter than I am. Oh well.

  • Natural History of Penetrating Atherosclerotic Ulcers

    Updated: 2011-01-28 19:30:44
    Objectives: Increased utilization of computed tomography angiography (CTA) has increased the radiologic diagnosis of penetrating atherosclerotic ulcers (PAUs), which are defined as the ulceration of atherosclerotic plaque through the internal elastic lamina into the aortic media. However, their clinical relevance and indications for endovascular exclusion remain unclear. (Source: Journal of Vascular Surgery)MedWorm Sponsor Message: Watch the new MedWorm demo and find out how to get all the very latest, relevant, organized information daily!

  • Does Preoperative Anemia Adversely Affect Colon and Rectal Surgery Outcomes?

    Updated: 2011-01-28 19:30:29
    Conclusions: This large multicenter database analysis suggests that the presence of severe and moderate and even mild preoperative anemia is an independent risk factor for complications and a longer hospital stay after colon surgery. (Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons)

  • In Memoriam: Alexander Gottschalk, MD (1932-2010)

    Updated: 2011-01-28 18:56:25
    : , Register or : Login : Password Auto-Login Reminder Search This Periodical Periodicals MEDLINE Periodicals MEDLINE for Advanced Search MEDLINE My Recent Searches My Saved Searches Search Tips JOURNAL HOME CURRENT ISSUE BROWSE ALL ISSUES SEARCH THIS JOURNAL JOURNAL INFORMATION •   Aims and Scope •   Editorial Board •   Guide for Authors •   Info for Advertisers •   Contact Information •   Permission to Reuse •   Pricing Information SUBSCRIBE TO JOURNAL CAREER OPPORTUNITIES  RSS More : periodicals FIND A PERIODICAL FIND A PORTAL GO TO PRODUCT CATALOG Volume 41 Issue 2 Pages 82-83 March 2011 2 of 9 FULL TEXT FULL-TEXT PDF 267 KB GET FULL TEXT ELSEWHERE CITATION ALERT CITED BY RELATED ARTICLES EXPORT CITATION EMAIL TO A COLLEAGUE RIGHTS PERMISSIONS NEED REPRINTS

  • Right Ventricular Myxoma

    Updated: 2011-01-28 13:47:39
    Register or : Login : Password Auto-Login Reminder Search This Periodical Periodicals MEDLINE Periodicals MEDLINE for Advanced Search MEDLINE My Recent Searches My Saved Searches Search Tips CONTACT ACC VISIT CARDIOSOURCE  RSS More : periodicals FIND A PERIODICAL FIND A PORTAL GO TO PRODUCT CATALOG Volume 57 Issue 5 Page 630 1 February 2011 17 of 23 FULL TEXT FULL-TEXT PDF 519 KB GET FULL TEXT ELSEWHERE CITATION ALERT CITED BY RELATED ARTICLES EXPORT CITATION EMAIL TO A COLLEAGUE RIGHTS PERMISSIONS DOWNLOAD IMAGES NEED REPRINTS BOOKMARK ARTICLE Right Ventricular Myxoma Sudarat Satitthummanid MD ⁎ § Monravee Tumkosit MD † Vichai Benjacholamas MD †§ Pairoj Chattranukulchai MD ⁎ § Smonporn Boonyaratavej MD ⁎ § Sarinya Puwanant MD ⁎ § Received 19 April 2010 accepted 21

  • Family History of Heart Disease: The Re-Emergence of a Traditional Risk Factor⁎

    Updated: 2011-01-28 13:47:39
    The familial aggregation of coronary artery disease (CAD) was first noted in several relatively small epidemiological studies performed in the 1950s and early 1960s (). Some of these early reports actually predated the identification of the major “traditional” risk factors of CAD by Framingham investigators. Thus, it was initially not clear what proportion of the familial aggregation of CAD observed was simply a consequence of the familial aggregation of traditional risk factors. (Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology)

  • Parental History and Myocardial Infarction Risk Across the World: The INTERHEART Study

    Updated: 2011-01-28 13:47:38
    : Register or : Login : Password Auto-Login Reminder Search This Periodical Periodicals MEDLINE Periodicals MEDLINE for Advanced Search MEDLINE My Recent Searches My Saved Searches Search Tips CONTACT ACC VISIT CARDIOSOURCE  RSS More : periodicals FIND A PERIODICAL FIND A PORTAL GO TO PRODUCT CATALOG Volume 57 Issue 5 Pages 619-627 1 February 2011 15 of 23 FULL TEXT FULL-TEXT PDF 1130 KB GET FULL TEXT ELSEWHERE ADD-ONS CITATION ALERT CITED BY RELATED ARTICLES EXPORT CITATION EMAIL TO A COLLEAGUE RIGHTS PERMISSIONS DOWNLOAD IMAGES NEED REPRINTS BOOKMARK ARTICLE Parental History and Myocardial Infarction Risk Across the : World The INTERHEART Study Clara K. Chow MBBS , PhD ⁎ † § Shofiqul Islam MSc ⁎ Leonelo Bautista MD , DrPH ∥ Zvonko Rumboldt MD , PhD ¶ Afzal Yusufali MD

  • Inappropriate Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Shocks: Incidence, Predictors, and Impact on Mortality

    Updated: 2011-01-28 13:47:33
    Conclusions: In a large cohort of ICD patients, inappropriate shocks were common. The most important finding is the association between inappropriate shocks and mortality, independent of interim appropriate shocks. (Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology)

  • Gynecologic Oncologists Improve Patient Survival Rates

    Updated: 2011-01-28 05:00:00
    Patients with high-risk endometrial cancer, who are under the care of gynecologic oncologists, have improved survival rates, according to a study published online Jan. 24 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

  • With Typical Autoimmune Hepatitis Labs, Biopsy Unneeded

    Updated: 2011-01-28 05:00:00
    Patients with clinical features of autoimmune hepatitis are likely to have a compatible liver histology and may not need to undergo a liver biopsy, according to a study published in the January issue of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

  • Too Few African-American Nephrology Fellows

    Updated: 2011-01-28 05:00:00
    The percentage of African-American nephrology fellows is disproportionately less than the percentage of African-American patients with end-stage renal disease, according to a study published online Jan. 27 in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

  • Menopausal Symptoms Linked to Lower Risk of Breast Cancer

    Updated: 2011-01-28 05:00:00
    Women who experience menopausal symptoms and have increased intensity of hot flushes have a reduced risk of postmenopausal breast cancer, according to a study published online Jan. 6 in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.

  • Low Birth Weight Impacts Adult Arterial Proportions

    Updated: 2011-01-28 05:00:00
    Higher intima-media thickness in young adults born with very low birth weight may be linked to an increased risk for cardiovascular disease, according to a study published online Jan. 24 in Pediatrics.

  • HIV Patients Tolerate Radiation for Head-and-Neck Cancer

    Updated: 2011-01-28 05:00:00
    Radiation therapy is relatively well tolerated in appropriately selected patients with HIV, according to a study published in the Jan. 1 issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics.

  • Diet May Be to Blame for Rise in Asthma Prevalence

    Updated: 2011-01-28 05:00:00
    The prevalence of asthma is increasing rapidly, and diet has emerged in the last 15 years as a possible culprit. Researchers explore the relationship between diet and asthma in two articles published in the February issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association.

  • Deep Brain Stimulation Stalls Parkinson's Progression

    Updated: 2011-01-28 05:00:00
    In patients with Parkinson's disease who are effectively treated with deep brain stimulation, the natural progression of the disease's motor symptoms appears to stabilize over time, according to a study published in the November issue of the International Journal of Neuroscience.

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy May Reduce Heart Disease

    Updated: 2011-01-28 05:00:00
    Cognitive behavioral therapy may decrease the risk of recurrent acute myocardial infarction and cardiovascular disease, according to a study published in the Jan. 24 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine.

  • Cancer Patients Unlikely to Seek Help to Quit Smoking

    Updated: 2011-01-28 05:00:00
    Although most patients diagnosed with cancer report receiving advice to quit smoking, less than half of them actually express an interest in joining a smoking cessation program, according to a study published online Jan. 10 in Cancer.

  • C-Reactive Protein Level Does Not Modify Statin Benefit

    Updated: 2011-01-28 05:00:00
    Baseline C-reactive protein concentration does not alter the benefit of statin therapy for high-risk patients, according to a study published online Jan. 28 in The Lancet.

  • Biosensor May ID Antibiotic Susceptibility of Bacteria

    Updated: 2011-01-28 05:00:00
    A biosensor-based antimicrobial susceptibility test may enable the rapid determination of antibiotic susceptibility of urinary tract pathogens, according to a study published in the January issue of The Journal of Urology.

  • Aortic Dissection Rare in Pregnancy With Bicuspid AV

    Updated: 2011-01-28 05:00:00
    Aortic dissection is rare in women with bicuspid aortic valve who are pregnant, according to a study published in the January issue of The American Journal of Cardiology.

  • Air Filters May Reduce Cardiovascular Disease Risk

    Updated: 2011-01-28 05:00:00
    The use of high efficiency particle air filters may help to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease associated with air pollution exposure, according to a study published online Jan. 21 in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

  • Adult ADHD Linked to Lewy Body Dementia

    Updated: 2011-01-28 05:00:00
    Adults with symptoms of attention-deficit and hyperactivity disorder may be at increased risk of developing dementia with Lewy bodies, according to a study published in the January issue of the European Journal of Neurology.

  • Clinical validation of an autoantibody test for lung cancer

    Updated: 2011-01-27 23:00:00
    Conclusion: This assay confirms the value of an autoantibody panel as a diagnostic tool and offers a potential system for monitoring patients at high risk of LC. (Source: Annals of Oncology)

  • Common Variations in the Genes Encoding C-Reactive Protein, Tumor Necrosis Factor-{alpha}, and Interleukin-6, and the Risk of Clinical Diabetes in the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study [Molecular Diagnostics and Genetics]

    Updated: 2011-01-27 23:00:00
    CONCLUSIONS: We found modest associations between TNF variants and circulating concentrations of TNF--R2. Common variants of the CRP, TNF, and IL6 genes were not significantly associated with risk of clinical diabetes in postmenopausal women. (Source: Clinical Chemistry)

  • Meth activity on the rise

    Updated: 2011-01-27 18:23:46
    Despite the electronic-tracking systems for pseudoephedrine that have been implemented in several states, methamphetamine-related activity is on the rise.

  • NACDS launches mobile website

    Updated: 2011-01-27 18:23:44
    NACDS Mobile is the association?s new mobile website that serves as a ?guide on the go? specifically designed for ease of use on any smart phone with a web browser.

  • Group unveils guideline for expiration dating of nutritional supplements

    Updated: 2011-01-27 18:23:43
    A group of regulatory, industry, and consumer groups has created a new voluntary guideline to ensure that nutritional supplement companies have the necessary data to support expiration dating on product labels.

  • CDC's STD guidelines add botanical treatment

    Updated: 2011-01-27 18:23:42
    The Centers for Disease Control included a botanical treatment for genital warts in its recently revised 2010 CDC Sexually Transmitted Diseases Guidelines.

  • Pharmacy service: No fries with that

    Updated: 2011-01-27 18:23:42
    One pharmacist fantasizes about a world that draws the distinction between fast food and pharmacy.

  • Michigan Pharmacy Association finds inaccuracies in Medicaid savings report

    Updated: 2011-01-27 18:23:41
    The Michigan Pharmacy Association criticized a new report suggesting that the state could save $146 million by moving fee-for-service Medicaid recipients to managed care programs.

  • New study evaluates cardiovascular risk and safety of NSAIDs

    Updated: 2011-01-27 18:23:39
    British Medical Journal has published a new study, which analyzed 31 randomized controlled trials comparing the cardiovascular safety of any NSAID with placebo or other NSAIDs.

  • Generic competition expected to be strong as many small-molecule drug brands face patent expirations

    Updated: 2011-01-27 18:23:38
    Small-molecule drugs in the United States will experience the greatest degree of brand erosion as patents of many of the most popular drugs expire during the next several years, leaving them exposed to generic competition, according to a report published by Datamonitor.

  • NCPA holds first of 3 pharmacy ownership workshops in Atlanta

    Updated: 2011-01-27 18:23:37
    NCPA is holding the first of 3 pharmacy ownership workshops for 2011 in Atlanta, February 4 to February 6.

  • Half of Americans polled don't think vaccines cause autism

    Updated: 2011-01-27 18:23:36
    Half of Americans polled don't think vaccines cause autism. However, 18% are convinced that vaccines, like the MMR vaccine, can cause the disorder, and another 30% aren't sure, according to a new Harris Interactive/HealthDay poll.

  • 37 burials found at ancient Greek cemetery

    Updated: 2011-01-27 18:02:19
    A trove of ancient burials, dating from the Iron age to the early Hellenistic period have been found in Pella, northern Greece. Particularly remarkable are the graves of nine male warriors, including one that dates to circa 650 BC. This dead man, buried in a manner worthy of a celebrated hero, was interred with a [...]

  • Call for Applications: “On Healers and Healing: Exploring the Why, What and How of Medical Humanities Pedagogy” (Summer Seminar)

    Updated: 2011-01-27 14:21:45

  • Transplantation Risk Factors of Delirium Onset Identified

    Updated: 2011-01-27 05:00:00
    Pre- and post-transplantation risk factors may be able to assist in identifying patients at risk for delirium onset and severity during the acute phase of myeloablative hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation, according to a study published online Jan. 24 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

  • Ventricular Tachycardia More Common in Public Settings

    Updated: 2011-01-27 05:00:00
    Ventricular fibrillation or pulseless ventricular tachycardia happens more frequently when cardiac arrests are witnessed in a public setting as opposed to at home, according to research published in the Jan. 27 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.

  • Trospium Treatment Effective for Overactive Bladder

    Updated: 2011-01-27 05:00:00
    Treatment with trospium chloride extended-release in men with an overactive bladder is effective and safe, according to a study published in the January issue of Urology.

  • Smoking Explains Much of Europe's Mortality Gender Gap

    Updated: 2011-01-27 05:00:00
    Smoking appears to account for 40 to 60 percent of the gender gap in mortality across Europe, according to research published online Jan. 12 in Tobacco Control.

  • Resection of Colorectal Liver Metastases Ups Survival

    Updated: 2011-01-27 05:00:00
    Two-stage resection is associated with good outcomes for patients with advanced colorectal liver metastases compared to those treated nonsurgically, according to a study published online Jan. 24 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

  • Research Implementation Barriers for Nurses Revealed

    Updated: 2011-01-27 05:00:00
    Emergency nurses are motivated to learn more about conducting and using research to improve clinical practice, but barriers may be preventing this from occurring, according to a study published in the January issue of the Journal of Emergency Nursing.

  • Live Donor Kidney Transport Likely Safe

    Updated: 2011-01-27 05:00:00
    Live donor kidneys that are transported for transplant function just as well as do kidneys removed and transplanted on site, according to a study published online Jan. 10 in the American Journal of Transplantation.

  • Immune-Mediated Diseases May Up Thromboembolism Risk

    Updated: 2011-01-27 05:00:00
    People admitted to the hospital with immune-mediated diseases may have a higher risk of getting venous thromboembolism, according to research published online Jan. 10 in BMC Medicine.

  • Heart Failure Patients in General Wards Have Worse Prognosis

    Updated: 2011-01-27 05:00:00
    Patients with heart failure who are admitted to general hospital wards are at an increased risk of mortality compared to those admitted to cardiology wards, according to a study published online Dec. 20 in Heart.

  • Financial Incentive Has No Effect on Hypertension Care

    Updated: 2011-01-27 05:00:00
    Introduction of pay for performance had no effect on the processes of care or on hypertension-related clinical outcomes in the United Kingdom, according to a study published online Jan. 25 in BMJ.

  • Few Older Adults Receive Herpes Zoster Vaccination

    Updated: 2011-01-27 05:00:00
    Although the herpes zoster vaccine was approved for prevention of shingles by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2006 and recommended for adults aged 60 and older, uptake for the preventive vaccine remains well under 10 percent, according to research published in the February issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

  • Community-Based Exercise Alleviates Arthritis Pain

    Updated: 2011-01-27 05:00:00
    Community-deliverable exercise improves pain and physical function in adults with arthritis and other rheumatic diseases, according to a meta-analysis published in the January issue of Arthritis Care & Research.

  • CDC Issues Guidance on Drug for HIV Prevention

    Updated: 2011-01-27 05:00:00
    Daily pre-exposure prophylaxis with an antiviral medication may reduce the acquisition of HIV in men who have sex with men, and interim guidance for health care providers on the use of pre-exposure prophylaxis is published in the Jan. 28 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

  • Brain Response to Rectal Distension Different in IBS

    Updated: 2011-01-27 05:00:00
    Patients with irritable bowel syndrome experience greater brain activation in regions associated with emotional arousal and endogenous pain modulation when subjected to rectal distension, compared to controls, according to a meta-analysis published in the January issue of Gastroenterology.

  • Targeting Parents Leads to Sustained Child Weight Loss

    Updated: 2011-01-27 05:00:00
    Approaches that specifically target parents can result in significant weight loss in moderately obese prepubertal children, according to a study published online Jan. 24 in Pediatrics.

  • Surgeons feel spending slowdown

    Updated: 2011-01-27 05:00:00
    Some cosmetic surgeons’ incomes declined by as much as 50 percent during the economic recession, says Mark Berman, M.D., outgoing president of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, according to Amednews.com.

  • Suicidal thoughts high for surgeons

    Updated: 2011-01-27 05:00:00
    Mayo Clinic researchers have found that one in 16 U.S. surgeons had suicidal thoughts in the previous year — but that few of them sought help from a mental health professional, Medscape Medical News reports.

  • Medical societies form coalition

    Updated: 2011-01-27 05:00:00
    Four national medical societies have joined to form the Physicians Aesthetic Coalition to promote patient safety in cosmetic medicine and aesthetic surgery through education initiatives, Medical News Today reports.

  • Efforts to revive patient failed

    Updated: 2011-01-27 05:00:00
    A recently released medical report concludes that doctors at a cosmetic surgery center here worked for 18 minutes but could not revive 35-year-old Lidvian Zelaya, a Miami woman whose heart stopped during a Dec. 27 liposuction procedure, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports.

  • FDA sends complete response letter to MannKind regarding new inhaler

    Updated: 2011-01-27 01:04:30
    FDA has sent MannKind Corp. a complete response letter regarding the company?s NDA for Afrezza Inhalation Powder for the treatment of adult patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes for the control of hyperglycemia.

  • Merck halts vorapaxar study over bleeding concerns in stroke victims

    Updated: 2011-01-27 01:04:29
    Concern that its potential clot-preventing drug vorapaxar increased the risk of bleeding in stroke victims has prompted Merck & Co. to halt a late-stage study of the drug, the Associated Press reported.

  • FDA approves head lice treatment for children and adults

    Updated: 2011-01-27 01:04:28
    FDA approved spinosad (Natroba, ParaPRO LLC) Topical Suspension 0.9% for the treatment of head lice infestation in patients aged 4 years and older.

  • FDA approves vilazodone HCl for MDD

    Updated: 2011-01-27 01:04:27
    FDA has approved vilazodone HCl tablets (Viibryd, Clinical Data) for the treatment of adults with major depressive disorder.

  • Research firm ranks 'best' EHR, practice management systems

    Updated: 2011-01-27 01:04:25
    Research firm KLAS has released its 2010 Top 20 Best in KLAS Awards: Software & Professional Services report, which includes the annual rankings of healthcare information technology vendors. The rankings are based on more than 17,000 interviews conducted yearly with healthcare providers.

  • Tocilizumab Reduces Disease Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Updated: 2011-01-27 01:04:04
    Disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis is reduced by tocilizumab treatment, regardless of the measure by which it is evaluated, according to a study published in the January issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism.

  • Southern Association for the History of Medicine and Science (SAHMS) 13th Annual Meeting: Program Available

    Updated: 2011-01-26 17:49:23

  • Registration now available for CMS EHR incentive programs

    Updated: 2011-01-26 16:21:24
    Registration for the Medicare electronic health record (EHR) incentive program and, in some states, the Medicare EHR incentive program, is now available.

  • CMS e-prescribing policy will hurt IT adoption, say medical societies

    Updated: 2011-01-26 16:21:22
    The American Medical Association (AMA) and 103 state and specialty medical societies urged the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to revise the Medicare e-prescribing penalty policy in a letter sent to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. This policy, which would penalize physicians next year if they don?t use e-prescribing in the first 6 months of this year, will hurt efforts to implement widespread health information technology (IT) adoption among physician practices and cause them to take on needless financial and administrative burdens, according to the organizations.

  • Electronic messages may increase colorectal screening rates

    Updated: 2011-01-26 16:21:21
    Personalized electronic messages to patients overdue for screenings and mailings targeted to patients with expired orders for colonoscopies may increase colorectal cancer screening rates over the short term, according to two reports posted online that will be published in the April 11 print issue of Archives of Internal Medicine.

  • Technology changes needed for PCMH-N model to work, says internist

    Updated: 2011-01-26 16:21:20
    Technology needs to change so that information can be accessed quickly, easily, and safely if the Patient-Centered Medical Home?Neighbor (PCMH?N) model is going to be successful, writes Christine A. Sinsky, MD, a general internist, in the January 3 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine. Her editorial was in response to a position paper released by the American College of Physicians (ACP) in October.

  • Treatments for Spine Infection After Surgery Assessed

    Updated: 2011-01-26 05:00:00
    Anterior spine infection may occur following posterior pedicle screw instrumentation but can be successfully treated with combined posterior surgery and anterior debridement with fusion, according to a study published in the January issue of The Spine Journal.

  • Traffic Noise Tied to Increased Stroke Risk in Elderly

    Updated: 2011-01-26 05:00:00
    Exposure to residential road traffic noise is associated with an increased risk of stroke in people older than 64.5 years of age, according to a study published online Jan. 25 in the European Heart Journal.

  • Resurfacing Offers Help for Lichen Sclerosus of Penis

    Updated: 2011-01-26 05:00:00
    Resurfacing of the glans penis for treatment of lichen sclerosus is a straightforward surgical technique that provides excellent functional and cosmetic results, according to a case series and review published online Jan. 6 in The Journal of Sexual Medicine.

  • Recombinant Human Prolactin Increases Milk Volume

    Updated: 2011-01-26 05:00:00
    Treatment with recombinant human prolactin increases milk volume, induces changes in milk composition similar to those that take place in regular lactogenesis, and increases antimicrobially active oligosaccharide concentrations for women who have both prolactin deficiency and lactation insufficiency, according to a study published online Jan. 24 in Pediatrics.

  • Race-Concordance Not Related to Best Obesity Care

    Updated: 2011-01-26 05:00:00
    Obese black patients receive less exercise counseling and may receive less weight-reduction counseling than their white counterparts, regardless of patient-physician race concordance, according to research published online Jan. 13 in Obesity.

  • Peginterferon Promising for Hepatitis Delta Virus

    Updated: 2011-01-26 05:00:00
    Peginterferon alfa-2a, with or without adefovir, shows promise in the treatment of hepatitis delta virus, according to research published in the Jan. 27 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.

  • Hemodialysis Catheter Locking Solution Improves Outcomes

    Updated: 2011-01-26 05:00:00
    The incidence of catheter malfunction and bacteremia is reduced among patients undergoing hemodialysis with catheter locking solutions that include the addition of recombinant tissue plasminogen activator as compared to heparin alone, according to a study in the Jan. 27 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.

  • Electronic Health Records May Not Improve Care Quality

    Updated: 2011-01-26 05:00:00
    Electronic health records and clinical decision support do not appear to improve the quality of clinical care, according to a study published online Jan. 24 in the Archives of Internal Medicine.

  • Contrast-Stress Echocardiography Predicts Coronary Syndromes

    Updated: 2011-01-26 05:00:00
    Exercise-electrocardiogram testing may not accurately predict the risk of a cardiovascular event in patients with nondiagnostic electrocardiographic findings and normal 12-hour cardiac troponin levels, as compared to contrast-stress echocardiograms, according to a study published in the Jan. 15 issue of The American Journal of Cardiology.

  • Breast Implants May Be Associated With Rare Cancer

    Updated: 2011-01-26 05:00:00
    Saline or silicone gel-filled breast implants may be associated with anaplastic large cell lymphoma, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today. The agency requested that health care professionals report any confirmed cases of the disease in women with implants.

  • Antioxidant Supplementation May Improve Male Fertility

    Updated: 2011-01-26 05:00:00
    Antioxidant supplementation in subfertile men may increase the likelihood of pregnancy and live births for couples undergoing assisted reproduction techniques, according to a review published online Jan. 19 in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.

  • Abortion May Not Increase Psychiatric Problems

    Updated: 2011-01-26 05:00:00
    Women do not appear more likely to seek out psychiatric help after a first-trimester abortion than before one, according to research published in the Jan. 27 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.

  • Adjustable-focus eyeglasses lauded

    Updated: 2011-01-26 05:00:00
    Superfocus LLC has received 2011 iF International Forum Design Award in the medical device category. The award recognizes the world?s first adjustable-focus eyeglasses (Superfocus) providing focus at all distances through the entire field of view, according to the honoree.

  • AAO: Headache, tired eyes with 3-D games may indicate eye disorder

    Updated: 2011-01-26 05:00:00
    Healthy children who consistently develop headaches or tired eyes or cannot clearly see images when playing 3-D games on handheld digital products may have a vision or eye disorder, according to the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO). ?If such problems occur, the [AAO] recommends that the child be given a comprehensive exam by an ophthalmologist,? the organization said in a statement.

  • Diabetes Prevalence Reaches 26 Million in United States

    Updated: 2011-01-26 05:00:00
    Nearly 26 million people in the United States have diabetes, and 79 million U.S. adults are estimated to have prediabetes, according to new estimates released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

  • Up to half at risk of non-coverage

    Updated: 2011-01-26 05:00:00
    A government study estimates that 129 million Americans under age 65 have medical problems that would put them at risk of being rejected by health insurance companies or having to pay more for coverage, Reuters reports.

  • FDA panel backs MRI contrast agent

    Updated: 2011-01-26 05:00:00
    A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) panel has voted unanimously to recommend approval of a new contrast agent for MRI scans, despite concerns that the agent might increase the risk of nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) in patients, MedPage Today reports.

  • AAD stands firm on 'D'

    Updated: 2011-01-26 05:00:00
    The American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) says it will continue to recommend that the public obtain vitamin D either from dietary supplements or foods naturally rich in or fortified with the vitamin.

  • Melanoma drug shows promise

    Updated: 2011-01-26 05:00:00
    Genentech, maker of an investigational oral drug targeting a mutated BRAF kinase protein, says the drug boosted overall survival in patients with metastatic melanoma, though the extent to which this occurred was not disclosed, MedPage Today reports.

  • Composer Chopin suffered from epilepsy

    Updated: 2011-01-26 00:13:57
    Researchers in Spain say that the famous composer Frédéric Chopin probably suffered from epilepsy. In her memoirs, his lover George Sand recalled various times when Chopin experienced visual hallucinations, including during a trip to a monastery that was “full of terrors and ghosts for him”. In a letter written to the daughter of George Sand, Chopin [...]

  • Epimacular brachytherapy used for wet AMD in Germany

    Updated: 2011-01-25 23:09:19
    Epimacular brachytherapy has been used commercially in Germany for the first time, according to NeoVista Inc.

  • Egypt requests return of Queen Nefertiti bust

    Updated: 2011-01-25 21:51:04
    Egypt has official requested from Germany the bust of Queen Nefertiti. The Egyptian government on Monday said it has sent an official petition to German authorities asking for the return of the 3,300-year-old limestone bust of the ancient Queen Nefertiti. Zahi Hawass, secretary general of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities, said the council had sent [...]

  • Book by Romance studies professor compares images of medieval saints to modern pornography

    Updated: 2011-01-25 17:00:00
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  • ifa Systems acquires inoveon

    Updated: 2011-01-25 15:04:15
    ifa Systems AG has acquired inoveon Corp. ifa Systems provides ophthalmology-related software applications, including an electronic health record system that has been adopted in Europe and Latin America and now has been introduced into the North American and Asian markets. inoveon Corp. is a medical services company focused on managing diabetic eye disease, clinical research, and development.

  • InSite files IND application for dry eye compound

    Updated: 2011-01-25 15:04:14
    InSite Vision Inc. has filed with the FDA an investigational new drug (IND) application for a novel compound (ISV-101) for dry eye disease.

  • Silicone hydrogel contact lens for astigmatism available nationwide

    Updated: 2011-01-25 15:04:13
    A silicone hydrogel contact lens (Avaria Toric, CooperVision) for patients with astigmatism is now available nationwide.

  • Partnership takes IOP monitoring system to Latin America

    Updated: 2011-01-25 15:04:12
    A new partnership between Addition Technology Inc. and Switzerland-based Sensimed AG will have the former company rolling out the latter company?s IOP monitoring system (Sensimed Triggerfish) in Latin America.

  • Regeneron, Bayer launch trial of aflibercept for CNV

    Updated: 2011-01-25 15:04:11
    Regeneron and Bayer HealthCare have begun a Phase III clinical trial in collaboration with the Singapore Eye Research Institute (SERI) to investigate the efficacy and safety of aflibercept ophthalmic solution (VEGF Trap-Eye) in patients with choroidal neovascularization (CNV) of the retina as a result of pathologic myopia.

  • On the Eighth Wonder of the World

    Updated: 2011-01-25 13:58:12

  • Stroke Center Admission Likely Improves Patient Outcomes

    Updated: 2011-01-25 05:00:00
    Admission of patients with acute ischemic stroke to a designated stroke center may lower mortality and improve use of thrombolytic therapy, and the occurrence of stroke among patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery appears to be declining despite increases in patient risk profiles, according to two studies published online Jan. 25 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

  • Smoking Tied to Modest Increase in Breast Cancer Risk

    Updated: 2011-01-25 05:00:00
    Active smoking has a modest effect on the risk of developing breast cancer, according to a study published in the Jan. 24 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine.

  • Smoking, Obesity Contribute to Poor U.S. Longevity

    Updated: 2011-01-25 05:00:00
    Life expectancy in the United States is lower than in many other high-income nations due in large part to the nation's history of heavy smoking and current high obesity levels, according to a report published online Jan. 25, by the National Research Council.

  • Physicians Lacking Intrauterine Contraception Knowledge

    Updated: 2011-01-25 05:00:00
    Family physicians have training and knowledge gaps that result in missed opportunities to offer intrauterine contraception as a form of birth control to eligible patients, according to a study published online Dec. 3 in Contraception.

  • Lowering BP in Women Reduces Heart Disease Risk

    Updated: 2011-01-25 05:00:00
    High systolic blood pressure appears to be a substantial risk factor for cardiovascular events in women middle-aged and older, and many of these events are potentially preventable with lowered blood pressure, according to research published online Jan. 24 in Hypertension.

  • Licensing Scores Correlate With Dermatology Resident Scores

    Updated: 2011-01-25 05:00:00
    United States Medical Licensing Examination Step 1 scores are moderately and significantly correlated with dermatology resident in-training examination scores, according to research published in the January issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.

  • False-Positive Mammogram Results Affect Quality of Life

    Updated: 2011-01-25 05:00:00
    Women who receive false-positive results from routine breast cancer screenings may experience a low quality of life and feelings of anxiety for at least one year, according to a study published online Dec. 20 in the British Journal of Surgery.

  • Extra Implanted Defibrillator Shocks Raise Mortality

    Updated: 2011-01-25 05:00:00
    Inappropriate shocks by implantable cardioverter-defibrillators are associated with a higher mortality risk, according to a study published in the Feb. 1 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

  • Degenerative Disc Affects Biomechanics of Low Back

    Updated: 2011-01-25 05:00:00
    Patients with L4-S1 discogenic back pain may have hypermobile segments above the level of disc degeneration and hypomobility at L5-S1, according to a study published in the Jan. 5 issue of The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.

  • Deep Brain Stimulation Lowers Blood Pressure

    Updated: 2011-01-25 05:00:00
    Deep brain stimulation may offer a new strategy for treating refractory hypertension, according to findings described in a case report published in the Jan. 25 issue of Neurology.

  • Allegra Approved for Over-the-Counter Sale

    Updated: 2011-01-25 05:00:00
    Admission of patients with acute ischemic stroke to a designated stroke center may lower mortality and improve use of thrombolytic therapy, and the occurrence of stroke among patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery appears to be declining despite increases in patient risk profiles, according to two studies published online Jan. 25 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

  • Projected Heart Disease Care Costs to Triple by 2030

    Updated: 2011-01-25 05:00:00
    If current rates continue, the cost of treating cardiovascular disease is likely to increase three-fold within the next two decades, according to a policy statement published online Jan. 24 in Circulation.

  • Recent Byzantine archaeological discoveries

    Updated: 2011-01-23 16:33:00
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  • Obesity may increase risk of death from H1N1

    Updated: 2011-01-22 20:58:23
    Researchers recently found that extreme obesity can increase patients? risk of death from the H1N1 influenza virus.

  • Weight-loss surgery improves female urinary function

    Updated: 2011-01-22 20:58:12
    Women who underwent gastric band surgery to lose weight reported significant improvements in urinary function and quality of life after the operation, say Australian researchers.

  • Schedule released for the 2011 International Congress on Medieval Studies

    Updated: 2011-01-22 20:57:00
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  • Modern Medieval

    Updated: 2011-01-21 19:45:00
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  • SAMHSA reports 10 years of trends in alcohol- and substance-abuse treatment

    Updated: 2011-01-20 11:23:33
    The United States Department of Health and Human Services division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has released a study examining trends of admissions to U.S. substance abuse treatment facilities of people aged 12 years and over, during the period from 1998 to 2008.

  • Pfizer launches dual-chamber syringe for patients with hemophilia

    Updated: 2011-01-20 11:23:30
    Pfizer Inc. recently launched a syringe that aims to help hemophilia patients lead active lives and take care of their condition faster and easier.

  • Slow Blogging

    Updated: 2011-01-19 16:07:00

  • Call for Papers - Charting the Bench and the Bedside: National Conference for Physician-Scholars

    Updated: 2011-01-18 16:05:32

  • Call for Applications: Ferenc Gyorgyey Research Travel Award, Historical Library of the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University

    Updated: 2011-01-18 03:05:42

  • On Health Disparities & Inequalities in the U.S.: 2011 Report

    Updated: 2011-01-14 19:05:17

  • Call for Papers: American Society of Bioethics & Humanities 13th Annual Meeting

    Updated: 2011-01-13 15:13:10

  • The Good Rewards of Bad Science

    Updated: 2011-01-13 13:07:58
    All the world sees us In grand style wherever we are; The big and the small Are infatuated with us: They run to our remedies And regard us as gods And to our prescriptions Principles and regimens, they submit themselves. Molière, The Imaginary Invalid (1673)1 The passage above is part of a burlesque doctoral conferment [...]

  • The Meaning of Secondary Prevention

    Updated: 2011-01-11 11:40:14
    A November letter to the editor in American Family Physician chastises that publication for misusing the term “secondary prevention,” even using it in the title of an article that was actually about tertiary prevention. I am guilty of the same sin. I had been influenced by simplistic explanations that distinguished only two kinds of prevention: [...]

  • On Evidence-Based Policy & Inequalities

    Updated: 2011-01-10 16:35:44

  • On "Being Obesed"

    Updated: 2011-01-06 15:04:52

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