• On Disability Trouble

    Updated: 2011-06-30 15:28:05

  • Texas Children's Hospital Is First Pediatric Hospital In The Nation To Implant Artificial Heart

    Updated: 2011-06-30 08:00:00
    Texas Children's Hospital in Houston announced that it is the first pediatric hospital in the United States to implant an artificial heart into the chest of a 17-year-old patient as the only option to save his life. The history-making patient underwent a rare 15-hour operation on May 22 and is currently recovering at Texas Children's Hospital. He is one of three congenital heart patients in the nation to get such a device. "The patient's overall condition had deteriorated rapidly," said Dr. David L.S... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

  • Botox, Dysport share more similarities than differences, studies show

    Updated: 2011-06-30 06:10:09
    Despite the perceptions of many physicians and patients, an expert says, in practical use, the three neuromodulators approved for use in the United States are more similar than dissimilar.

  • Biofilms from dermal fillers management with proper course of action

    Updated: 2011-06-30 06:10:08
    Experts believe many side effects of fillers are caused by biofilms, but these infections are difficult to document because biofilms are hard to culture, says Rhoda Narins, M.D., of the Dermatology Surgery & Laser Center, New York, and clinical professor of dermatology, New York University Medical Center, New York. Once a biofilm is suspected, however, choosing the right course of action is critical in effectively managing the condition.

  • Thinning eyebrows a challenging problem for mature women

    Updated: 2011-06-30 06:10:07
    Thinning eyebrows are a common concern among mature women with challenging treatment options. The most effective way to prevent thin or absent eyebrows with age is to prevent the problem earlier in life.

  • Noninvasive fat-removal treatments work, but likely won't replace liposuction

    Updated: 2011-06-30 06:10:05
    Many noninvasive treatments developed to treat unwanted fat show modest results, but they're unlikely to replace tumescent liposuction.

  • Dermatologists respond to results of study analyzing return of fat after liposuction

    Updated: 2011-06-30 06:10:04
    On Call wondered whether dermatologists who have been performing liposuction for decades have witnessed the phenomenon of fat returning to other parts of the body in their patients. Most of the doctors had more of an issue with the concept of the inevitability of the fat returning than with the location of its redistribution.

  • New evidence-based guidelines for PDN treatment

    Updated: 2011-06-30 06:10:02
    In an effort to address the efficacy of various treatment options available to reduce pain and improve physical function and quality of life (QOL) in patients with painful diabetic neuropathy (PDN), a broad literature review was conducted and new guidelines were published online May 17 in Neurology, as well as presented at the American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting in Honolulu.

  • FDA calls for changes in ESA dosing for patients with chronic kidney disease

    Updated: 2011-06-30 06:10:02
    FDA has announced more conservative dosing recommendations for erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs) when they are used to treat anemia in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) because of the increased risks of cardiovascular events such as stroke, thrombosis, and death.

  • Pediatricians group updates policy statement to stress sun safety

    Updated: 2011-06-30 06:10:01
    Dermatologists welcome a recently updated policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) that adds new information about sunscreen ingredients, vitamin D and the dangers of tanning for teens.

  • How would accountable care organizations impact dermatology?

    Updated: 2011-06-30 06:09:59
    In my last editorial, I expressed mystification about what exactly was being "reformed" by the passage of the 2,700-page "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act." Finally, a limited number of details about the provisions of this act are finally coming to light. The latest is the Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), which represents one of the first proposals to provide initiatives to reform healthcare delivery.

  • Letters to the Editor: 17OHP benefits prior preterm birth patients

    Updated: 2011-06-30 06:09:57
    The author of the letter addresses the contradiction of Dr. Charles Lockwood's recommendation of 17OHP to treat prior preterm birth patients.

  • Examining exceptions to physicians' duty surrounding informed consent

    Updated: 2011-06-30 06:09:56
    After Dr. Scar diagnosed a basal cell carcinoma, the patient said, "Tell me nothing. Just get the thing out." When the patient was left with a scar after surgery, she filed a medical malpractice lawsuit alleging she was not given appropriate informed consent and was not warned about the scar. Will Dr. Scar lose the medical malpractice case?

  • Office work flow improvements benefit patients, staff, physicians

    Updated: 2011-06-30 06:09:54
    Even with the latest technology and the best-trained and experienced staff, efficiency isn't a given — you have to work at ensuring well-oiled work flows in your dermatology practice. Using your time wisely is important to your practice's revenue because, unlike those supplies on the shelf, your time can't be stored.

  • Study of cosmetic dermatology patient demographics yields surprising results

    Updated: 2011-06-30 06:09:53
    Educated, married, mothers, women who are older than their husbands — that's not necessarily the image of the typical cosmetic surgery patient, but a couple of chance comments from patients led three generations of a family of researchers to combine forces to create a prospective study of cosmetic patients that yielded interesting, and unexpected, results.

  • Proper diagnosis of nonhealing wounds crucial to successful treatment

    Updated: 2011-06-30 06:09:52
    Treating nonhealing wounds with advanced therapies requires knowing exactly what you're treating. For example, when considering engineered tissue products for wound healing, "As always, we want to treat the cause of the wound, prepare the wound bed and treat patient-centered concerns," says Severin Laeuchli, M.D., a dermatologist with the University of Zurich's department of dermatology.

  • TNF blocker promising for hidradenitis suppurativa treatment

    Updated: 2011-06-30 06:09:51
    The first randomized, controlled study to assess the treatment of hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) with a biologic drug shows that infliximab can safely improve disease severity, pain and quality of life.

  • Is mesh better than colporrhaphy for pelvic organ prolapse?

    Updated: 2011-06-30 06:09:50
    Compared with anterior colporrhaphy, a trocar-guided transvaginal polypropylene mesh repair kit for prolapse of the anterior vaginal wall results in higher short-term success rates, but also higher rates of surgical complications and postoperative events, according to study findings.

  • Raising the cutoff level for a Hybrid capture 2 result

    Updated: 2011-06-30 06:09:48
    New findings indicate that the cutoff level for Hybrid capture 2 test for primary screening for high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia can be increased to reduce the burden on women while still meeting international sensitivity recommendations.

  • Lawmaker says Capitol Hill aims to tackle Medicare reimbursement challenges soon

    Updated: 2011-06-30 06:09:47
    The fact that Medicare reform is being debated on Capitol Hill and a near 30 percent Medicare physician pay cut looms in January appears to be moving some influential lawmakers to get serious about reforming the system used to pay Medicare doctors. House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-Mich.) has said a solution is "on the short list of things getting done this summer," and two hearings were held in May as part of that process.

  • Intensive-dose statin therapy may increase diabetes risk

    Updated: 2011-06-30 06:09:46
    Intensive-dose statin therapy appears to be associated with an increased risk of new-onset diabetes compared with moderate-dose therapy, according to a meta-analysis of data from 5 statin trials published in the June 22/29 issue of JAMA.

  • Dermatologists applaud FDA's sunscreen rules, but concerned about 'confusion'

    Updated: 2011-06-30 06:09:45
    Dermatologists applaud the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) final decision to clarify sunscreen labeling, although some believe the new rules won't fully resolve consumer confusion or concerns about the safety of some ingredients.

  • UC Davis teledermatology program improves diagnosis, outcomes

    Updated: 2011-06-30 06:09:44
    A teledermatology program based at the University of California, Davis, frequently alters referring physicians' diagnoses and management plans, thereby improving patient outcomes, its director says.

  • Xeomin expected to drive down botulinum toxin prices when it reaches market

    Updated: 2011-06-30 06:09:43
    When it enters the U.S. market, Xeomin is expected to have a unit-to-unit equivalence to Botox, the standard ?sthetic toxin in dermatology practices for years. Current off-label use hasn't shown any particular clinical advantage for Xeomin (incobotulinumtoxinA, Merz) over Botox (onabotulinumtoxinA, Allergan) or Dysport (abobotulinumtoxinA, Medicis), but the new toxin will broaden clinicians' ?sthetic options and may spur price competition in the U.S.

  • An evolving specialty confronts workforce changes

    Updated: 2011-06-30 06:09:42
    Like many other specialties in medicine, the field of obstetrics and gynecology faces numerous workforce challenges.

  • Is "progress" good for your practice?

    Updated: 2011-06-30 06:09:41
    Since World War II, evidence-based medicine has rapidly replaced custom and lore. Proliferation of imaging and laboratory studies has improved diagnostic accuracy.

  • Ablative fractional laser resurfacing associated with pseudomelanoma

    Updated: 2011-06-30 06:09:40
    The occurrence of several cases of pseudomelanoma after ablative fractional CO2 laser resurfacing underscore the importance of careful pre- and postoperative evaluation to avoid misdiagnosing a benign lesion as malignant melanoma, says Deborah Sarnoff, M.D.

  • Topically applied neurotoxin addresses wrinkles without needles

    Updated: 2011-06-30 06:09:39
    A groundbreaking topically applied neurotoxin now in phase 2 trials would provide a painless, injection-free wrinkle-relaxing alternative if it is eventually approved by regulators, investigators say. "The product is being developed by Revance and would offer an additional choice for the clinician and the patient," says Michael A.C. Kane, M.D., of Kane Plastic Surgery, New York, and an investigator with the trial. "Many people are needle-phobic and would probably prefer a topical over an injection."

  • Immunomodulatory antibodies for melanoma treatment prove promising

    Updated: 2011-06-30 06:09:38
    Novel immunomodulatory antibodies such as ipilimumab (Bristol-Myers Squibb) and other experimental treatment options such as melanoma vaccines, chemotherapy agents (Abraxane, Celgene) and targeted drug therapies (BRAF inhibitors) are proving effective in the treatment of patients with late-stage melanoma, offering increased hope in the continuing battle against this deadly skin cancer.

  • Increasing calcium intake does not reduce further fracture risk

    Updated: 2011-06-30 06:09:36
    Consuming more than 700 mg of calcium per day in later years does not further reduce the risk of fracture or osteoporosis and may, in fact, increase the risk for hip fractures, according to new research.

  • Physician pays it forward by mentoring, teaching young dermatologists

    Updated: 2011-06-30 06:09:35
    When Amy Derick, M.D., mentors dermatology residents and others who are just breaking into dermatology practice, she comes across not only as a peer, but also as an icon. She's young — 34. She only started practice about five years ago, so the challenges of a startup are fresh in her mind.

  • New botulinum toxin expected to challenge cosmetic market leaders

    Updated: 2011-06-30 06:09:33
    The safety and dose equivalency of PurTox (Mentor) should place the botulinum toxin head-to-head with Botox when it reaches the U.S. market, according to a European physician who has experience using the pure toxin there. The newcomer, PurTox, is said to be equivalent to the universal comparator Botox (onabotulinumtoxinA, Allergan) in terms of dosing, and, therefore, represents a potential future nemesis for Botox and other toxins on the market.

  • Women perceive mammogram guidelines as unsafe

    Updated: 2011-06-30 06:09:32
    A survey of 247 women reveals that 89% think that women in their forties should continue to receive yearly mammograms.

  • Closely monitoring xeroderma pigmentosum key to disease management

    Updated: 2011-06-30 06:09:31
    The early diagnosis of xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) is not only crucial for the timely implementation of therapeutic regimens in patients suffering from this disease; it's also key to keeping the development of cutaneous cancers to a minimum.

  • Seriousness of varicose veins underappreciated, expert says

    Updated: 2011-06-30 06:09:30
    Neither patients nor physicians appreciate the serious health risks that venous disease can create, according to an expert who spoke at the 2011 annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology.

  • Inconsistencies with dermoscopic diagnoses present challenges

    Updated: 2011-06-30 06:09:29
    Many dermatologists' comfort level with dermoscopy is growing, but dermatologists and dermatopathologists don't always agree on the diagnosis of a particular lesion.

  • Bilateral oophorectomy: Solving the risk/benefit equation — Choosing candidates, monitoring outcomes

    Updated: 2011-06-30 06:09:28
    Bilateral oophorectomy at the time of hysterectomy for benign disease has been commonly recommended to women over the age of 40 or 45 years to prevent development of ovarian cancer.

  • Fetal ultrasound: How to put safety first

    Updated: 2011-06-30 06:09:27
    The number of indications for ultrasound examination during pregnancy is rising.

  • Retained sponge following hysterectomy: Who was negligent?

    Updated: 2011-06-30 06:09:26
    A Florida woman underwent a hysterectomy performed by her gynecologist in 2007. Three months later the patient returned with abdominal pain and was diagnosed with appendicitis.

  • FDA approves generic Levaquin

    Updated: 2011-06-30 06:09:25
    FDA approved the first generic versions of Levaquin (levofloxacin), an antibiotic approved to treat certain infections in people aged 18 and older.

  • Industrialization of medicine: Coming soon to a practice like yours!

    Updated: 2011-06-30 06:09:24
    Arguing that a relentlessly rising volume of care driven by our discounted fee-for-service payment system is exacerbating both cost inflation and suboptimal care, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has decided to adopt value-based purchasing.

  • Novel agent boosts survival in metastatic melanoma patients

    Updated: 2011-06-30 06:09:23
    An investigational melanoma drug that targets a mutation found in about half of tumors reduces the risk of progression in patients with advanced disease by nearly three-fourths, and cuts the risk of dying by 63 percent, new research shows.

  • Early history of asymmetric synthesis: who are the scientists who set up the basic principles and the first experiments?

    Updated: 2011-06-30 04:51:27
    New J. Chem., 2011, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/C1NJ20216B, FocusHenri B. Kagan, Kovuru GopalaiahSome of the historical developments in the attempts to prepare enantiomerically enriched compounds are detailed. The contributions of the main pioneers until the First World War have been addressed.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry (Source: RSC - New J. Chem. latest articles)

  • Varenicline: FDA finds cardiovascular adverse events, notes label change

    Updated: 2011-06-30 04:00:00
    FDA has issued a warning that smoking-cessation aid varenicline (Chantix, Pfizer) may be associated with a small, increased risk of certain adverse events in patients who have cardiovascular disease.

  • Intensive-dose statin therapy may increase diabetes risk

    Updated: 2011-06-30 04:00:00
    Compared with moderate-dose therapy, intensive-dose statin therapy appears to be associated with increased risk of new-onset diabetes, concluded a meta-analysis of data from 5 statin trials published in the June 22/29 issue of JAMA.

  • Study finds Americans are eating more

    Updated: 2011-06-30 04:00:00
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  • PCA during labor linked to less anesthetic, high satisfaction

    Updated: 2011-06-30 04:00:00
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  • 'Mindfulness' may ease irritable bowel symptoms

    Updated: 2011-06-30 04:00:00
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  • IV immune globulin relieves neuropathy in primary Sjgren's syndrome

    Updated: 2011-06-30 04:00:00
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  • H1N1 vaccine safe in pregnancy: study

    Updated: 2011-06-30 04:00:00
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  • Europe's E. coli outbreaks linked to Egyptian seeds

    Updated: 2011-06-30 04:00:00
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  • Doctors encourage mammograms in dying patients

    Updated: 2011-06-30 04:00:00
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  • Binge drinking can damage young brains: study

    Updated: 2011-06-30 04:00:00
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    Updated: 2011-06-30 04:00:00
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  • Diabetic kidney disease in U.S. increased over last 20 years

    Updated: 2011-06-30 04:00:00
    Diabetic kidney disease has become more prevalent in the United States over the last 2 decades due to the expansion of the diabetes population, concluded a study published in the June 22/29 issue of JAMA.

  • Crizotinib treatment for ALK+ NSCLC shows early promise

    Updated: 2011-06-30 04:00:00
    Crizotinib, an investigational drug, demonstrated an association with a sharp increase in survival rates for patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with an anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) positive genetic alteration, according to the results of an early-phase study presented at the 2011 annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.

  • Silicone implants won't last forever

    Updated: 2011-06-30 04:00:00
    Silicone breast implants probably will not last forever, and may need to be removed or replaced within a decade of implantation, according to a report released last week by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

  • FDA OKs autologous cell therapy

    Updated: 2011-06-30 04:00:00
    Fibrocell Science has won Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for an injectable wrinkle treatment that uses a patient’s own cells, Bloomberg.com reports.

  • Dysport tops Botox for crow's feet

    Updated: 2011-06-30 04:00:00
    Crow’s feet respond significantly better to treatment with Dysport (abobotulinumtoxinA, Medicis) than to treatment with Botox (onabotulinumtoxinA, Allergan), according to results of what is reportedly the first randomized trial comparing the two.

  • 18th century lab equipment unearthed

    Updated: 2011-06-29 14:17:15
    Laboratory equipment from the 18th century which was used by Joseph Black has been unearthed during a dig at the University of Edinburgh. “While there will have been some clearance before the building was demolished, it seems a lot of materials were simply left there, perhaps because they had become out of date. “We very [...]

  • Needle-exchange programs limit spread of hepatitis C

    Updated: 2011-06-29 04:00:00
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  • Contamination still a big problem for U.S. beaches

    Updated: 2011-06-29 04:00:00
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  • Urgent PCI feasible for unprotected left main coronary lesions

    Updated: 2011-06-29 04:00:00
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  • US appeals court backs healthcare law, win for Obama

    Updated: 2011-06-29 04:00:00
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  • Raltegravir to efavirenz switch good for some with HIV

    Updated: 2011-06-29 04:00:00
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    Updated: 2011-06-29 04:00:00
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  • PSA testing can stop if levels undetectable 10 years after prostatectomy

    Updated: 2011-06-29 04:00:00
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    Updated: 2011-06-29 04:00:00
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    Updated: 2011-06-29 04:00:00
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  • Hold off parenteral feeding in adult ICU patients: study

    Updated: 2011-06-29 04:00:00
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  • Hip morphology may explain whites' higher OA risk

    Updated: 2011-06-29 04:00:00
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    Updated: 2011-06-29 04:00:00
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    Updated: 2011-06-29 04:00:00
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  • Texas Medical Association: Push back e-prescribing deadline

    Updated: 2011-06-29 04:00:00
    With the June 30 deadline fast approaching, the largest state medical association in the country urged the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to give physicians more time to begin e-prescribing.

  • Survey: Forming an ACO ultimately is a people problem

    Updated: 2011-06-29 04:00:00
    Lack of capital, integrated systems and evidence-based treatment protocol data all play into the difficulty of creating an accountable care organization (ACO).The biggest challenge, however, is a personnel issue, and how physicians and hospitals will work together to resolve it.

  • Like it or not, drug makers have right to your prescribing information

    Updated: 2011-06-29 04:00:00
    The U.S. Supreme Court said that a Vermont law prohibiting sale of prescription data to drug companies interfered with the pharmaceutical industry's First Amendment right to market its products. A recent survey suggests that the decision will not come as good news to many physicians who feel as if their privacy is being invaded.

  • Health plans process almost 20% of claims incorrectly, and it's getting worse

    Updated: 2011-06-29 04:00:00
    If it seems like it?s harder than ever to get proper payment, it?s not just your imagination. According to the American Medical Association (AMA), health plans make errors in nearly 1 out of 5 claims. Electronic data interchange may help a little.

  • Big Brother EHR is watching you; protect yourself against lawsuits

    Updated: 2011-06-29 04:00:00
    Here?s an electronic health record (EHR) ?benefit,? you may not have considered: Opposing lawyers can use the system?s tracking mechanism, called the audit trail, to strengthen their case against you in a malpractice case. Learn how to protect yourself.

  • An Apple a day? Tablet use may soon top 50% for physicians

    Updated: 2011-06-29 04:00:00
    When it comes to technology, an apple a day does not keep the doctor away. In fact, physicians prefer Apples?or, at least the Apple platforms that run the iPad and iPhone. Nearly 30% of physicians use an iPad?6 times more than general U.S. consumers?and more than 60% of physicians who use smartphones have an iPhone.

  • Single-balloon catheter edges out double-balloon for labor induction

    Updated: 2011-06-29 04:00:00
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    Updated: 2011-06-29 04:00:00
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  • Enbrel effective in dermatomyositis

    Updated: 2011-06-29 04:00:00
    The tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitor etanercept (Enbrel, Amgen/Pfizer) offers dermatomyositis patients a safe and effective treatment alternative to steroids, a small pilot study has found.

  • Centocor Ortho now Janssen Biotech

    Updated: 2011-06-29 04:00:00
    Centocor Ortho Biotech, based here, has changed its name to Janssen Biotech.

  • FDA OKs autologous cell therapy

    Updated: 2011-06-29 04:00:00
    Fibrocell Science has won Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for an injectible wrinkle treatment that uses a patient’s own cells, Bloomberg.com reports.

  • Dysport tops Botox for crow's feet

    Updated: 2011-06-29 04:00:00
    Crow’s feet respond significantly better to treatment with Dysport (abobotulinumtoxinA, Medicis) than to treatment with Botox (onabotulinumtoxinA, Allergan), according to results of what is reportedly the first randomized trial comparing the two.

  • Treating rheumatic patients with a malignancy

    Updated: 2011-06-28 23:00:00
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  • Vision Expo West registration opens

    Updated: 2011-06-28 22:42:08
    Registration has opened for International Vision Expo West. More than 13,000 eye care professionals are expected to attend the event, which will be held in the Sands Expo Convention Center in Las Vegas from Sept. 21 to 25.

  • Transitions to honor practices

    Updated: 2011-06-28 22:42:07
    Transitions Optical, Inc. is introducing an awards program to acknowledge loyal eye-care practice partners who are actively promoting healthy sight. Through the Transitions Eyecare Practice of the Year awards program, up to three finalists will be recognized for their year-long achievements in December, and one practice will be named the ?2011 Eyecare Practice of the Year? during Transitions Academy in January 2012.

  • Optovue debuts iWellnessExam

    Updated: 2011-06-28 22:42:06
    Optovue, an innovator in spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT), has launched a wellness program implemented as a ?pay-per-visit? arrangement with eye care clinicians. Known as the iWellness Program, it was formerly called iHealthCheck.

  • Avenue of Sphinxes restored

    Updated: 2011-06-28 18:37:38
    Five years after the project began, the Avenue of Sphinxes has been restored. The 2,700 metre long avenue of sphinxes was built during the reign of Pharaoh Nectanebo I of the 30th dynasty. It replaced one built in the 18th dynasty, by Queen Hatshepsut (1502-1482 BC), as recorded on the walls of her red chapel [...]

  • Prehistoric leftovers found

    Updated: 2011-06-28 16:34:01
    Nearly 8,000-year-old BBQ leftovers have been found in the Netherlands. Stone Age barbecue consumers first went for the bone marrow and then for the ribs, suggest the leftovers of an outdoor 7,700-year-old meaty feast described in the July issue of the Journal of Archaeological Science. The remains, found in the valley of the River Tjonger, [...]

  • Guilty Pleasures: Luxury In Ancient Greece And The Medieval World

    Updated: 2011-06-28 15:43:00
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  • Some prostate cancers resist ADT by activating alternate pathway for growth

    Updated: 2011-06-28 06:38:49
    A type of prostate cancer is able to resist conventional hormone ablation therapy by activating a survival cell-signaling pathway, say researchers from UCLA?s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, Los Angeles.

  • Prostate Ca recurrence, death risk greater for smokers

    Updated: 2011-06-28 06:38:48
    Men with prostate cancer who smoke have an associated increased risk of all-cause, cardiovascular, and prostate cancer-specific death, say the authors of a study from the Harvard School of Public Health, Boston.

  • Varicoceles linked to lower testosterone in men

    Updated: 2011-06-28 06:38:47
    Varicoceles may interfere with the production of testosterone in men, but microsurgery can increase testosterone levels in these patients, according to researchers at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York.

  • FDA approves 6-month formulation of GnRH agonist

    Updated: 2011-06-28 06:38:47
    The FDA has approved a new 45-mg, 6-month administration formulation of the gonadotropin releasing hormone agonist leuprolide acetate for depot suspension (Lupron Depot), for the palliative treatment of advanced prostate cancer.

  • MGMA survey: Urologist compensation down nearly 5%

    Updated: 2011-06-28 06:38:43
    Urologists saw their median compensation drop by 4.66% in 2010, recent survey results indicate.

  • AAO mourns Redmond's death

    Updated: 2011-06-28 06:38:42
    American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) past president Michael Redmond, MD, a pediatric ophthalmologist and pioneering advocate for the profession, died recently at his home in Florida, after a battle with cancer.

  • Urge caution on Fourth of July

    Updated: 2011-06-28 06:38:41
    Nearly 6,000 Americans spent part of their Fourth of July holiday in the emergency room in 2009 due to fireworks injuries, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Of those, fireworks caused an estimated 1,600 eye injuries. The injuries included contusions, lacerations, and foreign bodies in the eye. Some injuries caused permanent vision loss.

  • Sirolimus studied in posterior uveitis

    Updated: 2011-06-28 06:38:39
    Santen Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Osaka, Japan), has initiated a global Phase III clinical study evaluating its investigational drug sirolimus (DE-109) for the treatment of noninfectious posterior uveitis.

  • HSO suspends clear-optic IOL sales

    Updated: 2011-06-28 06:38:38
    HOYA Surgical Optics, Inc. (HSO) announces that it has voluntarily suspended sales of two models of its clear-optic IOLs: the iSymm IOL (Model FC-60AD) and the iSert IOL (Model PC-60AD). This action affects only U.S. customers, and HSO has requested the return of these lenses.

  • B + L Innovations at AOA

    Updated: 2011-06-28 06:38:35
    Bausch + Lomb (B+ L), the company that brought the first soft contact lens to market 40 years ago this month, showcased product innovations and scientific research focused on improving patient care, outcomes, and quality of life at the American Optometric Association?s (AOA) annual meeting in Salt Lake City June 15 to 19.

  • Iron Age artifacts found in the Philippines

    Updated: 2011-06-27 21:22:47
    Artifacts dating back 2,000 years have been found on the island of Cebu. Bersales said in a statement that they had uncovered six burials and 14 earthenware jars and some 3,000 accessioned artifacts believed to be dated back from the Philippine Iron Age, which is between 500 BC and AD 900. Bersales said that it [...]

  • Miracle cures from the age of Hippocrates

    Updated: 2011-06-27 19:18:00
    : Medieval News Medieval News Archive 2011 349 June 57 Archaeologists Unscramble Ancient Graffiti In Isra . Miracle cures from the age of Hippocrates Teams search for Bredwardine Medieval village Are Vikings the next pop-culture fetish Grisly Relics , Gorgeous Art Bayeux Medieval Fair to celebrate all things Norma . Nottinghamshire medieval manorial records now onli . Bodies of 17 Jews from Medieval Norwich may have b . Medieval mill to be excavated in Northumberland Na . Underground Crusader city revealed beneath streets . Durham Visitor Centre to be home of university’s I . Badge dug up in field is medieval treasure British Museum to host Treasures of Heaven : Saint . University Student Writes Medieval History Exam in . New fight over the Battlefield of Shrewsbury 9th century Viking

  • “CAM” Education in Medical Schools—A Critical Opportunity Missed

    Updated: 2011-06-25 13:38:02
    Mea culpa to the max. I completely forgot that today is my day to post on SBM, so I’m going to have to cheat a little. Here is a link to a recent article by yours truly that appeared on Virtual Mentor, an online ethics journal published by the AMA with major input from medical [...]

  • Some pharmacies behind in NCPDP Telecommunication Standard testing

    Updated: 2011-06-23 13:28:37
    Retail pharmacies are behind in testing software systems for HIPAA?s NCPDP Telecommunication Standard D.0, according to a new survey from the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs.

  • On Pain, Embodiment, and Social Disruption

    Updated: 2011-06-23 05:53:06

  • Roman baths uncovered in York

    Updated: 2011-06-22 21:21:37
    Construction has unearthed the remains of a Roman bath complex in York, England. He said: “We know very little of the layout of the civilian town of Eboracum, as Roman York was called. Confirming the location of the baths gives us another important piece of the puzzle.” He said they had been surprised by the [...]

  • Kudos to Steven Novella

    Updated: 2011-06-22 06:03:38
    It has just been announced, in the July/August issue of Skeptical Inquirer magazine, that our own Steven Novella has been awarded the 2010 Robert P. Balles Annual Prize in Critical Thinking. It will be formally presented at the CSIcon conference in New Orleans on October 28, 2011. The Prize is a $1500 award given to the author of the [...]

  • On the Potential Closing of Museum Boerhaave

    Updated: 2011-06-21 15:06:41

  • Call for Proposals: Atrium

    Updated: 2011-06-18 14:07:59

  • Bibliography of Clinical Genomics

    Updated: 2011-06-17 19:22:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar HMS Countway Library of Medicine Director's Blog Harvard Medical School's Countway Library of Medicine and the new frontiers in biomedical computing 2011-06-17 Bibliography of Clinical Genomics Recently , we held a summit on the topic of clinical grade reporting of full genomic sequence . Given the growth in the number of papers likely to grow hyperexponentially in the near future David Osterbur has followed up with a very nice bibliographic guide to this emerging literature . Feel free to contact him if you would like other such articles added to the . guide Posted by Isaac Zak Kohane at 3:22 PM Email This BlogThis Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Google Buzz Labels : bioinformatics Countway Library Scholarship 0 comments : Post a Comment Older

  • Exorcism and Sorcery as Health Benefits?!

    Updated: 2011-06-16 12:46:31
    Luis Fernando Verissimo, a Brazilian writer, once proposed “voodoopuncture”. Instead of going to the acupuncturist, you would be treated without leaving home. The voodoopuncturist would stick acupuncture needles in the voodoo dolls of you! I add that voodoopuncture could be outsourced to Haiti and/or China. It is a win-win-win situation! – Leonardo Monasteri, Brazilian economist [...]

  • The Drama of Medicine: All the Ward’s a Stage: 2nd Annual Conference Student AMH 11th July 2011, UK

    Updated: 2011-06-16 10:14:51
    The Student Association for Medical Humanities is holding their second annual conference, so if you’re a student and interested in art, philosophy and literature, and how the arts and humanities relate to medicine, then this could be for you. The conference will explore all aspects of medical humanities and will give students the opportunity to present their [...]

  • On the Death of Barbara Starfield

    Updated: 2011-06-13 18:24:37

  • Call for Abstracts: Western Michigan University Medical Humanities Conference September 29-30, 2011; Kalamazoo, Michigan

    Updated: 2011-06-13 16:06:01

  • The impact of antivaccination lobbying

    Updated: 2011-06-13 09:16:39
    Here’s an excellent news report from Australia on the human costs of the anti-vaccine movement: The video features Viera Scheibner, who has nothing good to say about vaccines and thinks that vaccines are dangerous and infectious diseases in childhood are good. It also features the stories of children who caught vaccine-preventable diseases. This is how [...]

  • Second Call for Papers - Disability & the Victorians: Confronting Legacies

    Updated: 2011-06-10 13:51:11

  • On the Wellcome Trust & the Medical Humanities

    Updated: 2011-06-05 18:18:01

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