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Cutera closes $5.1 million acquisition of Iridex
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Cutera, a provider of laser and other light-based systems used by cosmetic surgeons, has finalized its
$5.1 million cash purchase of the global aesthetic business of Iridex, Mountain View, Calif. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - February 8, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Noninvasive DNA test is highly specific for fetal aneuploidyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Results from an international multicenter study suggest that a new plasma-based DNA test detects
nearly all cases of trisomy 18 (Edwards syndrome) and trisomy 13 (Patau syndrome), in addition to Down syndrome,
with low false-positive rates. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - February 8, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Software could help ID face-changing criminalsEmail this article to a colleague.
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University of Notre Dame researchers have developed a new face-matching technique that may become an
effective law enforcement tool to help identify criminals who have undergone plastic surgery to alter their
looks. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - February 8, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Fat injection reconstruction combo shows promiseEmail this article to a colleague.
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A new technique involving injections of fat followed by implant placement may prove a viable
alternative for breast cancer patients who have undergone radiation therapy. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - February 8, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Business booms for tattoo removers, analysts sayEmail this article to a colleague.
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The tattoo boom of recent years has spawned an additional growth industry. The ranks of tattoo removal
practitioners have increased substantially over the past five years, with revenue rising at an average annual rate
of about 21 percent to $65.6 million in 2012, market analysis firm IBISWorld reports. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - February 8, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Same Lung Injury Risk With Pre-Hospital Steroids (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague.
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HOUSTON (MedPage Today) -- Pre-hospital steroid therapy did not reduce the risk of acute lung injury in critically ill patients and might have increased inhospital mortality risk, according to a study reported here. (Source: MedPage Today Meeting Coverage)
Source: MedPage Today Meeting Coverage - February 8, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Best Tweets - Selection of Twitter FavoritesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Because of a tendency for hands to be near mouths, we recommend #glutenfree hand lotions for celiacs.— Celiac Disease Ctr (@CureCeliac) February 7, 2012
Btw, is it usual for the receptionist to read out the blood results of a patient in front of the entire waiting room? The poor man!— richard horton (@richardhorton1) February 7, 2012
When the receptionist read out the cholesterol and blood glucose, the man asked: "Are they normal?" To which she said "Probably."— richard horton (@richardhorton1) February 7, 2012
Researching a topic is much easier than writing about it...— Dr. Ronan Kavanagh (@Rona...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - February 8, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Twitter Favorites Source Type: news
Almost half of preventive services not offered during checkupsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Patients often bring up other medical concerns and cut short the time devoted to meeting prevention guidelines. (Source: American Medical News)
Source: American Medical News - February 8, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Profession Source Type: news
Global payment gains traction in MassachusettsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Children's Hospital Boston and Partners HealthCare reached restructured contracts with insurers in an effort to control costs. (Source: American Medical News)
Source: American Medical News - February 8, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Business Source Type: news
More patients pick up e-prescriptions than paper prescriptionsEmail this article to a colleague.
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More patients pick up their first prescription when it’s sent to the pharmacy
electronically, an industry survey shows. Convenience may not be the only reason. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - February 8, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Funding focuses on blinding eye diseaseEmail this article to a colleague.
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Blinding eye diseases will be the focus of $350,000 in research funded by Research to Prevent
Blindness at the John A. Moran Eye Center of the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, and in the Department of
Ophthalmology at the University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - February 8, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Former senators push health IT initiativesEmail this article to a colleague.
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A Washington, DC, think tank is pushing lawmakers to invest in healthcare information technology.
Discover which influence-makers are involved—and what they’re
recommending. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - February 8, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
ACP to Congress: Don’t cut primary care workforce programsEmail this article to a colleague.
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The American College of Physicians urged Congress not to cut funding for the National Health Services
Corps. Learn why the ACP says it’s so important. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - February 8, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
5-ARI delays prostate cancer progression in men with low-risk diseaseEmail this article to a colleague.
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The 5-alpha-reductase inhibitor dutasteride (Avodart) appears to delay disease progression and the
initiation of active treatment in men with low-risk, localized prostate cancer, results of a 3-year international
clinical trial indicate. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - February 8, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Business booms for tattoo removers, analysts sayEmail this article to a colleague.
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The tattoo boom of recent years has spawned an additional growth industry. The ranks of tattoo removal
practitioners have increased substantially over the past five years, with revenue rising at an average annual rate
of about 21 percent to $65.6 million in 2012, market analysis firm IBISWorld reports. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - February 8, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Brachytherapy reduces death in high-risk PCa patientsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Brachytherapy alone, or in combination with external beam radiation therapy (EBRT), significantly
reduces mortality rates in patients with high-risk prostate cancer, report the authors of a study from Thomas
Jefferson University, Philadelphia. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - February 8, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Derm residents cheating: ABD responds to CNN storyEmail this article to a colleague.
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The American Board of Dermatology has warned residents that the practice of using so-called
“airplane notes” to cheat on certification exams is illegal, the board’s
executive director says. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - February 8, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Valeant withdraws offer for ISTAEmail this article to a colleague.
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Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. has withdrawn its offer to acquire ISTA Pharmaceuticals
Inc. for $7.50 per share in cash. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - February 8, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
MGMA: Productive, profitable practices focus on workflowEmail this article to a colleague.
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MGMA reveals that its top-performing groups share characteristics in four areas. Find out what it
takes to thrive in this tough economy. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - February 8, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Nursing group updates guidelines on preventing catheter-associated UTIsEmail this article to a colleague.
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A new American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) Practice Alert stresses the use of pre- and
post-catheterization assessments to gauge proper catheter use and to monitor early signs of urinary tract
infection. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - February 8, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
'Gatekeeper' identified for skin inflammationEmail this article to a colleague.
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A new study has identified key signals that regulate protective and sometimes pathological skin
inflammation, and also identifies a “gatekeeper” that, when lost, can cause
inflammatory skin disease in the absence of injury or infection. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - February 8, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Government abandons study of Medicare opt-outsEmail this article to a colleague.
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A quest to determine why physicians drop Medicare from their practices, and what effect it has on
healthcare has ended in failure. See what roadblock got in the way. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - February 8, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
FDA clears second-generation dry eye deviceEmail this article to a colleague.
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TearScience Inc. has received FDA clearance for a second-generation version of its proprietary device
that treats evaporative dry eye by liquefying and evacuating obstructions in the meibomian glands (LipiFlow Thermal
Pulsation System). (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - February 8, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Rhode Island practice soldEmail this article to a colleague.
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Private equity firm Candescent Partners has acquired vision services provider Koch Eye
Associates. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - February 8, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
FDA approves kinase inhibitor for advanced RCCEmail this article to a colleague.
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The FDA has approved the oral kinase inhibitor axitinib (Inlyta) for the treatment of patients with
advanced renal cell carcinoma after failure of one prior systemic therapy. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - February 8, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
AAO, ASCRS offer guidance on femtosecond billingEmail this article to a colleague.
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The American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery have
issued guidelines to assist ophthalmologists in determining their ability to charge Medicare and/or its
beneficiaries for use of a femtosecond laser during cataract surgery. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - February 8, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Physician, technology groups clash on ICD-10Email this article to a colleague.
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One major group is fighting the switch, and another is urging its members not to wait. Learn the
reasoning behind their positions. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - February 8, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
New report details PBA-state partnershipsEmail this article to a colleague.
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The positive effects on vision health that have arisen from partnerships between Prevent Blindness
America affiliates and their respective state public health entities are detailed in the
organization’s latest report. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - February 8, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Dr. Ruth Williams becomes new AAO presidentEmail this article to a colleague.
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Ruth D. Williams, MD, has begun her term as the 115th president of the American Academy of
Ophthalmology. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - February 8, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Web resource helps assess life expectancyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Researchers have completed a systematic review of prognostic indices used to calculate a patient's
life expectancy, and created a Web site that puts these indices in one central location. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - February 8, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
PRK versus femto-LASIK: Optical qualityEmail this article to a colleague.
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PRK seems to be associated with better optical quality 3 months postoperatively compared with
femto-LASIK. The factors leading to negative effects in femto-LASIK might be the creation of an interface and the
potential for development of dry eye, said Eric Perez-Campagne, MD. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - February 8, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Moderate weight loss prevents incontinence in overweight diabeticsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Overweight women with diabetes can cut their risk of developing urinary incontinence (UI) by shedding
5% to 10% of their body weight or as little as 15 lbs (7.7 kg), according to findings from the Look AHEAD trial, a
multicenter, randomized, controlled trial of overweight and obese individuals with type 2 diabetes. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - February 8, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Efficacy of Vitamin D Supplementation in Multiple Sclerosis (EVIDIMS Trial): study protocol for a randomized controlled trialEmail this article to a colleague.
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DiscussionIn light of the discrepancy between existing epidemiological and preclinical data on the one hand and available clinical data on the other the EVIDIMS trial will substantially contribute to the evaluation of the efficacy of high-dose vitamin D supplementation in MS patients. The study design presented here fulfills the criteria of a high-quality clinical phase II trial in MS.Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01440062 (Source: Trials)
Source: Trials - February 8, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Jan DorrStephanie OhlraunHorst SkarabisFriedemann Paul Source Type: research
Breathe Easier Online: Evaluation of a Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial of an Internet-Based Intervention to Improve Well-being in Children and Adolescents With a Chronic Respiratory ConditionEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusions: Although there were no significant group differences on primary outcome measures, our pilot data provide tentative support for the feasibility (acceptability and user satisfaction) and initial efficacy of an Internet-based intervention for improving well-being in children and adolescents with a chronic respiratory condition. Trial registration: Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry number: ACTRN12610000214033; http://www.anzctr.org.au/trial_view.aspx?ID=308074 (Archived by WebCite at http://www.webcitation.org/63BL55mXH) (Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research)
Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research - February 8, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Peter A NewcombeTamara L DunnLeanne M CaseyJeanie K SheffieldHelen PetskySophie Anderson-JamesAnne B Chang Source Type: research
Does place of residence affect risk of suicide? A spatial epidemiologic investigation in Kentucky from 1999 to 2008Email this article to a colleague.
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Conclusions:
Statistically significant high-risk spatial clusters of suicide were detected at the county level. This study may be useful for guiding future research and intervention efforts. Future studies will need to focus on these high-risk clusters to investigate reasons for these occurrences. (Source: BioMed Central)
Source: BioMed Central - February 8, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Daniel M SamanSabrina WalshAnna BorowkoAgricola Odoi Source Type: research
Cervical cancer cell lines expressing NKG2D-ligands are able to down-modulate the NKG2D receptor on NKL cells with functional implicationsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusions:
Our results suggest that differential expression of NKG2D-ligands in cervical cancer cell lines might be associated with the down-modulation of NKG2D, as well as with changes in the cytotoxic activity of NKL cells after cell-cell contact with the tumor cells. (Source: BioMed Central)
Source: BioMed Central - February 8, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Miriam I. Jimenez-PerezLuis F. Jave-SuarezPablo C. Ortiz-LazarenoAlejandro Bravo-CuellarOscar Gonzalez-RamellaAdriana Aguilar-LemarroyGeorgina Hernandez-FloresAna L. Pereira-SuarezAdrian Daneri-NavarroSusana del Toro-Arreola Source Type: research
Lipid raft/caveolae signaling is required for Cryptococcus neoformans invasion into human brain microvascular endothelial cellsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusion:
These data support that C. neoformans internalization into HBMEC is a lipid raft/caveolae-dependent endocytic process where the actin cytoskeleton is involved, and the Cav1 plays an essential role in C. neoformans traversal of the blood-brain barrier. (Source: BioMed Central)
Source: BioMed Central - February 8, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Min LongSheng-He HuangChua-Hua WuGregory M ShacklefordAmbrose Jong Source Type: research
Extracellular matrix alterations in experimental Leishmania amazonensis infection in susceptible and resistant miceEmail this article to a colleague.
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Leishmania is inoculated, by the bite of an infected sandfly, into the skin of the host, where the promastigotes are phagocyted by dermal macrophages. The dermal region comprises cells and abundant extracellular matrix. Studies show that matrix metalloproteinases play an important role in host defense responses against pathogens in mammals and that their activities lead to the production of antimicrobial peptides. The aim of this study is to evaluate the changes in the distribution of fibronectin and laminin as well as in the elastic system fibres during the course of infection caused by Leishmania amazonensis in mice with...
Source: BioMed Central - February 8, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Mariana Silva-AlmeidaLuiz OP CarvalhoAna L Abreu-SilvaCeleste SF SouzaDaiana J HardoimKatia S Calabrese Source Type: research
Correction: Screening and control of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in 186 intensive care units: different situations and individual solutionsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Following publication of our article [1], Dr Christine Geffers has been removed as co-author. (Source: BioMed Central)
Source: BioMed Central - February 8, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Anke KohlenbergFrank SchwabMichael BehnkePetra Gastmeier Source Type: research
A handoff is not a telegram: an understanding of the patient is co-constructedEmail this article to a colleague.
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Hospital handoffs are believed to be a key locus of communication breakdown that can endanger patient safety and undermine quality of care. Substantial new efforts to better understand handoffs and to improve handoff practices are under way. Many such efforts appear to be seriously hampered, however, by an underlying presumption that the essential function of a handoff is one-way information transmission. Here, we examine social science literature that supports a richer framing of handoff conversations, one that characterizes them as co-constructions of an understanding of the patient. (Source: BioMed Central)
Source: BioMed Central - February 8, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Michael D CohenBrian HilligossAndré Kajdacsy-Balla Amaral Source Type: research
Clinical review: Sepsis and septic shock - the potential of gene arraysEmail this article to a colleague.
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Over the past decade several investigators have applied microarray technology and related bioinformatic approaches to clinical sepsis and septic shock, thus allowing for an assessment of how, or if, this branch of genomic medicine has meaningfully impacted the field of sepsis research. The ability to simultaneously and efficiently measure the steady-state mRNA abundance of thousands of transcripts from a given tissue source (that is, 'transcriptomics') has provided an unprecedented opportunity to gain a broader, genome-level 'picture' of complex and heterogeneous clinical syndromes such as sepsis. A trancriptomic approach ...
Source: BioMed Central - February 8, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Hector R Wong Source Type: research
Inflammasome and caspase-1 inhibition caused by Bcl-2 and Bcl-XL may influence cytokine responses of lipopolysaccharide-stimulated peripheral blood mononuclear cells from septic patientsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: BioMed Central - February 8, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Zhao-Jun LiuJia-Lin LiuHong-Ping Qu Source Type: research
Recent biomarkers for the identification of patients at risk for preeclampsia: the role of uteroplacental ischemiaEmail this article to a colleague.
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Expert Opinion on Medical Diagnostics, Volume 0, Issue 0, Page 1-10, Early Online. (Source: Expert Opinion: Expert Opinion on Medical Diagnostics)
Source: Expert Opinion: Expert Opinion on Medical Diagnostics - February 7, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Tags: article Source Type: research
Meningitis in ChildrenEmail this article to a colleague.
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Does Online Dating Make You Luckier at Love?Email this article to a colleague.
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Teens Exposed to Less Secondhand Smoke in CarsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Hard-Boiled Egg Recall Hits 34 StatesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Heart Hormone Linked to Calorie-Burning Brown FatEmail this article to a colleague.
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School Vending Machines Still Offer Too Many Sugary SnacksEmail this article to a colleague.
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Smoking in Men Speeds Up Mental DeclineEmail this article to a colleague.
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