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Monitoring could be best for spontaneous coronary artery dissection
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Watchful waiting may be the best therapeutic strategy for patients with
spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCD), a Spanish group says.
Source: Modern Medicine - October 19, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
ACOs can accommodate various practice sizesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Independent physicians in solo or small practices can participate in accountable care organizations
(ACOs) if they are capable of and willing to share patient data as part of a team, said those speaking at a session
about ACOs at the American Academy of Family Physicians annual meeting.
Source: Modern Medicine - October 19, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Surprising characteristics that patients look for in a physicianEmail this article to a colleague.
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When it comes to patient satisfaction with their primary care physicians, doctor intelligence ranked
as one of the least important factors in a recent survey. Learn what patients value most.
Source: Modern Medicine - October 19, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
EU drugs agency has "no new concerns" about GSK's flu shotEmail this article to a colleague.
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LONDON (Reuters) - European drugs regulators said on Friday that evidence suggesting a link between
GlaxoSmithKline's Pandemrix flu vaccine and the sleeping disorder narcolepsy is "insufficient" and
does not lead to any new concerns.
Source: Modern Medicine - October 19, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
10 ways physicians can become better leadersEmail this article to a colleague.
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Leadership is the art of engaging the hearts and minds of others to help them shape the future. Here
are 10 tips to help you hone your leadership skills.
Source: Modern Medicine - October 19, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
More reassuring findings on cancer risk with TNF-inhibitorsEmail this article to a colleague.
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Tumor necrosis factor alpha inhibitors do not increase the risk of cancer,
at least in the short term, a new paper says.
Source: Modern Medicine - October 19, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
FDA extends review of Biogen's multiple sclerosis drug BG-12Email this article to a colleague.
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Source: Modern Medicine - October 19, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
On court-order, Boy Scouts release sex abuse filesEmail this article to a colleague.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Thousands of pages of internal files from the Boy Scouts of America detailing
cases of suspected or confirmed child molestation by Scout leaders and adult volunteers spanning two decades were
due to be released on Thursday as part of a civil judgment against the organization.
Source: Modern Medicine - October 19, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Death toll rises to 20 in meningitis outbreak: CDCEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: Modern Medicine - October 19, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Fighting female genital mutilation, one Kurdish village at a timeEmail this article to a colleague.
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TUTAKAL, Iraq (Reuters) - Amena performed female genital mutilation in her remote village in Iraqi
Kurdistan for so many years that she struggles to recall how many girls passed through her hands.
Source: Modern Medicine - October 19, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Whooping cough shots for families may protect babiesEmail this article to a colleague.
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Vaccinating moms and older siblings against pertussis may help prevent
infants from coming down with the infection, a new study suggests.
Source: Modern Medicine - October 19, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Late-stage trial of Abbott kidney drug stopped early for safety concernsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: Modern Medicine - October 19, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
UV-C light blasts ‘bad bugs’ in hospital roomsEmail this article to a colleague.
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UV-C light blasts ‘bad bugs’ in hospital rooms
Source: MD Consult: News: Top Stories - October 18, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Commentary - Cutting red tapeEmail this article to a colleague.
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Commentary - Cutting red tape
Source: MD Consult: News: Top Stories - October 18, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Apps proliferate amid concerns about medical useEmail this article to a colleague.
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Apps proliferate amid concerns about medical use
Source: MD Consult: News: Top Stories - October 18, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Some Antidepressants May Raise Stroke RiskEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: eMedicineHealth.com - October 18, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Alzheimer's: Are Antipsychotic Drugs Worth It?Email this article to a colleague.
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Source: eMedicineHealth.com - October 18, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Is a New Crohn's Disease Treatment on the Horizon?Email this article to a colleague.
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Source: eMedicineHealth.com - October 18, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Multivitamins May Help Prevent CancerEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: eMedicineHealth.com - October 18, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Weil: Family physicians positioned to improve patient, system healthEmail this article to a colleague.
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Family physicians are the doctors best suited to moving patients toward more healthful lifestyles and
moving the U.S. healthcare system from a disease management system to one that focuses on health promotion and
prevention, Andrew Weil, MD, told attendees at the opening session American Academy of Family Physicians annual
meeting. Read more about his remarks.
Source: Modern Medicine - October 18, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Call for tighter standards to combat tide of science misconductEmail this article to a colleague.
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LONDON (Reuters) - False claims from scientific research have prompted health scares and unjustified
product bans, and a report this week from the world's national science academies predicts misconduct is set to
rise.
Source: Modern Medicine - October 18, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Preop statins may reduce postop acute kidney injuryEmail this article to a colleague.
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Preoperative statin use is linked with a lower risk of postoperative acute
kidney injury, researchers say - but whether the relationship is causal remains to be seen.
Source: Modern Medicine - October 18, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
AAFP honors physicians, names new leaderEmail this article to a colleague.
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The American Academy of Family Physicians named its Physician of the Year and introduced a new
president at the opening session of its annual meeting. Find out more about the honored doctors.
Source: Modern Medicine - October 18, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Women with genital cutting have poorer sex lifeEmail this article to a colleague.
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study confirms that women who were forced to undergo genital cutting
as young girls have a poorer sex life years later.
Source: Modern Medicine - October 18, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
World TB cases fall, but drug-resistance a worry: WHOEmail this article to a colleague.
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - New tuberculosis infections dropped 2.2% worldwide last year, but with nearly 9
million new infections, the World Health Organization said TB remains a massive problem that could worsen if
countries shortchange funding to fight it.
Source: Modern Medicine - October 18, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Botox effective for urinary incontinenceEmail this article to a colleague.
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A study funded by the National Institute Child Health and Human Development shows that anticholinergic
drugs and onabotulinumtoxinA injections produce comparable results in women with urgency urinary incontinence.
Choice of therapy, say the researchers, should take into consideration route of administration and adverse effect
profiles.
Source: Modern Medicine - October 18, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Cat antigen desensitization reduces allergic rhinoconjunctivitis symptomsEmail this article to a colleague.
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Desensitization with a Fel d 1-derived peptide antigen (Cat-PAD) reduces
allergic rhinoconjunctivitis symptoms up to a year after the start of dosing.
Source: Modern Medicine - October 18, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Case report highlights need to treat fungal meningitis earlyEmail this article to a colleague.
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - Doctors in Baltimore, Maryland said early diagnosis and treatment of patients at
risk of fungal meningitis is vital, based on the case of an otherwise healthy woman who declined rapidly after
receiving steroid injections for neck pain.
Source: Modern Medicine - October 18, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Chlorhexidine dressing curbs catheter-related infectionsEmail this article to a colleague.
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Compared to non-antiseptic highly adhesive transparent dressings,
chlorhexidine impregnated gel dressings reduce catheter-related infections in the ICU, French researchers
say.
Source: Modern Medicine - October 18, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Weil: Family physicians positioned to improve patient, system healthEmail this article to a colleague.
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Family physicians are the doctors best suited to moving patients toward more healthful lifestyles and
moving the U.S. healthcare system from a disease management system to one that focuses on health promotion and
prevention, Andrew Weil, MD, told attendees at the opening session American Academy of Family Physicians annual
meeting. Read more about his remarks.
Source: Modern Medicine - October 18, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Exposure to BPA affects maternal and neonatal thyroid functionEmail this article to a colleague.
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A recent study has found that women exposed to bisphenol A (BPA) during pregnancy may experience
changes in their own as well as their baby's thyroid function.
Source: Modern Medicine - October 18, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Counseling slows pregnancy weight gain in obese womenEmail this article to a colleague.
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Motivational counseling can slow down pregnancy weight gain in obese women
and may take the edge off their anxiety, too, according to a study from Belgium.
Source: Modern Medicine - October 18, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Birth weights better after frozen embryo transferEmail this article to a colleague.
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Term singleton birth weights are significantly higher after frozen embryo
transfer than after fresh embryo transfer, according to national registry data from Japan.
Source: Modern Medicine - October 18, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Obesity still rising fast in the U.S.Email this article to a colleague.
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The number of Americans who are severely obese shot up by 70% in the past
decade or so, though the increase has slowed down in more recent years, a new study finds.
Source: Modern Medicine - October 18, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Invasive fungal infections increasing in wounded soldiersEmail this article to a colleague.
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Invasive fungal infections are increasingly causing significant morbidity
in soldiers wounded in Afghanistan, military doctors report.
Source: Modern Medicine - October 18, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
For plaque psoriasis, ustekinumab beats many MABs, but not infliximabEmail this article to a colleague.
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis, the new monoclonal
antibody (MAB) ustekinumab (Stelara) may work better than the older biologics adalimumab (Humira), etanercept
(Enbrel) and alefacept (Amevive), but not infliximab (Remicade), researchers say in a paper published this
week.
Source: Modern Medicine - October 18, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Doctors, be careful what you retweetEmail this article to a colleague.
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A new study has found that Twitter users perceive health-related retweets from doctors who have a lot
of followers to be less credible than original tweets from those same doctors.
Source: Modern Medicine - October 18, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
More men seeking cosmetic proceduresEmail this article to a colleague.
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An emerging trend that has more men seeking cosmetic advice will find more primary care providers in
the cosmetic counsel seat, according to one plastic surgeon.
Source: Modern Medicine - October 18, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Follow these tips to avoid burning outEmail this article to a colleague.
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With physician burnout at 'epidemic' proportions, Mark Greenawald, MD, gives tips for rejuvenating
your passion for practice.
Source: Modern Medicine - October 18, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Ranibizumab safe long-term for neovascular age-related macular degenerationEmail this article to a colleague.
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Ranibizumab injections may be safely used for at least three years in
patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD), according to findings from the SECURE
study.
Source: Modern Medicine - October 18, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
FDA clears PixelRF for skin resurfacingEmail this article to a colleague.
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Alma Lasers has received clearance from the Food and Drug Administration for its new fractionated skin
resurfacing module, the company announced.
Source: Modern Medicine - October 18, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
FDA panel backs Kynamro for homozygous familial hypercholesterolemiaEmail this article to a colleague.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Food and Drug Administration panel of outside experts has recommended
the Sanofi SA and Isis Pharmaceutical Inc drug Kynamro (mipomersen sodium) for treatment of homozygous familial
hypercholesterolemia (HoFH).
Source: Modern Medicine - October 18, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Omega-3s reduce adipose inflammation in obese subjectsEmail this article to a colleague.
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Treatment with long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs)
reduces inflammatory gene expression in severely obese patients' adipose tissue, new findings show.
Source: Modern Medicine - October 18, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Sani-Cloth wipe contributes to false-positive diagnosis of rare enzyme deficiencyEmail this article to a colleague.
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Contamination of dried blood spot specimens by sanitary wipes can lead to
false-positive diagnosis of malonic aciduria, a rare enzyme deficiency.
Source: Modern Medicine - October 18, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
For a happy retirement, find a fulfilling new interestEmail this article to a colleague.
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The key to a happy retirement is finding a hobby or some other activity that provides the same
emotional satisfaction you derived from helping patients.
Source: Modern Medicine - October 18, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Low-dose SSRI formulation shows promise for vasomotor symptomsEmail this article to a colleague.
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A new formulation of a selective serotonin receptor inhibitor
(SSRI)—low-dose mesylate of paroxetine
(LDMP)—shows promise for reducing vasomotor symptoms of menopause,
according to results of two studies presented at the North American Menopause Society (NAMS)
conference.
Source: Modern Medicine - October 18, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Pediatricians warn of kids' access to guns at homeEmail this article to a colleague.
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - U.S. pediatricians Thursday called for the strictest possible gun sales,
safety and storage laws to prevent deaths in kids and teens, as well as better education for parents on the dangers
of having a gun at home.
Source: Modern Medicine - October 18, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
The top 5 diagnostic tests family physicians should avoidEmail this article to a colleague.
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The American Academy of Family Physicians recently came up with the top five tests primary care
physicians should avoid. The economic impact is estimated at $5 billion a year.
Source: Modern Medicine - October 18, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Linezolid shows promise in clearing drug-resistant TBEmail this article to a colleague.
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - An antibiotic used to treat severe bacterial infections showed promise at treating
a highly drug-resistant and deadly form of tuberculosis, U.S. government and South Korean researchers said on
Wednesday.
Source: Modern Medicine - October 18, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
J&J's Crucell halts supply of 2.36 million flu vaccines to ItalyEmail this article to a colleague.
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PARIS (Reuters) - Crucell, the vaccines unit of U.S. drugmaker Johnson & Johnson, has
suspended a delivery of 2.36 million seasonal flu vaccine doses to Italy after it found problems with two lots of
it, the Italian health ministry said on Wednesday.
Source: Modern Medicine - October 18, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
