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Multivitamins Do Not Prevent Heart Disease
Source: eMedicineHealth.com - November 6, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Exercise Can Help Knee Pain if You Stick With It
Source: eMedicineHealth.com - November 6, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Spine Infections Hit Fungal Meningitis Survivors
Source: eMedicineHealth.com - November 6, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Good Cholesterol Infusion May Help Unclog Arteries
Source: eMedicineHealth.com - November 6, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Photocure to exit Allumera business
Photocure plans to exit its Allumera cosmetic dermatology business in the United States, the company
recently announced.
Source: Modern Medicine - November 6, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Pediatricians less likely to relocate practices
A national survey of US physicians has found that pediatricians are more likely to remain in the
communities in which they practice.
Source: Modern Medicine - November 6, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Court questions Arizona's late-term abortion ban
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A federal appeals court panel on Monday sharply questioned lawyers defending
an Arizona law that bans late-term abortions starting at 20 weeks of pregnancy except in medical emergencies, which
opponents say is the toughest in the United States.
Source: Modern Medicine - November 6, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
After car booster seat laws, child deaths fell
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - U.S. states with laws requiring kids to ride in car booster seats have had
fewer child deaths in accidents, especially among 6- and 7-year-olds, researchers reported Monday.
Source: Modern Medicine - November 6, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Electronic nose helps sniff out obstructive sleep apnea
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The Cyranose 320 (Smiths Detection Group Ltd, Watford, UK)
"electronic nose" can distinguish between patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) and
healthy controls "with high accuracy," a study from Germany found.
Source: Modern Medicine - November 6, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
NovaBay receives $2.6M to advance Aganocide research
NovaBay Pharmaceuticals has received $2.6 million from partner Galderma for the clinical advancement
of NovaBay’s “non-antibiotic, anti-infective” Aganocide compound NVC-422,
a topical formulation for impetigo treatment.
Source: Modern Medicine - November 6, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Congress to hold hearings on meningitis outbreak
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two congressional oversight committees will hold hearings next week on the
deadly U.S. meningitis outbreak linked to tainted steroid injections and one panel has invited an official from the
compounding pharmacy involved, aides said on Monday.
Source: Modern Medicine - November 6, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Death rates plummet for children with diabetes
Improved care and better treatments have contributed to a dramatic decline in deaths from
complications of diabetes in children.
Source: Modern Medicine - November 6, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Most Chinese women exposed to second-hand smoke
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Nearly two-thirds of women of reproductive age in China are exposed to
second-hand tobacco smoke at home and over half are exposed in the workplace, which raises the risk of
complications in pregnancy, including stillbirths and infant death.
Source: Modern Medicine - November 6, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
AMA campaign kicks off to cut claims waste
Curbing payment errors on medical claims is the focus of a new American Medical Association
campaign.
Source: Modern Medicine - November 6, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
When it comes to colon cancer checks, options exist
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For people who have had a negative colonoscopy, less-invasive screening
options may work just fine for follow-up cancer tests, a new analysis suggests.
Source: Modern Medicine - November 6, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Heart devices often approved without comparisons
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Many new heart devices, such as valves and stents, are approved for use by
the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) without good studies showing that they offer any benefits beyond
existing treatments, according to a new study.
Source: Modern Medicine - November 6, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Tranexamic acid may cut blood loss in percutaneous nephrolithotomy
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The antifibrinolytic drug tranexamic acid helped reduce blood loss in
percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) in a recent randomized trial.
Source: Modern Medicine - November 6, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Third dose of MMR vaccine halts mumps
An extra dose of the MMR vaccine during an intense outbreak of mumps appears to have halted the spread
of the disease.
Source: Modern Medicine - November 6, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
LEO announces strategic collaborations for furthering advances in dermatology
LEO Pharma plans to establish five long-term research collaborations in four countries by the end of
2013 in an effort to deliver new treatment options to dermatology patients.
Source: Modern Medicine - November 6, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Merz promotes Coelho to vice president, commercial excellence
Merz has promoted Hyunna Coelho to vice president, commercial excellence, a role in which she will be
responsible for sales training and development, corporate communication, sales operations, market research,
competitive intelligence, forecasting, and operational analytics for the company in the United
States.
Source: Modern Medicine - November 6, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Use enoxaparin with caution in renal impairment: study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Enoxaparin (Lovenox) increases the risk of major bleeding in patients with
moderate renal impairment, according to a retrospective study from the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Health Care
System in Minnesota.
Source: Modern Medicine - November 6, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Donated stem cells may work for heart patients
Source: Modern Medicine - November 6, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Smoking cessation before 40 drastically cuts excess mortality risk
Smoking cessation before the age of 40 reduces the excess risk of lung cancer mortality and overall
mortality by 90% compared to individuals who continue to smoke, according to a prospective study of women in the
United Kingdom followed for 12 years.
Source: Modern Medicine - November 6, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Cinnamon may regulate postprandial blood glucose in normal-weight and obese adults
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Adding ground cinnamon to a meal may help regulate blood glucose levels in
normal-weight and obese adults, a new study suggests.
Source: Modern Medicine - November 6, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Syneron launches Gentle Pro-U series
Syneron Medical has initiated a global launch of the Gentle Pro-U series of upgradeable aesthetic
laser systems.
Source: Modern Medicine - November 6, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
No revisions to breast cancer follow-up guidelines
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The Update Committee of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
says it won't be revising its 2006 guideline on management of breast cancer patients who have completed primary
care with curative intent.
Source: Modern Medicine - November 6, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
FDA approves tofacitinib for rheumatoid arthritis
Source: Modern Medicine - November 6, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
AAP updates guides for pediatric vision screening
The AAP recommends instrument-based vision screening for amblyogenic refractive error for children
aged younger than 4 years.
Source: Modern Medicine - November 6, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
FDA approves new drug application for Pliaglis
The Food and Drug Administration has approved a supplemental new drug application for Pliaglis
(lidocaine 7 percent, tetracaine 7 percent), a topical anesthetic cream.
Source: Modern Medicine - November 6, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Lumenis launches upgraded AcuPulse laser
Lumenis has launched an upgraded AcuPulse CO2 laser that offers four new modes of treatment. Now,
AcuPulse with SuperPulse technology offers a total of 10 different modes for treating 34 aesthetic indications, the
company reports.
Source: Modern Medicine - November 6, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Saudi citizen is third case of SARS-like virus
ABU DHABI (Reuters) - A Saudi citizen in the capital Riyadh is the world's third confirmed case of a
newly discovered SARS-related virus but he has now recovered from his illness, the official Saudi Press Agency
reported on Sunday.
Source: Modern Medicine - November 6, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Drugmakers offer to cap Greece's medicines bill
LONDON (Reuters) - International drug companies have offered to cap the total amount the Greek
government has to pay for its medicines in a bid to resolve a crisis that is jeopardizing both the supply of drugs
to patients and drugmakers' profits.
Source: Modern Medicine - November 6, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Merck KGaA won't send cancer drug to Greek hospitals
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German pharmaceuticals firm Merck KGaA is no longer delivering cancer drug
Erbitux to Greek hospitals, a spokesman said on Saturday, the latest sign of how an economic and budget crisis is
hurting frontline public services.
Source: Modern Medicine - November 6, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Govt. panel criticizes physician self-referral
A recent report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) is highly critical of physician
self-referral for advanced imaging services, indicating that it significantly raises Medicare costs.
Source: Modern Medicine - November 6, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Most ED ‘frequent flyers’ justified in seeking urgent care
Read the full story on MD Consult:
Most ED ‘frequent flyers’ justified in seeking urgent care
Source: MD Consult: News: Top Stories - November 5, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Exec Committee Minutes 10-4-12
Exec Committee meeting 10-4-12
Participants: Sarah Krug, president, Hugo Campos, Nancy Finn, John Grohol, Alan Greene, Larry Chu, Michael Millenson
Talk of using Body 2.0 at Health 2 Con meeting to recruit new SPM members.
Details of how Seal program to be announced at Health 2.0 were discussed and how the 3 elements are to be discussed.
Next full board meeting at 11:30 am to 1 pm Eastern on Oct. 18.
HHS proposed rule on patients getting lab results directly has “gone quiet.”
A letter to get the administration to put the reg on front burner is going from SPM.
Hoop.la forum will be tried for another 3 months and then me...
Source: Society for Participatory Medicine - November 5, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Nancy Finn Tags: Executive Minutes News Board Meeting Committee Meeting Committee Minutes Disbursement Exec Committee Executive Director Final Decision Finn Hhs Holliday Interviewees John Grohol Krug Larry Chu Nancy President Hugo Regin Source Type: news
AHA: Mortality Odds Upped by Cardiac Re-Arrest (CME/CE)
LOS ANGELES (MedPage Today) -- Patients who experienced the loss of pulses after the successful return of spontaneous circulation were more likely to die at hospital discharge, researchers reported here.
Source: MedPage Today Meeting Coverage - November 5, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Soy Might Not Prevent Hot Flashes
Source: eMedicineHealth.com - November 5, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Pacifiers Crawling With Germs
Source: eMedicineHealth.com - November 5, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
More Drug Shortages in Fungal Meningitis Aftermath
Source: eMedicineHealth.com - November 5, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Reducing Kids' TV Time: What Works?
Source: eMedicineHealth.com - November 5, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Donating a kidney raises risk for hypertension
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) -Donating a kidney increases a person's risk for hypertension, regardless of
race, researchers said Saturday at the American Society of Nephrology's Annual Kidney Week in San
Diego.
Source: Modern Medicine - November 5, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Fish oil fails to stop postop atrial fibrillation
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Perioperative omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation did not
reduce atrial fibrillation (AF) after heart surgery in the large randomized placebo-controlled OPERA
study.
Source: Modern Medicine - November 5, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Modest results in program to reduce kids' screen time
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A program aimed at reducing the number of hours young children spent in
front of a screen didn't accomplish that goal, but it did cut back on the meals they ate in front of a television,
a new study found.
Source: Modern Medicine - November 5, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Bypass tops stents in diabetics with heart disease
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Diabetics with more than one diseased artery fared significantly better if
they underwent bypass surgery than if they received drug coated stents, according to data from a five-year study
presented on Sunday.
Source: Modern Medicine - November 5, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Benefits may outweigh costs of treating urinary incontinence in older women
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Making a more active effort to diagnose and treat urinary incontinence in
older women can improve the symptoms without incurring high costs, a new study has found.
Source: Modern Medicine - November 5, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
More cures, more renal insufficiency with higher colistin doses
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Higher doses of colistin bring higher rates of microbiologic cure in
multidrug-resistant (MDR) gram-negative bacteremia, as well as higher rates of renal insufficiency.
Source: Modern Medicine - November 5, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Could heartbeat, not battery, power pacemakers?
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Your own beating heart may generate enough electricity to power a
heart-regulating pacemaker, ending the need for expensive surgeries to replace expiring batteries, according to an
early study of an experimental energy-converting device.
Source: Modern Medicine - November 5, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Long-term rizatriptan safe for adolescents with migraine
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Rizatriptan (Maxalt, Merck) appears to be well tolerated in long-term
acute treatment of migraine in adolescents, researchers say.
Source: Modern Medicine - November 5, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Experimental drug lowers cholesterol: Mid-stage trial
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - An experimental monoclonal antibody from Amgen Inc. reduced levels of LDL
cholesterol by as much as 55% in combination with statins in patients with heterozygous familial
hypercholesterolemia, in a phase II trial presented Monday at the annual scientific meeting of the American Heart
Association.
Source: Modern Medicine - November 5, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
