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Death toll from West Nile virus tops 200
DALLAS (Reuters) - The U.S. outbreak of West Nile virus has killed 219 people this year, after another
36 deaths from the mosquito-borne disease were reported last week, government figures showed
Wednesday.
Source: Modern Medicine - October 24, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Study bolsters new guidelines against routine urine cytology in hematuria
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The clinical value of routine urine cytology in hematuria investigations
doesn't justify the cost, according to a new UK study that backs recent guideline changes in the U.S.
Source: Modern Medicine - October 24, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
High dose inhaled corticosteroids tied to renal insufficiency
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Although inhaled corticosteroids are known to be associated with renal
insufficiency in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or asthma, higher doses appear to be a significant
independent risk factor, according to Canadian researchers.
Source: Modern Medicine - October 24, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Analysis: Creative drug pricing flourishes in hard-up Europe
LONDON (Reuters) - Fifty percent off the first three months of cancer medicine. Buy a course of eye
treatment and get extra injections free. A money-back guarantee if your erectile dysfunction pills don't
work.
Source: Modern Medicine - October 24, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Primary care physicians relocate at lower rates than specialists
Primary care physicians move to new locations at a lower rate than most specialists, according to a
new study.
Source: Modern Medicine - October 24, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Psychosocial factors predict self-exam behavior
A range of psychosocial factors, such as perceived risk of developing melanoma, influence whether a
person is likely to conduct skin self-exams, according to results of a recent study.
Source: Modern Medicine - October 24, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Virus could wipe out acne
Researchers say a harmless virus that lives on human skin could be a plausible targeted approach to
treating acne.
Source: Modern Medicine - October 24, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Acupuncture may ease xerostomia after cancer
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with chronic dry mouth related to cancer treatment reported some
improvement in symptoms after eight weeks of group acupuncture, in a new study from the UK.
Source: Modern Medicine - October 24, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
ImmuKnow assay helps gauge infection risk in liver transplant recipients
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The ImmuKnow assay (Cylex Inc) is a "valid" tool for
determining the risk of infection in adult liver transplant recipients, and may be helpful in predicting acute
rejection as well, report researchers from Spain.
Source: Modern Medicine - October 24, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Court blocks Indiana law cutting Planned Parenthood funds
Source: Modern Medicine - October 24, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Executions increasingly viewed as torture: U.N. investigator
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Countries around the world are increasingly viewing capital punishment as a
form of torture because it inflicts severe mental and physical pain on those sentenced to death, a U.N. torture
investigator said on Tuesday.
Source: Modern Medicine - October 24, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Medicine rarely a slam dunk, despite splashy studies
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A massive new analysis tracking the fate of splashy medical findings
reveals that 90% of the "very large" effects described in initial reports on medical treatments
begin to shrink or vanish as more studies are done.
Source: Modern Medicine - October 24, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Pharmacy linked to meningitis shipped drugs before sterility results
NEW YORK (Reuters) - At least 13 times, the Massachusetts pharmacy linked to a deadly fungal
meningitis outbreak shipped orders of injectable steroid before it obtained the results of sterility testing,
Massachusetts health officials announced on Tuesday.
Source: Modern Medicine - October 24, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Poor coordination blamed for flow disruptions in trauma care
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Poor coordination blamed for flow disruptions in trauma care
Source: MD Consult: News: Top Stories - October 23, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Commentary - The changing role of the physician
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Commentary - The changing role of the physician
Source: MD Consult: News: Top Stories - October 23, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Commentary - A tale of the grave
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Commentary - A tale of the grave
Source: MD Consult: News: Top Stories - October 23, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
'Healthy Users' Explain CPAP Data Puzzle
ATLANTA (MedPage Today) -- In patients with sleep apnea, compliance with CPAP treatment may not be the key to improved cardiovascular risk, but rather other health behaviors that go along with it.
Source: MedPage Today Meeting Coverage - October 23, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Broken Collarbone
Source: eMedicineHealth.com - October 23, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Wilderness: Starfish, Crown of Thorns, and Sea St
Scuba Diving: Starfish (Sea Star) and Crown of Thorns Puncture Wounds
Source: eMedicineHealth.com - October 23, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Bring on the Bean Diet for Health?
Source: eMedicineHealth.com - October 23, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Exercise Protects Aging Brains Better
Source: eMedicineHealth.com - October 23, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Panel Advises Against Hormones to Prevent Disease
Source: eMedicineHealth.com - October 23, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Stress in Parents Linked to Obesity in Kids
Source: eMedicineHealth.com - October 23, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Fire Risk Spurs Banana Boat Spray Sunscreen Recall
Source: eMedicineHealth.com - October 23, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
IVF linked to increased risk for birth defects: study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In vitro fertilization (IVF) is an independent risk factor for congenital
malformations, especially defects of the eye, heart and genitourinary system, according to new research presented
Saturday at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference and Exhibition in New
Orleans.
Source: Modern Medicine - October 23, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Antibiotics prevent infections in premature rupture of membranes at term
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Antibiotic prophylaxis reduced the risk of maternal infection in premature
rupture of membranes (PROM) at term, in a recent randomized trial.
Source: Modern Medicine - October 23, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Lower tidal volume ventilation yields better outcomes in patients without ARDS
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For mechanically ventilated patients without acute respiratory distress
syndrome (ARDS), lower tidal volume ventilation yields better clinical outcomes than higher tidal volume
ventilation, according to a new meta-analysis published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical
Association.
Source: Modern Medicine - October 23, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Study suggests why bevacizumab only works in some patients
LONDON (Reuters) - Genetic testing could help identify the small number of patients with advanced
bowel cancer likely to benefit from the angiogenesis inhibitor bevacizumab (Avastin), scientists said on
Tuesday.
Source: Modern Medicine - October 23, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
U.S. administration agrees to ease in Medicare benefit rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration has agreed to relax Medicare's requirements for
skilled nursing and home health care, allowing beneficiaries to qualify for benefits even if their conditions are
not expected to improve, according to court documents.
Source: Modern Medicine - October 23, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Uncertainty affects healthcare most, MGMA panel says
Education will be key to the future of America's healthcare system, agreed the panelists of the
"State of the Healthcare Industry" roundtable discussion at the Medical Group Management
Association annual meeting.
Source: Modern Medicine - October 23, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Anal cancer rate still high in HIV, even with combination ART
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Anal cancer rates in HIV patients are "still extremely
high," with no apparent protection from antiretroviral therapy, French registry data show.
Source: Modern Medicine - October 23, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
FDA seeks more data from Teva Pharm on Treanda
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is seeking more data from Teva
Pharmaceutical Industries regarding its request to expand the use of its chemotherapy drug Treanda (bendamustine)
for non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Source: Modern Medicine - October 23, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
ECG enhances heart rate control during neonatal resuscitation
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Electrocardiography (ECG) provides a continuous heart rate faster than
pulse oximetry during neonatal resuscitation.
Source: Modern Medicine - October 23, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Chronic lack of sleep makes teens prone to sports injuries
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Teens who don't get enough sleep - especially as they move to higher
grades in school - appear to be at higher risk for athletic injuries, researchers said Sunday at the American
Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference and Exhibition in New Orleans.
Source: Modern Medicine - October 23, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Percutaneous cryoablation curbs bone cancer pain
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Palliative image-guided percutaneous cryoablation helps patients with
metastatic tumors in bone, researchers say.
Source: Modern Medicine - October 23, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Mipomersen promising in familial hypercholesterolemia
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Mipomersen helps in heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) when
standard treatment fails, a randomized trial has shown.
Source: Modern Medicine - October 23, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Grandparent caregivers unaware of new parenting guidelines
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Grandparents who look after young children often lack knowledge about
current recommendations on topics such as sleep and crib safety and infant care, which have changed since they
first parented their own kids, researchers said in New Orleans Sunday at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
National Conference and Exhibition.
Source: Modern Medicine - October 23, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Celgene's multiple myeloma drug pomalidomide meets late-stage goals
Source: Modern Medicine - October 23, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Mirabegron improves incontinence in overactive bladder
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Mirabegron reduces incontinence and micturition episodes in patients with
overactive bladder (OAB).
Source: Modern Medicine - October 23, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Implanted lens or contact lens after unilateral congenital cataract surgery?
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In infants having surgery for a unilateral congenital cataract, the
short-term costs are lower with contact lenses instead of an implanted intraocular lens and glasses, a new study
shows.
Source: Modern Medicine - October 23, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Green tea drinkers show lower cancer risks
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older women who regularly drink green tea may have slightly lower risks of
colon, stomach and throat cancers than women who make no time for tea, a large study suggests.
Source: Modern Medicine - October 23, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Serious birth complications rising in the U.S.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Severe complications from childbirth are rare in the U.S., but they are
becoming more common, a new government study finds.
Source: Modern Medicine - October 23, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Like girls, U.S. boys may be hitting puberty earlier
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Boys in the United States may be entering puberty earlier than in
generations past, a new study has found - suggesting it's not just girls who are developing at younger
ages.
Source: Modern Medicine - October 23, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Beans show promise in diabetes
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Consuming a cup of beans or lentils every day may help people with type 2
diabetes control their blood sugar and possibly reduce their risk of heart attacks and stroke, according to a small
study published today.
Source: Modern Medicine - October 23, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Physician education cuts antibiotic prescribing
A program of education on prescription practices was able to cut inappropriate prescribing of
antibiotics by nearly half.
Source: Modern Medicine - October 23, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Roche may face fines for lax drug-safety reporting
LONDON (Reuters) - Europe's drugs regulator has started an infringement procedure against Swiss
pharmaceutical group Roche Holding AG to investigate its alleged failure to report fully tens of thousands of cases
of possible adverse drug reactions.
Source: Modern Medicine - October 23, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Meningitis probe could hit hospital drug supplies
Source: Modern Medicine - October 23, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
MGMA-ACMPE announces new officers, board members
The Medical Group Management Association and American College of Medical Practice Executives named new
officers and board members at its annual meeting.
Source: Modern Medicine - October 23, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Peru doctors end strike after Humala grants pay hike
LIMA (Reuters) - Doctors in Peru returned to work on Monday after wresting promises of better pay from
President Ollanta Humala and credited congressional leadership for helping end the 33-day-strike.
Source: Modern Medicine - October 23, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Report: Medicare payment instability keeps practices from trying new models
Fears of sustainable growth rate payment cuts and instability in Medicare payments are keeping many
physician practices from participating in new payment delivery models or demonstration programs, according to a new
report.
Source: Modern Medicine - October 23, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
