MedWorm.com provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest items from the 'MedPage Today Geriatrics' source. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:54:28 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5668050&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FMeetingCoverage%2FASAMeeting%2F31082 NEW ORLEANS (MedPage Today) -- In this International Stroke Conference wrap-up, Larry Goldstein, MD, from Duke University, highlights some of the more exciting and important clinical studies presented here. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5668050 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:13:05 +0100 5668050 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5668051&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FMeetingCoverage%2FASAMeeting%2F31078 NEW ORLEANS (MedPage Today) -- Dabigatran (Pradaxa) is more cost-effective than warfarin at preventing stroke in atrial fibrillation patients who have had a prior stroke or transient ischemic attack, a model analysis showed. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5668051 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:42:17 +0100 5668051 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5668052&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPediatrics%2FVaccines%2F31062 (MedPage Today) -- An investigational vaccine against meningococcal B disease produced robust immune responses in infants, researchers reported. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5668052 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:10:18 +0100 5668052 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5668053&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2Fclinical-context%2FRheumatoidArthritis%2F30643 (MedPage Today) -- In this exclusive video report, Chaim Putterman, MD, of Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City, reviews the progress being made in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis with MedPage Today staff writer Nancy Walsh. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5668053 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:56:55 +0100 5668053 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5649133&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FMeetingCoverage%2FASAMeeting%2F30991 NEW ORLEANS (MedPage Today) -- Patients who wake up with stroke symptoms that weren't present when they fell asleep can safely receive thrombolytic treatment with tissue plasminogen activator, a British study suggested. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5649133 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:13:04 +0100 5649133 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5649134&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FMeetingCoverage%2FASAMeeting%2F30989 (MedPage Today) -- A sharp decline in memory was associated with worse stroke outcomes and could be a marker for cerebrovascular disease, a large study found. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5649134 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:15:38 +0100 5649134 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5649135&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FCardiology%2FPCI%2F30979 (MedPage Today) -- Percutaneous coronary intervention is now considered appropriate in relatively benign three-vessel disease, according to an update of criteria for revascularization of complex coronary artery disease. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5649135 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:37:50 +0100 5649135 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5649136&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FNephrology%2FKidneyTransplantation%2F30983 (MedPage Today) -- Medicare's failure to provide lifelong coverage for immunosuppressive therapy after kidney transplant is bad for patients and for the system's finances, two researchers argued. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5649136 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:32:58 +0100 5649136 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5639058&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FCriticalCare%2FStrokes%2F30905 (MedPage Today) -- African-American women and women who develop hypertension are at risk for subarachnoid hemorrhage associated with pregnancy, a retrospective study found. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5639058 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:13:03 +0100 5639058 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5639059&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPrimaryCare%2FGeneralPrimaryCare%2F30897 (MedPage Today) -- Nearly one-third of older adults are joined by a companion at their regular doctor visits, researchers found. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5639059 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:41:40 +0100 5639059 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5629826&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FCardiology%2FPCI%2F30863 (MedPage Today) -- A polymer-free drug-eluting stent appeared better at preventing late lumen loss than the paclitaxel-eluting stent Taxus, researchers found. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5629826 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:43:04 +0100 5629826 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5629827&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPublicHealthPolicy%2FEthics%2F30858 (MedPage Today) -- Prominent researchers who allow themselves to be listed as authors of ghostwritten journal articles could find themselves in a world of legal hurt, an essay in PLoS Medicine argued. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5629827 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:00:00 +0100 5629827 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5629828&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FCardiology%2FPCI%2F30859 (MedPage Today) -- The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is revising its guidance on the use of a policy called "coverage with evidence development," and the American College of Cardiology has some ideas about how to improve the policy. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5629828 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:00:00 +0100 5629828 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5629829&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPublicHealthPolicy%2FMedicaid%2F30857 (MedPage Today) -- Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) has demanded that state Medicaid officials explain what they're doing about physicians who hand out huge numbers of painkiller and psychiatric drug prescriptions paid for by Medicaid. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5629829 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:00:00 +0100 5629829 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5629830&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FRheumatology%2FArthritis%2F30856 (MedPage Today) -- More than two of five adults with rheumatoid arthritis were physically inactive at the start of a clinical study, researchers reported. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5629830 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0100 5629830 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5620815&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FCardiology%2FHypertension%2F30802 (MedPage Today) -- Regular consumption of black tea -- which is rich in flavonoids -- significantly reduced blood pressure, a randomized, placebo-controlled trial showed. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5620815 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:13:03 +0100 5620815 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5620816&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FCardiology%2FHypertension%2F30801 (MedPage Today) -- African-American patients on hypertension medications were more likely to take the drugs when they received interventions aimed at making them feel better about themselves, researchers said. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5620816 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:00:00 +0100 5620816 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5609958&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FCardiology%2FStrokes%2F30761 (MedPage Today) -- Patients who develop delirium while hospitalized for an acute stroke are likely to have poorer outcomes, a meta-analysis revealed. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5609958 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:13:48 +0100 5609958 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5598771&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FSurgery%2FOrthopedics%2F30701 (MedPage Today) -- During the past three decades there has been a dramatic increase in knee replacement surgeries, particularly among individuals in their 50s, a Finnish study found. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5598771 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0100 5598771 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5561150&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FOphthalmology%2FGeneralOphthalmology%2F30517 (MedPage Today) -- Daily aspirin use may protect the heart but hurt the eyes, boosting the risk of age-related macular degeneration, researchers found. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5561150 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:13:03 +0100 5561150 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5561151&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FRheumatology%2FGeneralRheumatology%2F30513 Diuretics (MedPage Today) -- a class of drugs known to raise serum urate levels -- independently increased the risk for gout in patients with high blood pressure, a prospective cohort study revealed. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5561151 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:55:06 +0100 5561151 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5561152&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FInfectiousDisease%2FVaccines%2F30505 (MedPage Today) -- A once-promising vaccine against herpes viruses has failed in a large clinical trial, researchers reported. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5561152 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 21:00:00 +0100 5561152 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5561153&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FNeurology%2FParkinsonsDisease%2F30487 (MedPage Today) -- Life expectancy for patients with Parkinson's disease is poorer than some previous studies have suggested, with barely one-third of patients surviving six years with the condition, researchers said. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5561153 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:00:00 +0100 5561153 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5545159&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FNeurology%2FGeneralNeurology%2F30397 (MedPage Today) -- Mutations in the CSF1R gene appear to be responsible for the development of hereditary diffuse leukoencephalopathy with spheroids (HDLS), according to an international team of researchers. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5545159 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 17:00:00 +0100 5545159 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5538635&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FNeurology%2FHeadTrauma%2F30375 (MedPage Today) -- As part of the Year in Review series, MedPage Today reporters are revisiting major news stories and following up with an analysis of the impact of the original report, as well as subsequent news generated by the initial publication. Here's what's happened in the sports-related brain injury controversy since we published a special report on the issue. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5538635 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 14:00:00 +0100 5538635 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5506049&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FWashington-Watch%2FWashington-Watch%2F30252 WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has pushed back the deadline by which drug and device makers must begin the process of reporting financial relationships with doctors and teaching hospitals. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5506049 Thu, 15 Dec 2011 22:24:10 +0100 5506049 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5506050&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPracticeManagement%2FReimbursement%2F30219 WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- The spending bill passed Tuesday night by the House of Representatives included a provision that prevents a 27% cut in physician Medicare payments, but the bill is little more than a political message from Republicans and has little chance of passing in the Democratic-controlled Senate. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5506050 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:30:20 +0100 5506050 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5506051&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPublicHealthPolicy%2FMedicare%2F30210 WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- As part of the Obama administration's cost-cutting efforts, the Department of Health and Human Services announced Tuesday that it is encouraging health insurers to hold up payments for "suspicious" Part D drug claims. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5506051 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 22:04:28 +0100 5506051 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5487839&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPsychiatry%2FDepression%2F30114 (MedPage Today) -- Phase II trial results suggested that a stimulant drug approved to treat attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder may improve cognitive function in adults with major depression, its manufacturer said. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5487839 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 14:41:15 +0100 5487839 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5487840&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FInfectiousDisease%2FVaccines%2F30082 (MedPage Today) -- Norovirus illness, that scourge of cruise ship passengers, may be preventable with a vaccine, a placebo-controlled, proof-of-concept study showed. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5487840 Wed, 07 Dec 2011 21:00:00 +0100 5487840 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5477352&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FGeriatrics%2FGeneralGeriatrics%2F30063 (MedPage Today) -- Despite the easily observed signs of aging usually seen about halfway through a first term, a stint in the Oval Office appears to be a guarantee of long life, according to a research letter published in the Dec. 7 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5477352 Wed, 07 Dec 2011 03:13:04 +0100 5477352 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5432425&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FNeurology%2FGeneralNeurology%2F29812 (MedPage Today) -- Patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, showed signs in a small dose-ranging study that an investigational agent derived from the Parkinson's disease drug pramipexole might slow the loss of muscle strength and function, researchers said. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5432425 Sun, 20 Nov 2011 22:39:54 +0100 5432425 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5409553&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPediatrics%2FObesity%2F29756 (MedPage Today) -- Being heavy in childhood doesn't guarantee an increased risk of heart disease in the long run, provided children lose weight as adults, researchers found. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5409553 Wed, 16 Nov 2011 23:43:04 +0100 5409553 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5409554&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FInfectiousDisease%2FVaccines%2F29755 (MedPage Today) -- SILVER SPRING, Md. -- An FDA advisory committee has voted 14-1 in favor of expanding the indication for the pneumococcal 13-valent conjugate vaccine (Prevnar 13) to include use in adults 50 and older. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5409554 Wed, 16 Nov 2011 21:43:35 +0100 5409554 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5409555&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FCriticalCare%2FStrokes%2F29747 (MedPage Today) -- Clot-busting drugs improve outcomes after stroke even in people with a history of stroke or diabetes, researchers reported. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5409555 Wed, 16 Nov 2011 20:00:00 +0100 5409555 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5409556&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FCardiology%2FStrokes%2F29739 (MedPage Today) -- Systolic blood pressure that is too low -- as well as too high -- may put patients who have had a noncardioembolic ischemic stroke at risk for another one, researchers found. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5409556 Wed, 16 Nov 2011 18:29:38 +0100 5409556 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5409557&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FMeetingCoverage%2FAHAMeeting%2F29730 ORLANDO (MedPage Today) -- Minimally-invasive surgery to correct drug refractory atrial fibrillation appears to work better than catheter-based ablation techniques, researchers said here. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5409557 Wed, 16 Nov 2011 17:15:00 +0100 5409557 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5401303&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FMeetingCoverage%2FACRMeeting%2F29630 CHICAGO (MedPage Today) -- Patients with refractory rheumatoid arthritis responded as well to tocilizumab (Actemra) monotherapy as they did to to therapy with tocilizumab plus methotrexate, a researcher said here. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5401303 Sat, 12 Nov 2011 16:46:38 +0100 5401303 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5388653&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2Fclinical-context%2FRheumatoidArthritis%2F29562 CHICAGO (MedPage Today) -- A methotrexate-based tight control strategy, combined with low-dose prednisone, in early rheumatoid arthritis was effective for preventing joint damage, Dutch researcher said here. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5388653 Thu, 10 Nov 2011 03:13:06 +0100 5388653 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5388654&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FMeetingCoverage%2FACRMeeting%2F29553 CHICAGO (MedPage Today) -- No statistically significant differences emerged in number of responders or in time to therapy response among rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with different biologic agents, researchers said here. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5388654 Wed, 09 Nov 2011 18:50:29 +0100 5388654 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5388655&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FMeetingCoverage%2FACRMeeting%2F29545 CHICAGO (MedPage Today) -- Patients with rheumatoid arthritis who respond well initially to methotrexate monotherapy may be able to maintain a good outcome on that drug alone, a researcher said here. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5388655 Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:18:12 +0100 5388655 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5388656&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FMeetingCoverage%2FACRMeeting%2F29534 CHICAGO (MedPage Today) -- When patients who complain of fibromyalgia pain attempt to communicate which joints are painful, the reliance on body maps falls short, and, in fact, text often works better than illustrations, Canadian researchers said here. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5388656 Tue, 08 Nov 2011 23:07:32 +0100 5388656 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5388657&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FMeetingCoverage%2FACAAI%2F29507 BOSTON (MedPage Today) -- Seasonal influenza vaccines appeared safe in children with the most severe allergies to egg protein, according to a prospective trial reported here. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5388657 Tue, 08 Nov 2011 14:00:00 +0100 5388657 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5362545&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPsychiatry%2Fsleepdisorders%2F29388 (MedPage Today) -- Loneliness is associated with more fragmented sleep, a cross-sectional study of members of a communal society showed. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5362545 Tue, 01 Nov 2011 18:30:46 +0100 5362545 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5362546&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FCardiology%2FStrokes%2F29379 (MedPage Today) -- Stimulant drugs for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder didn't increase the risk of cardiovascular events in children, researchers found. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5362546 Tue, 01 Nov 2011 14:00:00 +0100 5362546 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5362547&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FRheumatology%2FArthritis%2F29374 (MedPage Today) -- Six months of treatment with chondroitin led to significant improvements in pain and function among patients with osteoarthritis in their hands, a single-center randomized trial found. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5362547 Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:01:00 +0100 5362547 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5362548&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2Fclinical-context%2FMultipleSclerosis%2F29375 (MedPage Today) -- An investigational biologic drug that deactivates antibody-producing B cells reduced gadolinium-enhancing T1 lesions in multiple sclerosis patients, potentially offering yet another treatment approach to the disease, researchers said. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5362548 Mon, 31 Oct 2011 22:31:00 +0100 5362548 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5362549&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FNephrology%2FGeneralNephrology%2F29376 (MedPage Today) -- Combinations of ezetimibe and simvastatin help reduce cardiovascular events in patients with chronic kidney disease, the FDA's professional staff indicated in briefing documents prepared for an advisory committee meeting later this week. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5362549 Mon, 31 Oct 2011 22:18:51 +0100 5362549 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5362550&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FCardiology%2FArrhythmias%2F29373 (MedPage Today) -- Metal detector security screening appears safe for people with pacemakers or implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs), researchers found. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5362550 Mon, 31 Oct 2011 21:38:46 +0100 5362550 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5362551&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FCardiology%2FCHF%2F29359 (MedPage Today) -- Angiotensin-renin blockade in moderate-to-severe aortic regurgitation may head off heart failure and mortality risks, a large population-based study suggested. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5362551 Mon, 31 Oct 2011 20:00:00 +0100 5362551 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5348912&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FInfectiousDisease%2FVaccines%2F29296 (MedPage Today) -- Among men who have sex with men, the vaccine against human papillomavirus (HPV) reduces the risk of the precursors of anal cancer, researchers reported. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5348912 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 21:12:46 +0100 5348912 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5348913&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FInfectiousDisease%2FGeneralInfectiousDisease%2F29285 (MedPage Today) -- The sickness and death toll continues to rise in the deadliest Listeria outbreak in the past 25 years in the U.S., the CDC reported. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5348913 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 15:46:30 +0100 5348913 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5348914&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FCardiology%2FArrhythmias%2F29280 (MedPage Today) -- The PINNACLE Registry will expand its atrial fibrillation reporting capabilities next year, allowing for more input regarding rhythm and rate control, the American College of Cardiology announced. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5348914 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 15:00:00 +0100 5348914 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5348915&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FInfectiousDisease%2FVaccines%2F29273 (MedPage Today) -- Flu vaccines work, but not as well as they might and there are significant gaps in the evidence of their efficacy, researchers found. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5348915 Tue, 25 Oct 2011 22:30:00 +0100 5348915 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5337182&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FHematologyOncology%2FLungCancer%2F29176 (MedPage Today) -- A therapeutic vaccine for advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) added to combination chemotherapy improved progression-free survival compared with combination chemotherapy alone in early trials, researchers said. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5337182 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 22:39:14 +0100 5337182 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5286584&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FInfectiousDisease%2FURItheFlu%2F28868 (MedPage Today) -- Antibody responses to a potential pandemic H5N1 "bird flu" vaccine were markedly increased in patients receiving a priming shot containing a small bit of viral DNA, researchers said. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5286584 Tue, 04 Oct 2011 16:55:52 +0100 5286584 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5238980&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPsychiatry%2FGeneralPsychiatry%2F28658 (MedPage Today) -- Videos on YouTube that purport to explain a movement disorder may, in fact, do more harm than good, particularly in relation to psychogenic disorders, an analysis found. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5238980 Thu, 22 Sep 2011 10:43:02 +0100 5238980 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5238981&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FInfectiousDisease%2FURItheFlu%2F28652 WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- There's plenty of influenza vaccine to go around this year, and one more type of vaccine has been added to the mix, making it easier than ever to be immunized against the flu, according to the CDC. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5238981 Wed, 21 Sep 2011 19:20:45 +0100 5238981 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5238982&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FInfectiousDisease%2FURItheFlu%2F28600 (MedPage Today) -- A U.S. policy change recommending seasonal influenza vaccination for children ages 2 to 4 was associated with a drop in emergency department visits for influenza-like illness in this age group -- a decrease that also extended to older children, researchers found. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5238982 Mon, 19 Sep 2011 18:48:59 +0100 5238982 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5227111&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FCardiology%2FAtherosclerosis%2F28494 (MedPage Today) -- Intensive lipid-lowering treatment successfully depleted the lipid content of carotid plaque over a three-year period, researchers reported. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5227111 Wed, 14 Sep 2011 15:00:00 +0100 5227111 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5227112&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FCardiology%2FAtherosclerosis%2F28495 (MedPage Today) -- The apparent safety of dalcetrapib -- an investigational drug designed to increase HDL cholesterol -- has been affirmed in the phase IIb dal-PLAQUE trial, researchers found. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5227112 Wed, 14 Sep 2011 14:30:00 +0100 5227112 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5227113&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FCardiology%2FCHF%2F28480 (MedPage Today) -- A healthy lifestyle, including more veggies and no smoking, was linked with a lower risk of developing heart failure, researchers found. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5227113 Tue, 13 Sep 2011 20:00:00 +0100 5227113 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5227114&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FMeetingCoverage%2FAdditionalMeetings%2F28484 (MedPage Today) -- A novel paclitaxel-coated balloon catheter (IN.PACT Pacific) topped an uncoated balloon for the treatment of peripheral artery disease, the randomized PACIFIER trial showed. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5227114 Tue, 13 Sep 2011 19:00:00 +0100 5227114 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5227115&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FMeetingCoverage%2FASNC%2F28478 DENVER (MedPage Today) -- In patients with prior inconclusive stress tests and recurring chest pain, the use of coronary CT angiography (CCTA) can reduce downstream tests, a single-center retrospective study found. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5227115 Tue, 13 Sep 2011 16:00:00 +0100 5227115 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5210031&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPainManagement%2FPainManagement%2F28473 (MedPage Today) -- Battery problems with two of Medtronic's SynchroMed II implantable infusion pumps have forced the company to recall them, according to the FDA, although the recall only affects products not yet implanted. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5210031 Mon, 12 Sep 2011 23:43:03 +0100 5210031 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5210032&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FNeurology%2FAlzheimersDisease%2F28472 (MedPage Today) -- Intranasal insulin therapy may have beneficial effects on cognition and function among patients with Alzheimer's disease, a pilot study suggested. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5210032 Mon, 12 Sep 2011 20:44:09 +0100 5210032 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5210036&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FCardiology%2FCHF%2F28468 (MedPage Today) -- Infections associated with cardiovascular implantable electronic devices are tied to higher rates of death during hospital stay and over the long term, researchers found. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5210036 Mon, 12 Sep 2011 20:00:00 +0100 5210036 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5210035&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FUrology%2FErectileDysfunction%2F28471 (MedPage Today) -- Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a cardiovascular risk factor independent of others, even as interventions leading to improvements in such risk factors also appear to alleviate ED, according to two separate meta-analyses. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5210035 Mon, 12 Sep 2011 20:00:00 +0100 5210035 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5210034&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FCardiology%2FStrokes%2F28470 (MedPage Today) -- Statins do not appear to be associated with a greater risk of intracerebral hemorrhage in patients who have had an ischemic stroke, a retrospective cohort study showed. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5210034 Mon, 12 Sep 2011 20:00:00 +0100 5210034 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5210033&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FCardiology%2FHypertension%2F28466 (MedPage Today) -- In yet another study showing African Americans with greater risk for disorders involving blood pressure, blacks without baseline hypertension developed the condition substantially faster than whites, according to health records for nearly 19,000 people. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5210033 Mon, 12 Sep 2011 20:00:00 +0100 5210033 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5196992&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FGeriatrics%2FSleepdisorders%2F28360 (MedPage Today) -- Sleep disturbance correlated significantly with reduced blue light transmission to the retina resulting from aging and yellowing of the lens, Danish investigators reported. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5196992 Tue, 06 Sep 2011 13:00:00 +0100 5196992 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5192898&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FCardiology%2FArrhythmias%2F28351 (MedPage Today) -- PARIS — It’s be a long time since there were royals living here in the city of lights, but an investigational drug — apixaban (Eliquis) -- received regal treatment here, with one researcher proclaiming the end of the warfarin era for anticoagulation in non-valvular atrial fibrillation and the dawn of a new age. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5192898 Sun, 04 Sep 2011 17:13:02 +0100 5192898 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5184856&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FLabNotes%2FLabNotes%2F28347 (MedPage Today) -- Bubonic plague is still around, but the bacterium appears to have become less deadly than the one responsible for the Black Death that killed a third of 14th-century Europeans. Also in this week's Lab Notes, how CRP may be like Spider-Man. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5184856 Sat, 03 Sep 2011 15:43:02 +0100 5184856 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5184857&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FMeetingCoverage%2FESCCongress%2F28299 PARIS (MedPage Today) -- Transient atrial fibrillation, which typically manifests in the hospital following treatment for acute myocardial infarction but is gone by the time the patient is discharged, might be a harbinger of future stroke, researchers said here. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5184857 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 17:22:14 +0100 5184857 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5184858&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FMeetingCoverage%2FESCCongress%2F28297 PARIS (MedPage Today) -- Even lower-risk patients with severe aortic stenosis may benefit from transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), a single-center study showed. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5184858 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 16:07:53 +0100 5184858 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5184859&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FMeetingCoverage%2FESCCongress%2F28295 PARIS (MedPage Today) -- Patients with stable angina and documented heart disease whose condition was complicated by the presence of atrial fibrillation had a doubling of the risk of death over a five-year period compared with patients who did not have atrial fibrillation, researchers reported here. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5184859 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 15:30:00 +0100 5184859 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5184860&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FCardiology%2FCHF%2F28280 (MedPage Today) -- Hemodynamic response while optimizing lead placement with pressure wire guidance predicts long-term response to cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT), researchers found in a small study. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5184860 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 20:17:01 +0100 5184860 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5176183&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FMeetingCoverage%2FESCCongress%2F28272 PARIS (MedPage Today) -- A novel computerized sensor that analyzes body order appears to be able to identify the scent of heart failure and to differentiate it from the scent of a healthy person, Swiss researchers said here. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5176183 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 15:43:03 +0100 5176183 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5176184&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FMeetingCoverage%2FESCCongress%2F28268 PARIS (MedPage Today) -- Supporting patients most in need of a heart transplant with a ventricular assist device (VAD) may worsen outcomes after they receive a new heart, researchers found. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5176184 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 14:00:00 +0100 5176184 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5170906&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FMeetingCoverage%2FESCCongress%2F28249 PARIS (MedPage Today) -- Willy Wonka may have been on to something with that chocolate factory, according to a meta-analysis that suggests chocolate can provide a heart benefit. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5170906 Mon, 29 Aug 2011 15:13:11 +0100 5170906 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5170907&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FMeetingCoverage%2FESCCongress%2F28244 PARIS (MedPage Today) -- Effective and inexpensive drugs for secondary prevention of coronary heart disease and stroke are widely available, yet many patients around the world are missing out. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5170907 Mon, 29 Aug 2011 12:21:02 +0100 5170907 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5170908&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FMeetingCoverage%2FESCCongress%2F28234 PARIS (MedPage Today) -- The success of apixaban (Eliquis), a novel oral direct factor Xa inhibitor, in a head-to-head comparison with warfarin for prevention of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation, continues to generate buzz at the European Society of Cardiology meeting, and in an exclusive MedPage Today InFocus video report, Elliott Antman, MD, of Harvard Medical School, explains why. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5170908 Sun, 28 Aug 2011 20:30:10 +0100 5170908 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5163326&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2Fclinical-context%2FRheumatoidArthritis%2F28209 (MedPage Today) -- The extent to which rheumatoid arthritis patients achieve their individual goals for physical activity can predict the beneficial effect of activity on pain and quality of life, a statistical modeling analysis showed. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5163326 Fri, 26 Aug 2011 16:00:00 +0100 5163326 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5163327&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FInfectiousDisease%2FVaccines%2F28200 (MedPage Today) -- There's convincing evidence that some vaccines can cause some adverse effects, including seizures and brain inflammation -- but autism isn't one of them, according to a new report from the Institute of Medicine. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5163327 Thu, 25 Aug 2011 20:00:26 +0100 5163327 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5144792&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPublicHealthPolicy%2FMedicare%2F28122 WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- Revenues for treating Medicare patients in hospital and doctors' offices grew at their slowest pace in six years, according to new data from Standard & Poor's Healthcare Economic Indices. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5144792 Sat, 20 Aug 2011 16:43:03 +0100 5144792 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5144793&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FInfectiousDisease%2FURItheFlu%2F28107 (MedPage Today) -- Although the influenza strains included in the upcoming season's trivalent vaccine are unchanged from last season, the CDC is still recommending that everyone older than 6 months get vaccinated this year. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5144793 Thu, 18 Aug 2011 20:22:18 +0100 5144793 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5132917&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FGeriatrics%2FMedicare%2F28071 (MedPage Today) -- Seniors caught in the Medicare Part D coverage gap known as the "doughnut hole" are twice as likely to stop taking their medication, a new study found. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5132917 Tue, 16 Aug 2011 23:13:02 +0100 5132917 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5120406&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPublicHealthPolicy%2FHealthPolicy%2F28022 (MedPage Today) -- A global effort is needed to cut dietary salt intake to reduce cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, and engaging the food industry is a must, leading epidemiologists said. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5120406 Fri, 12 Aug 2011 18:43:03 +0100 5120406 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5110537&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPublicHealthPolicy%2FMedicare%2F27988 WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- A group of primary care physicians is suing the federal government for relying too heavily on an AMA panel for guidance on payment rates under Medicare's relative value scale. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5110537 Wed, 10 Aug 2011 18:13:03 +0100 5110537 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5110538&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FCardiology%2FPeripheralArteryDisease%2F27984 (MedPage Today) -- A lifetime of even light exercise protects the heart but also the legs, according to a study showing reduced risk of peripheral arterial disease (PAD). (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5110538 Wed, 10 Aug 2011 17:00:00 +0100 5110538 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5110539&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FNeurology%2FParkinsonsDisease%2F27952 (MedPage Today) -- Motor function gains from deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease appear to last at least a decade, results of a small blinded study showed. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5110539 Mon, 08 Aug 2011 21:22:17 +0100 5110539 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5098665&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FWashington-Watch%2FWashington-Watch%2F27929 WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- This week, President Obama signed a much-wrangled-over bill to raise the debt ceiling after Congress finally passed a measure to prevent the U.S. from defaulting on its loans. Then the lawmakers left town for the August recess. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5098665 Sat, 06 Aug 2011 16:43:03 +0100 5098665 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5098666&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPublicHealthPolicy%2FWashington-Watch%2F27924 (MedPage Today) -- More than half of the 3,013 respondents to this week's MedPage Today poll said that Republicans should be blamed for the debt ceiling stalemate that came close to cutting off the nation's credit, but runner-up honors went to "all of the above." (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5098666 Fri, 05 Aug 2011 20:50:25 +0100 5098666 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5098667&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FCardiology%2FCHF%2F27917 (MedPage Today) -- Because many elderly people are living with advanced heart failure, healthcare providers need to be ready to discuss end-of-life issues with them as early as possible and throughout their illness, researchers said. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5098667 Fri, 05 Aug 2011 16:48:12 +0100 5098667 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5098668&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPrimaryCare%2FSleepDisorders%2F27912 (MedPage Today) -- Compression stockings might be a simple -- and low-tech -- way to improve sleep apnea in patients who also have chronic venous insufficiency in the lower limbs, researchers reported. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5098668 Fri, 05 Aug 2011 15:00:00 +0100 5098668 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5089130&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2Fclinical-context%2FStrokes%2F27876 (MedPage Today) -- Among atrial fibrillation patients who were candidates for warfarin therapy, only about half were on the drug, with rates ranging widely across practices, analysis of a large database found. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5089130 Wed, 03 Aug 2011 17:43:02 +0100 5089130 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5089131&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FWashington-Watch%2FWashington-Watch%2F27858 WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- The Senate voted 74-26 on Tuesday to pass a bill that ends the debt ceiling standoff, raising the nation's debt limit while setting the stage to trim trillions of dollars of federal spending. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5089131 Tue, 02 Aug 2011 18:09:27 +0100 5089131 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5080751&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPublicHealthPolicy%2FMedicare%2F27821 WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- In a terse announcement carried by network and cable TV, President Obama announced a bipartisan debt ceiling agreement Sunday night that will make a $1 trillion down payment on deficit reduction. The agreement, he said, is not the deal that he wanted, but it "ends the crisis." (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5080751 Mon, 01 Aug 2011 16:13:01 +0100 5080751 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5080752&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FCardiology%2FStrokes%2F27791 (MedPage Today) -- People experiencing traumatic brain injuries were at substantially increased risk of ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes up to five years later, according to a retrospective study in Taiwan. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5080752 Fri, 29 Jul 2011 16:30:00 +0100 5080752 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5080753&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FCardiology%2FAtherosclerosis%2F27788 (MedPage Today) -- Novice echocardiographic readers may benefit from using 3D color-coded parametric maps when assessing preoperative mitral valve images, particularly for complex cases, researchers found. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5080753 Thu, 28 Jul 2011 19:53:02 +0100 5080753 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5064247&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FCardiology%2FStrokes%2F27739 (MedPage Today) -- Among patients treated with thrombolytic therapy following an ischemic stroke, development of a symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage adds value as a predictor of worse outcomes, researchers found. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5064247 Tue, 26 Jul 2011 18:43:03 +0100 5064247 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5053632&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FCardiology%2FPeripheralArteryDisease%2F27641 (MedPage Today) -- Peripheral arterial disease predicts poorer outcomes and less benefit from exercise in heart failure, researchers found. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5053632 Wed, 20 Jul 2011 18:31:08 +0100 5053632 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5040778&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FMeetingCoverage%2FICAD%2F27636 PARIS (MedPage Today) -- Results with a multi-marker panel of blood proteins and demographic factors corresponded with high accuracy to beta-amyloid plaque burdens seen in PET scans and to clinical diagnoses, a researcher said here. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5040778 Wed, 20 Jul 2011 18:13:03 +0100 5040778 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5040779&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FWashington-Watch%2FWashington-Watch%2F27635 WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- A tentative budget deal struck Tuesday to end the debt-ceiling standoff would cut more than $200 billion from healthcare programs and repeal the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula for physician reimbursement under Medicare. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5040779 Wed, 20 Jul 2011 16:18:12 +0100 5040779 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5040780&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FMeetingCoverage%2FICAD%2F27632 PARIS (MedPage Today) -- Cerebral vascular edema occurred much more frequently than previously reported in clinical trial participants treated with bapineuzumab, the investigational biologic drug that scavenges beta-amyloid plaques in the brain, researchers said here. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5040780 Wed, 20 Jul 2011 14:21:26 +0100 5040780 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5040781&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FMeetingCoverage%2FICAD%2F27581 PARIS (MedPage Today) -- One-third of former National Football League players studied using a spousal survey appeared to have substantial mental deficits similar to those seen in much older people, a researcher said here. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5040781 Mon, 18 Jul 2011 17:30:00 +0100 5040781 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5031241&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FMeetingCoverage%2FICAD%2F27562 PARIS (MedPage Today) -- People classed as cognitively normal may still have large beta-amyloid plaque deposits that correlate with diminished mental abilities, a researcher said here. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5031241 Sat, 16 Jul 2011 17:13:03 +0100 5031241 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5031242&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FMeetingCoverage%2FICAD%2F27548 PARIS (MedPage Today) -- Although disease-modifying treatments for Alzheimer's disease are still years away, research on biomarkers and imaging techniques for identifying individuals most likely to benefit from them is making great strides, an association officer says. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5031242 Fri, 15 Jul 2011 16:50:31 +0100 5031242 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5000011&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPublicHealthPolicy%2FMedicare%2F27430 WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has issued its proposed changes to the 2012 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, including a long anticipated -- and long-feared -- plan to cut Medicare pay to physicians by 30%. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5000011 Wed, 06 Jul 2011 15:43:03 +0100 5000011 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5000012&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FCardiology%2FPrevention%2F27426 (MedPage Today) -- The cardiovascular benefits of salt restriction remain unproven on the basis of currently available evidence, authors of a systematic review concluded. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5000012 Tue, 05 Jul 2011 23:01:00 +0100 5000012 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5000013&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FCardiology%2FArrhythmias%2F27421 (MedPage Today) -- Women who adhered to a healthy lifestyle had as much as a 90% reduction in the risk of sudden cardiac death as compared with those with a high-risk profile, data from the Nurses' Health Study showed. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5000013 Tue, 05 Jul 2011 20:02:32 +0100 5000013 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5000014&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2Fclinical-context%2FRheumatoidArthritis%2F27412 (MedPage Today) -- The investigational B-cell inhibitor atacicept failed to show clinical efficacy for rheumatoid arthritis in a pair of international phase II trials, researchers reported. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5000014 Tue, 05 Jul 2011 17:30:00 +0100 5000014 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4986909&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FHematologyOncology%2FProstateCancer%2F27384 WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- Medicare will pay for the immunotherapeutic agent sipuleucel-T (Provenge) for the treatment of advanced castrate resistant prostate cancer treatment, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has announced. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4986909 Fri, 01 Jul 2011 18:13:02 +0100 4986909 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4971150&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FMeetingCoverage%2FEUROPACE%2F27298 MADRID (MedPage Today) -- Implanting a cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) device at the time of coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with ischemic heart failure improves outcomes over CABG alone, a small, randomized trial showed. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4971150 Mon, 27 Jun 2011 19:13:02 +0100 4971150 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4962040&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPainManagement%2FPainManagement%2F27252 WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- The latest attempt at an abuse-resistant formulation of oxycodone (Remoxy) failed to win approval from the FDA, according to a statement from Pfizer. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4962040 Fri, 24 Jun 2011 14:43:03 +0100 4962040 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4962041&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FNeurology%2FAlzheimersDisease%2F27250 (MedPage Today) -- In patients with mild cognitive impairment, the 42-amino-acid form of amyloid-beta protein (AB-42) in cerebrospinal fluid was not the best predictor of subsequent Alzheimer's disease diagnosis, researchers said. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4962041 Fri, 24 Jun 2011 14:03:27 +0100 4962041 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4962042&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FNeurology%2FStrokes%2F27244 (MedPage Today) -- Motivational therapy early after a stroke reduces depression and improves survival for at least a year, a randomized trial showed. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4962042 Thu, 23 Jun 2011 20:07:35 +0100 4962042 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4962043&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FCardiology%2FPeripheralArteryDisease%2F27237 (MedPage Today) -- As many as five million people with peripheral artery disease (PAD) do not receive medications with known efficacy for secondary prevention, data from a large national survey suggest. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4962043 Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:00:00 +0100 4962043 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4947019&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FProductAlert%2FPrescriptions%2F27157 (MedPage Today) -- The FDA has approved a short-acting opioid painkiller with abuse-deterrent properties, drugmaker Pfizer announced Monday. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4947019 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 18:13:03 +0100 4947019 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4947020&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FMeetingCoverage%2FASMBS%2F27144 ORLANDO (MedPage Today) -- Most candidates for bariatric surgery have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), making a case for sleep testing as a routine part of the preoperative evaluation of every patient, investigators concluded. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4947020 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 15:00:00 +0100 4947020 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4923865&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPsychiatry%2FAddictions%2F27032 (MedPage Today) -- Methadone appears to be involved in a large proportion of opioid-related deaths in the U.S., researchers found. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4923865 Mon, 13 Jun 2011 17:13:03 +0100 4923865 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4914580&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FInfectiousDisease%2FURItheFlu%2F26979 (MedPage Today) -- More people in the U.S. got a seasonal flu shot in 2010-2011 than ever before, according to estimates of vaccine coverage from the CDC. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4914580 Fri, 10 Jun 2011 16:43:03 +0100 4914580 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4896302&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FInfectiousDisease%2FURItheFlu%2F26831 (MedPage Today) -- The 2010-2011 flu season peaked in the U.S. in early February and came to a close in the middle of April, according to the CDC. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4896302 Fri, 03 Jun 2011 17:00:00 +0100 4896302 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4886263&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPublicHealthPolicy%2FMedicare%2F26800 WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- The data Medicare relies on to adjust for regional variation in reimbursements for hospitals and doctors is flawed and leads to inaccurate payments, concludes a report released Wednesday by the Institute of Medicine (IOM). (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4886263 Thu, 02 Jun 2011 16:13:01 +0100 4886263 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4886264&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FMeetingCoverage%2FEULAR%2F26791 LONDON (MedPage Today) -- The use of biologic anti-tumor necrosis factor drugs by patients under the California Medicaid program has more than tripled since 1999, but utilization of disease-modifying drugs, such as methotrexate, have remained constant, researchers said here. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4886264 Wed, 01 Jun 2011 17:00:00 +0100 4886264 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4886265&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FMeetingCoverage%2FEULAR%2F26770 LONDON (MedPage Today) -- Short-term mortality rates among rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with etanercept (Enbrel) were no higher than among those treated with conventional anti-rheumatic drugs, according to research presented here. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4886265 Tue, 31 May 2011 19:00:00 +0100 4886265 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4865058&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FMeetingCoverage%2FHFC%2F26712 (MedPage Today) -- GOTHENBURG, Sweden -- Selection of patients for cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) might be improved by advanced echocardiographic imaging techniques, researchers found. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4865058 Thu, 26 May 2011 17:13:03 +0100 4865058 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4865059&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FCardiology%2FStrokes%2F26709 (MedPage Today) -- The investigational oral antithrombotic terutroban was not superior to aspirin in preventing a second stroke, according to results from the PERFORM study, which was stopped prematurely. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4865059 Thu, 26 May 2011 16:30:00 +0100 4865059 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4865060&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FMeetingCoverage%2FEULAR%2F26704 LONDON (MedPage Today) -- Patients with early, active rheumatoid arthritis who achieve low-disease activity after treatment with adalimumab (Humira) plus methotrexate were able to stop taking the biologic and maintain disease control on methotrexate alone, researchers reported here. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4865060 Thu, 26 May 2011 15:00:00 +0100 4865060 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4854955&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FMeetingCoverage%2FASHMeeting%2F26667 NEW YORK CITY (MedPage Today) -- In high-risk patients with type 2 diabetes, intensive control of blood pressure did not increase the rate of falls or fractures, according to an ancillary study to the ACCORD trial. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4854955 Tue, 24 May 2011 17:13:02 +0100 4854955 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4854956&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FMeetingCoverage%2FHFC%2F26664 (MedPage Today) -- GOTHENBURG, Sweden -- Implantation of a cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) device is safe and effective whether the device is an upgrade from a prior device or de novo, according to a survey of European practice. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4854956 Tue, 24 May 2011 15:30:00 +0100 4854956 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4843418&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FMeetingCoverage%2FHFC%2F26586 (MedPage Today) -- GOTHENBURG, Sweden -- Comorbidities and context will take the spotlight at the Heart Failure Congress meeting here. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4843418 Fri, 20 May 2011 16:43:02 +0100 4843418 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4832630&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FMeetingCoverage%2FICNC%2F26543 AMSTERDAM (MedPage Today) -- SPECT myocardial perfusion studies may lose their prognostic value if they are inappropriately ordered, a retrospective study showed. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4832630 Wed, 18 May 2011 15:30:00 +0100 4832630 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4832631&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPsychiatry%2FDepression%2F26538 HONOLULU (MedPage Today) -- For patients whose depression is tied to circadian dysfunction, melatonin analogues -- particularly one combined with a serotonin receptor antagonist -- may relieve symptoms, researchers said. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4832631 Tue, 17 May 2011 22:35:08 +0100 4832631 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4832632&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FMeetingCoverage%2FATS%2F26526 DENVER (MedPage Today) -- A simple surgical procedure -- removing enlarged tonsils and adenoids -- can benefit children with obstructive sleep apnea and adenotonsillar hypertrophy, a researcher said here. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4832632 Tue, 17 May 2011 19:21:12 +0100 4832632 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4822710&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FMeetingCoverage%2FAUAMeeting%2F26475 WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- Disordered sleep preceded development of urinary symptoms by as much as five years in men and women, according to a study reported here. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4822710 Sat, 14 May 2011 20:13:02 +0100 4822710 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4822711&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FInfectiousDisease%2FVaccines%2F26456 (MedPage Today) -- Vaccines against varicella-zoster virus and Streptococcus pneumonia can be safely delivered at the same time, contrary to an FDA recommendation, researchers said. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4822711 Fri, 13 May 2011 14:35:38 +0100 4822711 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4806867&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2Fclinical-context%2FRheumatoidArthritis%2F26391 (MedPage Today) -- Rheumatoid arthritis treatment with rituximab (Rituxan) carries a modest risk of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) at approximately 1 case per 25,000 individuals treated, researchers found. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4806867 Tue, 10 May 2011 17:30:00 +0100 4806867 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4806868&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FInfectiousDisease%2FVaccines%2F26383 (MedPage Today) -- The pneumococcal 13-valent conjugate vaccine (Prevnar 13) -- which is approved for infants and children younger than 6 -- was immunogenic in adults 50 and older, Pfizer announced. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4806868 Mon, 09 May 2011 20:38:49 +0100 4806868 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4783324&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FMeetingCoverage%2FSCAI%2F26300 BALTIMORE (MedPage Today) -- The carotid stenting results seen in clinical trials can be achieved at the community level, if the effort is there, researchers found. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4783324 Thu, 05 May 2011 16:43:01 +0100 4783324 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4783325&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FMeetingCoverage%2FSCAI%2F26299 BALTIMORE (MedPage Today) -- Based on relatively limited data, transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) appears to improve quality of life in patients with severe aortic stenosis, researchers found. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4783325 Thu, 05 May 2011 15:58:18 +0100 4783325 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4783326&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPediatrics%2FGeneralPediatrics%2F26297 (MedPage Today) -- Over-the-counter drug makers have announced that they will no longer produce acetaminophen in concentrated infant drops; liquid acetaminophen products for children under 12 will be sold only in a 160 mg/5 mL concentration. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4783326 Thu, 05 May 2011 14:56:42 +0100 4783326 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4768892&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FInfectiousDisease%2FVaccines%2F26211 (MedPage Today) -- Access to seasonal influenza vaccination would become easier under a proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4768892 Sun, 01 May 2011 14:13:03 +0100 4768892 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4768893&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPrimaryCare%2FObesity%2F26208 (MedPage Today) -- Measuring subcutaneous fat with calipers might help refine cardiovascular risk prediction, but you should measure in different places in black women than in white women, researchers found. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4768893 Sat, 30 Apr 2011 13:00:00 +0100 4768893 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4764187&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2Fclinical-context%2FStrokes%2F26189 (MedPage Today) -- Among patients with atrial fibrillation, a relatively new technique called speckle tracking echocardiography may help predict who is at risk for stroke, researchers reported. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4764187 Fri, 29 Apr 2011 14:39:09 +0100 4764187 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4764188&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FGenetics%2FGeneralGenetics%2F26183 (MedPage Today) -- Mutations in interferon regulatory factor 8 cause a primary immunodeficiency that manifests with disseminated infection from bacille Calmette-Guérin vaccine, researchers found. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4764188 Thu, 28 Apr 2011 21:19:20 +0100 4764188 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4764189&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FRheumatology%2FArthritis%2F26182 (MedPage Today) -- Obesity is on the rise among U.S. adults with arthritis, having increased significantly in prevalence in 15 states and territories between 2003 and 2009, according to a CDC report. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4764189 Thu, 28 Apr 2011 21:00:16 +0100 4764189 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4755335&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FRheumatology%2FArthritis%2F26135 (MedPage Today) -- Pfizer experienced a shake-up in its stock prices last week on news that four patients had died in a final-phase study of tofacitinib, a new biological drug for rheumatoid arthritis. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4755335 Tue, 26 Apr 2011 20:22:11 +0100 4755335 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4749261&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2Fclinical-context%2FStrokes%2F26121 (MedPage Today) -- The first meta-analysis of clinical studies on the prognostic impact of Afib in the setting of MI reveals a 40% increase in the risk of death, researchers reported after analyzing data for nearly 300,000 patients. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4749261 Tue, 26 Apr 2011 14:43:03 +0100 4749261 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4749262&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FCardiology%2FHypertension%2F26120 (MedPage Today) -- The mortality risk among hypertensive adults has declined -- but the mortality gap between those with and without high blood pressure has remained relatively constant -- according to data from two national health surveys conducted about 20 years apart. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4749262 Tue, 26 Apr 2011 14:00:00 +0100 4749262