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. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 15:09:50 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3375914&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FMeetingCoverage%2FACC%2F19091 ATLANTA (MedPage Today) -- A group of elite long-distance runners had less body fat, better lipid profiles, and better heart rates than people being tested for cardiac disease, but, paradoxically, the runners had more calcified plaque in their heart arteries, according to a study reported here. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3375914 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:13:06 +0100 3375914 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3367747&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FMeetingCoverage%2FACC%2F19049 ATLANTA (MedPage Today) -- Acute coronary syndrome patients randomized to an investigational antiplatelet noted for its quick-on, quick-off activity had a lower mortality rate following coronary artery bypass surgery than control patients, researchers here reported. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3367747 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:13:06 +0100 3367747 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3367748&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FMeetingCoverage%2FACC%2F19048 ATLANTA (MedPage Today) -- Hypertensive patients with the most variability in blood pressure between healthcare visits have a greater risk of stroke and coronary heart disease than patients with those with more stable pressure, researchers found. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3367748 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:57:19 +0100 3367748 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3367749&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FMeetingCoverage%2FACC%2F19023 ATLANTA (MedPage Today) -- A novel agent that counteracts vasoconstriction as both an angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) and neprilysin inhibitor appears to fight hypertension better than an ARB alone, researchers found. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3367749 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:30:00 +0100 3367749 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3364633&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPsychiatry%2FAddictions%2F18998 Combining sertraline (Zoloft) and the opioid antagonist naltrexone is better than either drug alone or placebo in keeping depressed alcoholics sober, researchers said. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3364633 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:13:05 +0100 3364633 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3348105&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FInfectiousDisease%2FURItheFlu%2F18910 Vaccinating healthy kids effectively protects the entire community against flu, a prospective randomized trial affirmed. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3348105 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:13:05 +0100 3348105 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3344304&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FRheumatology%2FArthritis%2F18879 Despite decades of dramatic advances in treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, survival has not improved for these patients, a Dutch study found. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3344304 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:13:05 +0100 3344304 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3336714&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FRheumatology%2FArthritis%2F18842 Combination therapy with methotrexate and the tumor necrosis factor inhibitor etanercept (Enbrel) provided significantly greater clinical and radiographic benefits in early rheumatoid arthritis than treatment with methotrexate alone, an international double-blind study confirmed. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3336714 Sat, 06 Mar 2010 13:13:04 +0100 3336714 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3328689&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FNeurology%2FAlzheimersDisease%2F18794 The investigational Alzheimer's disease drug latrepirdine (Dimebon) failed in the pivotal CONNECTION trial of patients with mild-to-moderate disease, the drug's makers announced today. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3328689 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:36:39 +0100 3328689 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3308647&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FMeetingCoverage%2FASA%2F18702 SAN ANTONIO (MedPage Today) -- This exclusive InFocus™ report looks at the implications of the largest randomized trial to date comparing stenting to endarterectomy in both symptomatic and asymptomatic carotid stenosis, which suggested there are no significant differences between the two treatments. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3308647 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:13:04 +0100 3308647 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3304247&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FRheumatology%2FArthritis%2F18674 Americans, and particularly women, have a higher prevalence of arthritis and related activity limitations than their Canadian counterparts, possibly because they're more likely to be obese and inactive, a health survey found. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3304247 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:13:06 +0100 3304247 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3296058&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FCardiology%2FHypertension%2F18629 It's time to shift the burden of hypertension prevention and treatment efforts from individuals to society, according to an Institute of Medicine report. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3296058 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:13:05 +0100 3296058 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3289400&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FRheumatology%2FArthritis%2F18569 Women with rheumatoid arthritis who inadvertently became pregnant while taking leflunomide were not at increased risk of giving birth to babies with major malformations, a prospective cohort study found. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3289400 Sat, 20 Feb 2010 13:13:04 +0100 3289400 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3285449&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FInfectiousDisease%2FVaccines%2F18550 The trivalent influenza vaccine for the 2010-2011 flu season in the Northern Hemisphere should include the pandemic H1N1 strain, the World Health Organization recommended. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3285449 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:09:05 +0100 3285449 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3281337&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FCardiology%2FAtherosclerosis%2F18538 Emphasis on reducing dietary saturated fat may miss the target of preventing cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the epidemic of obesity and associated metabolic disturbances, authors of a critical review of the issues concluded. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3281337 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:13:04 +0100 3281337 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3281338&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FGeriatrics%2FVaccines%2F18521 The practice of targeting influenza vaccine to older people has only poor-quality supporting evidence that fails to show a clear benefit or harm, authors of a systematic review concluded. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3281338 Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:58:33 +0100 3281338 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3256537&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FGeriatrics%2FDementia%2F18402 Tube-feeding patients with advanced dementia (MedPage Today) -- a practice whose effectiveness has been questioned by two widely cited literature reviews -- is most common in larger hospitals and those run for profit, researchers said. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3256537 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 13:13:04 +0100 3256537 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3256538&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FHematologyOncology%2FBreastCancer%2F18376 Overlapping use of tamoxifen and the antidepressant paroxetine (Paxil) significantly increases the risk of breast cancer mortality, data from a large cohort of breast cancer patients showed. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3256538 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:34:29 +0100 3256538 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3252235&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FHematologyOncology%2FBreastCancer%2F18376 Overlapping use of tamoxifen and the antidepressant paroxetine (Paxil) significantly increases the risk of breast cancer mortality, data from a large cohort of breast cancer patients showed. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3252235 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:34:29 +0100 3252235 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3249349&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FMeetingCoverage%2FAAPM%2F18351 SAN ANTONIO (MedPage Today) -- The analgesic properties of a capsaicin patch (NGX-4010, Qutenza) remained intact when used in combination with three different topical anesthetics to reduce initial skin discomfort, according to data reported here. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3249349 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:13:04 +0100 3249349 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3233242&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPublicHealthPolicy%2FMedicare%2F18269 Some genomic tests aimed at identifying patients most likely to respond to cancer drugs won a thumbs-up from a Medicare advisory panel, but others didn't make the grade. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3233242 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:13:04 +0100 3233242 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3233243&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FRheumatology%2FArthritis%2F18267 Multiple courses of rituximab were safe for patients with advanced rheumatoid arthritis, with no increase in serious adverse events or serious infections, an analysis of data from an international follow-up program demonstrated. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3233243 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:12:31 +0100 3233243 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3229127&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FUrology%2FProstateCancer%2F18250 Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) for prostate cancer can exacerbate cardiac risk factors and may increase the risk of heart attack and cardiac death, according to an advisory issued by four medical organizations. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3229127 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:13:04 +0100 3229127 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3221849&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FRheumatology%2FArthritis%2F18215 The hand impairment experienced by many patients with rheumatoid arthritis did not significantly interfere with their computer use, researchers found. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3221849 Sat, 30 Jan 2010 13:13:04 +0100 3221849 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3218362&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FRheumatology%2FArthritis%2F18194 The immune system is markedly upregulated several years before the onset of rheumatoid arthritis symptoms, a nested case-control study in Sweden found. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3218362 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:29:17 +0100 3218362 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3214103&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FRheumatology%2FArthritis%2F18167 Researchers say they have identified a genetic marker that can help predict the severity of knee osteoarthritis. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3214103 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:36:02 +0100 3214103 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3206295&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPrimaryCare%2FExerciseFitness%2F18140 Regular exercise can help stave off the cognitive and physical impairments of aging that many people dread more than death, a series of new studies found. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3206295 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:13:05 +0100 3206295 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3202643&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FRheumatology%2FGeneralRheumatology%2F18119 Middle-aged patients with early knee osteoarthritis can benefit from a self-management program or strength training, but a combination of the two did not provide additional gains, a study found. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3202643 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:13:04 +0100 3202643 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3187053&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FNeurology%2FParkinsonsDisease%2F18049 Treadmill training can improve the impaired walking associated with Parkinson's disease, researchers said. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3187053 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:13:04 +0100 3187053 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3173612&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FMeetingCoverage%2FSCCM%2F17973 MIAMI BEACH (MedPage Today) -- The chances that an older surgical ICU patient will be discharged to their home rather than to a nursing facility appear to be linked to the types of sedating drugs used to control postsurgical delirium and agitation, researchers suggested here. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3173612 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:13:05 +0100 3173612 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3169131&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FCardiology%2FHypertension%2F17944 Another study has found that hypertension may contribute to increased risk of dementia, this time with evidence of actual brain abnormalities. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3169131 Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:13:05 +0100 3169131 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3161158&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPsychiatry%2FDepression%2F17886 Physicians apparently heeded FDA warnings about atypical antipychotics and significantly reduced use of the agents in older patients with dementia, according to a study of prescribing trends. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3161158 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:00:00 +0100 3161158 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3161159&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FNeurology%2FParkinsonsDisease%2F17875 Metabolic brain imaging improved diagnostic accuracy by about 20% in patients with features of early parkinsonism but an uncertain clinical diagnosis, international researchers reported. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3161159 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:00:59 +0100 3161159 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3158510&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FRheumatology%2FArthritis%2F17882 The FDA has approved tocilizumab (Actemra) for moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis in adults who have not achieved an adequate response with one or more tumor necrosis factor antagonist (TNF) therapies, said drugmaker Genentech. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3158510 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 13:13:04 +0100 3158510 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3150692&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FCardiology%2FPCI%2F17858 An everolimus-eluting stent (Xience) produced better clinical outcomes than a second-generation, paclitaxel-eluting competitor (Taxus) in a large head-to-head trial, researchers said. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3150692 Fri, 08 Jan 2010 13:13:04 +0100 3150692 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3150693&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FInfectiousDisease%2FURItheFlu%2F17854 Despite declines in disease, the H1N1 pandemic flu is still in circulation and the "future is uncertain," a CDC official said. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3150693 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 21:33:27 +0100 3150693 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3147379&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FGeriatrics%2FAlzheimersDisease%2F17837 A study that seems likely to generate interest (MedPage Today) -- and controversy -- appeared to show that cell phone radiation can slow or reverse cognitive decline in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3147379 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 13:13:04 +0100 3147379 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3147380&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FNeurology%2FAlzheimersDisease%2F17818 A new type of magnetic resonance imaging might allow doctors to distinguish between the effects of normal aging and the preclinical stages of Alzheimer disease, a cross-sectional study showed. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3147380 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:00:00 +0100 3147380 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3147381&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FInfectiousDisease%2FURItheFlu%2F17824 The rheumatoid arthritis treatment rituximab (Rituxan), which depletes B cells, appears to hamper the humoral response to flu vaccine, researchers found. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3147381 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:33:58 +0100 3147381 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3144003&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPsychiatry%2FDepression%2F17797 The effectiveness of antidepressant drugs in clinical trials may be limited to patients with severe illness, researchers conducting a meta-analysis said. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3144003 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 20:00:00 +0100 3144003 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3140211&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPrimaryCare%2FVaccines%2F17777 The annual update of the CDC's adult immunization guidelines includes a new recommendation that young women 19 to 26 be immunized with either the quadrivalent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine or the recently approved bivalent HPV vaccine to reduce their risk of cervical cancer. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3140211 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:00:00 +0100 3140211 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3140212&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPsychiatry%2FGeneralPsychiatry%2F17785 Psychiatrists who prescribe drugs for their patients now usually give more than one at a time, often with little scientific basis, researchers said. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3140212 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 20:14:19 +0100 3140212 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3134520&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FRheumatology%2FArthritis%2F17745 Rheumatoid arthritis patients no longer face a lifetime of crippling disability, thanks to the introduction of TNF inhibitors as well as better use of methotrexate and disease-monitoring tools. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3134520 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:00:09 +0100 3134520 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3125416&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FInfectiousDisease%2FURItheFlu%2F17706 Vaccination against seasonal flu may have some benefit against the pandemic H1N1 influenza after all (MedPage Today) -- at least it does in ferrets. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3125416 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 20:01:10 +0100 3125416 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3098140&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPrimaryCare%2FGeriatrics%2F17603 Tutoring children as part of a volunteer service program helped older women delay or reverse declining brain function, found a new study that suggests aging brains benefit from mentally stimulating social activities. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3098140 Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:02:18 +0100 3098140 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3094137&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FInfectiousDisease%2FURItheFlu%2F17577 Final results of two trials of vaccines against pandemic H1N1 influenza confirmed the immunogenicity of one dose for healthy adults. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3094137 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:00:00 +0100 3094137 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3094138&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FGeriatrics%2FParkinsonsDisease%2F17573 Droxidopa, an investigational norepinephrine pro-drug, significantly reduced symptoms of neurogenic orthostatic hypotension in Parkinson's disease patients, researchers said. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3094138 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:02:40 +0100 3094138 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3094139&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FInfectiousDisease%2FURItheFlu%2F17566 Reports from the U.S., China, and Hungary have confirmed that single doses of pandemic H1N1 influenza vaccines are adequate for adults, but that children under 9 should receive two doses for adequate immunity. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3094139 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:30:00 +0100 3094139 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3090821&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FNeurology%2FAlzheimersDisease%2F17561 Framingham Heart Study participants with relatively high leptin levels have developed Alzheimer's disease at much lower rates than those with low levels, researchers found. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3090821 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:21:52 +0100 3090821 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3090822&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FNeurology%2FAlzheimersDisease%2F17560 An investigational drug to reduce beta-amyloid protein deposition failed to prevent Alzheimer's disease progression in a Phase III study, after the drug had shown promise in an earlier trial. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3090822 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:00:00 +0100 3090822 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3086627&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FNeurology%2FAlzheimersDisease%2F17518 An imaging technique used to visualize the brains of patients already diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease may also predict who will develop the disease in the future, a new study found. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3086627 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:00:00 +0100 3086627 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3077149&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FCardiology%2FAtherosclerosis%2F17456 NEW YORK (MedPage Today) -- For those who might have lingering doubts, post-hoc analyses of two landmark statin trials — PROVE-IT and IDEAL — affirm the value of an intensive versus moderate approach to lipid-lowering, researchers here reported. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3077149 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:00:00 +0100 3077149 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3077148&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FCardiology%2FPrevention%2F17454 NEW YORK (MedPage Today) -- Obese patients showed structural improvements in the heart and vasculature and in left ventricular function within three months of starting an effective weight-loss program, researchers said here. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3077148 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:00:00 +0100 3077148 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3077147&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FCardiology%2FPrevention%2F17457 NEW YORK (MedPage Today) -- Cutting out just five cigarettes a day after an acute MI was associated with an 18% decrease in mortality, researchers found. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3077147 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:00:00 +0100 3077147 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3077146&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FOBGYN%2FMenopause%2F17450 NEW YORK (MedPage Today) -- Women's cardiovascular risk increases through the menopausal transition, with contributions from both menopause itself and chronological aging, researchers found. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3077146 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:00:00 +0100 3077146 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3054232&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPrimaryCare%2FObesity%2F17319 A low-calorie diet can reduce the symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea in obese patients and in some cases cure the condition, Swedish researchers said. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3054232 Fri, 04 Dec 2009 12:59:08 +0100 3054232 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3049884&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FGeriatrics%2FMedicare%2F17280 Certain PET scans for bone metastases in cancer patients could become eligible for Medicare coverage, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3049884 Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:01:07 +0100 3049884 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3049885&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPulmonary%2FSleepDisorders%2F17267 The party drug ecstasy is linked to an increased risk of obstructive sleep apnea, a blinded sleep lab study found. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3049885 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:00:00 +0100 3049885 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3046132&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FRheumatology%2FArthritis%2F17251 A supplement of collagen from chicken breast cartilage may ease aching arthritic joints, according to results of a randomized trial. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3046132 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:00:00 +0100 3046132 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3041466&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPrimaryCare%2FVaccines%2F17228 Canadian health officials are continuing to investigate a spike in anaphylaxis associated with one batch of the country's H1N1 vaccine, made by GlaxoSmithKline. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3041466 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:48:13 +0100 3041466 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3041467&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FInfectiousDisease%2FVaccines%2F17217 WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved the seasonal influenza subtype A and B vaccine Agriflu for patients ages 18 and older. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3041467 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:41:46 +0100 3041467 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3037759&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FRheumatology%2FArthritis%2F17204 Increasing patients' responsibility in healthcare decision-making may reduce their willingness to accept risky treatment options, a proof-of-concept study found. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3037759 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:02:26 +0100 3037759 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3028018&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FInfectiousDisease%2FURItheFlu%2F17199 The CDC is warning about a "worrisome" rise in the incidence of pneumococcal disease associated with the pandemic H1N1 flu. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3028018 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:54:42 +0100 3028018 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3024295&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FCardiology%2FAtherosclerosis%2F17157 Medicaid expenditures for clopidogrel (Plavix) soared after direct-to-consumer TV ads for the drug began airing, though not because of any change in prescription trends, researchers said. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3024295 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:00:00 +0100 3024295 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3024296&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FCardiology%2FAtherosclerosis%2F17130 The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said it was considering Medicare payment for the diet and exercise programs developed by Dean Ornish, MD, and Nathan Pritikin for reversing coronary heart disease. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3024296 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:31:08 +0100 3024296 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3010162&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FInfectiousDisease%2FURItheFlu%2F17128 BETHESDA, Md. (MedPage Today) -- With members citing unanswered safety questions, an FDA advisory panel today narrowly rejected approval of the nation's first cell-based influenza vaccine -- an alternative to vaccines produced by the traditional, time-consuming method of growing the virus in eggs. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3010162 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:26:51 +0100 3010162 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3010163&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPrimaryCare%2FVaccines%2F17110 BETHESDA, Md. (MedPage Today) -- A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) panel is considering approval of the nation's first cell-based influenza vaccine -- an alternative to vaccines produced by the traditional, time-consuming method of growing the virus in eggs. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3010163 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:58:44 +0100 3010163 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3005909&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPrimaryCare%2FVaccines%2F17102 BETHESDA, Md. (MedPage Today) -- A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel has voted to recommend approval of an updated version of the Streptococcus pneumoniae vaccine Prevnar. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3005909 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:39:08 +0100 3005909 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3001569&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FGeriatrics%2FVaccines%2F17081 WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- Senators on the Homeland Security Committee scolded Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius Tuesday for overly optimistic estimates of pandemic H1N1 flu vaccine supplies. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3001569 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:25:20 +0100 3001569 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3001570&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPediatrics%2FVaccines%2F17065 WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel will decide Wednesday whether to recommend approval of a new version of the popular Streptococcus pneumoniae children's vaccine Prevnar. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3001570 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:11:56 +0100 3001570 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2997329&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FMeetingCoverage%2FAHA%2F17022 ORLANDO (MedPage Today) -- Researchers said that when the investigational platelet aggregation inhibitor ticagrelor was administered to patients with high-risk acute coronary syndromes, the outcomes appeared better than treatment with clopidogrel (Plavix) -- a finding that mirrored results on the larger, previously reported study. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2997329 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:00:18 +0100 2997329 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2986685&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FInfectiousDisease%2FURItheFlu%2F16983 In the first six months of the H1N1 flu pandemic, 22 million Americans fell ill from the virus, the CDC now estimates. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2986685 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:56:01 +0100 2986685 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2979080&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPrimaryCare%2FGeriatrics%2F16930 Slow walking speed among older adults may be a harbinger of death, particularly that of cardiovascular causes, researchers found. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2979080 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:04:58 +0100 2979080 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2979081&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FInfectiousDisease%2FURItheFlu%2F16929 The FDA has reached out in an attempt to ease safety fears over the 2009 H1N1 vaccine, this time to healthcare professionals. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2979081 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:42:49 +0100 2979081 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2979082&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FMeetingCoverage%2FASTRO%2F16909 CHICAGO (MedPage Today) -- Radiosurgery for Parkinson's disease, essential tremor, and trigeminal neuralgia offers efficacy and safety that compare favorably with other treatment options, investigators reported here. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2979082 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:54:53 +0100 2979082 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2975180&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPrimaryCare%2FDietNutrition%2F16881 Restricting fat rather than carbohydrate intake may make dieting easier on the mood, researchers found. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2975180 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:00:00 +0100 2975180 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2968858&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FMeetingCoverage%2FCHEST%2F16861 SAN DIEGO (MedPage Today) -- Armodafinil (Nuvigil) may bring relief of residual excessive sleepiness to patients with depression and obstructive sleep apnea, a multicenter, randomized trial showed. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2968858 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:10:23 +0100 2968858 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2960994&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FHematologyOncology%2FOtherCancers%2F16813 An experimental vaccine against human papillomavirus (HPV) can produce complete responses in some patients with precancers, Dutch researchers found. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2960994 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:00:00 +0100 2960994 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2956459&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FMeetingCoverage%2FCHEST%2F16769 SAN DIEGO (MedPage Today) -- In addition to improved health, a better golf game may await players who seek help for untreated obstructive sleep apnea, a pilot study showed. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2956459 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:47:06 +0100 2956459 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2952267&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FNeurology%2FParkinsonsDisease%2F16754 Statins may slow the progression of Parkinson's disease by preventing the cascade of inflammatory damage to neurons that eventually leads to motor dysfunction, according to a mouse model study. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2952267 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:45:43 +0100 2952267 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2952268&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FNeurology%2FAlzheimersDisease%2F16747 The presence of hypertension, atherosclerosis, and certain markers of inflammation in midlife were early signals of later-life Alzheimer's disease, a Dutch family study found. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2952268 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:10:05 +0100 2952268 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2945362&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FMeetingCoverage%2FIDSA%2F16702 PHILADELPHIA (MedPage Today) -- For pregnant women, an influenza vaccination leads to bigger babies and infants who are less likely to get the flu, according to three studies presented here. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2945362 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:20:07 +0100 2945362 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2941151&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FMeetingCoverage%2FIDSA%2F16702 PHILADELPHIA (MedPage Today) -- For pregnant women, an influenza vaccination leads to bigger babies and infants who are less likely to get the flu, according to three studies presented here. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2941151 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:20:07 +0100 2941151 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2941152&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPrimaryCare%2FSleepDisorders%2F16692 More than 11% of surveyed American adults said there was not a single day in the previous month when they got enough sleep, CDC researchers said. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2941152 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:33:11 +0100 2941152 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2936477&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FRheumatology%2FArthritis%2F16684 Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients receiving anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) therapy had no increased risk of cancer during the first six years of treatment compared with biologics-naive patients, a large population-based Swedish study found. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2936477 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:01:11 +0100 2936477 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2932560&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FMeetingCoverage%2FACR%2F16654 PHILADELPHIA (MedPage Today) -- An investigational compound that combines an NSAID and a proton pump inhibitor in an enteric-coated pill significantly reduced the rate of gastrointestinal ulcers in high-risk patients with arthritis, even when the drug was taken on top of low dose aspirin, researchers reported here. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2932560 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:13:30 +0100 2932560 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2932561&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPrimaryCare%2FVaccines%2F16649 The pandemic flu vaccination bottleneck should ease over the next week or so, according to CDC director Thomas Frieden, MD. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2932561 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:24:06 +0100 2932561 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2921789&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FMeetingCoverage%2FACR%2F16596 PHILADELPHIA (MedPage Today) -- Six-month data on an investigational oral anti-inflammatory drug confirmed its effectiveness as second-line therapy for rheumatoid arthritis, but it was a bust in patients who had failed biologic therapy, researchers said here. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2921789 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:02:08 +0100 2921789 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2921790&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FMeetingCoverage%2FACR%2F16595 PHILADELPHIA (MedPage Today) -- Abatacept (Orencia) is effective against clinical symptoms and joint erosion in early rheumatoid arthritis for at least two years, researchers said here. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2921790 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:48:09 +0100 2921790 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2921791&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FMeetingCoverage%2FACR%2F16594 PHILADELPHIA (MedPage Today) -- The investigational biologic agent tocilizumab appeared to prevent joint erosion among rheumatoid arthritis patients better than treatment with methotrexate alone, researchers said here. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2921791 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:05:10 +0100 2921791 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2921792&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FMeetingCoverage%2FACR%2F16590 PHILADELPHIA (MedPage Today) -- Joint damage progressed more slowly when rheumatoid arthritis patients who failed initial therapies took biologic agents rather than additional conventional drugs, Swedish researchers said here. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2921792 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:59:43 +0100 2921792 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2917916&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FMeetingCoverage%2FACR%2F16580 PHILADELPHIA (MedPage Today) -- For patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, depression further increases their already elevated risk for cardiovascular disease, researchers reported here. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2917916 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:00:11 +0100 2917916 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2917917&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FMeetingCoverage%2FACR%2F16579 PHILADELPHIA (MedPage Today) -- Two new studies failed to find a solid link between anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy and infections among rheumatoid arthritis patients. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2917917 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:21:58 +0100 2917917 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2917918&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPrimaryCare%2FVaccines%2F16571 The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has advised against the routine use of the human papillomavirus vaccine (Gardasil) in boys and men, but said individual physicians should have the option to recommend the vaccine to male patients. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2917918 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:10:31 +0100 2917918 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2917919&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FMeetingCoverage%2FACR%2F16569 PHILADELPHIA (MedPage Today) -- Losing weight can prevent osteoarthritis of the knee or improve function for those who already have it, researchers said here. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2917919 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:56:06 +0100 2917919 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2917920&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FMeetingCoverage%2FACR%2F16567 PHILADELPHIA (MedPage Today) -- A forthcoming revision to the American College of Rheumatology's osteoarthritis treatment guidelines will likely recommend against some popular over-the-counter treatments, according to a preview presentation at the group's annual meeting here. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2917920 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:20:19 +0100 2917920 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2917921&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FMeetingCoverage%2FACR%2F16566 PHILADELPHIA (MedPage Today) -- Declining rates of major joint surgery appear to be the result of improving medical treatment for rheumatoid arthritis, researchers suggested here. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2917921 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:00:39 +0100 2917921 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2914007&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FMeetingCoverage%2FACR%2F16560 PHILADELPHIA (MedPage Today) -- Perhaps the oldest and simplest medical device -- the cane -- corrects abnormal mechanical stresses in the knees of osteoarthritis patients and relieves pain, a researcher said here. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2914007 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:00:44 +0100 2914007 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2914008&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPrimaryCare%2FVaccines%2F16557 The pandemic flu vaccine being used in China has characteristics similar to those of vaccines developed in the West, researchers said. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2914008 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:00:00 +0100 2914008 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2910227&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FMeetingCoverage%2FACR%2F16532 PHILADELPHIA (MedPage Today) -- Patients with rheumatoid arthritis appear to fare equally whether they start treatment with traditional, disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs or newer biologic agents that target the basic disease process, researchers said here. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2910227 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:03:59 +0100 2910227 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2910228&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FMeetingCoverage%2FACR%2F16524 PHILADELPHIA (MedPage Today) -- When rheumatoid arthritis symptoms persist despite disease-modifying therapies, few rheumatologists step up treatment as recommended by American College of Rheumatology (ACR) guidelines, a researcher said here. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2910228 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:59:25 +0100 2910228 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2906431&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPrimaryCare%2FGeriatrics%2F16503 Coarse microdermabrasion of photodamaged skin initiated a molecular cascade of inflammatory, proliferative, and remodeling events similar to those involved in normal wound healing, a biopsy study showed. Collagen production also was stimulated. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2906431 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:00:52 +0100 2906431 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2906432&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FInfectiousDisease%2FURItheFlu%2F16508 The FDA and the Federal Trade Commission have warned a medical Web site to stop marketing a health supplement using claims it helps prevent the spread of the H1N1 pandemic flu. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2906432 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:10:20 +0100 2906432 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2906433&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FMeetingCoverage%2FACR%2F16506 PHILADELPHIA (MedPage Today) -- Treatment of rheumatoid arthritis with a novel oral drug that interferes with the cascade of molecular events involved in inflammatory responses appears to relieve symptoms in patients, researchers said here. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2906433 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:24:27 +0100 2906433 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2906434&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FMeetingCoverage%2FACR%2F16491 PHILADELPHIA (MedPage Today) -- Early-stage rheumatoid arthritis patients for whom methotrexate alone is unlikely to forestall disease progression can be identified early on with two standard markers, a researcher said here. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2906434 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:55:11 +0100 2906434 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2903766&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPublicHealthPolicy%2FMilitaryMedicine%2F16483 The Department of Veterans Affairs has extended Agent Orange benefits to three additional medical conditions after an independent study by the Institute of Medicine. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2903766 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:00:52 +0100 2903766 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2903767&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FMeetingCoverage%2FACR%2F16486 PHILADELPHIA (MedPage Today) -- Rheumatoid arthritis patients being treated with potent tumor necrosis factor inhibitors run an increased risk of developing skin cancer, researchers said here at the American College of Rheumatology's annual meeting. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2903767 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 03:50:24 +0100 2903767 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2903768&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FMeetingCoverage%2FACR%2F16485 PHILADELPHIA (MedPage Today) -- Quantitative testing for rheumatoid factor and anti-citrullinated peptide antibodies (ACPA) provide a better picture of arthritis patients' future symptoms than simple determinations of whether they are elevated, a researcher said here. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2903768 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 03:50:14 +0100 2903768 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2900500&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FMeetingCoverage%2FACR%2F16475 PHILADELPHIA (MedPage Today) -- Studies on potentially serious side effects of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) blockers are among the research highlights on tap here at the annual meeting of the American College of Rheumatology. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2900500 Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:53:49 +0100 2900500 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2900501&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPrimaryCare%2FVaccines%2F16467 TORONTO (MedPage Today) -- Canadian health officials are defending their pandemic vaccination program from charges it's slow and badly organized. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2900501 Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:58:33 +0100 2900501 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2896454&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPrimaryCare%2FVaccines%2F16458 Giving prophylactic acetaminophen to children to prevent vaccine-induced fever reduces the immunogenicity of certain vaccines, two randomized trials showed. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2896454 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:30:00 +0100 2896454 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2884303&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FNeurology%2FParkinsonsDisease%2F16398 High serum and cerebrospinal fluid concentrations of urate were associated with slower rates of clinical decline among patients with Parkinson's disease, analysis of data from a randomized trial revealed. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2884303 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:00:00 +0100 2884303 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2877751&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FInfectiousDisease%2FURItheFlu%2F16369 Since the start of the H1N1 pandemic in April, 76 children have died because of the disease (MedPage Today) -- with 19 more deaths reported to the CDC in the past week, an agency official said. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2877751 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:06:18 +0100 2877751 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2873639&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPulmonary%2FSleepDisorders%2F16337 Obese patients may experience more severe blood oxygen desaturation during apnea and hypopnea events, researchers say. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2873639 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:07:55 +0100 2873639 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2870248&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FRheumatology%2FArthritis%2F16327 The biologic drug abatacept (Orencia) was effective for improving signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis in patients with moderate-to-severe disease who have failed other treatments, a Cochrane review confirmed. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2870248 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:27:07 +0100 2870248 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2864018&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPsychiatry%2FAddictions%2F16281 A vaccine against cocaine was effective in nearly 40% of users of the drug, researchers said. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2864018 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:00:00 +0100 2864018 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2864017&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPsychiatry%2FDepression%2F16288 A structured telephone care program that incorporated cognitive behavioral psychotherapy yielded greater benefit than a simple telephone care management program for patients with depression, and with only modest costs to the healthcare system, a study found. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2864017 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:00:00 +0100 2864017 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2864016&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPsychiatry%2FDepression%2F16283 The Mediterranean diet, with its emphasis on consumption of olive oil, legumes, vegetables, and fruits, may help protect against major depression, a prospective Spanish study found. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2864016 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:00:00 +0100 2864016 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2844465&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FInfectiousDisease%2FURItheFlu%2F16208 Sanofi Pasteur made its first shipment of injectable pandemic H1N1 influenza vaccine today to one of the distribution centers set up by the Department of Health and Human Services. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2844465 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:25:22 +0100 2844465 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2840332&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPulmonary%2FSleepDisorders%2F16174 Obese patients with type 2 diabetes who lost weight through an intensive lifestyle intervention saw significant improvement in obstructive sleep apnea, a randomized study found. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2840332 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:00:00 +0100 2840332 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2837269&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FInfectiousDisease%2FVaccines%2F16164 Patients who previously received meningococcal vaccine and are at prolonged, increased risk of the disease should be revaccinated with the quadrivalent conjugate vaccine (Menactra), according to the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2837269 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:39:19 +0100 2837269 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2826111&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FNeurology%2FParkinsonsDisease%2F16106 Final results from a closely watched trial of rasagiline (Azilect) in Parkinson's disease suggested the drug slowed the illness's progression, study leaders said, but outside experts voice doubts. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2826111 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:00:00 +0100 2826111 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2808767&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FInfectiousDisease%2FInfectionControl%2F16047 Painful urinary tract infections may be less common if vaccine studies in mice pan out, researchers said. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2808767 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:44:45 +0100 2808767 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2808768&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FInfectiousDisease%2FURItheFlu%2F16046 ATLANTA (MedPage Today) -- At least 3.4 million doses of vaccine against H1N1 pandemic flu will be available the first week of October with distribution coordinated through the states, the CDC said. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2808768 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:25:55 +0100 2808768 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2805748&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FMeetingCoverage%2FASBMR%2F16032 DENVER (MedPage Today) -- Long-term, radiologic progression of rheumatoid arthritis could be predicted from two markers of bone metabolism while the disease is in its earliest stages, researchers reported here. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2805748 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:39:51 +0100 2805748 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2805749&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPrimaryCare%2FPreventiveCare%2F16029 Vaccination rates for teenagers are better in the latest survey, but still fall far short of coverage goals, according to the CDC. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2805749 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:01:24 +0100 2805749 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2794527&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FHematologyOncology%2FOtherCancers%2F15963 Cancer patients have a modest but statistically significant increased risk of death if they are clinically depressed, according to results of a meta-analysis. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2794527 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:19:55 +0100 2794527 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2794528&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FMeetingCoverage%2FASBMR%2F15952 DENVER (MedPage Today) -- The osteoporosis drug teriparatide (Forteo) stopped and even reversed cartilage loss in a mouse model of osteoarthritis, researchers reported here. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2794528 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:15:14 +0100 2794528 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2783832&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FInfectiousDisease%2FVaccines%2F15918 Don't wait for H1N1 vaccines to become available before inoculation for seasonal flu, the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases warned. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2783832 Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:02:03 +0100 2783832 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2783833&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FInfectiousDisease%2FURItheFlu%2F15917 Two investigational vaccines against the pandemic H1N1 flu appear to be safe and to yield a robust immune response with a single dose. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2783833 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:53:42 +0100 2783833 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2759808&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPrimaryCare%2FVaccines%2F15817 A vaccine against the H1N1 pandemic flu was safe and immunogenic within two weeks after a single dose, according to the Swiss drugmaker Novartis AG. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2759808 Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:37:03 +0100 2759808 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2739184&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FRheumatology%2FArthritis%2F15714 Thigh muscle strength appeared protective against the development of symptomatic, though not radiographic, osteoarthritis in the first longitudinal study to assess this association. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2739184 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:58:26 +0100 2739184 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2721735&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPsychiatry%2FDepression%2F15634 A pregnant woman's depression and the drugs used to treat it can both affect the health of her newborn, so physicians should tailor their treatment carefully and take the mother's wishes into account, a joint report to psychotherapists and obstetricians recommends. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2721735 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 17:12:13 +0100 2721735 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2721736&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPsychiatry%2FDepression%2F15627 Online cognitive behavioral therapy for depression, in which patients and therapists communicate in real time via instant messaging, was effective in a randomized trial and could broaden access to this form of treatment. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2721736 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:37:22 +0100 2721736 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2710494&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPrimaryCare%2FVaccines%2F15581 Side effects of the quadrivalent human papillomavirus vaccine (Gardasil) are pretty much as expected, with an apparent excess of fainting and blood clots, the CDC and FDA said. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2710494 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 20:04:08 +0100 2710494 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2710495&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPulmonary%2FSleepDisorders%2F15574 Sleep apnea is associated with higher rates of death from any cause, particularly in men with severe forms of the breathing disorder, according to a new study. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2710495 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:11:41 +0100 2710495 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2693354&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FHematologyOncology%2FOtherCancers%2F15495 Europeans overestimate the benefits of breast and prostate cancer screening, researchers have found. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2693354 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:35:39 +0100 2693354 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2689848&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPrimaryCare%2FDietNutrition%2F15487 In addition to cardiovascular and cancer benefits, the Mediterranean diet (MedPage Today) -- lots of fruits, vegetables, fish, and whole grains, light on red meat and poultry -- may also protect against cognitive decline, two studies showed. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2689848 Tue, 11 Aug 2009 22:48:18 +0100 2689848 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2680010&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPulmonary%2FURIstheFlu%2F15439 In healthy adults with seasonal flu, the antiviral drugs oseltamivir (Tamiflu) and zanamivir (Relenza) reduce the duration of symptoms by about half a day, British researchers said. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2680010 Fri, 07 Aug 2009 22:31:00 +0100 2680010 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2680011&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FRheumatology%2FArthritis%2F15430 Depression is an independent risk factor for some rheumatoid arthritis symptoms, even when it's the patient's spouse who is depressed. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2680011 Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:43:02 +0100 2680011 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2676229&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FRheumatology%2FArthritis%2F15423 Putting rheumatoid arthritis patients on additional oral disease-modifying drugs when they show poor response to methotrexate does not work as well as adding infliximab (Remicade). (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2676229 Thu, 06 Aug 2009 22:31:00 +0100 2676229 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2676230&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPediatrics%2FVaccines%2F15408 Half of Texas physicians who participated in an online survey said they do not always recommend vaccination against human papillomavirus to prevent cervical cancer. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2676230 Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:04:59 +0100 2676230 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2659167&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FInfectiousDisease%2FURItheFlu%2F15311 WHEELING, W.Va. (MedPage Today) -- Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus showed impaired cell-mediated and antibody responses to a subunit flu vaccine compared with healthy controls, researchers in the Netherlands found. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2659167 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:00:00 +0100 2659167 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2659168&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FGeriatrics%2FArthritis%2F15312 TORONTO (MedPage Today) -- European researchers have found a biological marker that predicts the risk of joint replacement resulting from severe osteoarthritis of the hip and knee. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2659168 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:00:00 +0100 2659168 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2655247&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FInfectiousDisease%2FSwineFlu%2F15302 ATLANTA (MedPage Today) -- A little over half the U.S. population, including pregnant women, should have priority for vaccine against the 2009 H1N1 (swine flu) virus in the fall, a CDC advisory committee said here. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2655247 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 01:26:49 +0100 2655247 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2623430&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPsychiatry%2FAlzheimersDisease%2F15182 WHEELING, W.Va. (MedPage Today) -- Three proteins in cerebrospinal fluid can predict which patients with mild cognitive impairment are about to develop full-blown Alzheimer's disease, researchers said. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2623430 Tue, 21 Jul 2009 20:00:00 +0100 2623430 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2618059&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FNeurology%2FAlzheimersDisease%2F15157 LITTLE FALLS, N.J. (MedPage Today) -- Intravenous immunoglobulin therapy was associated with a 42% reduced risk of developing Alzheimer's disease and similar disorders, a case-control study showed. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2618059 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:00:00 +0100 2618059 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2603884&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FNeurology%2FAlzheimersDisease%2F15104 WHEELING, W.Va. (MedPage Today) -- Telling middle-aged patients that their genes put them at high risk for Alzheimer's disease did not make them especially anxious or distressed, a randomized study found. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2603884 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 21:00:00 +0100 2603884 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2595994&cid=s_38001_18_f&fid=38001&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FGeriatrics%2FParkinsonsDisease%2F15063 WHEELING, W.Va. (MedPage Today) -- Patients with mild, early Parkinson's disease are more likely to need symptomatic treatment if they have greater initial impairment or more education, researchers said. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics) MedPage Today Geriatrics news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2595994 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 20:00:00 +0100 2595994