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 Public Health' source. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:07:10 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5666510&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPrimaryCare%2FDietNutrition%2F31069 (MedPage Today) -- Just 10 types of food account for nearly half of the nation's excessive sodium intake, government researchers found. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5666510 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:13:10 +0100 5666510 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5666511&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FWashington-Watch%2FReform%2F31061 WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- The Obama administration and plaintiffs suing the federal government over the Affordable Care Act at least see eye-to-eye on one thing: A federal tax law shouldn't bar the Supreme Court from ruling on case. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5666511 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:43:20 +0100 5666511 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5666512&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FCardiology%2FAcuteCoronarySyndrome%2F31057 (MedPage Today) -- The investigational anticoagulant vorapaxar significantly reduced cardiovascular events, but at the expense of intracranial hemorrhage, according to top-line results announced today by drugmaker Merck. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5666512 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:38:22 +0100 5666512 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5666513&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FHematologyOncology%2FOvarianCancer%2F31056 (MedPage Today) -- More than 90% of primary care physicians reported ordering ovarian cancer screening tests not recommended for women with a low or average risk for the disease, a national survey showed. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5666513 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:44:38 +0100 5666513 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5666514&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPublicHealthPolicy%2FGeneralProfessionalIssues%2F31055 (MedPage Today) -- A vice-president at the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation has resigned in the wake of the controversy surrounding the organization's decision -- since reversed -- to stop funding Planned Parenthood's breast cancer programs. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5666514 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:23:16 +0100 5666514 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5666515&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPublicHealthPolicy%2FPublicHealth%2F31052 WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- More than half of poor families and a third of middle-income families had no health insurance during the preceding year, according to a new survey by the Commonwealth Fund. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5666515 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:28:58 +0100 5666515 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5666516&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FHematologyOncology%2FProstateCancer%2F31039 WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- FDA reviewers have questioned whether expanding the indication for Amgen's denosumab (Xgeva) to prevent the spread of prostate cancer to the bones would provide much added benefit. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5666516 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:00:00 +0100 5666516 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5666517&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPublicHealthPolicy%2FMedicare%2F31034 (MedPage Today) -- Highly skilled "heart teams" from high-volume centers are part of the requirements for Medicare reimbursement for transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) proposed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5666517 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:37:10 +0100 5666517 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5666518&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FMeetingCoverage%2FMGUCS%2F31031 SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) -- Metastatic kidney cancer patients deemed ineligible for targeted therapy clinical trials, but who still received the trial treatment protocol, faced a higher mortality risk, researchers found. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5666518 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:59:41 +0100 5666518 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5666519&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPrimaryCare%2FSmoking%2F31021 (MedPage Today) -- Fewer teens are being exposed to secondhand smoke in cars, as efforts continue to limit youth exposure to the potential harms of tobacco, a nationwide survey found. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5666519 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:01:00 +0100 5666519 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5659245&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPublicHealthPolicy%2FFDAGeneral%2F31015 WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- The FDA has approved an extended-release version of a combination sitagliptin and metformin for adults with type 2 diabetes. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5659245 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:13:09 +0100 5659245 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5659246&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FWashington-Watch%2FWashington-Watch%2F31014 WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- This week in Washington marked the resumption of a congressional committee tasked with fixing the problem with the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula for Medicare physician reimbursement. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5659246 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:01:44 +0100 5659246 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5659247&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FInfectiousDisease%2FVaccines%2F31006 (MedPage Today) -- With three exceptions, coverage with adult vaccines remained steady -– and low -- in 2010, the CDC reported. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5659247 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:23:49 +0100 5659247 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5659248&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FWashington-Watch%2FWashington-Watch%2F31005 WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- A memo from two White House aides to President Obama reveals the administration's thinking on medical malpractice reform and its role in passage of the Affordable Care Act. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5659248 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:54:33 +0100 5659248 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5659249&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FOBGYN%2FBreastCancer%2F31003 (MedPage Today) -- The Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation has reversed its decision to cut funding to Planned Parenthood for breast cancer screening and education. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5659249 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:31:57 +0100 5659249 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5659250&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPublicHealthPolicy%2FPublicHealth%2F30999 (MedPage Today) -- The FDA has turned away or detained at the border just under a quarter of foreign orange juice imports because they have contained trace amounts of the pesticide carbendazim, the agency said. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5659250 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:56:10 +0100 5659250 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5659251&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FInfectiousDisease%2FPublicHealth%2F30998 (MedPage Today) -- Small turtles are once again the source of a Salmonella outbreak that has sickened more than a hundred people in the U.S., most of them youngsters, government researchers said. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5659251 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:59:00 +0100 5659251 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5646746&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPublicHealthPolicy%2FMedicare%2F30976 WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- Enrollment in Medicare Advantage plans has risen by 10% in the past year and premiums have dropped by 7%, despite billions of dollars in reimbursement cuts to the program, HHS officials announced Wednesday. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5646746 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:43:10 +0100 5646746 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5646747&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPsychiatry%2FGeneralPsychiatry%2F30975 (MedPage Today) -- Women adjusted their eating patterns to match those of their dining companions, researchers found. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5646747 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:01:08 +0100 5646747 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5646748&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPrimaryCare%2FDietNutrition%2F30972 (MedPage Today) -- Added sugars are as much a threat to public health as alcohol and tobacco, and should be regulated in a similar fashion, some researchers suggest. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5646748 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:25:33 +0100 5646748 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5646749&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FWashington-Watch%2FWashington-Watch%2F30969 WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- Democratic and Republican lawmakers who are negotiating tax break extensions and Medicare reimbursement rates for doctors agree on one thing: The sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula should be fully repealed. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5646749 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:13:47 +0100 5646749 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5646750&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FProductAlert%2F30966 (MedPage Today) -- The maker of a powdered food for medical management of children with renal disease has recalled a single batch of the product because of incorrect labeling. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5646750 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:05:35 +0100 5646750 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5646751&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPublicHealthPolicy%2FFDAGeneral%2F30959 (MedPage Today) -- Pfizer has recalled a total of 28 lots of Lo/Ovral and its generic equivalent because of a packaging error that may result in inadequate contraception. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5646751 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:29:01 +0100 5646751 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5646752&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPrimaryCare%2FDiabetes%2F30957 (MedPage Today) -- The FDA has approved Jentadueto, a combination of metformin plus a dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitor for type 2 diabetes, makers of the drug announced. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5646752 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:00:24 +0100 5646752 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5646753&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FEmergencyMedicine%2FEmergencyMedicine%2F30956 (MedPage Today) -- Emergency department visits as hospitals that care for large numbers of Medicaid and uninsured patients are about the same length as those at hospitals serving more economically stable populations, researchers found. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5646753 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:21:10 +0100 5646753 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5646754&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPediatrics%2FVaccines%2F30940 (MedPage Today) -- The 2012 immunization schedule for children and adolescents incorporates changes for the use of several vaccines adopted over the past year. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5646754 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:00:00 +0100 5646754 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5646755&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FWashington-Watch%2FFDAGeneral%2F30954 WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- Six former FDA scientists are suing the agency, saying it unlawfully monitored their email accounts after the scientists complained to Congress about allegedly unsafe medical devices gaining approval. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5646755 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:06:54 +0100 5646755 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5646756&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FMeetingCoverage%2FSTSMeeting%2F30950 FT. LAUDERDALE (MedPage Today) -- Clinical trial researchers tend to give equal weight to the components of a composite endpoint, but patients see things differently, researchers found. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5646756 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:36:39 +0100 5646756 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5646757&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPracticeManagement%2FReimbursement%2F30949 (MedPage Today) -- Widespread distribution of physician identifiers makes it easy to fraudulently bill insurers in the doctor's name, two MDs who work at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services charged. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5646757 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:23:30 +0100 5646757 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5646758&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FWashington-Watch%2FWashington-Watch%2F30939 WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- Federal healthcare spending will more than double over the next decade, according to a projection released Tuesday by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5646758 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:02:56 +0100 5646758 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5646759&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPublicHealthPolicy%2FEnvironmentalHealth%2F30934 (MedPage Today) -- Greater exposure to the heavy metal cadmium may be associated with worse neurodevelopmental outcomes in children and teens, researchers found. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5646759 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:00:00 +0100 5646759 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5637865&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FWashington-Watch%2FReform%2F30894 WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- If the Supreme Court rules that the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate is unconstitutional, the entire law doesn't need to be thrown out, lawyers for the Obama administration argued in a brief filed Friday with the high court. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5637865 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 10:43:09 +0100 5637865 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5637866&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPublicHealthPolicy%2FMedicare%2F30893 WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- The U.S. government overpaid private insurance companies administering Medicare Advantage plans by as much as $3.1 billion in 2010, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5637866 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:11:21 +0100 5637866 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5637867&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FEndocrinology%2FDiabetes%2F30891 WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- The delay is over for the diabetes drug Bydureon (exenatide extended-release), with FDA approval making it the first once-weekly treatment for type 2 disease. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5637867 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:22:39 +0100 5637867 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5637868&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPublicHealthPolicy%2FMedicare%2F30889 WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- Medicare doesn't adequately track which physicians are opting out of Medicare, making it nearly impossible to determine who is cutting ties with the program and why, according to an OIG memo. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5637868 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:43:16 +0100 5637868 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5627866&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FCardiology%2FPrevention%2F30854 (MedPage Today) -- Even a couple of traditional cardiovascular risk factors in middle age spell high lifetime risk for the heart, researchers affirmed. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5627866 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:17:16 +0100 5627866 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5627867&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FProductAlert%2FPrescriptions%2F30852 WASHINGTON --The Justice Department filed a consent decree today preventing generic drug giant Ranbaxy from selling drugs made at four of its manufacturing plants until it brings them into compliance with the FDA's quality standards. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5627867 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:44:06 +0100 5627867 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5627868&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FProductAlert%2FPrescriptions%2F30848 (MedPage Today) -- The FDA has approved new labeling for the single-tablet combination of ezetimibe-simvastatin (Vytorin), a cholesterol-lowering drug, for use in patients with moderate to severe chronic kidney disease. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5627868 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:22:24 +0100 5627868 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5627869&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FHematologyOncology%2FBreastCancer%2F30845 (MedPage Today) -- Women with HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer had significantly higher rates of pathologic complete response when bevacizumab was added to neoadjuvant chemotherapy, two large clinical trials showed. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5627869 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:06:05 +0100 5627869 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5627870&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPsychiatry%2FDepression%2F30846 (MedPage Today) -- Workers who put in excessively long hours on the job are at heightened risk for major depression, European researchers found. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5627870 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:06:04 +0100 5627870 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5627871&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FDermatology%2FGeneralDermatology%2F30844 (MedPage Today) -- A mysterious condition in which cloth fibers or other materials are reported to emerge from the skin doesn't appear to be infectious, a CDC team said after studying a possible cluster of cases. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5627871 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:02:25 +0100 5627871 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5627872&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPrimaryCare%2FDietNutrition%2F30843 (MedPage Today) -- School cafeteria workers will be serving up more fruits, vegetables, and whole grains, and keeping an eye on portion control as well, according to new rules set down by the Agriculture Department. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5627872 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:00:28 +0100 5627872 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5627873&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FInfectiousDisease%2FSTDs%2F30836 (MedPage Today) -- Patient-collected specimens for human papillomavirus DNA testing detected precancerous cervical lesions with accuracy comparable to that of cytology-based Pap screening and visual inspection, data from screening studies showed. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5627873 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:35:37 +0100 5627873 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5627874&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPublicHealthPolicy%2FWashington-Watch%2F30833 WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- President Obama scarcely mentioned healthcare in his third State of the Union address Tuesday night, even as the healthcare reform law he championed is hanging in the balance at the Supreme Court. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5627874 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 03:08:44 +0100 5627874 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5627875&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPrimaryCare%2FDiabetes%2F30830 (MedPage Today) -- Patients with diabetes are less likely to face foot or leg amputations than they once were, although they're still at higher risk of losing a limb than the general population, researchers found. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5627875 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:02:30 +0100 5627875 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5627876&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPublicHealthPolicy%2FEnvironmentalHealth%2F30825 (MedPage Today) -- Exposure to perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) -- chemicals used in many consumer products -- appears to be associated with reduced immune responses to routine childhood vaccines, researchers found. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5627876 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:00:00 +0100 5627876 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5627877&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPediatrics%2FGeneralPediatrics%2F30826 (MedPage Today) -- To protect kids' noggins before setting them on toboggans parents should ditch ski helmets for hockey or cycling ones, results of a study suggest. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5627877 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:49:28 +0100 5627877 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5627878&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FCardiology%2FAtherosclerosis%2F30819 (MedPage Today) -- In patients at high risk for coronary artery disease, noninvasive cardiac imaging had only a small impact on clinical management, suggesting that many tests were inappropriate, researchers found. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5627878 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:32:07 +0100 5627878 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5619554&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FWashington-Watch%2FWashington-Watch%2F30777 WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- The FDA rejected an investigational diabetes drug because of cancer concerns, and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) gave religious organizations another year to comply with a birth control provision of the healthcare reform law. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5619554 Sat, 21 Jan 2012 16:00:00 +0100 5619554 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5619555&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPublicHealthPolicy%2FGeneralProfessionalIssues%2F30773 WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- The Obama administration has asked an appeals court to reconsider its decision that people who donate bone marrow can be paid for it. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5619555 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:29:45 +0100 5619555 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5607760&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPublicHealthPolicy%2FEnvironmentalHealth%2F30753 (MedPage Today) -- Orange juice is being screened at U.S. borders for trace amounts of a fungicide that is acceptable in bushels of other domestic fruits, industry groups charge. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5607760 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:00:00 +0100 5607760 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5607761&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPediatrics%2FGeneralPediatrics%2F30751 (MedPage Today) -- Children with neurological impairment took up a substantial proportion of inpatient resources at U.S. pediatric hospitals from 1997 to 2006, according to a retrospective study. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5607761 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:00:00 +0100 5607761 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5607762&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPrimaryCare%2FSmoking%2F30749 (MedPage Today) -- States still aren't doing enough in the war against tobacco, according to a new report card from the American Lung Association. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5607762 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:30:00 +0100 5607762 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5607763&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FCardiology%2FPCI%2F30740 (MedPage Today) -- Emergency medical technicians usually make the right call when assessing patients for suspected ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), according to data from a statewide STEMI network. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5607763 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:00:00 +0100 5607763 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5607764&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FOBGYN%2FPregnancy%2F30745 WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- An investigational vaginal progesterone gel does not appear to be any more effective at preventing preterm birth than placebo, FDA reviewers said. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5607764 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:30:00 +0100 5607764 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5607765&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPublicHealthPolicy%2FMedicaid%2F30741 WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- Enrollment in state Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) remained steady in 2011 and into 2012, and some states made it easier for low-income people to have coverage, according to a new survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5607765 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0100 5607765 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5607766&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FEndocrinology%2FDiabetes%2F30747 WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- The FDA said it would not approve the novel diabetes drug dapagliflozin until drugmakers Bristol-Myers Squibb and AstraZeneca supply more data on the drug's benefits and risks. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5607766 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:42:15 +0100 5607766 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5607767&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FProductAlert%2FPrescriptions%2F30737 WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- The FDA has approved the enzyme glucarpidase (Voraxaze) for treatment of toxic levels of the chemotherapy drug methotrexate in the blood due to kidney failure. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5607767 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:16:47 +0100 5607767 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5596738&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FWashington-Watch%2FReform%2F30700 WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- Drug and device companies have just a month remaining to comment on a proposed rule that would require them to report all financial relationships with doctors. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5596738 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:43:09 +0100 5596738 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5596739&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPrimaryCare%2FPreventiveCare%2F30696 (MedPage Today) -- More than 100 headphone-wearing American pedestrians have been struck by trains, cars, or other vehicles since 2004, researchers said. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5596739 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:30:00 +0100 5596739 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5596740&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPublicHealthPolicy%2FGeneralProfessionalIssues%2F30691 WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- Just 1% of the U.S. population accounted for 22% of all healthcare spending in 2009 -- but that's actually better than it once was, according to a report from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5596740 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:26:55 +0100 5596740 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5596741&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FProductAlert%2FDevicesandVaccines%2F30685 WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- The FDA has broadened the approval of an endovascular graft to include use in cases of life-threatening aortic tears and ruptures. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5596741 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:19:35 +0100 5596741 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5596742&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPediatrics%2FGeneralPediatrics%2F30676 (MedPage Today) -- Young children living in refugee camps before resettlement in the U.S. may encounter potentially toxic levels of lead, placing them at risk for permanent neurologic and cognitive impairments, researchers reported. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5596742 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:38:49 +0100 5596742 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5596743&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPediatrics%2FGeneralPediatrics%2F30673 (MedPage Today) -- Hospitalizations related to near-drownings among children and teens have decreased in recent years, researchers found. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5596743 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0100 5596743 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5596744&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPublicHealthPolicy%2FFDAGeneral%2F30668 (MedPage Today) -- User error rather than a manufacturing problem may have caused excessive radiation exposure from CardioGen-82, according to a preliminary report. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5596744 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 21:00:00 +0100 5596744 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5596745&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FInfectiousDisease%2FGeneralInfectiousDisease%2F30666 (MedPage Today) -- Bushmeat and other illegally imported wildlife confiscated at U.S. ports can harbor zoonotic viruses, researchers found. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5596745 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 18:00:00 +0100 5596745 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5580684&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FWashington-Watch%2FFDAGeneral%2F30642 WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- Several members of the FDA advisory committee that endorsed drospirenone-containing birth control pills had ties to Bayer, the company that makes the two most popular drospirenone-containing drugs, Yaz and Yasmin, according to a media report. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5580684 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:43:09 +0100 5580684 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5580685&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FProductAlert%2FOTC%2F30637 WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- The FDA has turned off the spigot on foreign orange juice until it completes testing for the presence of a fungicide in OJ from processing plants outside the U.S. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5580685 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:00:43 +0100 5580685 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5580686&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPublicHealthPolicy%2FMedicare%2F30634 WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) voted Thursday to urge Congress to reduce payment rates for nonemergent hospital visits so they are equal to payments for the same services provided in a doctor's office. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5580686 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:33:28 +0100 5580686 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5580687&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FEndocrinology%2FDiabetes%2F30633 (MedPage Today) -- Therapy using the patient's lymphocytes passed through a device with cord blood stem cells may provide safe, lasting treatment for patients with type 1 diabetes, according to the results of a small Chinese study. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5580687 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:00:00 +0100 5580687 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5580688&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPrimaryCare%2FDiabetes%2F30632 (MedPage Today) -- Residency clinics didn't deliver as much high-quality diabetes care as was found in private-practice physician offices, researchers found. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5580688 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:30:00 +0100 5580688 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5580689&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FInfectiousDisease%2FURItheFlu%2F30631 (MedPage Today) -- A novel program known as Google Flu Trends harnesses the power of the search engine to detect influenza outbreaks in near-real time by monitoring public Internet queries. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5580689 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:59:53 +0100 5580689 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5580690&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPublicHealthPolicy%2FEthics%2F30630 (MedPage Today) -- A veteran researcher, known for his work on the heart benefits of the red-grape component resveratrol, allegedly fabricated data in 23 papers published over five years, an investigation showed. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5580690 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:55:40 +0100 5580690 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5580691&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPublicHealthPolicy%2FMedicare%2F30626 (MedPage Today) -- Insurance plans that include gym memberships as part of the package -- as some Medicare Advantage plans do -- attract healthier people, which may be a form of covert cherry-picking, researchers charged. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5580691 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:00:00 +0100 5580691 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5580692&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FOBGYN%2FInfertility%2F30623 (MedPage Today) -- Transferring three or more embryos during in vitro fertilization should be avoided in all cases, and the choice of one versus two embryos should be made based on risk factors such as age, a study has found. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5580692 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:43:51 +0100 5580692 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5580693&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FCardiology%2FAcuteCoronarySyndrome%2F30621 (MedPage Today) -- Despite well-publicized stories of people dropping dead during or after running a marathon, the race isn't all that risky, researchers found. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5580693 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 22:00:28 +0100 5580693 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5580694&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPrimaryCare%2FDiabetes%2F30618 (MedPage Today) -- Boosting the tax on sugary drinks was just one of three approaches to stemming the tide of obesity and diabetes analyzed in a special issue of Health Affairs. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5580694 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:29:08 +0100 5580694 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5580695&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FWashington-Watch%2FReform%2F30614 WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- The Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion is "coercive" and "transforms the basic nature" of the program, according to a brief filed with the Supreme Court by 26 states. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5580695 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:00:00 +0100 5580695 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5580696&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPublicHealthPolicy%2FEthics%2F30613 (MedPage Today) -- Unable to get Pentothal through regular channels, Nebraska prison officials turned to a broker in India so they could execute two convicted murderers. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5580696 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:41:30 +0100 5580696 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5571783&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FMultiMedia%2FMultiMedia%2F29206 (MedPage Today) -- Conversations with... is a series of exclusive video interviews with leaders of medical research and policy. In this segment, Editor-at-Large George Lundberg, MD, discusses the role of medical examiners and coroners with Kevin Whaley, MD, Assistant Chief Medical Examiner in Virginia. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5571783 Sun, 08 Jan 2012 10:43:08 +0100 5571783 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5571784&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPrimaryCare%2FAlternativeMedicine%2F30534 (MedPage Today) -- A federal appeals court has dismissed a lawsuit brought against the FDA by makers and users of ear candles, ruling that the groups don't have a case. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5571784 Sat, 07 Jan 2012 18:00:00 +0100 5571784 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5571785&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FWashington-Watch%2FWashington-Watch%2F30550 WASHINGTON --The Obama administration filed its initial brief in the Supreme Court case that will determine the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5571785 Sat, 07 Jan 2012 16:17:28 +0100 5571785 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5571786&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FCardiology%2FAcuteCoronarySyndrome%2F30543 (MedPage Today) -- Barely two months after rivaroxaban (Xarelto) was approved in the U.S. for stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation, the drug's maker, Bayer HealthCare, is asking the FDA to approve it for secondary prevention after acute coronary syndrome (ACS). (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5571786 Sat, 07 Jan 2012 14:00:00 +0100 5571786 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5571787&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FWashington-Watch%2FReform%2F30545 WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- The Obama administration filed its initial brief in the Supreme Court case that will determine the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, and it reviewed its strategy at a press briefing. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5571787 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 22:45:44 +0100 5571787 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5571788&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FHospitalBasedMedicine%2FRiskManagement%2F30536 WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- Most hospital errors that result in harm to Medicare patients go unreported, and even when they are, hospitals rarely change the way they operate in order to prevent similar errors in the future, according to a new report from federal investigators. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5571788 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:41:27 +0100 5571788 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5571789&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPublicHealthPolicy%2FEthics%2F30527 (MedPage Today) -- The drug manufacturer Hospira is remaining noncommittal in the face of new pressure to take more aggressive action to stop one of its products from being used on death row. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5571789 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:00:00 +0100 5571789 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5559264&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPediatrics%2FAutism%2F30483 (MedPage Today) -- The increased use of respite and home/community aid services was associated with a decrease in the risk of psychiatric hospitalizations for children, adolescents, and young adults with autism spectrum disorders, according to a retrospective cohort study. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5559264 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:43:14 +0100 5559264 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5559265&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPrimaryCare%2FObesity%2F30481 (MedPage Today) -- Eating too much guarantees that your body will pack on the fat, regardless of how much protein you consume, researchers found. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5559265 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 21:22:12 +0100 5559265 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5559266&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPediatrics%2FObesity%2F30478 (MedPage Today) -- The longer one has an excessive body mass index, the greater the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, but race and young age also are risk factors, a longitudinal analysis found. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5559266 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 20:13:39 +0100 5559266 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5559267&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPublicHealthPolicy%2FEthics%2F30475 (MedPage Today) -- A new ethics manual from the American College of Physicians recommends that physicians practice "parsimonious" care. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5559267 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:24:02 +0100 5559267 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5559268&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FProductAlert%2FDevicesandVaccines%2F30473 WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- The FDA has expanded the indication for the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine Prevnar 13 to include patients 50 and older. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5559268 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 18:30:00 +0100 5559268 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5551838&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FLabNotes%2FLabNotes%2F30459 (MedPage Today) -- Tiny biodegradable needles made of silk protein may one day deliver ouchless injections, researchers suggested. Also in this week's Lab Notes installment: stem cell wrapping to slow brain cancer. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5551838 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 23:13:12 +0100 5551838 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5559269&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FMultiMedia%2FMultiMedia%2F29202 (MedPage Today) -- Conversations with ... is a series of exclusive video interviews with leaders of medical research and policy. In this segment, Editor-at-Large George Lundberg, MD, discusses the role of laboratory professionals around the world with Michael Oellerich, MD, president of the World Association of Societies of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5559269 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 20:00:00 +0100 5559269 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5551839&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FMultiMedia%2FMultiMedia%2F29202 (MedPage Today) -- Conversations with ... is a series of exclusive video interviews with leaders of medical research and policy. In this segment, Editor-at-Large George Lundberg, MD, discusses the role of laboratory professionals around the world with Michael Oellerich, MD, president of the World Association of Societies of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5551839 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 20:00:00 +0100 5551839 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5551840&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FWashington-Watch%2FWashington-Watch%2F30450 WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- It was a slow healthcare news week in Washington as most of the key players were out of town, but a few nuggets emerged, including a Department of Health and Human Services announcement of Medicaid bonus payments for states, and a foe-turned-supporter of Pres. Obama's healthcare overhaul announcing his retirement from the U.S. Senate. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5551840 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 19:00:00 +0100 5551840 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5551841&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FGenetics%2FGeneticTesting%2F30437 (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 on the human gene patent front since we published the last story on the topic. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5551841 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 18:00:00 +0100 5551841 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5551842&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FGenetics%2FGeneticTesting%2F30438 (MedPage Today) -- Our Year in Review series highlights the major medical news stories of 2011. The controversy over whether human genes can be patented was one of the compelling topics that made headlines during the year and here, again, is the original article, published on July 29. In a companion article, you'll find out what's happened since. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5551842 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 17:55:00 +0100 5551842 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5551843&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPublicHealthPolicy%2FMedicare%2F30431 WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- Doctors opting out of Medicare, fraudulent Medicare claims, and erroneous Medicare payments for erectile dysfunction drugs are just a few of the issues the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Inspector General will be looking into in 2012. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5551843 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 20:00:00 +0100 5551843 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5551844&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPublicHealthPolicy%2FGeneralProfessionalIssues%2F30442 WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- One American in five reported having trouble paying medical bills in 2010, according to a study by the Center for Studying Health System Change. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5551844 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 19:30:00 +0100 5551844 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5551845&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FCriticalCare%2FHeadTrauma%2F30434 (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 on the subject. Here's what's happened with U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' recovery from a devastating shooting since we published the first report on her condition nearly a year ago. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5551845 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:00:00 +0100 5551845 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5551846&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FCriticalCare%2FHeadTrauma%2F30435 (MedPage Today) -- Our Year in Review series highlights the major medical news stories of 2011. The shooting of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 18 others at an event in January made headlines as the public waited to see if the congresswoman would recover from a devastating injury. Here is the first of our reports on Giffords' condition. In a companion article, you'll find out how she's progressed after nearly a year has gone by. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5551846 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 17:55:00 +0100 5551846 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5551847&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPublicHealthPolicy%2FMedicare%2F30424 WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- More than one-quarter of all durable medical equipment suppliers faced enforcement actions by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services during their first year of Medicare participation, according to a new report from the Office of the Inspector General. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5551847 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 17:00:00 +0100 5551847 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5551848&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FProductAlert%2FDevicesandVaccines%2F30428 (MedPage Today) -- The maker of tracheostomy tube brands has recalled the products because of difficulties associated with removing accessories from the tubes. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5551848 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 16:00:00 +0100 5551848 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5543986&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPublicHealthPolicy%2FClinicalTrials%2F30405 (MedPage Today) -- Few major randomized, controlled clinical trials examine the effects of a drug in patients who have multiple chronic conditions, even though more than one-quarter of all Americans are living with at least two chronic health conditions, researchers reported. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5543986 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 23:13:12 +0100 5543986 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5543987&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPublicHealthPolicy%2FFDAGeneral%2F30409 WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- The FDA has issued a class I recall -- the agency's strictest -- for CareFusion's AVEA ventilators, which may malfunction and stop ventilation. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5543987 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 19:30:00 +0100 5543987 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5543988&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FOncology%2FBreastCancer%2F30402 (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 with primary prevention in breast cancer since the MAP.3 results were announced in June. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5543988 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 19:00:00 +0100 5543988 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5543989&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FHematologyOncology%2FBreastCancer%2F30400 (MedPage Today) -- Our Year in Review series highlights the major medical news stories of 2011. The announcement of study results showing a 65% decrease in first breast cancers among postmenopausal women at moderate or high risk of the disease brought expectations that more women would be placed on chemoprevention. Here, again, is the original article, first published on June 4. In a companion article, you'll find out what's happened since. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5543989 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 18:55:00 +0100 5543989 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5543990&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FInfectiousDisease%2FURItheFlu%2F30404 (MedPage Today) -- Since the middle of August, the CDC has received 12 reports of human infections with a swine-origin influenza A (H3N2) virus, the agency announced. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5543990 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 18:16:41 +0100 5543990 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5543991&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FRadiology%2FDiagnosticRadiology%2F30398 (MedPage Today) -- The FDA has lifted some of the restrictions in its black box warning on echocardiography contrast agents perflutren lipid microspheres (Definity) and perflutren protein-type A microspheres (Optison). (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5543991 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 16:30:00 +0100 5543991 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5543992&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FUrology%2FUrology%2F30395 (MedPage Today) -- Exposure to certain organochloride chemicals was associated with chromosomal abnormalities in the sperm, according to the results of a cross-sectional study. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5543992 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 16:00:00 +0100 5543992 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5543993&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FHIVAIDS%2FHIVAIDS%2F30378 (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 we examine the impact of an international clinical trial that galvanized the HIV/AIDS community with the final proof that treatment prevents transmission of HIV. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5543993 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 18:00:00 +0100 5543993 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5543994&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FHIVAIDS%2FHIVAIDS%2F30377 (MedPage Today) -- Our Year in Review series highlights the major medical news stories of 2011. The release of study results definitively showing that early treatment of HIV prevents transmission rocked the world of HIV research and treatment. Here, again, is the original article first published on May 12, 2011. In a companion article, you'll find out what's happened since. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5543994 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 17:55:00 +0100 5543994 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5537306&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPrimaryCare%2FPreventiveCare%2F30314 (MedPage Today) -- Looking for a unique gift idea? This holiday season, the Department of Health and Human Services has a suggestion: pledge to improve your heart health -- or help someone else do the same. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5537306 Sat, 24 Dec 2011 23:13:12 +0100 5537306 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5537307&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FCardiology%2FPCI%2F30382 (MedPage Today) -- A Maryland plan to regulate stent procedures has elicited a push-back from local chapters of the American College of Cardiology and the Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5537307 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 18:00:00 +0100 5537307 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5537308&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPublicHealthPolicy%2FFDAGeneral%2F30367 WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- The FDA has approved a single-tablet formulation of azilsartan medoxomil and chlorthalidone for hypertension treatment in adult patients. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5537308 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 17:00:00 +0100 5537308 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5537309&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FWashington-Watch%2FWashington-Watch%2F30392 WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- Just in time for the holidays, Congress voted Friday morning to pass a payroll tax cut extension bill that also would postpone Medicare cuts for doctors, ending the political standoff that threatened to cut reimbursements to physicians by 27%. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5537309 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 15:40:58 +0100 5537309 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5537310&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FMultiMedia%2FMultiMedia%2F29199 (MedPage Today) -- "Conversations with ..." is a series of exclusive video interviews with leaders of medical research and policy. In this segment, Editor-at-Large George Lundberg, MD discusses the decline in autopsies at hospitals with Deiter Duff, MD, of the University of Missouri School of Medicine, Pathology and Anatomical Sciences. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5537310 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 15:00:00 +0100 5537310 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5537311&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPrimaryCare%2FExerciseFitness%2F30383 (MedPage Today) -- How fast must one walk to stay ahead of the Grim Reaper? About 3 mph should do the trick, according to authors of a report in the holiday edition of BMJ. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5537311 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 13:00:00 +0100 5537311 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5537312&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FWashington-Watch%2FWashington-Watch%2F30387 WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- House Republicans have agreed to pass the payroll tax break extension bill that would postpone a 27% cut in Medicare payments to doctors for two months. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5537312 Thu, 22 Dec 2011 22:04:02 +0100 5537312 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5523805&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FWashington-Watch%2FWashington-Watch%2F30354 WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- Based on a report from its Food Safety Working Group, the Obama administration is claiming progress -- if not perfection -- in its campaign to improve food safety. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5523805 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 23:13:11 +0100 5523805 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5523806&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FHIVAIDS%2FHIVAIDS%2F30353 (MedPage Today) -- The integrase inhibitor raltegravir (Isentress) can be used to treat HIV in children and adolescents ages two through 18, the FDA announced. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5523806 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 19:53:06 +0100 5523806 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5523807&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FOphthalmology%2FGeneralOphthalmology%2F30352 WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- A rare but potentially serious complication of cataract surgery has caught the attention of the FDA, which has launched a monitoring program to prevent outbreaks of toxic anterior segment syndrome (TASS). (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5523807 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 19:16:15 +0100 5523807 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5523808&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FInfectiousDisease%2FURItheFlu%2F30351 (MedPage Today) -- Two scientific groups whose influenza research sparked a storm of controversy have agreed to revise their papers in line with a U.S. government panel's recommendation to leave out key methodological details. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5523808 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 19:01:00 +0100 5523808 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5523809&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPublicHealthPolicy%2FEthics%2F30344 (MedPage Today) -- The European Union has set new controls on drugs and other products used in executions that are being exported to the United States and other countries with capital punishment. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5523809 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 15:49:02 +0100 5523809 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5523810&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FNeurology%2FMultipleSclerosis%2F30343 (MedPage Today) -- The death of a multiple sclerosis patient shortly after a first dose of fingolimod (Gilenya) is under review by the FDA, the agency said. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5523810 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 15:16:52 +0100 5523810 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5523811&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPrimaryCare%2FSmoking%2F30331 (MedPage Today) -- Menthol and other additives substantially boost the toxicity of cigarettes, though industry studies suggested otherwise, researchers found. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5523811 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:00:00 +0100 5523811 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5523812&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FInfectiousDisease%2FURItheFlu%2F30330 (MedPage Today) -- For the first time, a U.S. government advisory board on biosecurity is seeking to censor two scientific research papers. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5523812 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 20:36:49 +0100 5523812 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5523813&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FWashington-Watch%2FWashington-Watch%2F30324 WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- The House of Representatives voted 229 to 193 on Tuesday to reject the Senate's payroll tax break bill that would delay a 27% cut in Medicare payments to doctors and, instead, voted for leaders in both chambers to conference to work out a longer-term solution. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5523813 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 18:10:19 +0100 5523813 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5523814&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPublicHealthPolicy%2FFDAGeneral%2F30318 WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- The FDA has issued draft guidance aimed at enrolling more women in medical device trials and better analyzing the trial data to tease out whether the particular devices work differently in women versus men. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5523814 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 17:30:00 +0100 5523814 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5523815&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FCardiology%2FHypertension%2F30320 (MedPage Today) -- Drug maker Novartis has terminated the randomized ALTITUDE study in response to increased adverse events among high-risk patients taking aliskiren (Tekturna), a direct renin inhibitor, as an add-on to conventional hypertension medications. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5523815 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:45:34 +0100 5523815 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5523816&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FCardiology%2FPCI%2F30319 (MedPage Today) -- Roughly one out of every six patients in New York who undergo a percutaneous coronary intervention need to be readmitted within 30 days, researchers found. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5523816 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:15:14 +0100 5523816 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5523817&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FSurgery%2FGeneralSurgery%2F30313 (MedPage Today) -- A program focusing on teamwork in the OR appears to lessen surgical complications at Veterans Affairs facilities, researchers found. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5523817 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:30:00 +0100 5523817 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5514933&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FProductAlert%2FPrescriptions%2F30275 WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- The FDA has revised the daily dosing limits on the cholesterol drug simvastatin in combination with the antiarrhythmic agent. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5514933 Sun, 18 Dec 2011 23:13:11 +0100 5514933 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5514934&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPublicHealthPolicy%2FFDAGeneral%2F30276 WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- The FDA has approved an automated detection system for a test for high-risk human papillomavirus types associated with cervical cancer and precancerous lesions. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5514934 Sun, 18 Dec 2011 14:00:00 +0100 5514934 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5514935&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FInfectiousDisease%2FInfectionControl%2F30283 (MedPage Today) -- Louisiana state health officials are warning patients about potential dangers of using tap water for sinus irrigation after two patients died of Naegleria fowleri infection. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5514935 Sat, 17 Dec 2011 21:00:00 +0100 5514935 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5514936&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPublicHealthPolicy%2FFDAGeneral%2F30282 (MedPage Today) -- More than half of the nearly 3,000 MedPage Today readers who responded to last week's poll agreed that the HHS secretary should not have overruled the FDA's decision to make Plan B available to teenagers without a prescription. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5514936 Sat, 17 Dec 2011 17:49:56 +0100 5514936 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5514937&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPublicHealthPolicy%2FFDAGeneral%2F30274 (MedPage Today) -- The FDA has approved the EXCOR pediatric cardiac assist device for children with heart failure awaiting a transplantation. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5514937 Sat, 17 Dec 2011 17:00:00 +0100 5514937 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5514938&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FGastroenterology%2FColonCancer%2F30273 (MedPage Today) -- Communities that have more physicians available to perform colonoscopies actually have bigger -- not smaller -- disparities in screening rates between minority and white patients, according to a recent study of Texas Medicare claims data. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5514938 Sat, 17 Dec 2011 14:00:00 +0100 5514938 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5514939&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPublicHealthPolicy%2FHealthPolicy%2F30269 (MedPage Today) -- The National Institutes of Health is halting new grants for research using chimpanzees while the agency develops policies on such studies, NIH Director Francis Collins, MD, PhD, announced Thursday. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5514939 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 18:42:29 +0100 5514939 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5514940&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FGeriatrics%2FMedicare%2F30268 WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- A Democrat from the Pacific Northwest joined forces with a Midwest Republican on a Medicare overhaul plan combining a private insurance option with subsidized premiums -- a scheme that critics say is more red than blue-blooded. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5514940 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 18:25:51 +0100 5514940 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5514941&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FWashington-Watch%2FFDAGeneral%2F30255 WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- When the FDA is informed of potential prescription drug shortages, it can often prevent them, but a government watchdog agency says current regulations don't require such reporting. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5514941 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:30:00 +0100 5514941 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5494418&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPsychiatry%2FSchizophrenia%2F30189 WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- An FDA advisory panel punted on the question of approval for an inhaled version of the antipsychotic drug loxapine (Adasuve) to treat agitation in bipolar and schizophrenic patients, despite the risk for respiratory side effects. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5494418 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 23:13:14 +0100 5494418 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5494419&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPediatrics%2FGeneralPediatrics%2F30185 (MedPage Today) -- Case reports on the world's smallest and third smallest newborns indicate that extremely low birth weight infants may never catch up in height or weight, but can develop normal motor and language skills. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5494419 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 21:43:40 +0100 5494419 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5494420&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FGastroenterology%2FColonCancer%2F30182 (MedPage Today) -- The incidence of colorectal cancer (CRC) among adults younger than 50 has increased by 2.1% in the past decade, according to results from a study of the National Cancer Database. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5494420 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 20:11:46 +0100 5494420 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5494421&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FPediatrics%2FPreventiveCare%2F30170 (MedPage Today) -- A family-centered prevention and intervention program reduced behavioral and drug problems among black high school youths, a study in rural Georgia found. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5494421 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:04:56 +0100 5494421 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5494422&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FCardiology%2FDyslipidemia%2F30155 (MedPage Today) -- Only a slight majority of MedPage Today readers agreed that the availability of generic atorvastatin (Lipitor) will make a significant impact on cardiovascular disease. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5494422 Sun, 11 Dec 2011 18:40:38 +0100 5494422 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5494423&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FWashington-Watch%2FWashington-Watch%2F30142 WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- Birth control took center stage this week with two FDA panel votes on contraceptive agents and a decision by HHS head Kathleen Sebelius that the morning-after pill will not be available over-the-counter. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5494423 Sat, 10 Dec 2011 16:00:00 +0100 5494423 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5475983&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FHematologyOncology%2FAnemia%2F30061 (MedPage Today) -- Peginesatide for the treatment of anemia in chronic kidney disease patients appears to be noninferior to erythropoietin products, but does raise some safety concerns, according to FDA briefing documents. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5475983 Tue, 06 Dec 2011 23:13:13 +0100 5475983 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5475984&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FOBGYN%2FPregnancy%2F30055 WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- A former FDA commissioner accused Bayer of hiding data on the blood clot risks associated with two of its birth control pills and engaging in "extensive" off-label promotion in order to increase sales. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5475984 Tue, 06 Dec 2011 21:35:17 +0100 5475984 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5475985&cid=s_27975_4_f&fid=27975&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medpagetoday.com%2FHematologyOncology%2FOtherCancers%2F30056 (MedPage Today) -- An FDA advisory panel will vote Wednesday on whether the benefits of axitinib (Inlyta) -- small for most patients who failed first-line therapy -- are worth granting approval for the drug in advanced renal cell carcinoma. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health) MedPage Today Public Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5475985 Tue, 06 Dec 2011 21:31:44 +0100 5475985