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New Senate Healthcare Reform Bill Features Public Option With Opt-Outemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
The Senate bill would cost $849 billion through 2019, but it would ultimately shave $127 billion off the federal deficit while reducing the number of uninsured by 31 million people. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Business of Medicine Source Type: news

Cardiologists Shocked by New FDA Alert on Clopidogrel-PPI Interactionemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
The FDA has issued a new warning on an interaction between clopidogrel and the PPI omeprazole and other drugs that inhibit the CYP2C19 enzyme, just weeks after the only randomized trial on this issue reported no such interaction. Heartwire (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Source Type: news

Bypassing the Blues: How Simple Collaborative Care Can Help Tackle Depression After CABG Surgeryemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Depression after coronary artery bypass surgery is often overlooked by physicians but is associated with worse outcomes. A new US study illustrates a simple telephone-based approach to tackle this, with nurses encouraging patients to seek help from their primary-care doctors and providing ongoing feedback and review. Heartwire (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Source Type: news

Experts Weigh in on Calorie Lists on Menus, Despite "Mixed" Scienceemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Results showing that people eat less when they know how many calories are in that Big Mac are mixed, but experts say that menu labeling provides only upside, with no public-health cost, and that over time results will show the information to have a positive effect on obesity rates in the US. Heartwire (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Source Type: news

Postop Anemia in High-CV-Risk Patients: No CV Gains From Fixed Hemoglobin Target in Trialemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
A randomized trial found no protection from in-hospital cardiovascular events with a strategy of blood transfusions to maintain hemoglobin above 10 g/dL, compared with a more conservative approach to transfusion therapy, in patients with CV disease or risk factors who underwent hip surgery. Heartwire (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Source Type: news

RECORD AF: Better Success With Rhythm Control, But No Difference in Outcomesemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
New registry data presented this week showed that cardiologists are more likely to select rhythm control over rate control for the treatment of atrial fibrillation, and this strategy is more likely to lead to successful treatment of AF than the rate-control–based approach. Both strategies are equivalent in terms of their effect on clinical outcomes. Heartwire (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Source Type: news

REVEAL: Familial PAH Linked to More Severe Hemodynamic Abnormalities Than Idiopathic PAHemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Severe hemodynamic abnormalities are found at first diagnosis in patients with familial pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 16, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pulmonary Medicine Source Type: news

Mammographic Breast Density May Help Predict Risk for Local Breast Cancer Recurrenceemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
A study shows that mammographic breast density is an important risk factor for local breast cancer recurrence among women not receiving breast irradiation. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 16, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology Source Type: news

FDA Approves Rapid Test to Detect Platelet Contaminationemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
The FDA has approved the first rapid immunoassay for the detection of bacterial contamination in pooled platelets derived from whole blood. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 16, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology Source Type: news

PEPCAD-3: Paclitaxel-Coated-Balloon/Stent System Misses Mark in De Novo Coronary Lesionsemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Inflation of the paclitaxel-delivering balloon followed by a bare-metal stent failed a randomized noninferiority test against the Cypher sirolimus-eluting stent in previously untreated coronary lesions. Heartwire (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 15, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Source Type: news

Canadian Confusion: Primary-Care Docs Lack Knowledge of CVD Risk Factors, Preventionemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Family doctors and general practitioners in Canada are confused about cardiovascular risk assessment in primary prevention, a new survey reveals. Heartwire (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 15, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Source Type: news

FRANCE: Transcatheter-Valve Registry Permits "Observation" of Corevalve, Sapien Differencesemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Results from one of the first registries to evaluate contemporary use of both the Edwards Sapien transcatheter valve and the CoreValve bioprosthesis show that complication rates are low and similar, following a short training period, and that mortality, at least out to six months, is "acceptable" for both types of devices. Heartwire (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 15, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Source Type: news

Two-Year EXPIRA Results Suggest Mechanical Aspiration With Primary PCI May Reduce Mortalityemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Two-year follow-up results from the EXPIRA study show mechanical thrombectomy during primary PCI improves myocardial perfusion and may reduce mortality. Heartwire (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 15, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Source Type: news

CHAMPION: Negative Trials But Some Positive Angles for Cangrelor?email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Although neither CHAMPION-PCI nor CHAMPION-PLATFORM showed significant reductions in the primary end point with this new IV antiplatelet agent, some positive effects were seen, suggesting that the drug may yet have a future. Heartwire (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 15, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Source Type: news

Experienced Operators Can Switch Easily and Rapidly to Radial Access PCI: RAPTORemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Experienced interventional cardiologists can rapidly shift their practice from the femoral-artery to the radial-access approach, with no increase in procedure time and radiation exposure for PCI. Also, the transradial approach leads to a more economic use of hospital resources, say researchers. Heartwire (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 15, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Source Type: news

Severity Similar but H1N1 Influenza Activity Is 7-Fold Higher in Fall Than in Springemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Transmission and patient age are 2 major differences between H1N1 and seasonal influenza outbreaks in Pennsylvania, according to a new report. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 13, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news

Infectious Disease Treatment Guidelines Weakened By Paucity of Scientific Evidenceemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Only 25% of Infectious Diseases Society of America treatment recommendations are based on top-level evidence, which consists of randomized controlled clinical trials. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 13, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news

Polyglactin Mesh Less Costly Than Aceullar Dermal Allograft for Breast Reconstructionemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Polyglactin mesh yields similar results in breast reconstruction surgery, at one twelfth the cost. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 13, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine Source Type: news

Management of Diverticular Bleeding Reviewedemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
A review provides clinical recommendations for treating diverticular bleeding in the family practice setting. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 13, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Gastroenterology Source Type: news

Management of Cardiac Rehabilitation Reviewedemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
A review for clinicians provides recommendations for cardiac rehabilitation in the primary care setting. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 13, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Source Type: news

Serum Phosphorous, Kidney Function Predict CACemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
High serum phosphorus levels and reduced kidney function at levels considered normal predict coronary artery calcification, which shed light on a nontraditional mechanism for cardiovascular disease. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 13, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Source Type: news

FDA Approves New H1N1 Flu Vaccineemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
The FDA has approved a strain change supplement for an unadjuvanted seasonal influenza vaccine, allowing its modification into a 2009 influenza A (H1N1) pandemic vaccine for use in adults. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 13, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news

Elderly More Likely to Die From H1N1 Influenzaemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
A new study reports that although infants and people 39 years and younger are the most likely to get infected, the elderly are the most likely to die from H1N1 influenza. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 13, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news

Early Response to Aripiprazole May Predict Treatment Success in Adolescents With Schizophreniaemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
This is the first study to confirm that, as in adults, the majority of response occurs early in adolescents with schizophrenia. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 12, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Psychiatry Source Type: news

New Guidelines on H1N1 Influenza Urge Quicker Use of Antiviralsemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Updated WHO treatment guidelines for H1N1 influenza urge clinicians to administer antiviral medications as soon as possible for patients in at-risk groups with flu-like symptoms. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 12, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news

Hypothermia Decreases Brain Injury in Hypoxic Infants; MRI Aids in Predicting Prognosisemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
A new study confirms that therapeutic hypothermia is helpful in reducing brain tissue injury in infants with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy and establishes MRI as a useful biomarker of outcome at 18 months. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 12, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Source Type: news

Low-Fat Diet Linked to Improved Moodemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Patients who follow either low-fat or low-carbohydrate diets for 1 year lose about the same amount of weight. However, those on low-fat regimens have greater improvements in mood. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 12, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Psychiatry Source Type: news

Screening MRIs Find Clinically Significant Pathology in Children With Neurofibromatosis 1email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
A new report suggests a prospective multicenter study to resolve the controversy surrounding the use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to diagnose pathologies in young neurofibromatosis 1 patients. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 12, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pathology & Lab Medicine Source Type: news

Regions With High Rates of Carotid-Stenting Adoption Have Poorer Outcomesemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Results from a new study suggest that, as the use of carotid artery stenting has become more widespread following expanded Medicare coverage, overall revascularization outcomes have worsened. Heartwire (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 11, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Source Type: news

FDA Investigating External-Defib Energy Levelsemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
The agency is following up on 14 reports over the past three years of unsuccessful defibrillation/cardioversion attempts from a 200-J device followed by successful therapy from a 360-J unit. Heartwire (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 11, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Source Type: news

Children of Parents With Bipolar Disorder at High Risk for Earlier Onset, More Comorbidityemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
A new study shows that the offspring of parents with bipolar disorder are at high risk for the disorder, with an earlier age at onset and more psychiatric comorbidity, including ADHD and major depression. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 11, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Psychiatry Source Type: news

Broad Spectrum Chemokine Inhibitor Is Safe and Well Tolerated in First Human Trialemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
As the first broad spectrum chemokine inhibitor to enter a phase I trial, FX125L proved to be safe and well tolerated, according to data presented at the annual scientific meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology in Miami Beach, Florida. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 11, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Allergy & Clinical Immunology Source Type: news

CSF Biomarkers Predict Rate of Alzheimer's Cognitive Declineemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
The ratio between two biomarkers, phosphorylated tau (p-tau) and total tau, in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) predicts how fast Alzheimer's disease will progress, report researchers from the Netherlands in the October 27th issue of Neurology. When the ratio is low, the disease is more aggressive. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 11, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Source Type: news

No Benefits of Aspirin for Primary Prevention in Diabetics, Meta-Analysis Suggestsemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Most guideline documents recommend aspirin for primary prevention in people with diabetes, but a new meta-analysis has found no benefit of the widely used drug across a range of different cardiovascular end points. The results speak to the need for dedicated randomized trials, investigators say. Heartwire (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 11, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Source Type: news

ST Elevation During Exercise Predicts Severe Obstructive Coronary Artery Diseaseemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Exercise-induced ST-segment elevation in patients who never had a myocardial infarction (MI) is a highly specific marker of coronary artery disease and a signal of severe stenosis, according to a report from Northern Ireland. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 11, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Source Type: news

Antibiotic Overuse Threatens Modern Medicine: Expertsemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Overuse of antibiotics in Europe is building widespread resistance and threatening to halt vital medical treatments such as hip replacements, intensive care for premature babies and cancer therapies, health experts say. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 11, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pharmacist Source Type: news

High Ventricular Diameter Linked to Mortality With Mitral Regurgitationemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
A left ventricular end-systolic diameter (LVESD) of 40 mm or greater is tied to increased mortality in patients with mitral regurgitation (MR) due to flail leaflets, according to a report in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology for November 17. This holds true even after surgical correction. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 11, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Source Type: news

New Formula Offers a More Accurate Gauge of Lung Ageemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
A new formula provides a better way to calculate lung age; a patient with reduced airflow could be assessed as having respiratory function "within normal limits" using the old formula. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 11, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pulmonary Medicine Source Type: news

Clopidogrel Effects in Men vs Womenemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
A new meta-analysis has suggested that clopidogrel reduces cardiovascular events and increases bleeding in both men and women, without significant differences between the sexes. Heartwire (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 11, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Source Type: news

One in Four Discharged After Heart-Failure Hospitalization Are Back Within a Monthemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
What's behind the high rehospitalization rate, the same one seen year after year, for patients discharged after a hospitalization for heart failure, in an analysis covering three years of Medicare data? The authors propose one reason. Heartwire (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 10, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Source Type: news

Statins May Reduce Risk for Venous Thromboembolism in Patients With Cardiovascular Diseaseemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
High-dose statins might stave off venous thromboembolism in patients admitted with myocardial infarction or stroke. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 10, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pulmonary Medicine Source Type: news

Capecitabine Added to Standard Chemotherapy Reduces Breast Cancer Recurrenceemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Adding capecitabine to a regimen containing a taxane and an anthracycline reduced the risk for disease recurrence in women with early breast cancer. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 10, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology Source Type: news

Class I Recall of Cardiovations Endoclamp Cathetersemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Edwards's September 24 recall of balloon catheters used in bypass surgery has been categorized as a class I recall by the FDA. Heartwire (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 10, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Source Type: news

Expert Panel Recommends Sex Ed, Not Abstinence-Onlyemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Experts find there is "insufficient evidence" for abstinence-only programs. WebMD Health News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 10, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Public Health & Prevention Source Type: news

As HRT Use Declines, Atypical Ductal Hyperplasia Rates Also Fallemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Reductions in the use of postmenopausal hormone therapy may be one reason why the incidence of atypical ductal hyperplasia (ADH) has been declining in recent years. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 10, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology Source Type: news

Survival After Acute ST Segment Elevation MI Improvingemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Age-adjusted mortality from acute ST segment elevation MI (STEMI) declined significantly over the past 16 years, but gender and racial disparities persist, according to a report in the October 15th American Journal of Cardiology. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 10, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Source Type: news

Echocardiographic Evidence of Pulmonary Hypertension Frequently Does Not Trigger Referral to a Specialistemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Echocardiographic Evidence of Pulmonary Hypertension Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 9, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pulmonary Medicine Source Type: news

Are Doctors What Ails U.S. Healthcare?email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Nowhere in the United States has more doctors at its beck and call than White Plains, one of the wealthiest cities in the nation. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 9, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Business of Medicine Source Type: news

Seasonal Flu May Hit Europe After H1N1: Expertsemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
The H1N1 pandemic flu virus could kill up to 40,000 people across Europe and be followed by seasonal flu waves that could kill the same number, European health experts said on Friday. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 9, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news

Company Sequences Whole Human Genome for $1,700email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Want to know your entire DNA sequence? Privately held Complete Genomics says it can do a genome map for as little as Want to know your entire DNA sequence? Privately held Complete Genomics says it can do a genome map for as little as $1,700 -- compared with the $100 million the Human Genome Project spent to complete the first sequencing of the human genome in 2000.,700 -- compared with the Wan... Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 9, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pathology & Lab Medicine Source Type: news