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Children's Hearing Loss From Cisplatin Chemotherapy Associated With Gene Variants
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Recognizing genetic markers for cisplatin ototoxicity will improve children's treatment outcomes. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology Source Type: news
Dietary Supplement May Protect Against Acetaminophen-Induced Liver ToxicityEmail this article to a colleague.
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Genomic techniques have identified an enzyme that converts common food substance into glutathione, a molecule that binds toxic metabolites of acetaminophen. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pathology & Lab Medicine Source Type: news
ACOG Issues Revised Cervical Cancer Screening GuidelinesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Revised American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists guidelines now recommend first cervical cancer screening at age 21 years and less frequent rescreening. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ob/Gyn & Women ' s Health Source Type: news
Retaining an Aging Nurse Workforce: Perceptions of Human Resource PracticesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Retaining aging nurses is key to providing care for an aging population, and there are specific management practices that can support this goal. Nursing Economics (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nursing Source Type: news
Investigators Point to Unethical Reporting in Gabapentin StudiesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Internal company documents obtained during litigation suggest Pfizer influenced outcomes in published trials, report researchers. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Source Type: news
Alcohol Cuts Risk for Heart Disease by One ThirdEmail this article to a colleague.
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In the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition study, Spanish participants who regularly drank alcohol had a reduced risk for serious heart disease. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Source Type: news
ESRD Bundling: How Will This Affect Small Dialysis Providers -- and Patients? A Report From ASN 2009.Email this article to a colleague.
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Jeffrey S. Berns, MD, reports from ASN 2009 and discusses the effect of bundling all ESRD services into one prospective payment system as well as The Lancet retraction of the COOPERATE study. Medscape Nephrology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nephrology Source Type: news
Three Major Trials Presented at ASN 2009Email this article to a colleague.
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Jeffrey S. Berns, MD, reports from the floor of ASN Renal Week 2009 on 3 major trials, including an "outstandingly done study" on differing hemoglobin levels in patients with CKD and type 2 diabetes. Medscape Nephrology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nephrology Source Type: news
Sen Grassley Questions Top Medical Schools About GhostwritingEmail this article to a colleague.
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As part of his mission to see more financial transparency in medicine, Sen Grassley has asked eight top US medical schools about their policies on ghostwriting. Heartwire (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Source Type: news
Stroke Incidence Related to PCI Steady for 15 YearsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Stroke rates related to PCIs have stayed steady for the last 15 years, which is good news given that substantially older, sicker patients with more complex disease are now undergoing PCI. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Source Type: news
Serum Insulin Level Tied to Postmenopausal Breast Cancer RiskEmail this article to a colleague.
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Elevated serum levels of insulin may increase the risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women, according to research reported in the December 15 issue of the International Journal of Cancer. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology Source Type: news
Risperidone Helpful in Children With Bipolar DisorderEmail this article to a colleague.
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Risperidone is effective and well tolerated in children and adolescents experiencing acute manic or mixed episodes of bipolar I disorder, Belgian and US researchers report in the November issue of Bipolar Disorders. The results also suggest that the lower dose range tested is superior to the higher range tested. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Plasma TIMP-1 Predicts Survival in Advanced Renal Cell CarcinomaEmail this article to a colleague.
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Plasma levels of TIMP-1 (tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinase-1) are independently prognostic of overall survival in patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC), according to data presented yesterday at the 2009 Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics International Conference in Boston. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology Source Type: news
Pneumococcal Vaccine Responses Do Not Depend on AgeEmail this article to a colleague.
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In older adults, antibody responses to pneumococcal vaccines do not differ with age, say researchers from the UK in the November 1st Clinical Infectious Diseases. The results also indicate that second doses of the vaccine do not improve the response. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Cardiovascular Risks Comparable With RA or DiabetesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Compared to the general population, patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have about twice the risk of cardiovascular disease, Dutch researchers report in the November 15th issue of Arthritis and Rheumatism. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Rheumatology Source Type: news
Hypothyroidism Linked With Specific Memory DeficitEmail this article to a colleague.
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Cognitive impairments in patients with hypothyroidism may be related to a disruption in hippocampal processes, according to Irish researchers. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Source Type: news
Docetaxel, Trastuzumab Both Improve Survival in Early Breast CancerEmail this article to a colleague.
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In women with node-positive or high-risk node-negative early breast cancer, disease-free survival was better when docetaxel was substituted for vinorelbine as an adjuvant therapy to fluorouracil, epirubicin and cyclophosphamide (FEC). Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology Source Type: news
Anorexia Nervosa Weakens Respiratory MusclesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Respiratory muscle weakness develops in the first few years of anorexia nervosa and then stabilizes over time, Italian researchers report in the November issue of Chest. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pulmonary Medicine Source Type: news
High Triglycerides During Pregnancy Linked to Preeclampsia, DiabetesEmail this article to a colleague.
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High triglyceride levels during pregnancy are associated with increased risks for preeclampsia and gestational diabetes, a new study shows. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ob/Gyn & Women ' s Health Source Type: news
Early Abortion Safe in Family Medicine SettingEmail this article to a colleague.
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Family physicians can safely perform early abortions, according to a report in the November/December issue of the Annals of Family Medicine. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Source Type: news
Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy Promising for Cervical CancerEmail this article to a colleague.
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This approach can decrease treatment-related toxicity and might improve outcomes in cervical cancer. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology Source Type: news
Psychostimulant Medication Safe in Adolescents With ADHD and Substance Use DisordersEmail this article to a colleague.
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Psychostimulant medication for ADHD appears to be safe and well tolerated with low abuse potential in adolescents in treatment for co-occurring substance abuse. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Patients Happier When Doctors Discuss What Went WrongEmail this article to a colleague.
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Hospital patients who suffer a side effect from treatment are more likely to give high ratings to their quality of care when hospital staff are up front about what went wrong, a new study suggests. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Business of Medicine Source Type: news
Spray Can Prevent Premature Ejaculation: StudyEmail this article to a colleague.
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A spray that numbs the penis can help prevent premature ejaculation, researchers told a meeting in San Diego of the Sexual Medicine Society of North America on Thursday. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Urology Source Type: news
P&G Recalls Some Vicks Spray After Bacteria FoundEmail this article to a colleague.
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Procter & Gamble Co is voluntarily recalling about 120,000 bottles of Vicks Sinex nasal spray after finding the bacteria Burkholderia cepacia in a small amount of the product made at its plant in Gross Gerau, Germany, and sold in the United States. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Public Health & Prevention Source Type: news
Pharmacists Move Out of the Lab and Into the Realm of Direct Patient Care: Expert Interview With Dennis B. Worthen, PhDEmail this article to a colleague.
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Dr. Worthen discusses the evolution of clinical pharmacy and what he views as the most significant trends for the future.Dr. Worthen discusses the evolution of clinical pharmacy and what he views as the most significant trends for the future. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pharmacist Source Type: news
Video Day in Review from AHA 2009 with Dr. Melissa Walton-Shirley: Wednesday, November 18Email this article to a colleague.
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Angiography, outcomes and anticoagulation: A review of the latest trials with Dr. Walton-Shirley. Medscape Cardiology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Source Type: news
Ecallantide Effective for Acute Episodes of Hereditary AngioedemaEmail this article to a colleague.
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The investigational plasma kallikrein inhibitor ecallantide achieves rapid and sustained symptom relief from acute episodes of hereditary angioedema. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Allergy & Clinical Immunology Source Type: news
Have COURAGE -- Put the Interventionalists Out of Business: A Discussion Between Henry Black, MD, and Howard Weintraub, MDEmail this article to a colleague.
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Howard Weintraub, MD, and Henry Black, MD, in the final discussion in this series, tackle the problem of prevention of cardiovascular events, with a focus on COURAGE. Medscape Cardiology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Source Type: news
Nurse Practitioner Role DevelopmentEmail this article to a colleague.
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In some countries, NPs are still taking baby steps, but in the United States, NPs may have advanced beyond early practice regulations. Medscape Nurses (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nursing Source Type: news
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) 58th Annual MeetingEmail this article to a colleague.
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Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from the meeting. Medscape Infectious Diseases (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
36th Annual VEITH SymposiumEmail this article to a colleague.
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Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from the meeting. Medscape General Surgery (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Nutrition, Anabolism, and the Wound Healing Process: An OverviewEmail this article to a colleague.
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Anabolic agents can directly improve the wound healing process by increasing protein synthesis. ePlasty, Open Access Journal of Plastic Surgery (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine Source Type: news
Risk Stratification of the Potentially Septic Patient in the Emergency Department: The Mortality in the Emergency Department Sepsis (MEDS) ScoreEmail this article to a colleague.
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Can a risk-stratification tool predict 1-month mortality in Emergency Department patients with suspected infection? Here is the case of a 67-year-old-woman. The Journal of Emergency Medicine (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Emergency Medicine Source Type: news
Computerized Alerts Can Influence Drug PrescribingEmail this article to a colleague.
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Computerized decision-support systems can reduce potentially inappropriate drug prescribing. Journal Watch (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Internal Medicine Source Type: news
Heart Rate Characteristics and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Very Low Birth Weight InfantsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Neurodevelopmental outcome can be hard to predict in very low birth weight infants - - this noninvasive marker is one more piece of evidence for clinicians. Journal of Perinatology : Official Journal of the California Perinatal Association (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Sliding Scale Versus Tight Glycemic Control in the Noncritically Ill at a Community HospitalEmail this article to a colleague.
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Is sliding scale insulin as effective as tight glycemic control for achieving target range measurements in patients who are not critically ill? The Annals of Pharmacotherapy (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pharmacist Source Type: news
House Passes Medicare SGR FixEmail this article to a colleague.
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The House passed a bill that would rewrite the controversial sustainable growth rate formula and eliminate a 21.2% Medicare pay cut for physicians scheduled for 2010. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Business of Medicine Source Type: news
Failed Antidepressant May Find Success in Treating Sexual Dysfunction in WomenEmail this article to a colleague.
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Data from 4 clinical trials show that flibanserin, a failed antidepressant, might restore sexual desire in some premenopausal women. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Worldwide Schizophrenia Characteristics, Outcomes 'Strikingly' SimilarEmail this article to a colleague.
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An international study of schizophrenia shows striking similarities in symptoms, medications, employment, and sexual problems across 37 countries. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Where Next for The Endoscope?Email this article to a colleague.
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The authors trace the origins and development of endoscopic technology, from "resectoscope" to modern devices for virtual and capsule endoscopy. Nature Reviews Urology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Urology Source Type: news
Oral Anticoagulants Redeemed? Daily Dabigatran "Safe" With Dual Antiplatelets After MIEmail this article to a colleague.
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A dose-finding study saw what were characterized as low bleeding rates associated with triple-drug antithrombotic therapy that included the oral anticoagulant dabigatran in patients with a recent ACS event and other cardiovascular risk factors. Heartwire (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Source Type: news
EFFECT: Public Reporting of Hospital Performance Improves Quality of Care?Email this article to a colleague.
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Publicly released report cards based on hospital performance did not result in a measurably greater systemwide improvement in two composite AMI or CHF process-of-care indicators in a Canadian study. But they did appear to stimulate some important changes in delivery of care that could have led to some better outcomes. Heartwire (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Source Type: news
First Orthopaedic Surgeon in Space to Use His Medical Skills on MissionEmail this article to a colleague.
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Five million miles from home, Dr. Robert Satcher completed his first space walk and "tweets" while in orbit. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Orthopaedics Source Type: news
No Adverse Events Reported So Far With H1N1 Influenza VaccineEmail this article to a colleague.
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US officials are keeping a close watch for adverse events from H1N1 influenza vaccinations; nothing has been reported yet, but it's early, and the data are insufficient to assess the safety just yet. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
H1N1 Vaccine as Safe as Seasonal Vaccine, WHO SaysEmail this article to a colleague.
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The WHO emphasizes that the pandemic H1N1 influenza vaccine appears to be as safe as the seasonal influenza vaccine, with few reports of adverse events. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Patients and Doctors Differ When Reporting Adverse EventsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Although clinician and patient reporting of treatment-related adverse effects differ from each another, together they are complementary and provide a more complete picture. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology Source Type: news
Declining Renal Function Linked to Worse Cardiovascular OutcomesEmail this article to a colleague.
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In individuals with or without kidney disease at baseline, declining kidney function was linked to a higher risk for heart failure, myocardial infarction, peripheral arterial disease, and early death. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nephrology Source Type: news
Women With Multiple Sclerosis or Epilepsy Have Safe PregnanciesEmail this article to a colleague.
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New national data suggest that the 2 most common neurologic disorders affecting women of childbearing age are not stopping families, and the obstetric outcomes are good. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Source Type: news
Sleep-Related Breathing Pauses May Trigger Nocturnal ArrhythmiasEmail this article to a colleague.
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The risk of nocturnal arrhythmias is markedly increased shortly after the occurrence of sleep-related breathing pauses in patients with sleep-disordered breathing, according to study findings in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology for November. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Source Type: news
