More discussion on HSAs.(Letters)(health savings accounts)(Letter
to the editor)
Regarding the opinion piece on health savings accounts, both Dr.
Steffie Woolhandler and Greg Scandlen omitted important facts ("Do
high deductible plans coupled with HSAs promote . . .
Take the stress out of primary care.(Guest editorial)
We've all been there many times. "Doctor, my headaches
have been so bad since I've been stressed out." During that
15-minute visit, you also have to deal with the patient's diabetes,
hypertension, . . .
BCC clearance seen long term with imiquimod.(News)(Clinical
report)
CHICAGO -- Clearance of superficial basal cell carcinoma following
successful treatment with imiquimod 5% cream was sustained in a high
proportion of patients during 5 years of follow-up in a phase . . .
CSF protein predicts development of
Alzheimer's.(News)(cerebrospinal fluid)(Clinical report)
CHICAGO -- A combination of specialized brain imaging and
cerebrospinal amyloid beta42 measurements powerfully predicts the
presence--and absence--of Alzheimer's-type dementia.
For several years . . .
Neuroleptic is first drug approved for relief of
Huntington's chorea.(NEWS FROM THE FDA)
The Food and Drug Administration has approved tetrabenazine for
treating chorea in patients with Huntington's disease.
Tetrabenazine (Xenazine), the first treatment of any kind to be
approved in . . .
FDA approves oral palonosetron for chemotherapy-related
nausea.(NEWS FROM THE FDA)(Food and Drug Administration)
The Food and Drug Administration has approved a capsule formulation
of palonosetron for prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea and
vomiting, according to the drug's manufacturer, Eisai Co. Ltd.
. . .
Concerns persist about Byetta and pancreatitis.(NEWS FROM THE
FDA)(Brief article)
The Food and Drug Administration warned physicians to immediately
discontinue use of exenatide (Byetta) if pancreatitis is suspected,
saying that it has received reports of six cases of necrotizing . . .
Everolimus-eluting coronary stent wins FDA approval.(NEWS FROM
THE FDA)(Food and Drug Administration)(Abbott Vascular )
The Food and Drug Administration has approved the Xience V
drug-eluting stent, with the requirement that the manufacturer conduct
postmarketing studies, including one that follows rates of . . .
Medical bills: 40% of adults struggle to pay.(News)
A growing number of working-age Americans are struggling to pay
their medical bills or have gone into debt because of high medical
expenses, according to a new report from the Commonwealth Fund.
. . .
Uninsured rate dipped lower in 2007, to 15.3%.(News)
The number of Americans without health insurance coverage dropped
to 45.7 million in 2007, down from 47 million in 2006, mainly because of
increased enrollment in government-funded health insurance . . .
Early Parkinson's progress slowed by rasagiline.(Clinical
report)
MADRID -- Rasagiline may have a disease-modifying effect for
patients with Parkinson's, delaying the progression of symptoms
early in the disease at least in the short term, a . . .
Antianginal drug cuts event rate in high-risk patients: trial
also assessed resting heart rate risk.(Clinical report)
MUNICH -- The antianginal drug ivabradine reduced acute myocardial
infarctions and need for coronary revascularization in patients with
coronary artery disease, left ventricular dysfunction, and a . . .
Vital signs.(Statistical table)(Survey)(Brief article)
Most Uninsured Americans Aged 19-64 Years Had Medical Bill Problems * or
Medical Debt in 2007
Uninsured during year Insured all year
Total . . .
Costs of imaging attract scrutiny.
The Government Accountability Office is urging Congress to require
Medicare to adopt prior authorization procedures for outpatient imaging
services, saying that the federal health program's current . . .
FYI.
Nonmedical Use of Pain Relievers
A report based on the 2004-2006 National Survey on Drug Use and
Health shows growth in the number of people using prescription pain
relievers nonmedically. Go . . .
Pain relievers.(Cartoon)
"I'm sort of in internal medicine, but I spend most of my
time taking phone calls from patients, straightening out billing snafus,
answering e-mails, reviewing Medicare options for patients . . .
Indications.(Obesity )(Report)
When Fat Hits Below the Belt
An Australian researcher thinks he may have found the ultimate
weight-loss incentive for men: their pride. Not pride in what the mirror
judges, but pride in sexual . . .
Making medical inroads in India: global perspectives on medical
practice.(WORLD WIDE MED)(Interview)
Dr. Renu Weiss had a longstanding desire to work with the
destitute. When she heard about The Banyan, a facility that focuses on
providing psychiatric and medical care for mentally ill destitute . . .
Chronic conditions now top killers worldwide.(Practice
Trends)
Chronic conditions such as heart disease and stroke are now the
biggest killers worldwide, signifying the shift of global disease burden
away from communicable diseases, the World Health . . .
U.S. can learn from other health care systems.(Practice
Trends)
WASHINGTON -- Analysis of other countries' health care systems
has pointed out what might work--and what won't work--in efforts to
reform the U.S. health care system.
At the annual meeting of the . . .
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