First colonoscopy has most impact on mortality.(News)
PHILADELPHIA -- The first colonoscopy done on a person has the
greatest impact for preventing death from colorectal cancer, and
subsequent surveillance colonoscopies play a lesser role, based on a . . .
Vioxx payout signals new FDA era.(News)
Merck & Co. has announced that it will pay $4.85 billion into a
fund to settle claims that its cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor rofecoxib
(Vioxx) was responsible for causing myocardial infarction and . . .
Oral purgatives linked with acute kidney injury.(News)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Acute kidney injury may not be as rare a
consequence of oral sodium phosphate bowel purgatives as previously
thought, researchers said at the annual meeting of the American . . .
Fenofibrate curbed retinopathy in diabetic patients: need for
laser therapy was cut by 37%.(Endocrinology)(Clinical report)
ORLANDO -- Treatment with fenofibrate led to a substantial drop in
the need for laser treatments for retinopathy in a controlled trial of
nearly 10,000 patients with type 2 diabetes.
Physicians . . .
Average workweeks in selected primary care specialties were
similar in 2006.(VITAL SIGNS)
Average Workweeks in Selected Primary Care Specialties Were Similar in
2006
Internal medicine: pediatric (n = 76) 38.7 hours
Internal medicine: general (n = 3,368) 37.0 hours
Pediatric: . . .
Medical home set to move forward.(News)
WASHINGTON -- Medical home advocates hope a new set of metrics will
help primary care physicians move closer to implementing this model of
care.
The metrics assess how patient centered an . . .
The future of diabetes care: the impact of inhaled insulin on
glycemic control.
The emerging epidemic of diabetes in the United States has been
well documented. It is estimated that 7% of the US population, or nearly
21 million individuals, now have diabetes. Perhaps as many . . .
Pain relievers.(Comic)(Cartoon)
"Actually, they could put Humpty together again, but the
procedure wasn't covered by his . . .
Seats are filling up fast.(INDICATIONS)
The seventh-annual World Toilet Summit began in New Delhi on Oct.
31, in collaboration with the World Toilet Organization, according to
Reuters. Experts in health and sanitation convened to discuss . . .
Technician: 'whoops!'.(INDICATIONS)(Brief
article)
We agree: It's not nice to leave someone stuck in a CT scanner
for 5 hours. But that's what happened to Elvira Tellez, whose
technicians at the Arizona Oncology Associates apparently forgot . . .
Lost soul swims in fish bowl.(INDICATIONS)(Brief article)
In what has been called a "milestone in sleep research,"
investigators have linked a specific genetic mutation to insomnia. The
immediate clinical impact of this discovery, reported in the . . .
Stripping for science.(INDICATIONS)
Estrus in female humans is, mercifully, not quite as pronounced as
in other mammals. But analysis of lap dancers' daily tips shows it
still can be perceived, on some level, by the opposite sex. . . .
From magic to racing, the hobbies of physicians.(THE REST OF YOUR
LIFE)
During his dermatology residency at Duke University, Durham, N.C.,
in the mid-1970s, Dr. Manny Rothstein received a plastic two-handed back
scratcher in the mail as a promotional giveaway from a . . .
Consumer-directed plans get push.(Practice Trends)
WASHINGTON -- Consumer-directed health plans remain popular with
large companies despite a lack of enthusiasm among their workers,
according to the results of a biennial national survey.
. . .
Medical schools boast biggest enrollment ever.(Practice
Trends)(Report)
The number of students entering medical school this
fall--17,759--is the largest ever, according to the Association of
American Medical Colleges.
While that number represents only a 2.3% increase . . .
FDA to study effectiveness of tanning bed warnings.(Practice
Trends)
The Food and Drug Administration soon will begin to scrutinize the
warning labels on tanning beds, under a new federal law signed by the
president in late September.
The Tanning Accountability . . .
MRSA mortality reaches 5%.(POLICY &
PRACTICE)(methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus)(Clinical
report)
Almost 5% of all patients hospitalized in 2004 with a
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection died, according to
a statistical brief by the Agency for Healthcare Research and . . .
Low health literacy is costly.(POLICY &
PRACTICE)(Report)(Brief article)
Researchers found that 87 million adults, or 36% of the adult U.S.
population, have basic or below basic health literacy skills. Using data
from the 2003 Department of Education National Assessment . . .
Traditional Medicare a better deal.(POLICY &
PRACTICE)(Report)(Brief article)
Private Medicare Part D plans have higher administrative expenses
and negotiated lower drug rebates, compared with traditional Medicare,
according to a report released in October by the House . . .
Chronic disease: $1 trillion a year.(POLICY & PRACTICE)(Brief
article)
Seven chronic diseases--cancer, diabetes, hypertension, stroke,
heart disease, pulmonary conditions, and mental illness--have a total
impact on the economy of $1.3 trillion annually, including $1.1 . . .
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