Statin Adherence a Major Issue in Most At-Risk Patients
First, the good news: Patients with high adherence to statin therapy can increase their expected...
Read MoreMay 26, 2011
First, the good news: Patients with high adherence to statin therapy can increase their expected...
Read MoreMay 25, 2011
Despite some physicians’ reluctance to discuss suicide with depressed patients for fear it...
Read MoreMay 24, 2011
There are many challenges that keep physicians awake at night, and one of the most current is tackling the emerging world of electronic health records (EHRs). Financial incentives coupled with the rapid acceptance of...
Read MoreMay 23, 2011
According to data from the CDC, more than 51 million Americans have been diagnosed with some form of arthritis, and the estimated annual cost for medical care of arthritis and joint pain was $281.5 billion in 2004. Arthritis of...
Read MoreMay 20, 2011
Researchers from London claim to have identified a master regulator gene that causes obesity, is linked to diabetes and cholesterol, and controls the behavior of distant genes existing inside fat cells. This discovery may...
Read MoreMay 17, 2011
Highlights from the AAN 2011 Annual Meeting include the relationship between cardiovascular risk factors and cognitive decline, using a cerebrospinal fluid test to determine MS onset of disability, an experimental agent for MS,...
Read MoreMay 17, 2011
The population of baby boomers and geriatric adults—the “boomeratric”™ generation—is continuing to increase in the United States. Roughly 40 million Americans are 65 or older, representing 12.9% of the total population (or one...
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One in 16 surgeons had suicidal thoughts in the past year, according to a survey of nearly 8,000...
Read MoreMay 16, 2011
The CDC has issued a statement on best practices for use of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to diagnose pertussis. The statement, available at www.cdc.gov/pertussis/clinical, provides information for clinicians on the clinical...
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