Glucose Intensification in Diabetes & AMI

Jun 19, 2012

An investigation of patients with diabetes who were hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction...

Heart Rhythm 2012

Jun 19, 2012

Examining Criteria for ICD Primary Prevention Therapy The Particulars: Studies have suggested that...

Introducing Geriatric Care by Design

Jun 19, 2012

The American Medical Association has released a new publication, Geriatric Care by Design. The...

Text Reminders Deemed Helpful in Battling HIV

Jun 19, 2012

A meta-analysis of two trials indicates that weekly medication reminders sent via mobile phone...

A New Alzheimer Disease Biomarker?

Jun 19, 2012

Visinin-like protein-1 (VILIP-1) and VILIP-1/ Aβ42—potential cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) markers of...

Diabetes Duration Tied to Ischemic Stroke Risk

Jun 19, 2012

American research suggests that diabetes duration appears to be independently associated with...

An Error Occurred. Suspend All Surgery in the U.S.?

Jun 15, 2012

Here is an extreme “system error” type of response to an event that seems to have been a human...

68% of Physicians Unsatisfied with Affordable Care Act

Jun 14, 2012

A recent survey from staffing company Jackson Healthcare found that 68% of physicians gave the...

Calculating Risks for CVD

Jun 12, 2012

In guidelines on primary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD), the Framingham coronary heart...

Calculating Risk for CVD

Jun 12, 2012

In guidelines on primary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD), the Framingham coronary heart...

The Effect of Racial Bias From Clinicians

Jun 12, 2012

A team of American researchers has found that markers of poor visit communication and poor ratings of care appear to be associated with clinician implicit attitudes about race as well as race and compliance stereotyping. General...

Improving Parkinson’s Disease & Tremor With DBS

Jun 12, 2012

Medications are effective in about 70% of patients with essential tremor and work well for most...

Increasing VTE Prophylaxis Adherence

Jun 12, 2012

Individualized patient education sessions led by a pharmacist within 24 hours of an order for...

Misinterpreting Benefits of Cancer Screenings

Jun 12, 2012

According to results from a national survey, improved survival and increased detection of cancer...

Cushing’s Treatment Approved

Jun 12, 2012

The FDA has approved mifepristone (Korlym, Corcept Therapeutics) for controlling hyperglycemia in...

Counsel Patients on Healthy Eating

Jun 12, 2012

The American Medical Association has launched an online training module to help clinicians counsel...

Recovery After Severe TBI

Jun 12, 2012

A small study conducted in patients in a vegetative or minimally conscious state suggests that administering amantadine for 4 weeks, in conjunction with inpatient rehabilitation, appears to lead to significantly faster recovery...