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Antipsychotics in Kids May Add Weight

Sun, 11 May 2008 12:23:42 EDT

Study shows drugs cause changes in body fat and blood fat levels.
WebMD Health News

Gamma Knife Snips OCD in Bud

Sun, 11 May 2008 12:29:10 EDT

High-tech procedure cuts abnormal brain wiring linked to obsessive-compulsive disorder.
WebMD Health News

FDA Panel Nixes 'Abuse-Proof' OxyContin

Sun, 11 May 2008 12:39:34 EDT

Experts say special coating may not stop abuse of pain relief drug.
WebMD Health News

APHA 2007: Emergent Issues in Public Health

Fri, 9 May 2008 12:00:00 EDT

APHA '07: Global warming, multi- and extensively drug-resistant TB, recovery of 9/11 workers, and the ethics of mandating HPV vaccine were among the important topics at the fore of the meeting.
Medscape Public Health & Prevention

APHA 2007: Focus on Prevention

Fri, 9 May 2008 12:00:00 EDT

APHA '07: Creative and innovative approaches to prevention are highlighted.
Medscape Public Health & Prevention

APHA 2007: Focus on Women's Health

Fri, 9 May 2008 12:00:00 EDT

APHA '07: Women's health concerns, including contraceptive behavior among adolescents, emergency contraception, and health in midlife and later years, were the focus of many presentations.
Medscape Public Health & Prevention

The Skinny on Weight Loss Supplements: Fact or Fantasy?

Fri, 9 May 2008 12:00:00 EDT

Patients who want to lose weight are likely to try an over-the-counter product that promises success.
Medscape Pharmacists

Icyou: How Social Media Is the New Resource for Online Health Information

Fri, 9 May 2008 09:16:25 EDT

Prerna Mona Khanna, MD, MPH, Medical Editor, Icyou.com, Charleston, South Carolina, describes another promising use of the health Internet.
The Medscape Journal of Medicine

Cilostazol as Effective as Aspirin in Prevention of Recurrent Stroke

Fri, 9 May 2008 09:30:00 EDT

Results of a randomized pilot trial suggest that cilostazol, a PDE3 inhibitor, is as effective as aspirin in preventing recurrent stroke, with significantly lower rates of bleeding.
Medscape Medical News

Awareness of Stroke Warning Symptoms Low in United States

Fri, 9 May 2008 10:19:09 EDT

A report shows that in 2005, symptom awareness and recognition of the need to call 9-1-1 were low in the United States, with disparities seen by race/ethnicity, sex, and education level.
Medscape Medical News

Discrepancies in US/European Guidelines on Antithrombotics for ACS

Fri, 9 May 2008 14:14:00 EDT

Discrepancies in the European and US guidelines on recommendations for the use of enoxaparin and fondaparinux in the treatment of ACS is causing confusion, some clinicians have suggested.
Heartwire

WAFACS Published: No CVD Benefit in Longest-Duration Folic-Acid/B-Vitamin Supplementation Study

Fri, 9 May 2008 17:00:00 EDT

A study on folic-acid and B-vitamin supplementation demonstrates homocysteine lowering as a useful marker in the prediction of cardiovascular disease but has no effect on cardiovascular outcomes.
Medscape Medical News

Guidelines Discuss Use of Hydroxyurea in Treatment of Sickle Cell Disease

Fri, 9 May 2008 17:00:00 EDT

The National Institutes of Health have issued a conference consensus statement on the use of hydroxyurea in the treatment of sickle cell disease with an accompanying literature review.
Medscape Medical News

One Dead, 280 Quarantined on Canadian Train

Sun, 11 May 2008 22:59:20 EDT

One person died and about 280 were placed in quarantine aboard a cross-Canada train on Friday after a mystery illness caused violent flu-like symptoms.
Reuters Health Information

WHO Seeks More Collaborative Research on Birdflu

Sun, 11 May 2008 23:09:35 EDT

The World Health Organisation called on Friday for more collaborative research into the bird flu virus, which it said could help reduce death and illness in a human influenza pandemic.
Reuters Health Information

Highlights of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology 2008 Annual Meeting

Thu, 8 May 2008 12:00:00 EDT

Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments on exercise-induced asthma, new research initiatives in asthma, and more from AAAAI 2008.
Medscape Allergy & Clinical Immunology

What Your Patients Are Reading: Long-Term NSAID Use Protective Against Alzheimer's

Thu, 8 May 2008 11:48:00 EDT

Long-term use of NSAIDs (particularly ibuprofen) may ward off dementia, hypertension is responsible for a large percentage of disease burden worldwide, chocolate may lower the risk for preeclampsia, exclusively breast-fed children are smarter than their classmates, and cosmetic filler injections may cause acute renal failure.
Medscape Medical News

Cost -- Not Evidence -- Driving Shift in Cancer Screening

Thu, 8 May 2008 16:43:00 EDT

High-deductible health plans could be prompting patients to choose fully covered screening tests to avoid out-of-pocket expenses.
Medscape Medical News

Research in the Physician's Office: Navigating the Ethical Minefield

Thu, 8 May 2008 16:59:54 EDT

The ethical and practical issues that arise when clinical research moves from the academic medical center--with its IRBs, training and staff resources--to the doctor's office are explored in this case
The Hastings Center Report

Vascular Benefits of Stopping Smoking Are Rapid

Thu, 8 May 2008 17:00:00 EDT

Women who quit smoking will see a rapid decline in the risk for death from coronary heart disease and other vascular disorders, a new analysis of the Nurses' Health Study shows.
Medscape Medical News