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Black Rectal Cancer Patients Less Likely to Receive Adjuvant Therapy
Black and white rectal cancer patients on Medicare have similar referral rates to oncologists, but black patients are significantly less likely to receive adjuvant care after surgery.
Medscape Medical News, May 2008
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Exercise Protects Against Premenopausal Breast Cancer
Exercise has been consistently associated with a decrease is the risk for postmenopausal breast cancer, but a new study shows that it also protects against premenopausal breast cancer.
Medscape Medical News, May 2008
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New Quadrivalent Meningococcal Vaccine Offers Greater Protection Than Currently Licensed Vaccine
The new quadrivalent MenACWY-CRM meningococcal vaccine may be the first meningococcal vaccine available for use in people of all ages, from infant through adult.
Medscape Medical News, May 2008
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Low Back Pain Guidelines Expanded to Include Interventional Procedures
The American Pain Society presented draft revised guidelines on the management of chronic low back pain to include interventional procedures, underlining the lack of evidence for many of these commonly used approaches.
Medscape Medical News, May 2008
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Newer-Generation DES: Promising Two-Year Results vs Taxus For Xience V and Nobori
Enduring clinical results suggest that the newer platforms, with limus-type drugs, may offer an edge over the first DES on the market.
Heartwire, May 2008
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Tests in the Works to Determine Who Will Benefit From EGFR Inhibitors
The blocking of epidermal growth-factor receptors to treat non-small-cell lung cancer is becoming increasingly common, but there is considerable debate about when to initiate and how best to select patients.
Medscape Medical News, May 2008
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BART Closes the Book on Aprotinin
Results from the trial--halted last year due to safety concerns--clearly point to increased deaths in high-risk CABG patients randomized to aprotinin instead of a lysine-analog antifibrinolytic.
Heartwire, May 2008
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Debating IVUS for Routine Clinical Use: Can Optimizing Stent Placement With IVUS Improve Clinical Outcomes?
Proponents say intravascular ultrasound can reduce stent underexpansion and improve placement--things that should translate into less stent thrombosis/restenosis. But in the absence of large randomized clinical trials, others argue the technology is too expensive, prolongs procedures, and requires too much expertise to use on a routine basis.
Heartwire, May 2008
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CME
New MESA Data Show Obesity Is Not Inevitable
A new look at the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis has found that 30% to 50% of blacks, whites, and Hispanics, but only 5% of Chinese Americans, are obese, showing that obesity is not inevitable.
Medscape Medical News, May 2008
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CME/CE
FDA Reports Highlight Risks of Insulin and Analgesic Pump Use in Teens
A retrospective study suggests that adolescents are a special population deserving careful consideration of risk and benefit for use of device technology, but further studies are needed.
Medscape Medical News, May 2008
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CME
Long-Term Breast-Feeding May Reduce Risk for Rheumatoid Arthritis
A study shows that long-term breast-feeding (more than 1 year), but not oral contraceptive use, is associated with a significant reduction in the risk for rheumatoid arthritis.
Medscape Medical News, May 2008
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CME
Hypertension and Hyperlipidemia Are Also Risk Factors for Retinal Vascular Disease
High blood pressure and high cholesterol levels are risk factors for both cardiovascular disease and retinal vein occlusion.
Medscape Medical News, May 2008
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CME
FDA Safety Changes: Cipro, Herceptin, Antimicrobial and Monolactam Antibiotics
The FDA has approved revisions to the safety labeling for ciprofloxacin, trastuzumab intravenous infusion, erythromycin, and aztreonam injection for intravenous use.
Medscape Medical News, May 2008
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Breast Cancer Growth Faster in Younger Women
The report does not show why younger women had faster-growing breast tumors or what traits, besides age, may also be important.
WebMD Health News, May 2008
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Acrylamide May Increase Cancer Risk
New research from the Netherlands suggests that the chemical acrylamide -- found in French fries, potato chips, and even bread and coffee -- may increase the risk for kidney cancer in humans.
WebMD Health News, May 2008
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HPV-Positive Throat Cancer Responds Better to Treatment
The study also revealed that patients with tumors that express high levels of EGFR had the poorest survival rates.
WebMD Health News, May 2008
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Adenosine, Methacholine Challenges Useful in Patients With Cough Variant Asthma
Both adenosine and methacholine challenges can identify airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) in patients with cough variant asthma, according to a report in the May issue of Allergy.
Reuters Health Information, May 2008
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Inferior Vena Cava Filters Can Be Used in Pregnancy
Inferior vena cava (IVC) filter placement intended to prevent thromboembolic events seems safe during pregnancy for mother and fetus and "may be tentatively supported," clinicians from the UK report in the May issue of BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Reuters Health Information, May 2008
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Ketoacidosis Often Present at Diagnosis of Diabetes in US Youth
Roughly one in four children and adolescents diagnosed with diabetes in the US present with ketoacidosis and these patients are more likely to be hospitalized than others, according to a report in the May issue of Pediatrics.
Reuters Health Information, May 2008
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No Relief for U.S. Nursing Shortage: AMN CEO
A shortage of nurses in U.S. hospitals is not about to ease any time soon because of shortcomings in the educational system, the chief executive of the largest U.S. health-care staffing company said in an interview.
Reuters Health Information, May 2008
