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Medscape Conference Coverage, based on selected sessions at the:
National Medical Association 2005 Annual Convention and Scientific Assembly
July 23 - 28, 2005, New York, NY

This activity was developed in cooperation with the National Medical Association.


Topic Overviews
Importance of Recognizing and Treating the Comorbidities of Cardiovascular Disorders: Evolving Concepts on Hypertension: Guidelines vs Clinical Practice CME/CE
Physicians - up to .75 hour(s) of AMA PRA category 1 credit;
Registered Nurses - up to 1.0 Nursing Continuing Education contact hour (0.5 hours of pharmacology)
Hypertension: A Major Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Disease in African Americans
Melissa E. Clarke, MD
Hypertension and Insulin Resistance in the Metabolic Syndrome
Melissa E. Clarke, MD
Hypertension and Diabetes
Melissa E. Clarke, MD
Diabetes: Race and Ethnicity CME/CE
Physicians - up to .75 hour(s) of AMA PRA category 1 credit;
Registered Nurses - up to 1.0 Nursing Continuing Education contact hour (0.5 hours of pharmacology)
Ethnicity and Type 2 Diabetes: Special Emphasis on Pathogenesis and Management
Melissa E. Clarke, MD
Primary Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Role of Primary Care Providers
Melissa E. Clarke, MD
Lifestyle Intervention and Prevention of Diabetes in African Americans: The Importance of Race and Ethnicity
Melissa E. Clarke, MD
Conference News
No Significant Racial Gap Found in Pooled Data of Duloxetine Clinical Trials 8/3/05
[Medscape Medical News]
Sample size of African Americans may be too small to detect racial disparities in duloxetine therapy.
Widening Racial Gaps in Cancer Deaths Place Burden on Black Americans 7/29/05
[Medscape Medical News]
Population study finds that cancer mortality rates are 36% higher in black men and 17% higher in black women than their white counterparts.

 
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