Archive for June, 2009

Cost of Cancer Drugs to Force Hard Decisions

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

WHEELING, W.Va. (MedPage Today) — Studies of cancer drugs that are expected to find survival advantages of two months or less should be undertaken only if the treatment costs less than $20,000, two NIH researchers recommended.

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ACIP: Number Infected with H1N1 Likely Tops One Million in U.S.

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

ATLANTA (MedPage Today) — At least one million people in the U.S. have been infected with the new H1N1 flu virus, according to preliminary findings from the CDC.

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Routine Prostate Cancer Screening Not Clearly Worthwhile (CME/CE, with audio)

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) — Widespread prostate cancer screening substantially increases diagnoses without much evidence for a survival benefit, a review found.

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Angina Frequency Linked to Depression, Anxiety (CME/CE)

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

PRINCETON, N.J. (MedPage Today) — Ischemic heart patients with depression and anxiety were more likely to suffer chest pain than patients without those psychosocial symptoms, a new study shows.

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Drug Companies Defend Acetaminophen as FDA Considers Restrictions

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

ADELPHI, Md. (MedPage Today) — An FDA advisory committee is considering taking steps to reduce the risk for liver damage in patients who take too much acetaminophen, one of the most widely-used drugs in the country.

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ASMBS: High BMI Not Needed to Benefit from Bariatric Surgery (CME/CE)

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

DALLAS (MedPage Today) — Obesity surgery led to substantial weight loss and resolution of comorbidities in a small group of patients whose body mass index did not meet current criteria for the surgery.

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ACIP: Zanamivir Best for All Flu, Including New H1N1 (CME/CE)

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

ATLANTA (MedPage Today) — Zanamivir (Relenza) should be the preferred treatment for patients with influenza-like illness, whether infection is caused by a seasonal virus or the pandemic H1N1 virus, an advisory committee to the CDC said.

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ACIP: Number Infected with H1N1 Likely Tops One Million in U.S.

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

ATLANTA (MedPage Today) — At least one million people in the U.S. have been infected with the new H1N1 flu virus, according to preliminary findings from the CDC.

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Angina Frequency Linked to Depression, Anxiety (CME/CE)

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

PRINCETON, N.J. (MedPage Today) — Ischemic heart patients with depression and anxiety were more likely to suffer chest pain than patients without those psychosocial symptoms, a new study shows.

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Angina Frequency Linked to Depression, Anxiety (CME/CE)

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

PRINCETON, N.J. (MedPage Today) — Ischemic heart patients with depression and anxiety were more likely to suffer chest pain than patients without those psychosocial symptoms, a new study shows.

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