Archive for July, 2009

H-Y Effect Increases Early Kidney Graft Failure (CME/CE)

Friday, July 31st, 2009

HOUSTON (MedPage Today) — Women who receive kidneys from deceased male donors have an increased risk of graft failure during the first year, but not after that, a review of a large database showed.

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Post-TIA Ultrasound Identifies High Risk for Second Event (CME/CE)

Friday, July 31st, 2009

SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) — Abnormal ultrasound findings after a transient ischemic attack may indicate high risk for future cardiovascular events, researchers found.

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Accepted Ozone Levels Impair Healthy Lungs (CME/CE)

Friday, July 31st, 2009

PRINCETON, N.J. (MedPage Today) — Exposure to atmospheric ozone levels currently considered safe under federal clean air regulations can significantly impair lung function in healthy individuals.

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Coal Dust Worsens Miners’ Emphysema (CME/CE)

Friday, July 31st, 2009

PRINCETON, N.J. (MedPage Today) — Breathing coal dust is directly linked to the severity of emphysema among coal miners, regardless of whether they were smokers, according to a new study.

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Patients Spend $34 Billion on Alternative Medicines (CME/CE)

Friday, July 31st, 2009

LITTLE FALLS, N.J. (MedPage Today) — Patients in the U.S. spent about $34 billion on complementary and alternative medicine in 2007, according to a government report.

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Those Under 25 and Pregnant Women to Get Swine Flu Vaccine First (CME/CE)

Friday, July 31st, 2009

ATLANTA (MedPage Today) — A CDC advisory committee has released a list of groups to receive priority vaccination against the 2009 H1N1 (swine flu) virus so broad it covers just over half the population.

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ACCME to Broaden Firewall Between Industry and Medical Education

Friday, July 31st, 2009

WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — CME in the U.S. is not influenced by industry, the head of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) told senators at a Capitol Hill hearing.

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ALL in Children Linked to Pesticides (CME/CE)

Friday, July 31st, 2009

HOUSTON (MedPage Today) — Children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia had a significantly greater likelihood of exposure to household pesticides compared with a control group, investigators found in a small case-control study.

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New Chlamydia Test Accurate for Men (CME/CE)

Friday, July 31st, 2009

SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) — A novel rapid urine test for chlamydia offers accurate diagnosis for men without painful urethral swabbing, researchers said.

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Patients Spend $34 Billion on Alternative Medicines (CME/CE)

Friday, July 31st, 2009

LITTLE FALLS, N.J. (MedPage Today) — Patients in the U.S. spent about $34 billion on complementary and alternative medicine in 2007, according to a government report.

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