SIR: ’Rapid Lysis’ Dissolves Severe DVT (CME/CE) &&http://broadcaster.medpagetoday.com/t?r=2&ctl=1FC9:9838B2B174207BC49E2879669D1328F1
SEATTLE -- Combining thrombolytic medication with a clot removal device effectively dissolves extensive deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in a single session, according to a retrospective study.
http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/SIRMeeting/dh/5191

SGO: Ovarian Cancer Screening Test Found Highly Accurate (CME/CE) &&http://broadcaster.medpagetoday.com/t?r=2&ctl=1FD1:9838B2B174207BC49E2879669D1328F1
SAN DIEGO -- A highly sensitive blood test for ovarian cancer, based on six biomarkers, could be used to detect the disease while it is still in its curable early stages, researchers said here.

http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/SGO/dh/5196

Weight-Loss Surgery Grows More Common Among Adolescents (CME/CE)
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. -- Bariatric surgery in morbidly obese teenagers more than tripled between 2000 and 2003, researchers here reported.
http://www.medpagetoday.com/Pediatrics/Obesity/dh/5199

Ibuprofen Best for Kids with Acute Musculoskeletal Pain (CME/CE)
OTTAWA, Ontario -- For relieving children’s pain from acute musculoskeletal injuries, ibuprofen beat out both acetaminophen and codeine, found investigators here.
http://www.medpagetoday.com/Pediatrics/GeneralPediatrics/dh/5198

FDA Cites Norovirus in Raw Oysters in South Texas Gulf
ROCKVILLE, Md. -- The FDA has warned about a norovirus outbreak linked to raw oysters harvested in San Antonio Bay, on the Texas Gulf coast north of Corpus Christi.
http://www.medpagetoday.com/InfectiousDisease/PublicHealth/dh/5195

SGO: Fallopian Tube Carcinoma Similar to Ovarian Cancer (CME/CE) &&http://broadcaster.medpagetoday.com/t?r=2&ctl=1FD2:9838B2B174207BC49E2879669D1328F1
SAN DIEGO -- Primary carcinoma of the fallopian tube should be treated as if it were epithelial ovarian cancer, researchers said herehttp://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/SGO/dh/5193

SIR: Partial and Complete Embolization of Uterine Fibroids Equally Effective (CME/CE) &&http://broadcaster.medpagetoday.com/t?r=2&ctl=1FCC:9838B2B174207BC49E2879669D1328F1
SEATTLE -- Cutting off blood flow to uterine fibroids alone by partial uterine arterial embolization appears to be as effective in treating fibroid symptoms as complete embolization of the uterine artery, according to a randomized study.
http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/SIRMeeting/dh/5187

SIR: Chemoembolization Unlikely to Injure Hepatic Artery (CME/CE) &&http://broadcaster.medpagetoday.com/t?r=2&ctl=1FCD:9838B2B174207BC49E2879669D1328F1
SEATTLE -- Chemoembolization for liver cancer may damage the hepatic artery but rarely enough to affect subsequent treatment, researchers said here.
http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/SIRMeeting/dh/5186

FDA Okays Gene Test to Screen Donor Blood for West Nile
ROCKVILLE, Md. -- The FDA has licensed an automated nucleic acid test to screen donor blood for West Nile virus.
http://www.medpagetoday.com/InfectiousDisease/GeneralInfectiousDisease/dh/5194

SIR: Radiofrequency Ablates Pain of Benign Bone Tumor (CME/CE) &&http://broadcaster.medpagetoday.com/t?r=2&ctl=1FCB:9838B2B174207BC49E2879669D1328F1
SEATTLE -- Radiofrequency ablation eliminates the debilitating bone pain of benign bone tumors without the risks associated with surgery, researchers here said.
http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/SIRMeeting/dh/5188

Traumatic Stress Induces Brain Change in Children (CME/CE)
STANFORD, Calif. -- Children with post-traumatic stress disorder, similar to adults, show physical changes in the brain, according to researchers here.
http://www.medpagetoday.com/Pediatrics/GeneralPediatrics/dh/5192

SIR: Stent-Graft Bests Surgery For Thoracic Aorta Repair (CME/CE) &&http://broadcaster.medpagetoday.com/t?r=2&ctl=1FCA:9838B2B174207BC49E2879669D1328F1
SEATTLE -- Endovascular repair of thoracic aortic aneurysms may carry substantially less risk of paraplegia and other poor outcomes than surgery, British researchers said here.
http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/SIRMeeting/dh/5190

CDEP: Lipid Spike Seen When Hormone Therapy Stops (CME/CE) &&http://broadcaster.medpagetoday.com/t?r=2&ctl=1FCF:9838B2B174207BC49E2879669D1328F1
ORLANDO, Fla. -- When post menopausal women stop hormone replacement therapy, LDL cholesterol levels are likely to spike, leading many physicians to prescribe statins that may be superfluous, according to researchers here.
http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/CDEP/dh/5175

SIR: Percutaneous Cryoablation Freezes Out Kidney Tumors (CME/CE) &&http://broadcaster.medpagetoday.com/t?r=2&ctl=1FCE:9838B2B174207BC49E2879669D1328F1
SEATTLE -- For eliminating small kidney tumors, percutaneous cryoablation appears to be as effective as laparoscopic cryoablation, and about 60% cheaper, researchers reported here.
http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/SIRMeeting/dh/5184

SGO: Ovarian Cancer Marker Shows Prognostic Value (CME/CE)
SAN DIEGO -- Low levels of the tumor marker CA-125 -- measured before adjuvant chemotherapy for epithelial ovarian cancer -- appear to predict a longer time before the cancer recurs, researchers said here.
http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/SGO/dh/5183