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Late Nights and Weekends Are Bad Times for In-Hospital Cardiac Arrests

RICHMOND, Va. -- Patients who have in-hospital cardiac arrests at night or on weekends are more likely to die than those who arrest at other times, according to data from a national registry. full story

http://www.medpagetoday.com/Cardiology/Arrhythmias/dh/8416

PSA Levels Deceptively Low in Obese Men

DURHAM, N.C. -- Obesity may hide early evidence of prostate cancer by lowering prostate-specific antigen levels, according to a community-based screening study. full story

http://www.medpagetoday.com/Urology/ProstateCancer/dh/8422

Music Has Powers to Ease the Stroke-Injured Brain

HELSINKI, Finland -- Listening to music enhanced cognitive recovery and improved mood after a middle cerebral artery stroke, researchers reported. full story

http://www.medpagetoday.com/Cardiology/Strokes/dh/8421

No Superiority for Dialysis Treatments in Acute Renal Failure

EDMONTON, Alberta -- With acute renal failure, intermittent dialysis and continuous renal replacement both lead to the same end, according to a systematic review. full story

http://www.medpagetoday.com/Nephrology/GeneralNephrology/dh/8418

Microbicide Doesn’t Stop HIV But May Have a Future

NEW YORK -- The only anti-HIV microbicide to make it through clinical trials doesn’t prevent HIV infection, researchers said here. full story

http://www.medpagetoday.com/HIVAIDS/HIVAIDS/dh/8417

First-Dollar Medicare Drug Coverage Could Extend Post-MI Survival

BOSTON -- Upgrading the Medicare prescription drug benefit so that it provides first-dollar coverage of standard drugs used after myocardial infarction would extend survival for about four months, researchers here said. full story

http://www.medpagetoday.com/Cardiology/MyocardialInfarction/dh/8412

Smoke Exposure Linked to Younger Age at Colon Cancer Diagnosis

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Smokers should be screened for colon cancer at a younger age than 50 because they are likely to develop the malignancy years earlier than nonsmokers, suggested investigators here. full story

http://www.medpagetoday.com/HematologyOncology/ColonCancer/dh/8411

Antibiotics Found Ineffective for Middle Ear Effusion

UTRECHT, The Netherlands -- Antibiotics have little effect on the development of asymptomatic middle ear effusion in children with acute otitis media, found a meta-analysis. full story

http://www.medpagetoday.com/Pediatrics/GeneralPediatrics/dh/8409

Gene Markers Predict Drug Response in Brain Cancer

PARIS -- Gliomatosis cerebri patients who responded well to temozolomide (Temodar) and radiation were marked by two genetic abnormalities that frequently occur together, researchers here said. full story

http://www.medpagetoday.com/HematologyOncology/BrainCancer/dh/8408

Glucosamine Found of No Value for Early Hip Osteoarthritis

ROTTERDAM, The Netherlands -- Glucosamine sulfate appears to be no better than placebo in treating early osteoarthritis of the hip, researchers here concluded after a randomized trial. full story

http://www.medpagetoday.com/Rheumatology/Arthritis/dh/8407

Enzyme May Explain Benefits of ’Feeding the Gut’

BOSTON -- The long-standing mystery of how "feeding the gut" reduces the rate of sepsis in critically ill patients may have been solved. full story

http://www.medpagetoday.com/InfectiousDisease/GeneralInfectiousDisease/dh/8370

CME SPOTLIGHT

Managing CardioMetabolic Complexities
You are invited to participate in the following free educational activity where you will learn about the interrelated factors contributing to the metabolic syndrome and novel therapeutic strategies aimed at attenuating cardiometabolic risk while delaying disease progression.
Source: SciMed New York [more]

Lifelong Management of Parkinson's Disease: Diagnosis, Treatment and Emerging Therapies
A continuing education activity for physicians and pharmacists Update your knowledge on early and advanced stage Parkinson's disease (PD). Learn to assess neurobehavioral disorders in PD patients, review appropriate therapeutic options and plan optimal care of the PD patient.
Source: AAF-MED [more]

Heart Failure: From Emergency Department to Discharge
Join Drs. Frank Michota and Charles Emerman, as they provide the evidence-based science to support physicians in making critical decisions about appropriate ADHF management. This interactive CME activity will review effective diagnosis and treatment strategies in the ED, during admission, and after discharge to prevent rehospitalizations and improve patient healthcare outcomes.
Source: Med-IQ [more]

Hepatitis C: From Scientific Foundations to New Vistas in Treatment
This webcast explores what is known about the HCV life cycle, host immune response to HCV, and nonresponse to treatment, and provides updates on the latest STAT-C agents and other novel HCV treatments.
Source: Projects In Knowledge [more]

New Frontiers in Targeted Therapy for Renal Cell Carcinoma
This activity is designed to educate clinicians on the most common malignancy of the kidney, renal cell carcinoma. Review evolving treatment strategies and best practices with Drs. Escudier, Eisen, and Rini.
Source: The Physicians Academy For Clinical and Management Excellence [more]

Evolving Treatment Strategies for Hot Flashes: An Individualized Approach
This virtual symposium will compare and contrast treatment options available for vasomotor symptoms and the risks/benefits associated with each and evaluate the latest data available to formulate patient-specific treatment plans.
Source: The Chatham Institute [more]

Advances in IBD: Natural History, Current Treatment, and Future Directions
Stephen B. Hanauer, MD, and The IBD Institute, review strategies to optimize treatment outcomes with the use of biologic therapy in adult and pediatric patients with IBD.
Source: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine [more]

Genital HPV and HPV Vaccines: Winning acceptance among adolescents and their parents
HPV is a highly prevalent sexually transmitted infection, most common in sexually active women under the age of 25. The following free educational activity is designed to educate physicians about the most common types of genital HPV and review the safety and efficacy of utilizing HPV vaccines.
Source: SciMed New York [more]

Excessive Sleepiness: A Neglected Area of Risk?
Learn to recognize excessive sleepiness and manage its consequences in this neuroscienceCME webcast. Filmed at worldsleep07 in Cairns, Australia, this presentation features the world's leading sleep specialists and offers multidisciplinary credit.
Source: CME Outfitters [more]

Impact of ADHD and Its Treatment on Substance Abuse
Join Dr. Timothy Wilens in an in-depth CME activity as he discusses emerging data on the impact of ADHD and its treatment on substance use disorder, especially as related to adolescents and adults.
Source: The Physicians Academy For Clinical and Management Excellence [more]

Emerging Trends in the Treatment of Renal Cell Carcinoma
Drs. Michael B. Atkins, Bernard J. Escudier, and Gary R. Hudes lead this CME activity which examines current and evolving standards of care for the treatment of early stage and advanced renal cell carcinoma; best practices for optimal patient outcomes are also covered.
Source: The Physicians Academy For Clinical and Management Excellence [more]

Waking Up to the Problem of OSA: Consequences and Improved Recognition
This neuroscienceCME VOICE activity will sharpen your awareness of OSA and arm you with screening tools and strategies to improve recognition and management, especially in populations that do not present with classic symptoms. Please register today.
Source: CME Outfitters [more]

RESOURCES

Now Approved: A new development in the treatment of hypertension.
Now approved from Forest Laboratories: Bystolic (nebivolol). A novel beta blocker for the treatment of hypertension. Click here to learn more. Source: Forest Labs [more]

Explore the Possibilities in Type 2 Diabetes.
Explore the Possibilities in Type 2 Diabetes. Source: Merck [more]

Take a closer look at all 3 major lipids and cardiovascular risk. HDL, LDL and TG levels may be independently associated with cardiovascular risk.
Visit www.totallipids.com, a new source of information for health care professionals, about dyslipidemia, all 3 lipids, and cardiovascular risk. Source: Merck [more]

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