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ASA: Cats May Protect Owners Against Cardiovascular Death

NEW ORLEANS -- People who own cats have a lower risk of dying from a heart attack or other cardiovascular disease, including stroke, researchers suggested here. full story

http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/ASAMeeting/dh/8455

FDA Advisers Back Rotarix Vaccine Against Rotavirus
ROCKVILLE, Md. -- An FDA advisory panel has given unanimous endorsement to the effectiveness of an oral rotavirus candidate vaccine (Rotarix), with only a single dissenting vote on safety. full story

http://www.medpagetoday.com/Pediatrics/Vaccines/dh/8467

Immunosuppression Outdoes Steroids in Crohn’s Disease

BONHEIDEN, Belgium -- In patients with early Crohn’s disease, combined immunosuppression therapy was more effective than treatment with conventional corticosteroids, researchers here found. full story

http://www.medpagetoday.com/Gastroenterology/InflammatoryBowelDisease/dh/8454

ASA: Fat Stem Cells Repair Stroke Damage in Rats

NEW ORLEANS -- Stem cells harvested from adipose tissue limit neuronal damage caused by ischemic stroke and improve functional recovery, suggest studies in rats. full story

http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/ASAMeeting/dh/8464

ASA: Combo of Mild Cooling and NSAID Effective in Ischemic Stroke

NEW ORLEANS -- Induction of mild hypothermia with ice packs plus a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory improved outcomes for patients suffering an acute ischemic stroke, a small study found. full story

http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/ASAMeeting/dh/8459

Severe Depression in RA Patients Often Escapes Attention

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Rheumatologists need to do a better job dealing with the all-too-frequent signs and symptoms of depression in their patients, researchers here said. full story

http://www.medpagetoday.com/Rheumatology/Arthritis/dh/8457

Antihypertensive Effects of Dietary Factors Reinforced

BOSTON -- Low-fat dairy products and dietary calcium and vitamin D may help ward off hypertension for women 45 or older, investigators here have concluded. full story

http://www.medpagetoday.com/Cardiology/Hypertension/dh/8458

ASA: Irish Coffee Infusion May Boost tPA Efficacy for Stroke

NEW ORLEANS -- The therapeutic equivalent of seven cups of coffee and two shots of whiskey may provide a beneficial boost to reperfusion therapy with tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) for ischemic stroke, researchers reported here. full story

http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/ASAMeeting/dh/8453

ASA: Calls to Primary Care Physicians Delay Timely Stroke Treatment

NEW ORLEANS -- Patients who have stroke symptoms and call their primary-care doctors before dialing 911 often delay speedy treatment, according to a pair of studies reported at the American Stroke Association International Stroke Conference here. full story

http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/ASAMeeting/dh/8450

Genetics May Be at Play in Brain Changes Seen in Schizophrenia

ST. LOUIS -- Subtle abnormalities in the shape of the thalamus seen in patients with schizophrenia may extend to their healthy siblings, researchers found. full story

http://www.medpagetoday.com/Psychiatry/Schizophrenia/dh/8448

ASA: Patients Admitted After Off-Hour Strokes Have High Hospital Death Rate

NEW ORLEANS -- Strokes that occur on weekends or during evening hours account for about 5% of in-hospital mortality from the events, according to findings reported here. full story

http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/ASAMeeting/dh/8445

ASA: Rising Stroke Rates in Women Ages 35 to 54 Tied to Obesity

NEW ORLEANS -- The stroke rate for women ages 35 to 54 tripled over a decade, likely spurred by increasing abdominal obesity, researchers reported here. full story

http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/ASAMeeting/dh/8444

CME SPOTLIGHT

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]

Overview of Menopause: The Cycle of Vasomotor Disturbances
This virtual symposium will help clinicians who treat patients with vasomotor symptoms evaluate the latest data available to formulate patient-specific treatment plans, and will familiarize physicians with the need to communicate with their patients on alternative therapies and how those therapies may interact with prescription medications.
Source: The Chatham Institute [more]

Preserving the Integrity of Future Treatment: ARV Regimens, Subsequent Choices, and the Cost of Resistance
Register today for a live CME/CE Consult with the HIV Experts Webinar to learn more about initial antiretroviral regimens, downstream options, early failure, and potential resistance implications.
Source: AdvancMed [more]

neuroscienceCME Journal Club
Trouble keeping up with the latest findings from the clinical literature? neuroscienceCME Journal Club can help. Hear leading authors talk about just-published articles, and then answer your questions. Hosted by Thomas Roth, PhD.
Source: CME Outfitters [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]

Adequate Relief: Optimal Opioid Dosing and Side-Effect Management for Long-Term Care Patients
This CME/CE certified monograph addresses optimal opioid dosing and side effect management for long-term care patients.
Source: Interstate Postgraduate Medical Association and MEV Healthcom, Inc. [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]

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]

The Science and Strategy of Biopreparedness: Critical Agent Update and Emerging Disease Threats
This activity employs an expert faculty to explore state-of-the-art knowledge about potential biological threats (Avian Influenza, Smallpox and Toxins), preventive measures and treatments currently available and on the horizon.
Source: Annenberg Center for Health Sciences at Eisenhower [more]

New phase 3 trials may dramatically alter the management of newly diagnosed myeloma.
This activity reviews these trials as well as new developments in transplantation and relapsed/refractory therapies.
Source: Curatio CME Institute [more]

Emerging Patient Challenges in COPD: Interactive Case Simulator
Designed for primary care clinicians. This case-based CME activity provides a virtual learning experience, allowing participants to order diagnostic tests, prescribe drugs, diagnose and develop new treatment strategies; simulating clinical practice.
Source: CASIVUS [more]

Pathophysiology of Vasomotor Symptoms: Thermoregulatory and Cognitive Issues
This virtual symposium will help clinicians to better recognize factors contributing to the pathophysiology of vasomotor symptoms, and evaluate the latest data available to formulate patient-specific treatment plans.
Source: The Chatham Institute [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]

Novel Insights Into Cardiometabolic Disease
Hypertension is a major risk factor for the development of both cardiovascular and renal disease in patients with diabetes. The following certified webcast offers cardiometabolic disease management strategies that can be applied across diverse patient populations.
Source: SciMed New York [more]

JOURNAL DOWNLOADS

Efficacy Data for CTCL Published in JCO
Efficacy Data for CTCL Published in JCO. Source: Merck. [more]

RESOURCES

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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What Should the FDA Do About Reprint Marketing?
The FDA has issued draft guidelines that would permit marketing of FDA-approved drugs via scientific reprints that discuss unapproved indications -- currently a forbidden practice. Vote

APSS Meeting

APSS: Extra Health Cost of Insomnia Reaches $3,200 an Employee

AGS Meeting

AGS: Methylnaltrexone Demonstrates Efficacy for Treatment of Opioid-Induced Constipation

ACC Meeting

ACC: Mixed Messages on Heart Failure Disease Management

ASCO Meeting

ASCO: Chemotherapy Doesn't Help in Malignant Mesolthelioma

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