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Hospital Admission Screening Fails to Stop MRSA Infections

GENEVA -- Screening surgical patients for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) at or before hospital admissions did nothing to prevent nosocomial infections, researchers here found. full story

http://www.medpagetoday.com/InfectiousDisease/GeneralInfectiousDisease/dh/8679

Survey The FDA and Heparin

Despite a report of 389 adverse events, including four deaths, the FDA did not demand immediate withdrawal of Baxter’s heparin products, saying that would have caused a severe shortage of the drug. More than two weeks later, the company voluntarily withdrew all multi-dose and single-dose vials. Vote

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Personal Coaching Has a Slight Edge for Keeping Pounds Off

DURHAM, N.C. -- Graduates of a behavioral weight-loss program who were supported by a maintenance counselor regained slightly less weight than those who used web-based or self-directed programs, researchers here found. full story

http://www.medpagetoday.com/Pediatrics/Obesity/dh/8696

Glaucoma Linked to Cardiovascular Mortality in Black Patients

STONY BROOK, N.Y. -- Open-angle glaucoma has been associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular mortality for black patients in Barbados who were treated with a beta-blocker, researchers here reported. full story

http://www.medpagetoday.com/Ophthalmology/Glaucoma/dh/8695

FDA Issues Warning on Prescription Cough Medicine Linked to Deaths
ROCKVILLE, Md. -- Serious adverse events including deaths prompted the FDA to issue a public health advisory today on the safe use of a prescription cough medicine that contains hydrocodone and the antihistamine chlorpheniramine. full story

http://www.medpagetoday.com/ProductAlert/Prescriptions/dh/8694

Head and Neck Cancer Risk Factors Have Two Distinct Patterns

BALTIMORE -- Head and neck tumors arise from two different sets of risk factors, differentiated by their human papillomavirus status, researchers here said. full story

http://www.medpagetoday.com/HematologyOncology/OtherCancers/dh/8693

COX-2 May Be Marker for Breast Cancer Risk

ROCHESTER, Minn. -- The inflammatory protein cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) may help distinguish precancerous lesions on breast biopsy, researchers said. full story

http://www.medpagetoday.com/HematologyOncology/BreastCancer/dh/8692

SGO: Antibiotics Continue to Be Overprescribed After Gynecologic Surgery

TAMPA, Fla. -- Inappropriate antibiotic prophylaxis for patients undergoing gynecologic surgery has been undeterred by the threat of antibiotic resistance, according to an ongoing surveillance study. full story

http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/SGO/dh/8691

Poor Sleep Signals a Greater Cardiovascular Risk for Women

DURHAM, N.C. -- Women who can’t get to sleep have higher levels of biomarkers for cardiovascular disease and diabetes than do men who sleep poorly, a study here found. full story

http://www.medpagetoday.com/Geriatrics/Sleepdisorders/dh/8688

New Resuscitation Protocol Improves Survival

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Minimally interrupted cardiac resuscitation appears to save lives in cases of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, researchers here said. full story

http://www.medpagetoday.com/EmergencyMedicine/EmergencyMedicine/dh/8687

SGO: Dactinomycin Offers New Standard for Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasia

TAMPA, Fla. -- For patients with low-risk gestational trophoblastic neoplasia, biweekly dactinomycin (Cosmegen) has supplanted weekly methotrexate as the standard of care, suggest results of a multicenter clinical trial. full story

http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/SGO/dh/8684

Japanese Companies Issue Heparin Recall
ROCKVILLE, Md. -- Three Japanese companies have recalled heparin made from the active pharmaceutical ingredient supplied by Scientific Protein Laboratories, according to the FDA. full story

http://www.medpagetoday.com/ProductAlert/Prescriptions/dh/8681

Chemical Exposures in Gulf War Caused Veterans’ Illness

SAN DIEGO -- Chronic illness among Gulf War veterans may be caused, in part, by exposure to acetylcholinesterase inhibitors, including pesticides and nerve agents, according to a systematic review. full story

http://www.medpagetoday.com/PublicHealthPolicy/MilitaryMedicine/dh/8671

Dose-Dense Chemo Plus Trastuzumab (Herceptin) Is Safe

NEW YORK -- Breast cancer patients with HER2/ neu -positive disease can be treated safely with an every-other-week chemotherapy regimen followed by trastuzumab (Herceptin), researchers here found. full story

http://www.medpagetoday.com/HematologyOncology/Chemotherapy/dh/8680

CME SPOTLIGHT

Evolution in the Use of Boosted PIs as First-line Therapy: Factors to Consider
Drs Graeme Moyle and Sharon Walmsley review studies that compare efficacy, safety, and metabolic parameters of PIs in head-to-head trials along with emerging data on drug-drug interactions and insulin resistance.
Source: AdvancMed [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]

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]

The Quest for Erythropoiesis: A Preoperative Red Blood Cell Production
This Web activity, featuring experts in the field of blood management, provides a data-driven approach to the preoperative management of anemia in patients undergoing elective surgery.
Source: AdvancMed [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]

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]

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]

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]

Depressive Symptoms in an Elderly Patient: Sorting Out the Alternatives
The following certified educational series is designed to help primary care clinicians recognize the signs and symptoms of major depressive disorders. The participant will review evidence-based management strategies for elderly patients with major depressive disorders and medical co- morbidities.
Source: The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine [more]

Who Moved My PEG? The Changing Future of Anti-HCV Therapy
This CME webcast provides information on HCV epidemiology and disease burden, goals for treatment success, methods for minimizing treatment resistance and current and emerging approaches to anti-HCV therapy.
Source: Projects In Knowledge [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]

JOURNAL DOWNLOADS

First-line SUTENT® data recently published in NEJM
Read first-line SUTENT data in the New England Journal of Medicine. Get it at SUTENThcp.com Source: Pfizer [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]

Access information on more than 150 Pfizer products at PfizerPro.com
Pfizer medicines have a new home on the Web. Visit PfizerPro.com for information on more than 150 Pfizer products. Convenient access to full prescribing information, scientific literature, professional resources, patient education material, and more. Source: Pfizer [more]

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ICAAC Meeting

ICAAC: Day Care Safer Thanks to Vaccines

ICAAC: Pertussis Vaccine Given at Birth Boosts Immune Response

APA Meeting

APA: Metabolic Risks Ignored in Choice of Atypical Antipsychotics

ACR Meeting

ACR: Early Therapy for Inflammatory Arthritis Yields High Remission Rates

ACR: Tocilizumab Shows Strong Results in Pivotal RA Trials

ACG Meeting

ACG: Psychological Distress Increases GERD Severity

ACG: Sleep and Quality of Life Suffer with Nighttime GERD

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