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Thursday March 20, 2008

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Chemically Altered Chondroitin-Sulfate Found in Recalled Heparin

ROCKVILLE, Md. -- The FDA said today that hypersulfated chondroitin sulfate is the contaminant in heparin that has been linked to serious allergic reactions and at least 19 deaths. full story

http://www.medpagetoday.com/ProductAlert/Prescriptions/dh/8816

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Older Red Cell Transfusions Linked to Poor Outcome After Heart Surgery

CLEVELAND -- Cardiovascular surgery patients transfused with red cells stored for longer than two weeks were more likely to develop sepsis, kidney failure, and to die in the hospital than those given fresher blood, found researchers here. full story

http://www.medpagetoday.com/Surgery/ThoracicSurgery/dh/8831

Genetic Analysis Predicts Cardiovascular Event Risk

BOSTON -- Certain variants in nine genes involved with lipid synthesis and metabolism predicted risk of cardiovascular disease, independently of blood lipid levels, researchers here said. full story

http://www.medpagetoday.com/Cardiology/CoronaryArteryDisease/dh/8826

Sleepwalking Diagnosis Easier if Patients Are Sleep Deprived

MONTREAL -- Paradoxically, forcing patients who suffer from somnambulism to stay awake seems to increase episodes of the disorder once they are allowed to sleep, researchers here suggested. full story

http://www.medpagetoday.com/Psychiatry/sleepdisorders/dh/8832

ICEID: Pneumococcal Vaccine Reduces Disease Rate in All Ages

ATLANTA -- An estimated 170,000 cases of invasive pneumococcal disease and almost 10,000 deaths were prevented in the first six years after introduction of the seven-valent pneumococcal vaccine, according to a CDC study. full story

http://www.medpagetoday.com/InfectiousDisease/Vaccines/dh/8821

Global Look at Fallout from Prostate Cancer Therapy Reveals Buried Troubles

BOSTON -- Sexual dysfunction and incontinence seem to be only the better known quality-of-life downsides of therapy for prostate cancer, according to researchers said. full story

http://www.medpagetoday.com/HematologyOncology/ProstateCancer/dh/8809

Gluten-Free Vegan Diet Improves Heart Risk Profile in RA Patients

STOCKHOLM -- Rheumatoid arthritis patients had significant improvement in multiple markers of cardiovascular risk when they stuck with a gluten-free vegan diet for a year, investigators here reported. full story

http://www.medpagetoday.com/Cardiology/CoronaryArteryDisease/dh/8830

ICEID: Community- Acquired Staph Pneumonia Rates Higher than Expected

ATLANTA, March 19 -- Community-acquired pneumonia caused by Staphylococcus aureus may be more common among children than previously thought, researchers found. full story

http://www.medpagetoday.com/InfectiousDisease/Pneumonia/dh/8827

SIR: Fibroid Embolization Remains Option If Ultrasound Fails

WASHINGTON -- If uterine fibroid ablation with the innovative noninvasive MRI-guided focused ultrasound fails, women can still fall back on minimally invasive fibroid embolization, a researcher said here. full story

http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/SIRMeeting/dh/8818

SIR: Percutaneous Vertebroplasty Gets High Grades for Safety and Efficacy

WASHINGTON -- Percutaneous vertebroplasty is a safe procedure that offers marked relief of pain, according to a large case series reported here by Italian researchers. full story

http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/SIRMeeting/dh/8823

Genes May Affect Lifelong Impact of Child Abuse

ATLANTA -- Nature and nurture -- or lack of nurture in childhood -- appear to combine to increase the risk of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in adults, said researchers here. full story

http://www.medpagetoday.com/Genetics/GeneticTesting/dh/8824

AAAAI: Ethnic Peers as Support Mentors Improve Asthma Care in Minority Families

PHILADELPHIA -- For blacks or Hispanics with asthmatic children, a little advice, aid, and comfort from an ethnic peer who has been there can help parents cope with the disease, a researcher said here. full story

http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/AAAAIMeeting/dh/8798

SIR: Embolization for Fibroids Not Top-of-Mind for Gynecologists

WASHINGTON -- Gynecologists are not the primary source of referrals for uterine artery embolization, a minimally invasive procedure to treat symptomatic fibroids, an Atlanta researcher said here. full story

http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/SIRMeeting/dh/8811

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]

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]

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]

Optimizing the Care of Patients with Allergic Rhinitis: An Evidence-Based Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment (Part 1 of 2)
Approximately 20 to 40 million people in the US suffer from allergic rhinitis (AR). Many patients however, are undiagnosed. This CME/CE newsletter provides several tools to help simplify the diagnosis and treatment of AR.
Source: Med-IQ [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]

Managing the Symptomatic Menopausal Patient in Primary Care: A Case-Based Approach
This interactive CME activity provides practical recommendations and the latest clinical evidence to improve the personalized care a women receives during menopause.
Source: Interstate Postgraduate Medical Association and MEV Healthcom, Inc. [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]

Insight Into Depression Interactive Case Study: Symptoms of Depression in a Middle-aged Patient with Type 2 Diabetes: Confirming the Diagnosis
Designed for primary care physicians, this activity will improve the care of patients affected by major depressive disorders. Incorporates the principles of current practice guidelines and best available clinical management resources into individual practices.
Source: The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine [more]

Taking the Path of Least Resistance to Improved Clinical Outcomes from Surgical Site Infections
Join Dr. Sawyer for an innovative and in-depth CME-certified Activity on taking the path of least resistance to improve clinical outcomes from surgical site infections.
Source: CME Enterprise [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]

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]

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

RESOURCES

Frequently painful. Potentially severe. Learn why your patients may be at risk.
Zoster: How Many of your patients are at risk? 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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IAS Meeting

IAS: Novel HIV Entry Blocker Found Safe and Powerful

IAS: New Drugs Effective Against HIV Resistance

ICAAC Meeting

ICAAC: Antibiotic Resistance Gene Goes West

HIV/AIDS

Herpes Treatment Lowers HIV In Co-Infected Men

ACR Meeting

ACR: RA Severity Linked to Infections and Anemia

ACR: Early Therapy for Inflammatory Arthritis Yields High Remission Rates

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