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Tuesday April 01, 2008

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ACC: Senate Probe Finds Evidence that Drug Firms Worked to Delay ENHANCE Results

CHICAGO -- Emails made public today described outrage more than a year ago by the ENHANCE trial’s principal investigator because he perceived that a drugmaker was withholding bad results about ezetimibe/simvastatin (Vytorin) for non-scientific reasons. full story

http://www.medpagetoday.com/ProductAlert/Prescriptions/tb/8972

ACC Monday Highlights: Hypertension, Lipids, and More

CHICAGO, March 31 -- MedPage Today reporters discuss the highlights of the day and touch on news that will be coming soon. full story

http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/ACCMeeting/tb/8966

ACC: Octogenarians and Older Derive Benefits from Hypertension Therapy

CHICAGO -- Treating hypertension in patients age 80 and older is beneficial and safe, according to results of a multicenter trial with more than 3,800 participants. full story

http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/ACCMeeting/tb/8968

Cerebral Microbleeds Unexpectedly High In Older Individuals

ROTTERDAM, The Netherlands -- Among persons 60 and older, the prevalence of cerebral microbleeds increased with age and was higher than previously thought, according to a population-based study. full story

http://www.medpagetoday.com/Neurology/GeneralNeurology/tb/8967

Physician Opinion Tips in Favor of National Health Insurance

INDIANAPOLIS -- A majority of practicing physicians in the U.S. support implementation of national health insurance, according to results of a nationwide survey. full story

http://www.medpagetoday.com/PublicHealthPolicy/HealthPolicy/tb/8955

Preclinical Renal Dysfunction Predates Hypertension Onset

SEATTLE -- Preclinical kidney dysfunction may identify patients who are destined to develop hypertension, providing an early opportunity for intervention, investigators here concluded. full story

http://www.medpagetoday.com/Nephrology/Hypertension/tb/8965

ACC: Stents Match CABG Survival At Three Years in Left Main Disease

CHICAGO -- Stenting for unprotected left main coronary disease is more likely than bypass surgery to require a repeat procedure but patients don’t die any sooner, researchers reported here. full story

http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/ACCMeeting/tb/8964

Diabetes Confers Same Heart Risk as Prior MI for Non-Diabetics

HELLERUP, Denmark -- Diabetes patients have the same risk for MI, stroke, or cardiovascular death as non-diabetics who have already had a heart attack, according to a population-based study. full story

http://www.medpagetoday.com/Cardiology/Diabetes/tb/8963

High-Risk HPV Found in One Woman Out of Every Four

ATLANTA -- Nearly a quarter of the women receiving cervical screening were infected with high-risk strains of human papillomavirus (HPV), and many of those had normal Pap smears, a CDC study found. full story

http://www.medpagetoday.com/InfectiousDisease/STDs/tb/8961

ACC: Drug-Eluting Stent Safety for Acute MI Seen in Real World Practice

CHICAGO -- For acute MI patients, drug-eluting stents hold no more risk than bare-metal devices, researchers said here. full story

http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/ACCMeeting/tb/8960

ACC: Flu Vaccine Less Effective in Heart Failure Patients

CHICAGO -- Heart failure patients may not have as strong an immune response to flu vaccine as healthy patients, researchers found. full story

http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/ACCMeeting/tb/8959

Breech Babies May Follow Hereditary Trail Blazed by Parent

BERGEN, Norway -- A breech delivery is twice as common when one of the parents had been a breech baby, suggesting a genetic component to these deliveries, epidemiologists here said. full story

http://www.medpagetoday.com/OBGYN/Pregnancy/tb/8958

Relaxation Tops Didactic Lifestyle Advice for Blood Pressure Control

BOSTON -- Recalcitrant systolic hypertension may respond better to a form of relaxation training than to lectures on lifestyle interventions, investigators here found. full story

http://www.medpagetoday.com/Cardiology/Hypertension/tb/8956

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]

Controversies and Consensus in the Management of HIV: Interactive Debates
Are NNRTI- or PI-based regimens the best choice for initial ARV therapy? If a patient is failing therapy, when should you switch? Do treatment experienced patients require 2 or 3 active ARV agents? Join us for thoughtful debates and lively discussion led by a panel of HIV experts.
Source: AdvancMed [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]

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]

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]

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]

MRI Evaluation of the Contralateral Breast in Women with Recently Diagnosed Breast Cancer
In this free CME/CE/CPE article review, William J. Gradishar, MD, discusses how early use of MRI in women with recently diagnosed unilateral breast cancer can improve detection of tumors in the contralateral breast.
Source: Projects In Knowledge [more]

RESOURCES

Why not provide greater LDL-C efficacy for your appropriate newly initiated patients?
View the data on 50% mean reduction right from the start. Source: Merck [more]

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]

Frequently painful. Potentially severe. Learn why your patients maybe be at risk.
Zoster: How Many of your patients are at 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]

Explore the Possibilities in Type 2 Diabetes.
Type 2 diabetes studies: Understand mechanism of action for a different treatment option. Learn more today. Source: Merck [more]

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ASCO Meeting

ASCO: Neoadjuvant Bevacizumab (Avastin) Safe for Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastases

ASCO: African Americans Fare Worse in Bevacizumab (Avastin) Colorectal Cancer Study

ADA Meeting

ADA: Investigational Diabetes Drug Rids Glucose Via Urine

ICAAC Meeting

ICAAC: Tampon Coating Reduces Menstrual Toxic Shock Toxin

ICAAC: Day Care Safer Thanks to Vaccines

IASLC Meeting

IASLC: Hand-Rolled Cigarettes More Carcinogenic than Store Bought

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