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Thursday April 10, 2008

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Childhood Cardiac Hypertrophy Is Frequently Genetic

BOSTON -- Infants and children with cardiac hypertrophy may have the same genetic abnormalities seen in adults with cardiomyopathies, researchers here said. full story

http://www.medpagetoday.com/Cardiology/CHF/tb/9057

Survey Is It Time to Rethink Ezetimibe?

The take-home message from the ENHANCE trial, which evaluated the ezetimibe/simvastatin combination (Vytorin), was, said one presenter at the ACC meeting, that physicians should return to evidence-based medicine, meaning more use of statins and less use of ezetimibe. Vote

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Mumps Outbreak Could Have Been Much Worse

ATLANTA -- Good vaccine coverage against mumps may have saved tens of thousands of young adults during the mumps outbreak that hit the Midwest in 2006, researchers here said. full story

http://www.medpagetoday.com/InfectiousDisease/GeneralInfectiousDisease/tb/9062

Unsafe Levels of Selenium Found in Dietary Supplements
ROCKVILLE, Md. -- The FDA has identified hazardous levels of selenium as the cause of 43 adverse events stemming from use of the dietary supplements Total Body Formula and Total Body Mega Formula. full story

http://www.medpagetoday.com/ProductAlert/OTC/tb/9070

Gene Variant Linked to Asthma Susceptibility

CHICAGO -- Variations in a gene on chromosome one play a role in susceptibility to asthma, researchers here said. full story

http://www.medpagetoday.com/AllergyImmunology/Asthma/tb/9065

Carotid Stenosis Procedures Equally Effective for Long-Term Prevention

BOSTON -- High-risk patients with severe carotid artery stenosis may have equivalent long-term outcomes whether treated with stenting or conventional endarterectomy, researchers found. full story

http://www.medpagetoday.com/Cardiology/Prevention/tb/9063

Rise in Autism May be Partly Explained by Diagnostic Changes

OXFORD, England -- The increasing prevalence of autism may, at least in part, be a result of a broadening definition of the disorder, researchers here found. full story

http://www.medpagetoday.com/Pediatrics/Autism/tb/9069

Alzheimer’s Risk Tied to Diabetes in Middle Age

UPPSALA, Sweden -- In men, impaired insulin secretion at age 50 increases the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease later in life, a longitudinal study revealed. full story

http://www.medpagetoday.com/Nephrology/Diabetes/tb/9068

Raloxifene (Evista) No Hazard to Women with Chronic Kidney Disease

MINNEAPOLIS -- Postmenopausal women with chronic kidney disease can take raloxifene (Evista) to prevent osteoporosis without the risk of exacerbating their renal conditions, according to investigators here. full story

http://www.medpagetoday.com/Nephrology/ESRD/tb/9066

Higher Chemotherapy Doses No Help in Small-Cell Lung Cancer

LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- In small-cell lung cancer, increasing the dose intensity of chemotherapy to three times the standard dose did not improve three-year survival, a multicenter, open-label study showed. full story

http://www.medpagetoday.com/Pulmonary/LungCancer/tb/9061

FDA Approves Abatacept (Orencia) for Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
PRINCETON, N.J. -- The FDA has approved abatacept (Orencia), a rheumatoid arthritis agent, for moderate-to-severe polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis in patients ages six years and older, Bristol-Myers Squibb announced. full story

http://www.medpagetoday.com/ProductAlert/Prescriptions/tb/9060

Fish Oil Won’t Help Prevent Crohn’s Relapse

LONDON, Ontario -- For patients with Crohn’s disease, omega-3 free fatty acids do not help avoid a relapse, two large, multicenter trials found. full story

http://www.medpagetoday.com/Gastroenterology/InflammatoryBowelDisease/tb/9059

CME SPOTLIGHT

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]

Optimizing the Care of Patients with Allergic Rhinitis: An Evidence-Based Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment
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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Preventive migraine therapy with a proven safety profile
Looking for a different treatment option for migraine patients? Consider the #1 medication prescribed by neurologists for migraine prevention1. Click to learn more about a treatment option with a proven safety profile. 1.IMS Health January 2008 .
Source: Johnson & Johnson [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 maybe 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]

Preventive migraine therapy with a proven safety profile
Looking for a different treatment option for migraine patients? Consider the #1 medication prescribed by neurologists for migraine prevention1. Click to learn more about a treatment option with a proven safety profile. 1.IMS Health January 2008 . Source: Johnson & Johnson [more]

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APSS Meeting

APSS: Risks of Insomnia Persist, Even Among People Who Sleep Well

SABCS Meeting

SABCS: Benefits of Screening Mammography Extend Past Age 70

IASLC Meeting

IASLC: Menopause May Bring Better Lung Cancer Survival

ACG Meeting

ACG: Infliximab (Remicade) Reduces Colectomy Risk in Ulcerative Colitis

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