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Simpler language improved patients’ recall of mesh-related risks

Posted on: 14/04/2014 - 18:55

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. – Patients giving consent to undergo midurethral sling surgery are more likely to remember being advised of the risks of surgical mesh if their surgeon speaks at a lower grade...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Try tackling cysts or lipomas with punch tool instead of scalpel

Posted on: 14/04/2014 - 18:10

DENVER – A little lidocaine and a punch biopsy tool allow physicians to tackle most cysts and lipomas in the office, providing effective treatment without interrupting patient flow. The punch...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

ACC/AHA cardiovascular risk equations get a thumbs-up

Posted on: 14/04/2014 - 14:15

WASHINGTON – The controversial cardiovascular risk estimator introduced in the current American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association risk-assessment guidelines demonstrated "moderate...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Practice pearls for treating opiate dependence

Posted on: 12/04/2014 - 20:24

ORLANDO — What should you do when you have a patient who is opiate dependent, but is hospitalized for an unrelated medical reason? What should you do at discharge? And how effective are the available...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Asymptomatic stage 2 pelvic organ prolapse seldom progresses

Posted on: 11/04/2014 - 18:24

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. – Women with asymptomatic stage 2 pelvic organ prolapse can be reassured that it rarely progresses, according to the results of a study reported at the annual meeting of the Society...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

FDA expands uses for cardiac resynchronization devices

Posted on: 11/04/2014 - 17:00

The approval of cardiac resynchronization pacemakers and defibrillators manufactured by Medtronic has been expanded to include patients with atrioventricular block and less severe heart failure, the...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

Adjunctive ingenol mebutate gel for actinic keratosis caused few side effects, increased compliance

Posted on: 10/04/2014 - 22:08

Ingenol mebutate gel for the treatment of actinic keratosis is an effective adjunct therapy to cryosurgery, and the absence of attendant serious local reactions can increase compliance, based on data...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Off-label use of novel anticoagulants accelerates

Posted on: 10/04/2014 - 18:30

WASHINGTON – The off-label use of novel oral anticoagulants for stroke prevention in patients with valvular atrial fibrillation has climbed steeply since the drugs reached the marketplace, mirroring...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

Draft recommendations back aspirin for preeclampsia prevention

Posted on: 10/04/2014 - 14:05

Prophylactic low-dose aspirin – 81 mg per day – should be started after 12 weeks’ gestation in women at high risk for developing preeclampsia, according to a draft recommendation issued by the U.S....

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

New data question oseltamivir’s influenza efficacy, safety

Posted on: 10/04/2014 - 00:01

A new systematic review of clinical studies of the oral anti-influenza drug oseltamivir that included a substantial amount of clinical data that were not part of previously published assessments...

Field of Interest: Infectious diseases

Type: News Item

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