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Modern Medicine supplies articles on managed care, Medicare Part D, Medicaid and more. 2009-11-21T22:02:52Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Pandemic-Influenza-May-Hurt-Economy-in-United-King/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/643383?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 Although pandemic influenza may only decrease the gross domestic product by up to 4.3 percent in the United Kingdom, school closures and absenteeism from work due to government regulations or fear of infection may negatively impact the economy and potentially increase the effect of the recession, according to a study published Nov. 19 in BMJ. 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/643383/Ss36054.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/643383null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/AACR-Novel-Breast-Cancer-Therapy-Exploits-Autophag/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/643211?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 Targeting a cancer cell's heat shock response protein 70 with panobinostat to induce autophagy in the stressed cell, and then introducing an autophagy inhibitor to force the cell to die off, may be an effective novel treatment strategy for breast cancer, according to a Nov. 16 press briefing presented at the American Association for Cancer Research -- National Cancer Institute -- European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer International Conference, "Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics," held from Nov. 15 to 19 in Boston. 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/643211/breastcancer_59316.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/643211null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Salmeterol-Found-Similarly-Effective-in-Asthma-Gen/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/643212?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 Outcomes in the long-acting β2 agonist in asthma trial showed no difference in treatment outcomes for patients taking salmeterol who had different B16 genotypes, according to a report in the Nov. 21 issue of The Lancet. 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/643212/inhaler_18254.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/643212null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/AACR-Emerging-Pancreatic-Cancer-Treatments-Evaluat/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642976?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 Advances that could lead to new treatments for pancreatic cancer were discussed at a press briefing Nov. 17 at the American Association for Cancer Research -- National Cancer Institute -- European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer International Conference, "Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics," held from Nov. 15 to 19 in Boston. 2009-11-19T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642976/cancer2.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642976null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Enews/CMS-Medicare-conversion-factor-will-drop-212-in-20/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/641754?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 Unless Congress takes action, physicians paid under the Medicare fee schedule face another significant pay cut in 2010. 2009-11-19T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/urologytimes/462009/641754null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Uninsured-Show-Higher-Risk-for-Death-Following-Tra/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642674?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 People who suffer traumatic injury and don't have health insurance have an increased mortality risk compared to those who are insured, according to a study in the November issue of the Archives of Surgery. 2009-11-18T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642674/emergency_18056.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642674null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/AHA-Two-Separate-Studies-Find-Cangrelor-Not-Superi/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642512?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 In patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention, the use of cangrelor is not superior to the use of clopidogrel or placebo, according to two studies published online Nov. 15 in the New England Journal of Medicine to coincide with the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, held from Nov. 14 to 18 in Orlando, Fla. 2009-11-17T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642512/IV_59013.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642512null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/AHA-Proton-Pump-Inhibitors-May-Up-Post-PCI-Mortali/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642367?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 In patients who undergo percutaneous coronary intervention with drug-eluting stents, use of proton pump inhibitors is associated with an increased risk of all-cause mortality, according to research presented this week at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, held from Nov. 14 to 18 in Orlando, Fla. 2009-11-17T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642367/drugs_SS36073.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642367null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/Drug-May-Reverse-Type-1-Diabetes-Ocular-Complicati/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642027?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 In rats induced with type 1 diabetes, topical treatment with naltrexone hydrochloride, an opioid antagonist, reverses dry eye and restores corneal sensitivity, according to a study in the November issue of the Archives of Ophthalmology. 2009-11-16T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642027/eyedrop_59237.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642027null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Campaign-to-Decrease-Illegal-Antibiotic-Use-Assess/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641670?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 An educational initiative may not be sufficient to decrease use of antibiotics without a prescription by the Latino community, according to a study in the November/December issue of the Annals of Family Medicine. 2009-11-13T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641670/pills_SS36005.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641670null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Clopidogrel-Can-Be-Effective-in-Reducing-Cardiac-R/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641338?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 The antiplatelet drug clopidogrel is likely effective in reducing the risk of cardiovascular events in both men and women, according to a study in the Nov. 17 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2009-11-12T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641338/pills_MIC051ML.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641338null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Pregabalin-Can-Reduce-Hot-Flash-Frequency-and-Seve/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641476?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 Pregabalin (Lyrica) is as effective as other drugs in reducing the frequency and severity of hot flashes, according to a study published online Nov. 9 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2009-11-12T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641476/drugs_SS36073.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641476null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Early-Treatment-Needed-for-Drug-Induced-Hypertensi/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641341?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 Early management of cediranib-induced hypertension is effective in patients with advanced cancers, according to a study published online Nov. 9 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2009-11-12T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641341/bloodpressure_59273.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641341null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Job-Satisfaction-Essential-to-Elders-Work-Force-Re/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641015?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 Because retirement may reduce the burden of workers' self-perceived health problems, improved conditions for workers approaching retirement are essential to maintain labor-market participation, according to a study published online Nov. 9 in The Lancet. 2009-11-11T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641015/hispanic_workers.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641015null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/Estrogens-Found-to-Modestly-Increase-Breast-Densit/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641011?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 In postmenopausal women, the use of conjugated equine estrogens may lead to a small increase in mammographic density maintained over 24-months, according to a study published online Nov. 9 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2009-11-11T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641011/WHI048.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641011null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/MRI-Found-to-Be-Useful-in-Predicting-Multiple-Scle/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641147?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 In patients with a clinically isolated syndrome treated with interferon beta-1b, the modified Barkhof criteria may provide some value in predicting conversion to clinically definite multiple sclerosis, according to a multicenter, randomized study published in the November issue of the Archives of Neurology. 2009-11-11T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641147/BRAIN.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641147null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Long-Term-Statin-Use-Linked-to-Lower-Gallstone-Ris/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/640822?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 Long-term use of statins is associated with a lower risk of gallstones that require surgery to remove the gallbladder, according to a study in the Nov. 11 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. 2009-11-10T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/640822/pancreas.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/640822null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Post-Surgical-Pain-in-Children-Can-Be-Effectively-/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/640422?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 For children undergoing surgery, implementation of evidence-based pain management strategies and the ability to identify children at risk are important for effective pain management, according to a study in the October issue of the AORN Journal. 2009-11-09T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/640422/childexam_40294.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/640422null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Primary-Care-and-Urology-BPH-Management-Compared/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/640417?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 The evaluation and treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia by primary care physicians is less rigorous than evaluation and treatment by urologists, according to a study in the November issue of The Journal of Urology. 2009-11-09T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/640417/prostate.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/640417null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Rheumatoid-Arthritis-Therapy-Options-Costs-Analyze/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/640094?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 Treatment of early rheumatoid arthritis with disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs is more cost-effective than the pyramid therapy, but, for now, biologics should be reserved for disease of longer duration or that is unresponsive to other treatment, according to a study in the Nov. 3 Annals of Internal Medicine. 2009-11-06T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/640094/Ss39069.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/640094null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Adjunctive-Psychotherapy-for-Depression-Studied/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/639703?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 Adjunctive psychotherapy added to antidepressant medications for patients with chronic depression did not increase the proportion of patients achieving remission, according to a study in the November issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry 2009-11-05T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639703/depressedman.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639703null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Teriparatide-May-Help-Treat-Steroid-Induced-Osteop/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/639866?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 In patients with glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis, treatment with teriparatide is more effective than alendronate in increasing bone mineral density and preventing fractures, according to a study in the November issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism. 2009-11-05T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639866/bone_SS36094.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639866null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Enews/Senators-block-plan-to-repeal-Medicare-physician-p/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/638106?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 Legislation that would have repealed the controversial Medicare physician payment formula has been blocked by Senate Republicans and Democrats, who expressed worries about its cost. 2009-11-05T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/urologytimes/442009/638106null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Often-Used-Antibiotics-Not-Linked-to-Birth-Defects/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/639346?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 Penicillins, erythromycins and cephalosporins, antibacterial drugs that are commonly used by women during pregnancy, are rarely associated with birth defects, but other antibacterial agents such as sulfonamides and nitrofurantoins are associated with several defects and warrant further scrutiny, according to a study in the November issue of the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. 2009-11-04T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639346/Mic062ml.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639346null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Strategy-for-Blood-Pressure-Control-in-Pakistan-Ex/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/639349?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 A combination of family physician office visits and family-based home health education may be effective in reducing blood pressure, according to a study completed in Pakistan and reported in the Nov. 3 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine. 2009-11-04T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639349/blood_pressure.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639349null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/CHEST-Lower-Doses-Benefit-Pediatric-Asthma-Patient/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/639348?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 In children who are hospitalized with asthma, a reduced-dose steroid regimen has no effect on hospital stays, and low-dose albuterol treatment is associated with a lower risk of metabolic acidosis than high-dose treatment, according to research presented at the 75th annual international scientific assembly of the American College of Chest Physicians, held from Oct. 31 to Nov. 5 in San Diego. 2009-11-04T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639348/inhaler_18253.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639348null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/CHEST-Statins-May-Be-Beneficial-in-Select-Patients/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/639353?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 In patients with heart failure, statin use can be helpful or harmful; however, in patients hospitalized with heart attack or stroke, statin use may significantly reduce the risk of venous thromboembolism, according to research presented at the 75th annual international scientific assembly of the American College of Chest Physicians, held from Oct. 31 to Nov. 5 in San Diego. 2009-11-04T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639353/pills_MIC051ML.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639353null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/FDA-Warns-Exenatide-Could-Cause-Kidney-Problems/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/638898?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has revised the label of the type 2 diabetes drug exenatide (Byetta) to provide information about possible kidney function problems, including kidney failure, according to a Nov. 2 press release issued by the agency. 2009-11-03T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638898/Mic063ml.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638898null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Managed+Care/Medicaid-Enrollment-Common-Among-Overdose-Deaths/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/638310?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 Nearly half of patients who overdosed on prescription opioid painkillers in Washington state in the past few years were Medicaid recipients, according to a report in the Oct. 30 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2009-11-02T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638310/drugs_SS36073.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638310null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Surgeons-Tort-reform-is-central-to-health-care-ref/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/637936?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 Virtually lost in the debate over health care reform and whether it will contain a public option is an effort by advocates of medical malpractice reform to advance their cause and obtain some form of relief to the steadily increasing cost of premiums and the negative impact of defensive medicine. 2009-11-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/urologytimes/442009/637936null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Incident-to-billing-rules-open-to-interpretation/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/637934?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 The issues are too complex for a simple answer when it comes to 'incident to' billing. 2009-11-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/urologytimes/442009/637934null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Uninsured-Children-May-Be-More-Likely-to-Die-in-th/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/638141?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 In-hospital all-cause mortality is higher among uninsured children than among those who have insurance, according to a study published in the October issue of the Journal of Public Health. 2009-10-30T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/638141/girlhospital_40289.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/638141null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Post-Exposure-Prophylaxis-of-HIV-Transmission-Spot/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/637423?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 Patients who have a one-time sexual encounter with a person who is highly likely to be HIV-positive should initiate post-exposure prophylaxis as soon as possible, according to a feature article published in the Oct. 29 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. 2009-10-28T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/637423/HIV.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/637423null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Antipsychotic-Drugs-Can-Cause-Pediatric-Weight-Gai/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/637053?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 The second generation of antipsychotic mediations cause weight gain and adverse changes in lipid and metabolic parameters, according to a study in the Oct. 28 Journal of the American Medical Association. 2009-10-27T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/637053/overweight_teen.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/637053null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Pediatric-Post-Tonsillectomy-Antibiotic-Courses-Co/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/636214?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 Pediatric tonsillectomy patients who received three days of postoperative antibiotics needed no more pain medication and resumed normal activity as soon as patients who received a seven-day course, according to a study in the October issue of the Archives of Otolaryngology -- Head & Neck Surgery. 2009-10-23T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/636214/boyhospital_18194.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/636214null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Statins-Not-Associated-With-Surgical-Site-Infectio/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/636102?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 In elderly patients who undergo elective surgery, statin use is not associated with an increased or decreased risk of surgical site infection, according to a study in the October issue of the Archives of Surgery. 2009-10-22T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/636102/Mic098ml.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/636102null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Heart-Attack-Outcomes-May-Be-Better-With-On-Site-S/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/635975?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 Patients with non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction have better outcomes if they present to a hospital with on-site cardiac surgery, according to a study in the October issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Interventions. 2009-10-22T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/635975/ERsign_18172.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/635975null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Higher-Intensity-Kidney-Therapies-Show-Mixed-Resul/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/635796?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 In critically ill adults with acute renal injury, higher-intensity renal-replacement therapy does not reduce mortality; however, in children with chronic kidney disease, higher-intensity blood-pressure control has beneficial effects on renal function, according to two studies in the Oct. 22 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. 2009-10-21T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/635796/kidney2.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/635796null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Managed+Care/Sources-Find-Different-Numbers-of-Active-Physician/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/635632?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 Estimates from U.S. Census Bureau surveys find fewer older physicians remaining active compared with the American Medical Association Physician Masterfile data, according to research published in the Oct. 21 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. 2009-10-21T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/635632/doctor_40312.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/635632null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Aldosterone-Antagonists-May-Be-Underused-in-Heart-/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/635449?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 Many heart failure patients are not receiving aldosterone antagonist therapy, though they may be candidates for it under professional prescribing guidelines, according to a study in the Oct. 21 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. 2009-10-20T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/635449/pills_MIC051ML.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/635449null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Guidelines-Offered-for-Erectile-Dysfunction-Therap/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/635325?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 The American College of Physicians recommends the use of phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors in the treatment of erectile dysfunction, but the jury is still out on hormonal treatments for the condition, according to a pair of articles published online Oct. 20 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. 2009-10-20T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/635325/viagra.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/635325null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Breast+Cancer/Integrating-Late-Breaking-Growth-Factor-Evidence-G/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/635390?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 2009-10-20T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/modernmedicine/432009/635390null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/ACR-Rituximab-Found-Helpful-for-ANCA-Associated-Va/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/635120?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 In patients with severe ANCA-associated vasculitis, treatment with rituximab may be as effective as standard treatment with cyclophosphamide, according to research presented this week at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Scientific Meeting, held from Oct. 17 to 21 in Philadelphia. 2009-10-19T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/635120/syringe_59011.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/635120null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Drugs-to-Treat-Bowel-Disease-Linked-to-Lymphomas/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/635121?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 Thiopurine drugs given as immunosuppressants to treat inflammatory bowel disease are associated with a more than five-fold risk of developing lymphomas, according to a study published online Oct. 19 in The Lancet. 2009-10-19T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/635121/coloncancer.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/635121null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/ACR-Gleevec-Found-Promising-for-Systemic-Sclerosis/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/635119?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 In patients with systemic sclerosis, treatment with imatinib mesylate (Gleevec) may be a safe and effective therapy, according to research presented this week at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Scientific Meeting, held from Oct. 17 to 21 in Philadelphia. 2009-10-19T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/635119/54184.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/635119null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Managed+Care/FDA-Launches-Drug-Disposal-Advice-Web-Page/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/634741?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has launched a new Web page for consumers to educate them on the safe disposal of certain medicines that can be dangerous or even fatal if they end up in the wrong hands. 2009-10-16T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/634741/fdalogo.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/634741null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+News/Web-initiative-aims-to-decrease-time-expense-of-of/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/633112?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 A new Web initiative to be launched in Ohio by several health plans is designed to benefit patients and practices by reducing the time, effort, and expense associated with the paperwork required for office visits. 2009-10-15T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/memag/412009/633112null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Study-Finds-Endoscopists-Can-Safely-Sedate-With-Pr/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/634565?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 Endoscopists can safely sedate patients with propofol during gastroenterological procedures, according to a study in the October issue of Gastroenterology. 2009-10-15T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/634565/colonoscopy.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/634565null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Second-Line-Diuretics-in-Hypertension-Reviewed/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/634225?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 The addition of diuretics as a second-line approach to another anti-hypertensive agent further lowers systolic and diastolic blood pressure, providing the same effect as when used as first-line monotherapy, according to a review published online Oct. 7 in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2009-10-14T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/634225/bloodpressure_59196.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/634225null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/Lifestyle-Counseling-May-Help-Obese-With-Weight-Lo/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/633745?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 Lifestyle counseling from a clinical practitioner targeting prevention of weight gain may help overweight and obese individuals lose or maintain their weight, according to the results of a Dutch randomized control trial published in the October issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2009-10-13T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/633745/scale_59176.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/633745null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Gene-Variant-Linked-to-Statin-Induced-Side-Effects/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/633902?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 Women and those with a variant of a liver-metabolizing enzyme have a higher risk of mild statin-associated side effects, particularly those associated with simvastatin, according to a study in the Oct. 20 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2009-10-13T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/633902/genetics_MIC030ML.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/633902null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Triple-Therapy-Beneficial-in-Chronic-Pulmonary-Dis/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/633749?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 In patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, triple therapy with budesonide/formoterol added to tiotropium significantly improves lung function and reduces severe exacerbations compared to monotherapy with tiotropium, according to a study published in the Oct. 15 issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2009-10-13T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/633749/chestxray_MIC083ML.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/633749null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Atypical-beta-Blocker-May-Improve-Endothelial-Func/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/633385?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 Nebivolol, a third generation β-blocker that has recently become available in the United States, offers a treatment alternative for hypertension, coronary artery disease and heart failure that goes beyond simple adrenergic blocking with direct vasodilation and stimulatory effects to improve arterial endothelial function, according to a paper in the Oct. 13 Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2009-10-12T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/633385/cardio_SS36007.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/633385null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Managed+Care/Health-Care-Disparities-Among-States-Found-to-Be-W/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/633184?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 Increasing health care costs and growing disparities in coverage among U.S. states point to the urgent need for national health care reform, according to an Oct. 8 state-by-state report card from the Commonwealth Fund Commission, a private foundation supporting research on the health care system. 2009-10-09T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/633184/stethoscope_MIC004ML.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/633184null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Vaccinating-Boys-for-HPV-Is-Not-Found-to-Be-Cost-E/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/633064?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 Vaccinating boys against human papillomavirus exceeds value for money thresholds based on the information currently available, according to a study published online Oct. 8 in BMJ. 2009-10-09T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/633064/vaccination.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/633064null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Managed+Care/Oral-Vaccine-May-Help-Prevent-Endemic-Cholera/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/633188?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 An inexpensive, locally-produced oral cholera vaccine may benefit populations threatened by endemic cholera, according to a double-blind Indian study published online Oct. 9 in The Lancet. 2009-10-09T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/633188/cholera.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/633188null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/COPD-Combination-Therapy-Compared-to-Monotherapy/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/632653?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 Treatment with an inhaled corticosteroid in combination with long-acting β2-agonist did not improve mortality and had more adverse effects than long-acting β2-agonist alone in the treatment of severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, according to a meta-analysis in the October issue of Chest. 2009-10-08T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/632653/inhaler_18254.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/632653null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Medication-Errors-in-Nursing-Home-Residents-Assess/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/632654?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 In the United Kingdom, more than two-thirds of nursing home residents may be exposed to medication errors, according to a study in the October issue of Quality and Safety in Health Care. 2009-10-08T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/632654/pills_MIC063ML.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/632654null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Cancer-Patients-at-Risk-of-Jaw-Necrosis-After-Trea/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/632904?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 Cancer patients treated with bisphosphonates have a higher risk of developing osteonecrosis of the jaw if they have had dental extractions or dentures, according to a study published online Oct. 5 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2009-10-08T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/632904/jaw_SS36061.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/632904null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Why-do-pharmacists-detest-Medicaid-customers/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/632486?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 Everyone seems to realize that when the lady being a pain in the neck carries a Gucci handbag, she's someone who helps pay the pharmacy's bills. Not so many people seem to realize that this is equally true of the lady carrying the Medicaid card. 2009-10-08T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/412009/632486null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Hsub2sub-Blockers-Deemed-Safe-to-Treat-Pregnant-Wo/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/632655?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 H2-blockers such as famotidine, ranitidine and cimetidine are safe to treat pregnant women for peptic ulcers or gastroesophageal reflux, according to a study published online Sept. 29 in the Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 2009-10-08T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/632655/40274.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/632655null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/More-Elderly-Might-Benefit-From-Stroke-Treatment/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/632652?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 Given an aging population, the prevention and treatment of stroke in the very elderly -- who are under-represented in studies regarding therapy -- will become more important, according to research published online Oct. 2 in The Lancet Neurology. 2009-10-08T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/632652/walker_18129.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/632652null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Managed+Care/Roundtable-Discussion-Tackles-Health-Care-Reform/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/632395?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 The health care payment system, the role of consumers in responsible health care spending, and the use of comparative-effectiveness research were topics covered in a roundtable discussion with several health economics experts published in the Oct. 8 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. 2009-10-07T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/632395/caduceus_MIC002ML.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/632395null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Managed+Care/Effectiveness-and-Cost-Help-to-Make-Coverage-Decis/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/632028?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 Countries using evidence-based cost-effectiveness and effectiveness to help make drug coverage decisions show how these factors can successfully support decision making and can also be adapted to the specific conditions of other countries, according to a study in the Oct. 7 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. 2009-10-06T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/632028/money.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/632028null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Expanded-Health-Coverage-Could-Save-Money-Later/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/631869?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 Expanding health coverage to adults may result in later savings from reduced Medicare spending on these individuals after they turn 65, especially for the uninsured with cardiovascular disease, diabetes or severe arthritis, according to research published online Oct. 6 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. 2009-10-06T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/631869/elderlycouple.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/631869null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Drug-Tied-to-Lower-Colectomy-Rate-in-Ulcerative-Co/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/631259?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 In patients with moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis, treatment with infliximab is associated with a significantly lower likelihood of undergoing colectomy within one year, according to a study published in the October Gastroenterology. 2009-10-02T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/631259/IV_59013.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/631259null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Health-care-reform-or-not-reimbursement-will-drop/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/633612?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 As the debate over health care reform rages, one thing is certain: Regardless of what happens in Washington, changes will occur in 2010 that will directly affect your practice. 2009-10-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/urologytimes/422009/633612null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Medicare-adjustments-draw-concern-from-American-Ur/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/633629?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is in the process of finalizing proposed Medicare policies and payment rate changes for health care providers that would have significant impact on many urology practices. 2009-10-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/urologytimes/422009/633629null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Combination-Treatment-Found-Effective-for-Neuropat/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/630509?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 A combination treatment of gabapentin and nortriptyline relieve chronic neuropathic pain better than either medication given as monotherapy, according to a study published online Sept. 30 in The Lancet. 2009-09-30T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/402009/630509/pain_59063.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/402009/630509null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Review-Questions-Statins-in-Acute-Coronary-Syndrom/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/630338?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 Currently, evidence doesn't appear to support the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association's Class I, Level of Evidence: A recommendation for initiating statin therapy in patients before discharge following an acute coronary syndrome episode, according to a commentary in the Oct. 6 Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2009-09-30T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/402009/630338/pills_SS36005.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/402009/630338null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/FDA-Warns-Prescribers-About-Tamiflu-Dosing-Errors/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/629416?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a Public Health Alert to notify pharmacists and prescribers about the potential for dosing errors with oseltamivir (Tamiflu for Oral Suspension). 2009-09-25T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/392009/629416/FLU.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/392009/629416null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Drug-May-Slow-Progression-of-Parkinsons-Disease/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/628849?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 Early treatment with rasagiline may slow the progression of Parkinson's disease in patients with very mild disease, according to a study in the Sept. 24 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. 2009-09-23T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/392009/628849/54184.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/392009/628849null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Rosuvastatin-Merits-Wider-Use-for-Heart-Disease-Pr/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/628710?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 Prescribing rosuvastatin for patients with low low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and elevated high-sensitivity C-reactive protein levels has enough benefits in terms of number needed to treat values to merit wide use in primary prevention of cardiovascular events, according to a study published online Sept. 22 in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes. 2009-09-23T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/392009/628710/pills_MIC051ML.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/392009/628710null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Managed+Care+Top+Story/Disease-management-programs-and-cardiometabolic-di/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/628771?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 Managed care's role includes disease management and integration of programs and data to better assist members in self-care. Working with physicians, managed care's opportunity is to collaborate in an effort to avoid costly complications. 2009-09-23T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/modernmedicine/392009/628771null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Breast-Cancer-Prevention-Drugs-and-Cognition-Studi/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/628323?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 The selective estrogen receptor modulators tamoxifen and raloxifene, used for breast cancer prevention in postmenopausal women, have similar effects on cognition, according to a study published online Sept. 21 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2009-09-22T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/392009/628323/46083.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/392009/628323null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/UK-Minorities-More-Likely-to-Fault-Health-Care-Qua/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/627800?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 In the United Kingdom, ethnic minorities give all aspects of health care lower ratings than whites, in part because they may have different expectations, according to a study published Sept. 17 in BMJ. 2009-09-18T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/382009/627800/asian_man.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/382009/627800null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Uninsured-Children-Have-the-Most-Unmet-Health-Care/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/627350?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 Although children lacking health insurance have the highest odds of unmet health care needs, insured children with uninsured parents are also vulnerable to suboptimal health care provision, according to a study published in the September/October issue of the Annals of Family Medicine. 2009-09-17T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/382009/627350/insurance2.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/382009/627350null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Post-Op-Esophageal-Bleeding-Not-Linked-to-Coagulat/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/627355?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 Bleeding from ulceration after elective esophageal varices band ligation does not appear to be associated with abnormal blood coagulation, according to a study in the September issue of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2009-09-17T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/382009/627355/surgeon_18066.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/382009/627355null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Managed+Care/Taxes-on-Sugared-Sodas-Could-Cut-Consumption/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/627352?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 Imposing a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages could reduce consumption and generate income for obesity reduction and healthy eating education interventions, according to an article published online Sept. 16 in the New England Journal of Medicine. 2009-09-17T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/382009/627352/money.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/382009/627352null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/ASBMR-Treatments-Improve-Bone-Health-in-Breast-Can/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/627019?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 Among breast cancer patients who receive adjunctive hormonal therapy with aromatase inhibitors, secondary causes of bone loss can be successfully treated, according to research presented this week at the annual meeting of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, held from Sept. 11 to 15 in Denver. 2009-09-16T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/382009/627019/seniorsspine_40206.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/382009/627019null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Diabetes-Drug-Combination-Can-Eliminate-Breast-Can/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/627159?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 Breast cancers are virtually eliminated in mice treated with a combination of the diabetes drug metformin and the chemotherapy drug doxorubicin due to their ability to kill cancer stem cells, according to a study published online Sept. 14 in Cancer Research. 2009-09-16T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/382009/627159/mouse.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/382009/627159null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Medicare-Q-amp-A-If-Medicare-decides-documentation/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/622643?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 If payment to a former member of a practice was reassigned to the group, and the documentation is found wanting, it will be up to the group practice to pay Medicare any recoupment and/or fines. 2009-09-15T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/geriatrics/362009/622643null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Medicare-Q-amp-A-Is-there-a-billing-difference-bet/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/622640?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 In a physician clinic, billing is fee-for-service, but rural health clinics are paid from Medicare Part A on an encounter basis and the encounter has to be performed by a physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner. 2009-09-15T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/geriatrics/362009/622640null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Three-Medications-Beneficial-in-Breast-Cancer-Prev/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/626623?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 Three medications -- the selective estrogen receptor modulators tamoxifen and raloxifene, and tibolone, a drug not approved in the United States but used in many other countries to treat menopausal symptoms -- may reduce the risk for primary breast cancer. However, the three drugs are variously associated with an increased risk of thromboembolic events, endometrial cancer or stroke, according to a study published online Sept. 15 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. 2009-09-15T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/382009/626623/breastcancer_59316.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/382009/626623null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/Diabetes-Improvements-May-Be-Worth-the-Extra-Cost/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/626625?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 In patients with type 2 diabetes, the net economic value of improvements in health status may equal or exceed increased health expenditures, according to a study in the Sept. 15 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine. 2009-09-15T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/382009/626625/avandia.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/382009/626625null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Medicare-Q-amp-A-In-regards-to-a-collection-issue-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/622650?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 There is no requirement by Medicare that you send a final notice or certified letter before you turn a patient over to a collection agency. 2009-09-15T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/geriatrics/362009/622650null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Universal-Insurance-Could-Improve-Primary-Care-Acc/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/626621?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 Although universal health insurance is associated with equity in terms of access to primary care regardless of educational level, more highly educated people still have better access to specialist care, according to a study published in the September/October issue of the Annals of Family Medicine. 2009-09-15T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/382009/626621/insurance2.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/382009/626621null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Medicare-Q-amp-A-At-a-recent-seminar-I-heard-that-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/622649?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 Physician assistants and nurse practitioners can bill consultations to Medicare on new or established patients. Use the outpatient consultation codes in the office (99241-99245) or inpatient consult codes 99251-99255. 2009-09-15T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/geriatrics/362009/622649null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Joint-Pain-Can-Accompany-Aromatase-Therapy/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/626624?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 Postmenopausal breast cancer patients receiving aromatase inhibitors adjunctively can experience joint pain, marked by fluid buildup in joints, localized inflammation of tendon sheaths, and carpal tunnel syndrome, according to a study published online Sept. 14 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2009-09-15T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/382009/626624/Ss39069.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/382009/626624null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Managed+Care/Drug-Interaction-E-Alerts-Show-Benefit-to-Patient-/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/626499?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 Drug interaction alerts from electronic prescribing likely improve patient safety and reduce costs in outpatient care, despite the fact that over 90 percent of the alerts are overridden by physicians, according to a study in the Sept. 14 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. 2009-09-14T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/382009/626499/WHI036.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/382009/626499null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Lovastatin-Reduces-Coronary-Events-Based-on-Choles/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/626207?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 Patients with no cardiovascular risk factors who take lovastatin have a lower risk of developing major coronary events if they have substantial increases in high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and substantial decreases in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in the first year of treatment, according to a study in the Sept. 15 issue of the American Journal of Cardiology. 2009-09-14T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/382009/626207/pills_MIC051ML.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/382009/626207null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Studies-Explore-Genetic-Factors-Underlying-Depress/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/625985?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 Multiple genetic factors may help predict patient response to antidepressants, and a haplotype in the CRHR1 gene may help protect individuals who were subjected to childhood mistreatment from depression in adulthood, according to the results of two studies published in the September Archives of General Psychiatry. 2009-09-11T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/372009/625985/genetics_MIC030ML.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/372009/625985null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Health+Care+Information+Technology+Top+Story/A-new-kind-of-doctor-rating-website/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/624335?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 The new program could demonstrate that a low-cost, rigorous survey method can produce ratings and reports on most doctors in the United States. 2009-09-10T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/memag/362009/624335null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Cardiology-Work-Force-Crisis-Looms-as-Cases-Set-to/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/625719?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 The cardiology work force will need to double by 2050 if it is to keep pace with the growing number of patients requiring specialist cardiology care, according to an American College of Cardiology study published online Sept. 10 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, and presented at an ACC media telebriefing earlier today. 2009-09-10T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/372009/625719/doctors_59141.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/372009/625719null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Statins-May-Offer-Improved-Outcomes-for-COPD-Patie/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/625723?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 Statins appear to be beneficial in the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, but more interventional trials are needed to specifically assess the drugs' effect on relevant COPD outcomes, according to a literature review in the Sept. 1 issue of Chest. 2009-09-10T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/372009/625723/pills_MIC051ML.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/372009/625723null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/In-Hospital-Pediatric-Diagnosis-of-VTE-Up-70-Perce/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/625288?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 Yearly pediatric hospital cases of venous thromboembolism have risen 70 percent in this decade, with many children having coexisting chronic conditions, according to a study published online Sept. 7 in Pediatrics. 2009-09-09T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/372009/625288/boypatient_40298.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/372009/625288null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Most-H1N1-Flu-Patients-Dont-Need-Antiviral-Medicat/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/625104?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 Antiviral medications should be used to treat H1N1 swine flu only in people who are hospitalized from the flu or are at high risk of complications from it, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2009-09-09T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/372009/625104/FLU.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/372009/625104null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Reducing-Americans-Salt-Intake-Can-Save-Health-Cos/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/624820?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 Reducing a population's sodium consumption can result in health care savings due to lower incidence of hypertension and can also bring quality-of-life improvements, according to a study published in the September/October issue of the American Journal of Health Promotion. 2009-09-08T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/372009/624820/salt2.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/372009/624820null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Costs-Escalating-for-Patients-With-Spine-Problems/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/624691?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 Since 1997, national expenditures for spine conditions have dramatically increased, while self-reported mental and physical health and activity limitations in spine patients have significantly worsened, according to a study in the Sept. 1 issue of Spine. 2009-09-08T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/372009/624691/seniorsspine_40206.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/372009/624691null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/Weight-Loss-Prescriptions-to-Children-Increased-15/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/624687?contextCategoryId=40143&ref=25 The number of off-label prescriptions for weight loss drugs to children and adolescents has increased 15-fold over an eight year period in United Kingdom, although most young people only take the drug for a short time and are unlikely to have seen any benefit, according to a study published online Sept. 2 in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 2009-09-08T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/372009/624687/overweight_teen.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/372009/624687null XML