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We provide medical articles on a variety of topics. 2009-11-21T21:26:23Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/AACR-Markers-Hint-at-Who-Cancer-Treatments-Could-H/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/643214?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 Several abstracts involving potential biomarkers of prognosis in cancer treatment were presented at a press briefing Nov. 18 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/472009/643214/29008.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/643214null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/AACR-Novel-Breast-Cancer-Therapy-Exploits-Autophag/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/643211?contextCategoryId=40144&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/Deformational-Plagiocephaly-Risk-Factors-Evaluated/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/643377?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 Children's sleep position appears correlated with the location of deformational plagiocephaly, which typically presents as a flat spot on the back of the skull, according to research published online Nov. 16 in Pediatrics. 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/643377/infant_SS36038.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/643377null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Patients-With-Limited-English-Present-Practice-Cha/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/643382?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 Important practice setting differences exist in the use and availability of trained medical interpreters and telephone interpretation services for communicating with limited English proficient patients, according to a study published online Oct. 29 in Health Services Research. 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/643382/patienttest_59156.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/643382null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Embryonic-Stem-Cells-Show-Potential-for-Skin-Subst/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/643215?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 Human embryonic stem cells can be used to create a stratified epithelium resembling normal human epidermis, a finding that has potential implications in producing temporary skin replacement for burn patients, according to research published in the Nov. 21 issue of The Lancet. 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/643215/4132.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/643215null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Salmeterol-Found-Similarly-Effective-in-Asthma-Gen/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/643212?contextCategoryId=40144&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/Modern+Medicine+Now/Pandemic-Influenza-May-Hurt-Economy-in-United-King/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/643383?contextCategoryId=40144&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/County-Level-Data-Reveals-Diabetes-Obesity-Hot-Spo/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/643210?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 Model-based estimates can give meaningful and valid county-level data on the prevalence of diabetes and obesity that is useful for local public health officials, according to a report published in the Nov. 20 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/643210/diabetes.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/643210null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Sleep-Apnea-in-Kidney-Transplant-Patients-Assessed/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/643213?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 The prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea in patients with kidney disease who underwent or are awaiting transplant is similar, but transplant recipients with the sleep disorder may be at higher risk for hypertension, according to a study published online Nov. 18 in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/643213/kidney2.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/643213null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/American-Heart-Association-Nov-14-18-2009/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/643384?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/643384null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Laser-Treated-Corneas-Found-Suitable-for-Donor-Tis/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/643381?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 Laser in situ keratomileusis and photorefractive keratectomy are not likely associated with any significant long-term effect on the corneal endothelium, and may be used as donor tissue, according to a study published in the November issue of the Archives of Ophthalmology. 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/643381/eye_SS36015.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/643381null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/New-Algorithms-Help-Predict-Osteoporotic-Fracture-/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/643378?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 Two new algorithms, QFractureScores, may accurately predict fracture risk without laboratory measurements, and may be suitable for use in both clinical settings and for self assessment, according to a U.K. study published online Nov. 19 in BMJ. 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/643378/legxray_MIC081ML.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/643378null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Pathology/Video-Found-to-Be-Useful-in-Pelvic-Inflammatory-Di/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/643380?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 Adolescent girls who watch a community-specific video intervention at the time of diagnosis of pelvic inflammatory disease may be significantly more likely to have their sexual partners treated, according to a study published online Sept. 4 in the Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology. 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/643380/168127a.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/643380null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Cervical-Cancer-Screening-Guidelines-Updated/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/643209?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 Women should not start getting routine cervical cancer tests until age 21, and then they should repeat them every two years instead of annually though age 30, according to new guidelines from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists published in Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/643209/femaledoc.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/643209null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Efficacy-of-Transradial-Catheterization-Studied/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/643379?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 In patients undergoing coronary catheterization, transradial coronary angiography and angioplasty is as safe and effective as the transfemoral approach, according to a study in the November issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Interventions. 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/643379/surgery_MIC094ML.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/643379null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Study-Suggests-Treatment-for-Downs-Syndrome/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/643216?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 Treatments that address deficient norepinephrine-mediated neurotransmission could treat cognitive dysfunction in Down's syndrome, according to the results of animal research published in the Nov. 18 issue of Science Translational Medicine. 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/643216/microscope_MIC093ML.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/643216null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/Advances-in-Eating-Disorders-Summarized-in-Lancet-/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642971?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 New developments in eating disorders, including research on the biological contributions to illness onset and maintenance, may have important implications for clinicians, according to a Seminar published online Nov. 19 in The Lancet. 2009-11-19T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642971/hch066.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642971null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Alcohol-Associated-With-Lower-Heart-Disease-Risk/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642973?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 Men who drink alcohol are at lower risk of coronary heart disease than their non-drinking counterparts, according to a Spanish study published online Nov. 19 in Heart. 2009-11-19T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642973/48197.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642973null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Herpes-Virus-Shedding-Studied-With-Mathematical-Mo/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642972?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 People infected with herpes simplex virus 2 experience almost constant releases of small numbers of viruses from the neurons that host them into the genital tract, which may make prevention of person-to-person transmission difficult, according to a mathematical model of HSV-2 behavior described in a paper published online Nov. 18 in Science Translational Medicine. 2009-11-19T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642972/herpes.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642972null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Surgery-Errors-in-Veterans-Hospitals-Studied/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642975?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 Errors during ophthalmologic and orthopedic surgeries were the most common found in a study of surgery errors occurring in veterans hospitals, according to a study in the November issue of the Archives of Surgery. 2009-11-19T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642975/surgery_18058.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642975null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/AACR-Emerging-Pancreatic-Cancer-Treatments-Evaluat/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642976?contextCategoryId=40144&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/Modern+Medicine+Now/Smoking-Linked-to-Higher-Seizure-Risk-in-Women/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642974?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 Women who smoke have a higher risk of seizure, while past smokers have a modestly increased risk of epilepsy, according to a study published in Epilepsia. 2009-11-19T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642974/SS42028.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642974null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Pathology/Study-Provides-Insight-Into-Bone-Overgrowth-Diseas/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642970?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 In patients with fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva, a mutation in the ACVR1 receptor appears to promote cartilage formation by inducing bone morphogenetic protein signaling, according to research published in the November issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation. 2009-11-19T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642970/29008.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642970null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Report-Cards-Lead-to-Few-Hospital-Performance-Chan/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642668?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 A publicly released report card on hospitals' performance on cardiac quality indicators didn't significantly improve their performance on process-of-care indicators related to acute myocardial infarction or congestive heart failure, according to Canadian research published online Nov. 18 in the Journal of the American Medical Association. 2009-11-18T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642668/hospitalsign_18169.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642668null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Imaging-Can-Predict-Early-Response-to-Cancer-Treat/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642827?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 Imaging by combined positron emission tomography and computed tomography can accurately assess early treatment response to chemoradiotherapy of head and neck cancer, according to a study in the November issue of Archives of Otolaryngology -- Head & Neck Surgery. 2009-11-18T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642827/ct_scan.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642827null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/New-Guidelines-Developed-for-Lung-Cancer-Therapy/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642828?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 The American Society of Clinical Oncology updated guidelines for chemotherapy and biologic therapy for stage IV non-small cell lung cancer were published online Nov. 16 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2009-11-18T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642828/lungcancer.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642828null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Transcendental-Meditation-Can-Reduce-Blood-Pressur/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642670?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 Young adults who complete a program of training in transcendental meditation, and who are at risk of hypertension, are able to use the relaxation method to lower their blood pressure and levels of psychological distress, according to a study published online Oct. 1 and in the December issue of the American Journal of Hypertension. 2009-11-18T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642670/HWE072.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642670null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Qutenza-Approved-for-Post-Shingles-Nerve-Pain/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642673?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 2009-11-18T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642673null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Uninsured-Show-Higher-Risk-for-Death-Following-Tra/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642674?contextCategoryId=40144&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/CPR-Indicated-in-Pediatric-Bradycardia-Poor-Perfus/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642832?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 Hospitalized pediatric patients who receive cardiopulmonary resuscitation for bradycardia and poor perfusion have a better chance of survival to discharge than those who do not receive CPR until their condition progresses to pulseless cardiac arrest, according to a study published online Nov. 16 in Pediatrics. 2009-11-18T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642832/kidinhospital.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642832null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Pathology/Prion-Protein-Gene-Variant-Protects-Against-Kuru/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642829?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 Among the population of the Papua New Guinea highlands, where there was a devastating outbreak of the prion disease kuru, carriers of certain genetic variants were protected from the disease, according to a study published in the Nov. 19 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. 2009-11-18T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642829/genetics_MIC030ML.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642829null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Hand-Held-Device-Assists-in-Pulmonary-Embolism-Dia/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642676?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 A hand-held, computerized clinical decision-support device can substantially improve adherence to guidelines and the accurate diagnosis of pulmonary embolism, according to a study in the Nov. 17 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine. 2009-11-18T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642676/paramedics_40324.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642676null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Near-Total-Face-and-Maxilla-Transplant-Deemed-Succ/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642671?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 A near-total face and maxilla transplant has been successfully performed on a woman who had already had many major reconstructive surgeries, according to an article in the November/December issue of the Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery. 2009-11-18T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642671/18072.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642671null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Heart-Attack-Coronary-Disease-Treatment-Guidelines/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642833?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 Emergency care for heart attack patients requires a communitywide, coordinated response in order to deliver the best treatment, according to a report published online Nov. 18 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2009-11-18T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642833/heart7.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642833null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Preeclampsia-Linked-to-Higher-Hypothyroidism-Risk/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642675?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 In nulliparous pregnant women, preeclampsia is associated with risk of subclinical hypothyroidism later in pregnancy, and women with a history of preeclampsia may be at higher risk of reduced thyroid function later in life, according to research published Nov. 17 in BMJ. 2009-11-18T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642675/46131.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642675null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/AHA-High-Dose-Losartan-May-Be-Superior-in-Heart-Fa/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642830?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 In patients with heart failure, treatment with high-dose losartan is associated with superior clinical outcomes compared to treatment with low-dose losartan, according to a study published online Nov. 17 in The Lancet to coincide with the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, held from Nov. 14 to 18 in Orlando, Fla. 2009-11-18T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642830/drugs_MIC055ML.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642830null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Hypertension-Found-Common-in-Pediatric-Kidney-Dise/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642831?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 Children with chronic kidney disease often have high blood pressure, increasing their risk of left ventricular enlargement, according to a study published online Nov. 16 in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2009-11-18T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642831/bloodpressure_18319.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642831null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/AACR-Conference-Offers-Look-at-Cancer-Drugs-in-Pip/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642672?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 Cancer drugs currently under development were the focus of a press briefing held on Nov. 16 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. 2009-11-18T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642672/cancer2.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642672null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Treatment-Reduces-Contrast-Induced-Kidney-Injury/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642669?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 A prophylactic protocol using a combination of N-acetylcysteine and sodium bicarbonate should be implemented to prevent acute kidney injury resulting from contrast agents used in cardiac catheterizations and percutaneous coronary interventions, according to a meta-analysis reported in the November issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Interventions. 2009-11-18T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642669/kidney2.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642669null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Studies-Examine-Effectiveness-of-Implantable-Defib/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642508?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators are effective in preventing death after heart failure, but are not effective in preventing death early after a heart attack, according to two reviews in the Nov. 24 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2009-11-17T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642508/ekg_18047.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642508null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Study-Links-Folic-Acid-and-Vitamin-Bsub12sub-to-Ca/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642506?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 The use of folic acid and vitamin B12 supplementation is associated with increased cancer incidence and cancer mortality, according to research published in the Nov. 18 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. 2009-11-17T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642506/67102.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642506null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/AHA-Two-Separate-Studies-Find-Cangrelor-Not-Superi/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642512?contextCategoryId=40144&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=40144&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/Modern+Medicine+Now/Trivalent-Vaccine-Has-Minimal-Effect-on-H1N1/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642364?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 Seasonal influenza vaccination neither decreases nor increases the risk for acquiring pandemic H1N1 illness, according to research published in the Nov. 13 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2009-11-17T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642364/18314.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642364null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Less-Heart-Disease-Diagnosed-in-Women-Before-Arres/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642369?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 Women who experience sudden cardiac death are much less likely than men to have been diagnosed with structural heart disease, according to a study in the Nov. 24 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2009-11-17T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642369/stethoscope_SS36047.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642369null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Study-Investigates-Syndrome-Akin-to-Neurofibromato/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642513?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 A condition recently named Legius syndrome -- associated with SPRED1 mutations -- may be difficult to differentiate from neurofibromatosis type 1 based on dermatologic findings, according to research published in the Nov. 18 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. 2009-11-17T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642513/genetics_59175.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642513null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Food-Allergies-Among-American-Children-Increasing/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642507?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 The awareness and prevalence of food allergies among American children has increased in recent years, resulting in a significant increase in hospitalizations and use of outpatient medical services, according to a study published online Nov. 16 in Pediatrics. 2009-11-17T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642507/48271.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642507null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Stress-Only-Heart-Imaging-May-Be-Sufficient/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642370?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 Additional rest imaging is unlikely to have an effect on survival but increases radiation dose in patients whose stress myocardial perfusion imaging is normal, according to a study published online Nov. 11 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2009-11-17T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642370/Ss36007.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642370null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Rates-of-High-LDL-Cholesterol-Fell-During-Recent-P/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642511?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 In a recent period, the prevalence of high low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in adults fell by roughly one-third, according to research published in the Nov. 18 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. 2009-11-17T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642511/blood_18106.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642511null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/US-Preterm-Birth-Rate-Still-Only-Merits-a-D/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642366?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 In terms of premature births, the United States earned a D for the second consecutive year, according to a report issued Nov. 17 by the March of Dimes. 2009-11-17T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642366/newborn_18228.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642366null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Low-Complication-Rates-for-Irradiated-Nose-Grafts/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642509?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 Use of irradiated homologous costal cartilage grafts for rhinoplasties is associated with a low complication rate and high patient satisfaction, according to a study in the November/December issue of the Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery. 2009-11-17T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642509/sen097.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642509null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Mothers-Smoking-Associated-With-Breast-Feeding-Pra/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642510?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 Mothers who smoke may be less likely to begin breast-feeding, and, if they do initiate it, they may be more likely to cease earlier than nonsmoking mothers, according to research published online Nov. 16 in Pediatrics. 2009-11-17T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642510/SS36025.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642510null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/National-Mammography-Recommendations-Revised/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642365?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 Routine mammography screening for breast cancer is recommended for women between the ages of 50 and 74, and should be repeated every two years, according to revised recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force published in the Nov. 17 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine. 2009-11-17T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642365/whi047.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642365null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Phone-Care-Can-Help-Combat-Post-Heart-Surgery-Depr/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642368?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 A telephone-based care program, conducted by nurses in collaboration with patients' primary care physicians and supervised by a psychiatrist, helps combat post-surgical depression among coronary artery bypass graft patients, according to a study published online Nov. 16 in the Journal of the American Medical Association. 2009-11-17T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642368/depression.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642368null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Slow-Eating-Raises-Response-to-Appetite-Control-Ho/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642024?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 The rate at which individuals eat a meal may affect the postprandial response of gut peptides, according to a crossover study conducted in Greece and published online Oct. 29 in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 2009-11-16T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642024/48256.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642024null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/AHA-Meditation-Found-Helpful-in-Coronary-Heart-Dis/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642175?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 In patients with coronary heart disease, stress-reducing transcendental meditation may significantly reduce the rate of heart attack, stroke and death, according to research presented this week at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, held from Nov. 14 to 18 in Orlando, Fla. 2009-11-16T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642175/stomach.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642175null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Older-Americans-Appear-to-Be-Facing-Increased-Disa/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642031?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 There is a worrying trend of increased disability among older Americans in the 60 to 69 age group, regardless of sociodemographic characteristics, health status and health behaviors, particularly among those who are overweight, obese or not Caucasian, according to a study published online Nov. 12 in the American Journal of Public Health. 2009-11-16T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642031/WHI088.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642031null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Capecitabine-Linked-to-Benefit-in-Breast-Cancer-Pa/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642174?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 A chemotherapy regimen including capecitabine is associated with a lower risk of breast cancer recurrence compared to a combination of standard drugs, according to research published online Nov. 10 in The Lancet. 2009-11-16T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642174/BREAST.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642174null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Lysteda-Approved-for-Heavy-Menstrual-Bleeding/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642029?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 2009-11-16T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642029null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/Drug-May-Reverse-Type-1-Diabetes-Ocular-Complicati/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642027?contextCategoryId=40144&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/Gynecologic+Oncology/Nervous-System-Cancer-Linked-to-Cognitive-Impairme/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642028?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 Survivors of childhood central nervous system cancers are more likely to report reduced neurocognitive function resulting in lower education, employment and income in adulthood than survivors of other cancers, according to a study in the November issue of Neuropsychology. 2009-11-16T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642028/BRAINsmall.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642028null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Research-Supports-Assessment-Method-Used-in-SCORE-/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642030?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 The evaluation methods for optical coherence tomographic images used in the SCORE study appear suitable for other studies of retinal vein occlusion, according to research published in the November issue of the Archives of Ophthalmology. 2009-11-16T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642030/SS36006.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642030null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Sexual-Satisfaction-Important-for-Womens-Well-Bein/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642171?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 Sexual satisfaction is associated with better psychological well-being in women, underscoring the importance of sexual function to women's overall health, according to a study in the October issue of the Journal of Sexual Medicine. 2009-11-16T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642171/smile_SS36081.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642171null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/People-at-High-Risk-of-Swine-Flu-Warned-to-Avoid-H/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642026?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 Public health consultants to the Saudi Arabian government have recommended that pilgrims in categories at high risk for H1N1 swine who are planning to take part in the 2009 Hajj should postpone their participation until another year, according to a paper published online Nov. 14 in The Lancet. 2009-11-16T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642026/h1n1_11215_lores.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642026null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/AHA-Right-Ventricular-Pacing-Has-Deleterious-Effec/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642173?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 In patients with bradycardia and normal ejection fraction, conventional right ventricular pacing is associated with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction and adverse left ventricular remodeling compared to biventricular pacing, according to a study 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. 2009-11-16T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642173/cardiotest_18052.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642173null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/No-Adverse-Effects-Seen-After-Testis-Biopsy-in-Boy/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642170?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 The biopsy of testicular tissue from prepubescent boys with cancer for cryopreservation did not cause serious adverse after-effects and may someday offer a way to preserve fertility, according to a study published online Oct. 27 in Human Reproduction. 2009-11-16T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642170/13520038.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642170null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Retinal+Disease/Cataract-Surgery-Unlikely-to-Affect-the-Progressio/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642025?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 In patients with non-neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD), cataract surgery is not associated with an increased risk of AMD progression. In addition, dietary fats may have differential effects on the risk of AMD, according to two studies in the November issue of the Archives of Ophthalmology. 2009-11-16T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642025/SS36006.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642025null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/AHA-Niacin-Can-Affect-Carotid-Intima-Media-Thickne/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642023?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 In patients at high risk of cardiovascular disease, adjunctive therapy with niacin is superior to therapy with ezetimibe, according to a study 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. 2009-11-16T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642023/heart5.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642023null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Drugs-to-Lower-Anemia-Risk-Linked-to-Pulmonary-Emb/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642172?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 The use of erythropoiesis-stimulating agents to reduce anemia risk has rapidly increased since their approval to nearly half of advanced cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, but they are associated with a higher risk of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism while having no effect on the rate of blood transfusion, according to a study published online Nov. 10 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 2009-11-16T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642172/blood_MIC029ML.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642172null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Optical-Techniques-Accurately-Identify-Precancerou/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642176?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 During routine colonoscopy, optical diagnosis may be as reliable and more cost-effective for correctly diagnosing small colorectal polyps than conventional histopathology, according to a study published online Nov. 11 in The Lancet Oncology. 2009-11-16T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642176/colonoscopy.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642176null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Another-Swine-Flu-Vaccine-Approved-for-Children/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641800?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 2009-11-13T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641800null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Housing-Improvements-Linked-to-Improvements-in-Hea/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641797?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 Better housing conditions -- especially warmth and energy-efficiency improvements -- are generally associated with better health, according to a study the November issue of the American Journal of Public Health. 2009-11-13T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641797/familydinner.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641797null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/Obesity-Linked-to-Risk-of-Heart-Enlargement/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641792?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 Obesity and hypertension increase the risk of developing left atrial enlargement in the general population, according to a study in the Nov. 17 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2009-11-13T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641792/heart_d2.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641792null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Study-Examines-Outcome-of-Upper-Urinary-Tract-Canc/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641796?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 In patients with upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma, the location of the tumor in the renal pelvis compared to the ureter doesn't predict cancer-specific mortality, according to research published in the November issue of The Journal of Urology. 2009-11-13T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641796/urinespecimen_40025.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641796null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Campaign-to-Decrease-Illegal-Antibiotic-Use-Assess/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641670?contextCategoryId=40144&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/Cardiac-Problems-Present-in-Adults-With-Kawasaki-D/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641667?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 An increasing number of adults who had Kawasaki disease as children will present with cardiovascular problems, but no guidelines currently exist for the management of these patients, according to a review in the Nov. 17 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2009-11-13T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641667/hch008.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641667null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Depression-Linked-to-Immune-Response-in-Pregnancy/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641799?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 Women with greater symptoms of depression may experience increased inflammatory responses to influenza vaccination and potentially infectious illness during pregnancy, according to research published in Brain, Behavior, and Immunity. 2009-11-13T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641799/syringe_59094.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641799null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/First-Year-Doctors-Found-to-Be-Ill-Prepared-for-Pr/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641664?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 First-year doctors in at least one locale in the United Kingdom are generally unprepared for medical practice, according to a study in the November issue of the Post Graduate Medical Journal. 2009-11-13T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641664/doctors_59149.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641664null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Critical-Care-in-England-Now-More-Cost-Effective/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641666?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 Interventions aimed at enhancing critical care services in England implemented since 2000 have resulted in substantial and highly cost-effective improvements, according to a study published online Nov. 11 in BMJ. 2009-11-13T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641666/hospitalsign_18169.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641666null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/American-College-of-Allergy-Asthma-amp-Immunology-/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641795?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 2009-11-13T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641795null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Acetaminophen-Use-Linked-to-Asthma-and-Wheezing/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641669?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 In children and adults, acetaminophen use may be associated with an increased risk of asthma and wheezing, according to a study published in the November issue of Chest. 2009-11-13T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641669/18146.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641669null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Smoking-Rate-Increases-Slightly-in-United-States/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641668?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 The number of Americans who smoke increased slightly from 2007 to 2008, and the figure has hardly changed at all in the past five years, according to a report in the Nov. 13 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2009-11-13T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641668/HCH051.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641668null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Hemoglobin-A1C-Levels-May-Be-Better-Predictor-of-R/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641798?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 Hemoglobin A1C levels are a better predictor of retinopathy than fasting plasma glucose, according to a study in the November Diabetes Care. In a related study in the same issue, researchers report that routine lowering of blood pressure and intensive glucose control substantially improve renal outcomes and reduces death in type 2 diabetes patients. 2009-11-13T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641798/Sen002ml.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641798null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Low-Level-Laser-Treatment-May-Help-Ease-Neck-Pain/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641663?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 Low-level laser therapy can effectively treat both acute and chronic neck pain, with benefits lasting up to 22 weeks for chronic pain, according to a study published online Nov. 13 in The Lancet. 2009-11-13T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641663/neckpain_59038.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641663null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Exercise-Linked-to-Less-Risk-of-High-Grade-Prostat/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641793?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 Exercise was associated with lower risk of prostate cancer upon biopsy, as well as lower risk of high-grade disease in those with cancer, and African-American men with increased low-density lipoprotein showed a higher likelihood of prostate cancer diagnosis, according to two studies in the November issue of The Journal of Urology. 2009-11-13T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641793/workout.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641793null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Early-Interventions-Can-Cut-Teen-Pregnancy-Rates/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641665?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 Early intervention and youth development programs can reduce the risk of teenage pregnancy, but they do not tackle larger-scale societal and family influences on early parenthood, according to a study published Nov. 12 in BMJ. 2009-11-13T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641665/168067b.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641665null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Risk-Factors-for-Shoulder-Redislocation-Examined/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641794?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 The risk for redislocation among patients who have had a corrective arthroscopic procedure may be linked to younger age, male gender and longer duration between injury and surgery, according to an Italian study in the November issue of the Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. 2009-11-13T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641794/pain_59063.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641794null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Clopidogrel-Can-Be-Effective-in-Reducing-Cardiac-R/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641338?contextCategoryId=40144&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/Adolescent-Sex-and-Alcohol-Interventions-Assessed/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641478?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 A group intervention aimed at reducing alcohol and sexual risk behaviors in adolescents in juvenile detention centers may alter risky behaviors, according to a randomized, controlled study published online Nov. 9 in Pediatrics. 2009-11-12T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641478/45005.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641478null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Study-Finds-Features-Linked-to-Mortality-Risk-in-P/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641339?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 A variety of motor and non-motor factors may be associated with a higher risk of mortality in patients with early Parkinson's disease, according to research published in the November issue of the Archives of Neurology. 2009-11-12T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641339/parkinsons.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641339null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/CDC-New-H1N1-Tracking-Method-Ups-Estimates/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641481?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 At least 22 million Americans have been infected with H1N1 since April, and approximately 3,900 people have died, including an estimated 540 children, according to information presented at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Nov. 12 H1N1 press conference. 2009-11-12T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641481/h1n1_11215_lores.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641481null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Early-Treatment-Needed-for-Drug-Induced-Hypertensi/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641341?contextCategoryId=40144&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/Knee-Ligament-Reconstruction-Techniques-Compared/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641479?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 The tibial inlay double-bundle technique for knee reconstruction may stabilize the joint better than two single-bundle techniques, according to a Korean study published in the Nov. 1 issue of the Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. 2009-11-12T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641479/knee_SS36010.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641479null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Childhood-Esophageal-Atresia-Linked-to-Adult-Scoli/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641335?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 Adults with a history of esophageal atresia repair during infancy face a substantially higher risk of scoliosis, according to research published online Nov. 9 in Pediatrics. 2009-11-12T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641335/spine_40208.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641335null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Drug-May-Improve-Survival-in-Head-and-Neck-Cancer/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641336?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 Adding cetuximab to radiation treatment improves long-term five-year survival in patients with head and neck cancer, according to a study published online Nov. 7 in The Lancet Oncology. 2009-11-12T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641336/IV_59013.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641336null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Menstrual-Cycle-Shows-Effect-on-Exhaled-Nitric-Oxi/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641480?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 In premenopausal women with asthma who don't use oral contraceptives, there are significant associations between sex hormones and asthma markers, according to a study published in the November issue of Chest. 2009-11-12T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641480/33191.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641480null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Morning-Colonoscopies-Found-to-Yield-More-Polyps/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641342?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 The number of polyps detected by colonoscopy declines as the day progresses, indicating that those conducting endoscopies may be at their most adept at the start of the day, according to a study in the November issue of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2009-11-12T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641342/colonoscopy2.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641342null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/Common-Infections-May-Increase-Risk-of-First-Strok/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641482?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 Exposure to five common infections potentially linked to atherosclerosis may increase the risk for first stroke, according to the Northern Manhattan Study published online Nov. 9 in the Archives of Neurology. 2009-11-12T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641482/blood_SS36041.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641482null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/Models-Assess-Heart-Disease-Based-on-Glucose-Toler/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641340?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 Two models are more predictive than a third in assessing the risk of coronary heart disease based on glucose tolerance in older adults, according to a study in the November issue of Diabetes Care. 2009-11-12T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641340/Ss36007.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641340null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Signs-of-Urinary-Stones-May-Be-Hard-to-Detect-in-C/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641477?contextCategoryId=40144&ref=25 In children younger than 8 years of age, the origin of recurrent abdominal pain may be overlooked and ineffective procedures performed, without consideration of urolithiasis, according to a study completed in Italy and published online Nov. 9 in Pediatrics. 2009-11-12T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641477/depression2.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641477null XML