http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Kidney+%26+Bladder+Cancer/Article/list/40182 Clinical information, articles, medical news and research concerning Kidney & Bladder Cancer. Diagnosis and treatment information including decision support tools for formulary and ICD-9 codes. 2009-11-21T23:19:58Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Sleep-Apnea-in-Kidney-Transplant-Patients-Assessed/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/643213?contextCategoryId=40182&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/Modern+Medicine+Now/AACR-Markers-Hint-at-Who-Cancer-Treatments-Could-H/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/643214?contextCategoryId=40182&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/Endocrinology/American-Heart-Association-Nov-14-18-2009/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/643384?contextCategoryId=40182&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/Treatment-Reduces-Contrast-Induced-Kidney-Injury/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642669?contextCategoryId=40182&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/Hypertension-Found-Common-in-Pediatric-Kidney-Dise/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642831?contextCategoryId=40182&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/Gynecologic+Oncology/Nervous-System-Cancer-Linked-to-Cognitive-Impairme/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642028?contextCategoryId=40182&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/Study-Examines-Outcome-of-Upper-Urinary-Tract-Canc/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641796?contextCategoryId=40182&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/Hemoglobin-A1C-Levels-May-Be-Better-Predictor-of-R/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641798?contextCategoryId=40182&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/Signs-of-Urinary-Stones-May-Be-Hard-to-Detect-in-C/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641477?contextCategoryId=40182&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 http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Nursing/Study-Finds-Costs-of-Quality-Programs-Burden-Pract/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641012?contextCategoryId=40182&ref=25 The cost of providing data and support for health system quality-improvement programs can put a significant burden on primary care practices, and changes in the outcomes of trials are often made without being disclosed, according to two studies in the November/December Annals of Family Medicine. 2009-11-11T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641012/doctors_59141.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641012null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Nursing/Medical-Errors-Disclosure-Can-Help-Physicians-and-/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641010?contextCategoryId=40182&ref=25 Physicians are willing to share their experiences of making diagnostic errors, and analyzing them systematically helps point the way to improve future diagnoses, according to a study in the Nov. 9 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine, while a second study in the same issue finds that patients give higher quality ratings when adverse events are disclosed. 2009-11-11T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641010/40265.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641010null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Revascularization-in-Renovascular-Disease-Studied/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641142?contextCategoryId=40182&ref=25 Revascularization through angioplasty and stenting does not significantly improve renal function in patients with atherosclerotic renovascular disease compared to medical therapy alone, according to a study in the Nov. 12 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. 2009-11-11T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641142/stent.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641142null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Report-Highlights-Years-Major-Cancer-Advances/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641017?contextCategoryId=40182&ref=25 The year's most important clinical cancer research studies, including 15 major advances, are highlighted in a new report, "Clinical Cancer Advances 2009: Major Research Advances in Cancer Treatment, Prevention and Screening," published online Nov. 9 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2009-11-11T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641017/29084.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641017null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Factors-May-Raise-Stone-Risk-After-Gastric-Bypass-/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/640825?contextCategoryId=40182&ref=25 Following gastric bypass surgery, patients may develop urinary changes that raise their risk of developing kidney stones, according to research published in the November issue of The Journal of Urology. 2009-11-10T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/640825/urinespecimen_40025.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/640825null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Gynecologic+Oncology/Arthritis-Drugs-Unlikely-to-Increase-Cancer-Risk/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/640420?contextCategoryId=40182&ref=25 Rheumatoid arthritis patients who start taking anti-tumor necrosis factor α drugs are not likely to have a higher risk of developing cancer than other groups of rheumatoid arthritis patients, according to a Swedish study in the November issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism. 2009-11-09T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/640420/ARTHRITIS.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/640420null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/Targeted-Therapies-in-Diabetic-Nephropathy-Examine/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/640322?contextCategoryId=40182&ref=25 Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase activation appears to play a role in numerous changes associated with early kidney disease seen in type 1 diabetes, according to research published online Oct. 23 in Endocrinology. 2009-11-09T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/640322/kidney2.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/640322null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/Fasting-Glucose-Changes-May-Predict-Mortality-Risk/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/640093?contextCategoryId=40182&ref=25 Fasting glucose changes during acute myocardial infarction hospitalizations may serve as better prognostic indicators than fasting glucose taken at baseline, according to an Israeli study in the Oct. 15 American Journal of Cardiology. 2009-11-06T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/640093/fingerblood_SS36049.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/640093null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Kidney-Function-Can-Affect-Risk-of-Cardiovascular-/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/639963?contextCategoryId=40182&ref=25 Decline in kidney function is associated with increased risk of heart failure, according to two studies published online Nov. 5 in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, while a third study published online Nov. 5 in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology found that there is a link between higher phosphorous levels and calcification of the coronary arteries. 2009-11-06T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639963/kidney2.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639963null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Shorter-Working-Hours-May-Compromise-Surgeon-Train/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/640097?contextCategoryId=40182&ref=25 Although restricting trainee surgeons' working hours may improve the trainees' quality of life, it may also compromise their education and undermine patient safety, according to an article published Nov. 5 in BMJ. 2009-11-06T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/640097/surgery_18067.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/640097null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Drug-May-Boost-Hemoglobin-in-Chronic-Kidney-Diseas/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/639477?contextCategoryId=40182&ref=25 Patients with chronic kidney disease and a deficit in red blood cells resulting from anti-erythropoietin antibodies were able to stop supportive blood transfusions following injections of an erythropoietin-receptor agonist in a British study reported in the Nov. 5 New England Journal of Medicine. 2009-11-04T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639477/blood_MIC026ML.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639477null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/FDA-Warns-Exenatide-Could-Cause-Kidney-Problems/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/638898?contextCategoryId=40182&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/Nursing/Stats-Helps-Paint-Picture-of-H1N1-Hospitalizations/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/639123?contextCategoryId=40182&ref=25 The age of people hospitalized with H1N1 influenza infection in California during the summer of 2009 was typically younger than the age commonly seen with seasonal influenza, and infants had the highest rates of hospitalization and those aged 50 and older had the highest mortality, according to research published in the Nov. 4 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. 2009-11-03T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639123/Ss36054.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639123null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/ASN-Kidney-Consent-Forms-Can-Be-Difficult-to-Under/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/638320?contextCategoryId=40182&ref=25 The forms used to obtain consent for kidney donation and transplantation are written at too high a reading level to be easily understood by many kidney patients, which may lead to disparities in care, according to a study presented at the American Society of Nephrology's 42nd Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition, held from Oct. 27 to Nov. 1 in San Diego. 2009-11-02T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638320/consent_18260.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638320null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/Benefits-Risks-of-Darbepoetin-Alfa-in-Diabetes-Ass/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/638295?contextCategoryId=40182&ref=25 In patients with diabetes, chronic kidney disease and anemia, darbepoetin alfa does not reduce death, cardiovascular or renal events, and may be linked to an increased risk of stroke, according to a study published online Oct. 30 in the New England Journal of Medicine. 2009-11-02T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638295/54184.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638295null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/ASN-Sodium-Sweeteners-and-Fructose-Raise-Health-Ri/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/638324?contextCategoryId=40182&ref=25 Excessive consumption of sodium and artificial sweeteners increases the risk of declining kidney function, while excess fructose consumption increases the risk of high blood pressure, according to a study presented at the American Society of Nephrology's 42nd Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition, held from Oct. 27 to Nov. 1 in San Diego. 2009-11-02T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638324/FSF050.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638324null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/October-2009-Briefing---Nephrology/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/638294?contextCategoryId=40182&ref=25 2009-11-02T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638294null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Nursing/Background-Disease-Rates-Important-in-H1N1-Pandemi/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/638656?contextCategoryId=40182&ref=25 During mass immunization with pandemic H1N1 influenza vaccines, awareness of background rates of disease is essential for assessing vaccine safety, and may help allay vaccine-associated fears among the general public, according to an article published online Oct. 31 in The Lancet. 2009-11-02T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638656/vaccine.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638656null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/ASN-Kidney-Disease-Often-Undiagnosed-in-Primary-Ca/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/638315?contextCategoryId=40182&ref=25 More than half of the people with chronic kidney disease are not diagnosed by their primary care physician, with women more likely to be undiagnosed than men, according to a study presented at the American Society of Nephrology's 42nd Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition, held from Oct. 27 to Nov. 1 in San Diego. 2009-11-02T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638315/kidney2.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638315null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Low-Vitamin-D-Linked-to-End-Stage-Renal-Disease/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/638660?contextCategoryId=40182&ref=25 Vitamin D deficiency may explain the increased risk of end-stage renal disease found in non-Hispanic blacks, according to research published online Oct. 29 in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2009-11-02T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638660/dialysis.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638660null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/Perioperative-Beta-Blocker-Therapy-Guidelines-Upda/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/638657?contextCategoryId=40182&ref=25 The American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association recommends perioperative beta-blocker use dependent on careful consideration of the benefits and risks to an individual patient, according to an update of the 2007 guidelines outlining cardiovascular evaluation and care for non-cardiac surgery published online Nov. 2 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2009-11-02T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638657/doctors_59141.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638657null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Additional-Recommendations-for-Imaging-on-the-Rise/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/637805?contextCategoryId=40182&ref=25 Recommendations for additional imaging in radiology reports at one institution increased steeply in recent years, and from 1980 to 2006, radiologic and nuclear medicine procedures increased roughly 10-fold and 2.5 fold, respectively, according to two studies the November issue of Radiology. 2009-10-29T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/637805/radiologist_18042.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/637805null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Enews/FDA-approves-therapy-for-advanced-renal-cell-carci/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/636235?contextCategoryId=40182&ref=25 The FDA has approved GlaxoSmithKline?s pazopanib (Votrient) to treat patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma. 2009-10-29T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/urologytimes/432009/636235null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/Overweight-Patients-May-Have-Effect-on-Doctors-Att/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/637641?contextCategoryId=40182&ref=25 Physicians have lower respect for patients with high body mass index, which may have an impact on patient care and outcomes, according to a study published online Sept. 18 in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2009-10-29T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/637641/manstomachsmall.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/637641null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Antibiotic-Prophylaxis-May-Halt-UTI-Recurrence-in-/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/637422?contextCategoryId=40182&ref=25 In children with recurrent urinary tract infections, low-dose, continuous oral antibiotic therapy may help prevent future recurrences, according to an Australian study 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/442009/637422/45253.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/637422null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Noncardiovascular-Deaths-Add-to-Dialysis-Patient-M/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/637057?contextCategoryId=40182&ref=25 High overall death rates among patients beginning dialysis are not just the result of higher cardiovascular death rates, but of significantly higher noncardiovascular death rates as well, according to a study in the Oct. 28 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. 2009-10-27T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/637057/dialysis_18327.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/637057null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Low-Dose-Regimen-Found-to-Improve-Myeloma-Survival/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/636519?contextCategoryId=40182&ref=25 Lenalidomide plus low-dose dexamethasone is associated with better survival than lenalidomide plus high-dose dexamethasone for treating newly diagnosed multiple myeloma, according to a study published online Oct. 22 in The Lancet Oncology. 2009-10-26T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/636519/blood_MIC026ML.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/636519null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Nursing/Medical-School-Enrollment-Continues-to-Expand/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/636706?contextCategoryId=40182&ref=25 Almost 18,400 students enrolled in medical school in the United States in 2009, a 2 percent increase over the previous year, but even more expansion is needed to meet future demand for physicians, according to an Oct. 20 report from the Association of American Medical Colleges. 2009-10-26T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/636706/doctor_59133.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/636706null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Gynecologic+Oncology/Neonatal-Outcomes-Examined-in-Cancer-Pregnancies/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/636218?contextCategoryId=40182&ref=25 Pregnancies in women with cancer tend to have good outcomes overall, but have been associated with high rates of induced labor and newborn admission to a neonatal intensive care unit, according to a study published online Oct. 19 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2009-10-23T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/636218/hospital_room.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/636218null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Nursing/Some-Hospital-Staff-Predicted-to-Be-Infection-Supe/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/636100?contextCategoryId=40182&ref=25 Hospital staff such as therapists and radiologists who are in contact with all patients have the potential to be superspreaders of infection if they fail to wash their hands regularly, according to a study published online Oct. 19 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2009-10-22T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/636100/18313.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/636100null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Managed+Care/Sources-Find-Different-Numbers-of-Active-Physician/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/635632?contextCategoryId=40182&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/Higher-Intensity-Kidney-Therapies-Show-Mixed-Resul/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/635796?contextCategoryId=40182&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/Modern+Medicine+Now/ASA-Studies-Examine-Urinary-Biomarkers-of-Kidney-D/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/635630?contextCategoryId=40182&ref=25 The biomarker neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin may best identify acute kidney injury in cardiac surgery patients with normal preoperative kidney function, and undetected kidney cancer may influence urine concentrations of another biomarker, kidney injury molecule-1, according to research presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, held from Oct. 17 to 21 in New Orleans. 2009-10-21T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/635630/kidney2.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/635630null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Breast+Cancer/Integrating-Late-Breaking-Growth-Factor-Evidence-G/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/635390?contextCategoryId=40182&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/Cell-Based-Therapies-May-Be-Beneficial-in-Alport-S/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/634739?contextCategoryId=40182&ref=25 Cell-based therapies may offer hope to patients with Alport syndrome, according to an animal study published online Oct. 15 in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2009-10-16T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/634739/mouse.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/634739null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Coronary-Angiography-Found-Safe-in-Chronic-Kidney-/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/634735?contextCategoryId=40182&ref=25 Screening coronary angiography does not reduce renal function in high-risk patients with advanced chronic kidney disease awaiting a kidney transplant, according to a study published online Oct. 15 in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2009-10-16T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/634735/dialysis_18327.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/634735null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Managed+Care/FDA-Launches-Drug-Disposal-Advice-Web-Page/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/634741?contextCategoryId=40182&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+Now/Prediction-Model-Can-Benefit-Bladder-Cancer-Patien/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/634566?contextCategoryId=40182&ref=25 In the management of bladder cancer patients who have undergone cystectomy, use of a multivariate prediction model ("bladder nomogram") for referral to adjuvant chemotherapy may lead to better outcomes than the use of pathologic stage, according to a study published online Oct. 12 in Cancer. 2009-10-15T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/634566/doccomputer_MIC009ML.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/634566null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Outcomes-Studied-in-Nursing-Home-Patients-With-Dem/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/634224?contextCategoryId=40182&ref=25 Nursing home residents with advanced dementia have a high mortality rate, and residents with end-stage renal disease who begin dialysis face a high risk of functional decline in the following year, according to two studies in the Oct. 15 New England Journal of Medicine. 2009-10-14T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/634224/WHI088.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/634224null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/Study-Evaluates-Hospital-Quality-and-Mortality-Rat/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/633747?contextCategoryId=40182&ref=25 Hospital mortality rates in the United States have improved, although major differences in quality still exist between the best and worst hospitals, according to a report published Oct. 13 by HealthGrades. 2009-10-13T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/633747/hospitalsign_18169.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/633747null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Exercise-Could-Help-Chronic-Kidney-Disease-Patient/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/633389?contextCategoryId=40182&ref=25 People with or without chronic kidney disease who are physically inactive have higher odds of mortality than their more active counterparts, and there may be survival benefits for chronic kidney disease patients who become more physically active, according to a study published online Oct. 9 in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2009-10-12T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/633389/kidney2.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/633389null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Managed+Care/Health-Care-Disparities-Among-States-Found-to-Be-W/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/633184?contextCategoryId=40182&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/Psoriasis/Organ-Donor-Family-Consent-Request-Protocols-Compa/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/633186?contextCategoryId=40182&ref=25 Organ donation using collaborative requesting instead of routine requesting by a patient's clinician may not provide increases in consent rates, according to an unblinded, multi-center, randomized controlled trial performed in the United Kingdom published Oct. 8 in BMJ. 2009-10-09T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/633186/consent_18260.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/633186null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Nursing/Medical-Students-Want-More-Practice-of-Medicine-Tr/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/632397?contextCategoryId=40182&ref=25 Medical students in the United States perceive that they are not getting enough training in the practice of medicine, particularly in medical economics, according to a study in the September issue of Academic Medicine. 2009-10-07T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/632397/doctor_59133.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/632397null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Managed+Care/Roundtable-Discussion-Tackles-Health-Care-Reform/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/632395?contextCategoryId=40182&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=40182&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/Kidney-Disease-Risk-May-Be-Higher-in-Allergic-Diab/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/631262?contextCategoryId=40182&ref=25 In male diabetics, there is a correlation between eosinophil counts and microalbuminuria that may point to increased risk of diabetic kidney disease in those with allergic rhinitis or asthma, according to a study published online Oct. 1 in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2009-10-02T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/631262/SEN066.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/631262null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Nursing/CDC-Says-States-Not-Meeting-Fruit-and-Veggie-Objec/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/630864?contextCategoryId=40182&ref=25 In a Sept. 29 press release, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says no U.S. state is currently meeting the national Healthy People 2010 objectives for fruit and vegetable consumption. 2009-10-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/402009/630864/46016small.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/402009/630864null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/MRI-for-renal-lesions-in-pregnancy/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/637981?contextCategoryId=40182&ref=25 Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is acceptable imaging to be performed in women with renal lesions incidentally detected during routine antenatal ultrasonography. 2009-10-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/442009/637981null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Kidney+%26+Bladder+Cancer+Top+Story/Renal-cryoablation-approaches-yield-similar-outcom/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/633628?contextCategoryId=40182&ref=25 Cryoablation of small renal masses yields similar survival rates with a laparoscopic or percutaneous approach, but the options involve tradeoffs of disease control versus convenience and cost. 2009-10-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/urologytimes/422009/633628null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Hand-assisted-laparoscopic-partial-nephrectomy-eli/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/633608?contextCategoryId=40182&ref=25 Laparoscopic partial nephrectomy without collection system suturing led to a urine-leak rate comparable to that of procedures with formal collection-system closure. 2009-10-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/urologytimes/422009/633608null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Pathology/September-2009-Briefing---Nephrology/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/630863?contextCategoryId=40182&ref=25 2009-10-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/402009/630863null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Midlife-Overweight-in-Women-Leads-to-Later-Poorer-/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/630504?contextCategoryId=40182&ref=25 A woman who is overweight at midlife has significantly reduced odds of healthy survival past the age of 70, according to a study published Sept. 29 in BMJ. 2009-09-30T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/402009/630504/scale_59176.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/402009/630504null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Nursing/Bacterial-Infections-Are-a-Factor-in-Many-H1N1-Dea/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/630332?contextCategoryId=40182&ref=25 Many patients who have died of H1N1 influenza this year had a bacterial co-infection that likely contributed to their deaths, according to a Sept. 29 early release of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2009-09-30T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/402009/630332/Ss36054.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/402009/630332null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Bladder-Cancer-Surgery-Delay-Linked-to-Poorer-Surv/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/630336?contextCategoryId=40182&ref=25 In patients with bladder cancer, less delay between transurethral tumor resection and cystectomy may improve the chances of survival, particularly in those with lower stage disease, according to research published in the October issue of the Journal of Urology. 2009-09-30T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/402009/630336/scalpel_59026.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/402009/630336null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/American-Heart-Association-Sept-23-26-2009/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/630069?contextCategoryId=40182&ref=25 2009-09-29T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/402009/630069null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Hydration-Procedure-Found-to-Benefit-Kidney-Patien/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/629584?contextCategoryId=40182&ref=25 In patients with mild renal insufficiency who undergo elective coronary procedures, standard hydration plus a single-bolus intravenous administration of sodium bicarbonate may effectively reduce the risk of contrast-induced nephropathy compared to standard hydration alone, according to a study in the Oct. 1 issue of the American Journal of Cardiology. 2009-09-28T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/402009/629584/IV_59014.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/402009/629584null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Nursing/H1N1-Viruss-Genetic-Makeup-Appears-to-Be-Staying-S/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/629586?contextCategoryId=40182&ref=25 The genetic makeup of the H1N1 flu has remained stable, which means the yet-to-be-released vaccine is likely to be a good match for the virus, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced at a Sept. 25 media briefing. 2009-09-28T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/402009/629586/vaccine.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/402009/629586null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Nursing/Childhood-Nephrotic-Syndrome-Can-Cause-Lifelong-Il/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/629418?contextCategoryId=40182&ref=25 Children with minimal-change nephrotic syndrome are at increased risk for osteoporosis, hypertension, sperm abnormalities and cataracts if the condition persists beyond puberty, according to a study published online Sept. 24 in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2009-09-25T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/392009/629418/kidney2.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/392009/629418null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/Live-Birth-Has-Little-Effect-on-Kidney-Transplant-/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/629311?contextCategoryId=40182&ref=25 In women with a functioning kidney transplant, a live birth has no significant effect on either graft or patient survival, according to a study published online Sept. 24 in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2009-09-25T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/392009/629311/kidney2.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/392009/629311null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/New-Paradigm-for-Progress-in-Surgery-Proposed/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/629316?contextCategoryId=40182&ref=25 In a series of articles in the Sept. 26 issue of The Lancet, a cohort of surgical-thought leaders proposes a new paradigm for innovation, research, and evidence-based advancement in the field of surgery. 2009-09-25T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/392009/629316/surgery_18063.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/392009/629316null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Enews/Intravesical-therapy-available-for-aggressive-blad/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/627647?contextCategoryId=40182&ref=25 Endo Pharmaceuticals has announced the reintroduction of valrubicin (VALSTAR) intravesical therapy for the treatment of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG)-refractory carcinoma in situ (CIS) of the bladder for whom immediate removal of the bladder would be associated with unacceptable medical risks. 2009-09-24T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/urologytimes/382009/627647null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Nursing/Review-Advises-Hand-Washing-Other-Antiviral-Measur/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/628853?contextCategoryId=40182&ref=25 Hand washing, wearing a mask, and isolating potential cases are all effective in interrupting the spread of viral respiratory infections and should be given greater attention when planning for widespread outbreaks, according to research published Sept. 22 in BMJ. 2009-09-23T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/392009/628853/18313.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/392009/628853null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Psychiatry+%26+Behavioral+Health/Physician-Medical-Errors-Linked-to-Fatigue-and-Bur/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/628504?contextCategoryId=40182&ref=25 The incidence of medical error is associated with a host of factors related to physician fatigue, burnout, and mental and emotional well-being, according to a study in the Sept. 23/30 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. 2009-09-22T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/392009/628504/physician_18141.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/392009/628504null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Medical+Economics/Spotlight-on-Social-Networking-Use-Among-Medical-S/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/628498?contextCategoryId=40182&ref=25 A majority of medical schools report instances of medical students posting unprofessional content on social networking Web sites, including some instances of violations of patient confidentiality, according to a report in the Sept. 23/30 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. 2009-09-22T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/392009/628498/54014.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/392009/628498null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Weight-Loss-Associated-With-Benefits-in-Kidney-Dis/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/627687?contextCategoryId=40182&ref=25 Weight loss in patients with chronic kidney disease and glomerular hyperfiltration -- either through surgical or non-surgical approaches -- may be associated with improvements in proteinuria and normalization of glomerular filtration rate, according to research published online Sept. 17 in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2009-09-18T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/382009/627687/kidney2.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/382009/627687null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Managed+Care/Taxes-on-Sugared-Sodas-Could-Cut-Consumption/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/627352?contextCategoryId=40182&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/Nursing/FDA-Approves-Four-Vaccines-for-H1N1-Influenza/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/626776?contextCategoryId=40182&ref=25 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved four H1N1 influenza vaccines, according to a Sept. 15 news release issued by the agency. 2009-09-15T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/382009/626776/syringe_59094.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/382009/626776null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Drug-Shown-to-Aid-Patients-With-Resistant-Hyperten/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/626211?contextCategoryId=40182&ref=25 The vasodilator darusentan significantly lowers blood pressure in patients whose hypertension is resistant to current drugs, according to a study published online Sept. 14 in The Lancet. 2009-09-14T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/382009/626211/bloodpressure_18309.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/382009/626211null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Managed+Care/Drug-Interaction-E-Alerts-Show-Benefit-to-Patient-/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/626499?contextCategoryId=40182&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/Nursing/Mutated-H1N1-Virus-Resistant-to-Antiviral-Drug-Ose/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/625872?contextCategoryId=40182&ref=25 The discovery of H1N1 mutations resistant to the neuraminidase inhibitor oseltamivir in two adolescent girls sharing a cabin at a North Carolina camp prompted a new recommendation from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the proper prophylactic use of antiviral drugs, according to a case report in the Sept. 11 issue of the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2009-09-11T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/372009/625872/h1n1_11215_lores.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/372009/625872null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Pretreating-Kidney-Donors-Helps-Post-Transplant-Fu/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/624825?contextCategoryId=40182&ref=25 Administering dopamine to brain-dead kidney donors can significantly improve post-transplant organ function, resulting in the need for less dialysis, according to a study in the Sept. 9 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. 2009-09-08T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/372009/624825/dialysis.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/372009/624825null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/August-2009-Briefing---Nephrology/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/623320?contextCategoryId=40182&ref=25 2009-09-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/362009/623320null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Bevacizumab-Avastin-Monoclonal-antibody-approved-f/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/624227?contextCategoryId=40182&ref=25 New indication: Bevacizumab (Avastin), a monoclonal antibody, was approved on July 31, 2009, for the treatment of metastatic renal cell carcinoma in combination with interferon alfa 2009-09-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/formulary/362009/624227null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Nursing/Academic-Medical-Centers-Active-and-Diverse-in-Res/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/623474?contextCategoryId=40182&ref=25 Research at academic medical centers is active and diverse, with nearly a quarter of life-science researchers receiving no funding, and relationships with industry more commonly seen among translational and clinical researchers than basic science researchers, according to a study in the Sept. 2 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. 2009-09-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/362009/623474/consent_18260.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/362009/623474null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/New-chemotherapeutic-approaches-in-superficial-bla/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/636486?contextCategoryId=40182&ref=25 An overview of new agents and device-assisted therapies being investigated to improve outcomes for patients with superficial bladder cancer. 2009-09-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/urologytimes/442009/636486null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Legal-Delay-in-diagnosing-bladder-cancer/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/624502?contextCategoryId=40182&ref=25 Gynecologist fails to diagnose bladder cancer for 2 years. 2009-09-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/372009/624502null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Bladder-augmentation-What-the-future-holds/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/636347?contextCategoryId=40182&ref=25 This article reviews current developments in cellular scaffods, the process of cell seeding, and the importance of a favorable in vitro environment for regeneration. 2009-09-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/urologytimes/432009/636347null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/ESC-Dabigatran-May-Beat-Warfarin-in-Atrial-Fibrill/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/622893?contextCategoryId=40182&ref=25 In atrial fibrillation patients, dabigatran may reduce the risk of stroke or systemic embolism more effectively than warfarin, according to a study published online Aug. 30 in the New England Journal of Medicine and presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress 2009, held from Aug. 29 to Sept. 2 in Barcelona, Spain. Another study, published Aug. 27 in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, concludes that warfarin may increase the risk of stroke in atrial fibrillation patients who also have end-stage renal disease. 2009-08-31T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/362009/622893/BRAIN.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/362009/622893null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Medical+Economics/Quality-of-Care-Unchanged-Under-New-Payment-System/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/622305?contextCategoryId=40182&ref=25 The implementation of a fixed-price, payment-by-results system for hospitals in the United Kingdom, beginning in 2002, has reduced the length of hospital stays and increased day case (outpatient) admissions, but has had no measurable effect on quality of care, according to a study published Aug. 27 in BMJ. 2009-08-28T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/352009/622305/OR_18241.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/352009/622305null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Nursing/Department-Issues-New-HIPAA-Notification-Regulatio/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/621478?contextCategoryId=40182&ref=25 The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued new regulations on Aug. 19 requiring entities covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) to notify individuals after their health information has been breached. 2009-08-25T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/352009/621478/doctor_59130.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/352009/621478null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Spinal-Fusion-Rate-Low-in-End-Stage-Renal-Disease-/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/621048?contextCategoryId=40182&ref=25 Patients with spinal diseases and end-stage renal disease who are using dialysis may have acceptable outcomes following spinal surgery, but mortality and complication rates appear to be relatively high and fusion rates appear to be low, according to research published in the Aug. 15 issue of Spine. 2009-08-24T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/352009/621048/spine.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/352009/621048null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Pediatric-Kidney-Donor-Age-No-Barrier-to-Success-R/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/620911?contextCategoryId=40182&ref=25 Kidney transplant patients have similar outcomes whether the donor is above or below the age of 5 years, according to a study published online Aug. 20 in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2009-08-21T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/342009/620911/kidney2.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/342009/620911null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Pathology/Wearable-Artificial-Kidney-Device-Shows-Progress/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/620908?contextCategoryId=40182&ref=25 The prototype design for a "wearable artificial kidney" matched the performance of larger dialysis units and may offer a new modality for daily dialysis in end stage renal disease, according to a study published online Aug. 20 in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2009-08-21T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/342009/620908/dialysis_18327.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/342009/620908null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/US-Life-Expectancy-Reaches-779-Years/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/620580?contextCategoryId=40182&ref=25 Life expectancy in the United States has increased again, from 77.7 to 77.9 years -- a new record -- according to statistics released Aug.19 by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2009-08-20T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/342009/620580/gardening_18280.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/342009/620580null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Kidney-Disease-May-Worsen-Outcomes-in-Heart-Condit/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/619873?contextCategoryId=40182&ref=25 Patients with acute coronary syndromes undergoing an early, invasive strategy who also have chronic kidney disease have worse clinical outcomes, according to a study in the August issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Interventions. 2009-08-18T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/342009/619873/dialysis_18327.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/342009/619873null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Managed+Care/Alarm-Symptoms-Often-Do-Not-Result-in-Timely-Diagn/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/619280?contextCategoryId=40182&ref=25 Many patients who present with certain alarm symptoms, including hematuria and rectal bleeding, do not receive a diagnosis in a reasonable amount of time, according to a study published online Aug. 13 in BMJ. 2009-08-14T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/332009/619280/40265.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/332009/619280null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Specific-Diet-Shown-to-Reduce-Risk-of-Kidney-Stone/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/619282?contextCategoryId=40182&ref=25 The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension diet can reduce kidney stone formation, according to a study published online Aug. 13 in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2009-08-14T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/332009/619282/veggies_18025.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/332009/619282null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Enews/Stanford-researchers-identify-human-bladder-cancer/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/617736?contextCategoryId=40182&ref=25 Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA have identified the first human bladder cancer stem cell and have explained its role in evading the body?s natural defenses. 2009-08-13T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/urologytimes/332009/617736null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Enews/NIDDK-appoints-Dr-Germino-announces-Dr-Nybergs-ret/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/617739?contextCategoryId=40182&ref=25 Internationally recognized kidney disease expert Gregory G. Germino, MD, has been named deputy director of the National Institute of Health's National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). 2009-08-13T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/urologytimes/332009/617739null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Enews/Agent-approved-to-treat-metastatic-RCC/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/617734?contextCategoryId=40182&ref=25 Genentech, Inc. has earned FDA approval for bevacizumab (Avastin) plus interferon-alfa for treatment of metastatic renal cell carcinoma. Bevacizumab blocks the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) protein responsible for tumor growth. 2009-08-13T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/urologytimes/332009/617734null HTML