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Medical news, evidence-based information, CME, patient education and practice management resources. 2008-05-16T11:00:36Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Neurology/ASH-Heavy-Alcohol-Intake-Impacts-Heart-Health/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/517240?ref=25 Men who drink more than 21 units of alcohol per week and women who drink more than 14 units of alcohol per week risk seriously damaging their hearts, according to research presented at the American Society of Hypertension's 23rd Annual Scientific Meeting held May 14-17 in New Orleans. 2008-05-15T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/517240/SS42069.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/517240null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Orthopedics/Obese-Patients-Have-Worse-Hip-Arthroplasty-Outcome/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/517244?ref=25 Body mass index has an impact on the outcome of revision total hip arthroplasty, with obese patients faring the worst, researchers report in the May 15 issue of Arthritis Care & Research. 2008-05-15T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/517244/hipjoint_59235.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/517244null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Cardiovascular+Disease/ASH-Listening-to-Music-Daily-Lowers-Blood-Pressure/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/517243?ref=25 Listening to soothing music for just 30 minutes a day while performing controlled breathing exercises may significantly reduce high blood pressure, according to research presented at the American Society of Hypertension's 23rd Annual Scientific Meeting held May 14-17 in New Orleans. 2008-05-15T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/517243/music.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/517243null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Oncology/Hot-Flashes-Reduced-with-Stellate-Ganglion-Block/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/517239?ref=25 Performing stellate-ganglion block to interrupt the sympathetic nervous system pathways regulating temperature reduces the frequency of severe hot flashes and sleep disturbances in breast cancer survivors, according to a report published online May 15 in The Lancet Oncology. 2008-05-15T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/517239/WHI043.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/517239null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Pharmacy/Blood-Loss-Drug-Removed-from-Market-Due-to-Deaths/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/517334?ref=25 Due to a recent report showing that Trasylol (aprotinin) increases the risk of death more than two other antifibrinolytic drugs in patients undergoing high-risk cardiac surgery, its manufacturer, Bayer Pharmaceuticals, has decided to remove all remaining supplies of Trasylol from the U.S. market, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. 2008-05-15T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/517334/fdalogo.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/517334null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Oncology/Studies-Explore-Factors-Affecting-Breast-Cancer-Ri/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/517332?ref=25 Women who have a sister with breast cancer remain at an increased risk of breast cancer throughout most of their lives, according to a study published in the May 21 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, while a second study in the same issue notes that high levels of physical activity during adolescence and early adulthood are associated with a lower risk of premenopausal breast cancer. 2008-05-15T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/517332/BREAST.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/517332null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Orthopedics/Quality-of-Low-Back-Pain-Care-Affects-Length-of-Si/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/517333?ref=25 Patients with low back pain are more satisfied with care given by surgeons, chiropractors and physical therapists than general physicians, and their satisfaction with health care is an important factor in determining how long their back pain will keep them out of the workplace, according to a report published in the May/June issue of The Spine Journal. 2008-05-15T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/517333/back_40201.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/517333null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Over+The+Counter+Products/ASH-Bedtime-Aspirin-Has-Antihypertensive-Effects/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/517329?ref=25 Among individuals with prehypertension, taking an aspirin at bedtime results in significant lowering of blood pressure, but the antihypertensive effect is not seen if the aspirin is taken in the morning, according to research presented at the American Society of Hypertension's 23rd Annual Scientific Meeting held May 14-17 in New Orleans. 2008-05-15T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/517329/18146.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/517329null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/ModernMedicine+Now/Pulmonary-Crackles-May-Be-Clinically-Significant/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/517328?ref=25 In elderly patients, the presence of age-related pulmonary crackles (rales) is common and may interfere with management of suspected heart failure or presumable pulmonary disease, according to research published in the May/June issue of the Annals of Family Medicine. 2008-05-15T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/517328/33100.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/517328null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Geriatrics/Etanercept-Can-Be-Safely-Used-for-Up-to-Eight-Year/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/517241?ref=25 Patients with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis can be safely and effectively treated with etanercept for up to eight years, according to the results of a study published in the May issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism. 2008-05-15T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/517241/ARTHRITIS.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/517241null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Cardiovascular+Disease/Stent-Commercial-on-Television-Raises-Concerns/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/517237?ref=25 A 60-second commercial that aired during a nationally televised football game last Thanksgiving broke new ground in direct-to-consumer medical advertising, which deserves examination and perhaps reconsideration, according to a commentary published online May 14 in advance of publication in the May 22 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. 2008-05-15T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/517237/television_watcher.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/517237null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Oncology/Less-Adjuvant-Therapy-for-Black-Rectal-Cancer-Pati/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/517242?ref=25 Even though elderly black and white patients with rectal cancer have similar consultation rates with an oncologist, black patients are less likely to receive chemotherapy or radiation, according to study findings published online May 13 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 2008-05-15T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/517242/IV_59158.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/517242null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Orthopedics/Spinal-Epidural-Hematoma-Needs-Fast-Treatment/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/517331?ref=25 Spinal epidural hematoma is a rare and poorly understood condition that requires rapid diagnosis and treatment, according to an article published in the May/June issue of The Spine Journal. Accompanying case reports in the journal state that the condition is a potential risk for patients taking clopidogrel and has also been reported in a patient with severe kyphoscoliosis. 2008-05-15T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/517331/spine.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/517331null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/ModernMedicine+Now/Physician-Suicide-Rate-Higher-Than-in-General-Popu/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/517330?ref=25 The stigma of mental illness among physicians is preventing the profession from facing the fact that the suicide rate among physicians is higher than that of the general population, according to an article published in the May/June issue of the Annals of Family Medicine. 2008-05-15T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/517330/somberwoman.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/517330null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Neurology/Vertebroplasty-and-Kyphoplasty-Reduce-Pain-Scores/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/517238?ref=25 Vertebroplasty and balloon kyphoplasty both improve pain scores in patients with vertebral compression fractures, and while vertebroplasty offers the best results, it also carries the greatest risks, according to a review article published in the May/June issue of The Spine Journal. 2008-05-15T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/517238/spine_59098.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/517238null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Cardiovascular+Disease/Computed-Tomography-Helps-Predict-Amputation-Risk/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/517114?ref=25 A tibial artery calcification score, calculated using computed tomography, is better at identifying patients with peripheral arterial disease who are at high risk of amputation than traditional risk factors and an abnormal ankle-brachial index, according to research published in the May 20 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2008-05-14T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/517114/legcalf.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/517114null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Surgery/Statin-Linked-to-Lower-Risks-Following-Bypass-Surg/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/516992?ref=25 Using atorvastatin to aggressively lower low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in patients with previous coronary artery bypass grafting surgery reduced the risk of major cardiovascular events, according to research published in the May 20 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2008-05-14T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/516992/HEART2.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/516992null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Cardiovascular+Disease/Potential-Role-for-Sildenafil-in-Cardiomyopathy-Tr/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/516997?ref=25 Enhancing cyclic guanosine monophosphate signaling via genetic avenues as well as with sildenafil protected cardiac contractile function in a mouse model of dystrophin-deficient cardiomyopathy, according to an article published in the May 13 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2008-05-14T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/516997/heart_d2.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/516997null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Over+The+Counter+Products/Treatment-Combination-Linked-to-Hemorrhage-After-S/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/516993?ref=25 Although prior use of antiplatelet drugs in patients given tissue plasminogen activator following an ischemic stroke was associated with an increased risk of symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage, prior antiplatelet therapy was also associated with an improved outcome, according to research published in the May Archives of Neurology. 2008-05-14T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/516993/BRAIN.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/516993null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Neurology/Triptans-Associated-with-Rare-Cases-of-Serotonin-S/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/517121?ref=25 Triptans -- serotonin-receptor agonists used to treat migraines -- are linked to uncommon but potentially serious cases of serotonin syndrome, according to a letter published in the May 15 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. 2008-05-14T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/517121/headache2.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/517121null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Clinical+Pharmacology/Viral-Suppression-Compared-in-HIV-Treatments/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/517118?ref=25 Treatment of HIV-1 infection with efavirenz plus two nucleoside reverse-transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) is associated with better viral suppression and a longer time to virologic failure than lopinavir-ritonavir plus two NRTIs, according to a report in the May 15 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. 2008-05-14T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/517118/HIV.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/517118null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Internal+Medicine/Barefoot-Walking-Canes-Reduce-Load-on-Knees/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/516991?ref=25 In patients with medial knee osteoarthritis, walking barefoot puts less pressure on the knees than walking in shoes, and using a cane also helps lighten the burden, according to study findings published in the May 15 issue of Arthritis Care & Research. 2008-05-14T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/516991/knee_SS36043.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/516991null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Cardiovascular+Disease/Biomarkers-Raise-Alert-for-Heart-Risks/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/517119?ref=25 A number of biomarkers may aid in the identification of patients at especially high risk from cardiovascular disease, according to three papers published in the May 15 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. 2008-05-14T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/517119/heart_18029.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/517119null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Internal+Medicine/Study-Explores-Molecular-Response-to-Joint-Injury/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/517116?ref=25 Mechanical injury to human articular cartilage results in activation of pathways involved in growth and differentiation, suggesting that these pathways could represent novel therapeutic targets in individuals with inadequate cartilage repair after injury, according to an article published in Arthritis & Rheumatism in May. 2008-05-14T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/517116/jointxray_59071.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/517116null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Internal+Medicine/Breast-Feeding-Linked-to-Lower-Rheumatoid-Arthriti/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/517115?ref=25 Women who breast-feed their infants for 13 months or longer may have a reduction in their risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis, according to an article published online May 13 in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 2008-05-14T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/517115/breastfeed.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/517115null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Clinical+Pharmacology/Doctors-Misuse-of-Antibiotics-Is-a-Hard-Habit-to-B/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/516994?ref=25 Using physicians' offices as the venue to promote judicious use of antibiotics is an effective way to get the information into the right hands, but a multi-pronged approach may be more effective at getting doctors to take a more judicious approach to over-prescribing, according to an article published in the May/June issue of the Annals of Family Medicine. 2008-05-14T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/516994/physician_18141.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/516994null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Urology/Lapatinib-Benefits-Some-Patients-with-Renal-Cell-C/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/516995?ref=25 Patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma have a similar time to progression and overall survival whether they are treated with hormone therapy or lapatinib, although lapatinib patients have significantly better outcomes if their tumors overexpress the epidermal growth factor receptor, researchers report in the May 10 issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2008-05-14T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/516995/kidney2.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/516995null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Psychiatry+%26+Behavioral+Health/Cause-of-Brain-Defects-Linked-to-Genetic-Deletion-/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/516996?ref=25 Deletion of a small chromosomal region in mice equivalent to the 22q11.2 deletion in humans, which is associated with behavioral and cognitive defects and an increased risk of schizophrenia, is associated with defects in the processing of microRNAs and cognitive and behavioral deficits, according to research published online May 11 in Nature Genetics. 2008-05-14T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/516996/Mic030ml.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/516996null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Cardiovascular+Disease/Aprotinin-Linked-to-Mortality-in-High-Risk-Cardiac/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/517117?ref=25 Although aprotinin reduces massive postoperative bleeding in patients undergoing high-risk cardiac surgery better than lysine analogues, the death rate in these patients is higher, according to study results released online May 14 in advance of publication in the May 29 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. 2008-05-14T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/517117/surgery_18062.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/517117null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Cardiovascular+Disease/Intracerebral-Hemorrhage-Drug-Disappoints/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/517120?ref=25 In contrast with the clinical benefit shown in an earlier trial, therapy with recombinant activated factor VII (rFVIIa) failed to improve survival or functional outcome following intracerebral hemorrhage, according to the results of a study published in the May 15 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. 2008-05-14T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/517120/BRAINsmall.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/517120null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Dry+Eye/Sjogrens-Syndrome-American-College-of-Physicians-P/CME/Article/detail/516638?ref=25 2008-05-13T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/cme/modernmedicine/202008/516638null REMOTE http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Oncology/Ultrasound-Plus-Mammography-Detects-More-Breast-Ca/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/516804?ref=25 Screening for breast cancer with combined ultrasound and mammography in a population at high risk allows the detection of an additional 4.2 cancers per 1,000 women screened, according to an article published in the May 14 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. 2008-05-13T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/516804/WHI046.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/516804null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Geriatrics/Heart-Attack-Prevention-in-Non-Cardiac-Surgery-Exp/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/516659?ref=25 The prevention strategies for perioperative myocardial infarction during non-cardiac surgery -- a growing concern given aging populations -- is the subject of a paper published in the May 20 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2008-05-13T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/516659/43143.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/516659null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Ophthalmology/Program-Improves-Function-in-Patients-with-Vision-/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/516657?ref=25 A low-vision rehabilitation program improves visual function in patients with moderate-to-severe visual loss due to macular diseases, researchers report in the May issue of the Archives of Ophthalmology. 2008-05-13T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/516657/33101.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/516657null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Infectious+Disease/Few-Adults-Adequately-Recognize-Stroke-Symptoms/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/516801?ref=25 Only 16 percent of the U.S. public can correctly recognize the five symptoms of stroke and know to call 9-1-1 immediately if they think someone is having a stroke, according to an article published in the May 9 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2008-05-13T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/516801/911_MIC010ML.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/516801null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/ModernMedicine+Now/UKs-Pay-for-Performance-Plan-Is-Questioned/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/516798?ref=25 Although the United Kingdom's new pay-for-performance plan -- Quality and Outcomes Framework -- may have successfully met its stated objectives, it also may be adversely affecting the dynamics of family practices, researchers report in the May/June issue of the Annals of Family Medicine. 2008-05-13T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/516798/doctors_59145.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/516798null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Geriatrics/Arthritis-Common-in-Adults-with-Diabetes/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/516802?ref=25 More than half of adults with diabetes in two recent years also had arthritis, and people with both conditions were more likely to be physically inactive than those with diabetes alone, according to the results of a national survey published in the May 9 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2008-05-13T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/516802/swimming_40095.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/516802null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Neurology/Electrode-Adjustment-May-Help-Parkinsons-Patients/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/516658?ref=25 Reimplantation of electrodes in patients with Parkinson's disease who responded poorly to subthalamic nucleus stimulation can result in improved motor scores, according to research published in the May issue of the Archives of Neurology. 2008-05-13T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/516658/BRAIN.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/516658null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/ModernMedicine+Now/Restless-Legs-Syndrome-Drugs-Show-Mixed-Results/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/516797?ref=25 In patients with moderate-to-severe restless legs syndrome, use of nonergot dopamine agonists such as pramipexole, ropinirole and rotigotine may significantly improve symptom severity, but also causes side effects that many patients find intolerable, according to a report published in the May/June issue of the Annals of Family Medicine. 2008-05-13T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/516797/womanlegs.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/516797null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Oncology/Certain-Breast-Cancer-Subtypes-More-Likely-to-Recu/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/516654?ref=25 Women with breast cancer treated with breast-conserving therapy have an overall low likelihood of local recurrence, but the risk varies based on tumor subtype, according to an article published in the May 10 issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2008-05-13T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/516654/breastcancer_59316.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/516654null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Neurology/Cognitive-Impairment-Common-in-Young-MS-Patients/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/516656?ref=25 Children and juveniles with multiple sclerosis (MS) may have an increased risk of cognitive impairment and low IQ scores, and low IQ scores may be especially associated with a younger age at onset, according to the results of a study published in the May 13 issue of Neurology. 2008-05-13T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/516656/neckexam_40213.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/516656null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Gastroenterology/Metabolic-Syndrome-Linked-to-Poorer-Hepatitis-C-Pr/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/516800?ref=25 The presence of the metabolic syndrome is associated with a greater risk of treatment failure in patients with hepatitis C treated with pegylated interferon-alfa and ribavirin combination therapy, according to research published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology in May. 2008-05-13T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/516800/hepatitis.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/516800null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Migraine/Migraine-American-College-of-Physicians-PIER/CME/Article/detail/516634?ref=25 2008-05-13T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/cme/modernmedicine/202008/516634null REMOTE http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/ModernMedicine+Now/Values-Key-to-Shared-Identity-Between-Doctors-Pati/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/516653?ref=25 Patients get better care and have better outcomes when they have a sense of shared identity with their physicians, particularly in the realm of personal values and beliefs, according to a report published in the May/June issue of the Annals of Family Medicine. 2008-05-13T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/516653/docpatient_MIC077ML.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/516653null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Cardiovascular+Disease/Perioperative-Beta-Blockers-May-Increase-Mortality/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/516799?ref=25 Treatment of patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery with the beta-blocker metoprolol to try to reduce cardiovascular complications may actually increase the risk of death or stroke, according to study findings published online May 13 in The Lancet. 2008-05-13T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/516799/surgery_40333.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/516799null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Pharmacy/Pay-for-Performance-Could-Widen-Hospital-Dispariti/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/516805?ref=25 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' proposed plan to financially reward hospitals for performance has the potential to exacerbate disparities, since hospitals that treat a high percentage of poor and underserved patients tend to be in a worse financial position and have smaller improvements in care over time compared to non-safety-net hospitals, researchers report in the May 14 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. 2008-05-13T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/516805/hospitalsign_18169.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/516805null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Internal+Medicine/Drug-Unsuccessful-in-Aiding-Fistula-Creation-for-D/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/516803?ref=25 Although treatment with clopidogrel reduces the likelihood of early thrombosis in patients with kidney failure undergoing arteriovenous fistula creation, it does not increase the proportion of fistulas that mature adequately to be used for dialysis, according to an article published in the May 14 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. 2008-05-13T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/516803/dialysis.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/516803null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Oncology/Article-Assesses-Weaknesses-Future-of-Colonoscopy/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/516269?ref=25 Issues related to the effectiveness of colonoscopy in cancer prevention, as well as the development of new screening and imaging methods, could affect the use of colonoscopy in the United States in the future, according to an article published in the May issue of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2008-05-12T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/516269/colonoscopy.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/516269null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Geriatrics/Naproxen-and-Celecoxib-Dont-Benefit-Cognition/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/516400?ref=25 Although observational studies suggest that users of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs may have a lower risk of Alzheimer's disease, a randomized controlled trial reports that naproxen and celecoxib do not protect against cognitive decline in older individuals, according to an article published online May 12 in the Archives of Neurology. 2008-05-12T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/516400/aleve.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/516400null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Internal+Medicine/Calcitriol-Improves-Outcomes-in-Chronic-Kidney-Dis/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/516267?ref=25 Individuals with chronic kidney disease and hyperparathyroidism may have a lower risk of dying or requiring dialysis if they take oral activated vitamin D, according to an article published online May 7 in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2008-05-12T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/516267/dialysis.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/516267null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Oncology/American-College-of-Obstetricians-and-Gynecologist/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/516404?ref=25 2008-05-12T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/516404null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Medical+Economics/Medical-Research-Is-Good-for-the-Economy/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/516268?ref=25 Rising health care costs mean the United States should invest more, not less, in the funding of medical research because this will ultimately benefit the economy, according to an editorial published online May 7 in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2008-05-12T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/516268/money.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/516268null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Oncology/No-Link-Between-Dietary-Fat-and-Prostate-Cancer/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/516396?ref=25 Dietary fat intake has no association with prostate cancer risk, according to study findings published in the May issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. In a related study in the same journal, acrylamide, a probable carcinogen recently detected in heat-treated carbohydrate-rich foods, was found to be associated with an increased risk of renal cell cancer, but not bladder or prostate cancer. 2008-05-12T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/516396/FSF031.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/516396null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Cardiovascular+Disease/Acute-Coronary-Syndromes-American-College-of-Physi/CME/Article/detail/516372?ref=25 2008-05-12T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/cme/modernmedicine/202008/516372null REMOTE http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Oncology/HIV-Patients-Cancer-Risk-Unaffected-by-Antidepress/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/516376?ref=25 Antidepressant use does not affect cancer risk in HIV-infected individuals, who are predisposed to developing cancer, and class of antidepressant did not affect the study results, according to a report published in the May 10 issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2008-05-12T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/516376/aids.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/516376null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Cardiovascular+Disease/Drug-Interactions-and-Drug-Induced-QT-Interval-Pro/CME/Article/detail/516371?ref=25 2008-05-12T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/cme/modernmedicine/202008/516371null REMOTE http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Hyperlipidemia/Emerging-Data-in-the-Treatment-of-Mixed-Dyslipidem/CME/Article/detail/516364?ref=25 2008-05-12T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/cme/modernmedicine/202008/516364null REMOTE http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Internal+Medicine/Pollution-Raises-Risk-of-Deep-Vein-Thrombosis/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/516395?ref=25 Long-term exposure to particulate air pollution appears to increase the risk of deep vein thrombosis, according to research published in the May 12 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine. 2008-05-12T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/516395/smogsmall.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/516395null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Psychiatry+%26+Behavioral+Health/American-Psychiatric-Association-Annual-Meeting-Ma/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/516415?ref=25 2008-05-12T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/516415null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Ophthalmology/Poor-Health-Literacy-Linked-to-Worse-Disease-in-Gl/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/516398?ref=25 Glaucoma patients with poor health literacy have worse medication compliance, worse disease understanding and greater disease progression compared with patients with adequate health literacy, researchers report in the May issue of the Archives of Ophthalmology. 2008-05-12T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/516398/eyechart.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/516398null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Oncology/Most-Women-Make-Mastectomy-Decision-Early/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/516266?ref=25 Most women being tested for mutations in the breast cancer antigen (BRCA) genes have already decided their preferred course of action before learning the outcome, with the decision being strongly influenced by anticipated feelings of regret in case of a future breast cancer diagnosis, according to a report in the May 10 issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2008-05-12T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/516266/breastexam_18013.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/516266null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Oncology/Drug-Combinations-Examined-in-Colorectal-Cancer-Tr/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/516270?ref=25 A combination treatment including irinotecan and cetuximab improves progression-free survival, response rate and quality of life in patients with refractory metastatic colorectal cancer better than irinotecan alone, according to a report in the May 10 issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology. In a related study in the same issue, bortezomib alone or combined with irinotecan is ineffective in patients with relapsed or refractory colorectal cancer. 2008-05-12T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/516270/IV_59013.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/516270null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Gastroenterology/Serotonin-Antagonists-Offer-Irritable-Bowel-Relief/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/516394?ref=25 Serotonin type 3 antagonists are effective in treating abdominal pain and discomfort, and global symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome in men and women whose condition is marked by diarrhea or lack of constipation, according to research published in the May issue of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2008-05-12T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/516394/coloncancer.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/516394null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern-Medicine-newsletter-images/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/516629?ref=25 2008-05-12T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/modernmedicine/202008/516629null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Cardiovascular+Disease/Hypertension-Increases-Retinal-Vein-Occlusion-Risk/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/516397?ref=25 Hypertension and hyperlipidemia significantly increase the risk of developing retinal vein occlusion, while diabetes mellitus only modestly increases risk, according to a report in the May issue of the Archives of Ophthalmology. 2008-05-12T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/516397/eyeexam_18202.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/516397null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Cardiovascular+Disease/Multi-Ethnic-Obesity-Study-Examines-Cardiovascular/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/516399?ref=25 Obesity is highly prevalent in most racial and ethnic groups and is associated with subclinical vascular diseases such as coronary artery calcification and thickening of the carotid artery lining, according to an article published in the May 12 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine. 2008-05-12T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/516399/54256.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/516399null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Cardiovascular+Disease/What-are-we-missing-Can-evidence-based-medicine-he/CME/Article/detail/516369?ref=25 2008-05-12T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/cme/modernmedicine/202008/516369null REMOTE http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Oncology/Minimally-Invasive-Prostate-Surgery-Has-Good-Outco/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/516374?ref=25 Men undergoing minimally invasive radical prostatectomy have fewer complications and shorter hospital stays than men undergoing open radical prostatectomy, and unfavorable outcomes such as anastomotic strictures and higher rates of salvage therapy are reduced for high-volume surgeons, researchers report in the May 10 issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2008-05-12T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/516374/18079.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/516374null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/ModernMedicine+Now/Molecular-Approach-Improves-Tendon-Healing-Strengt/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/516375?ref=25 In chickens with injured digital flexor tendons, adeno-associated virus-2-mediated bFGF gene transfer significantly improves healing strength without increasing adhesion formation, according to a report published in the May issue of the Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. 2008-05-12T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/516375/chicken2.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/516375null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Hypertension/Comorbidities-of-Uncontrolled-Hypertension-Reducin/CME/Article/detail/516368?ref=25 2008-05-12T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/cme/modernmedicine/202008/516368null REMOTE http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Cardiovascular+Disease/Myths-and-Facts-A-Case-Based-Approach-to-Identifyi/CME/Article/detail/516366?ref=25 2008-05-12T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/cme/modernmedicine/202008/516366null REMOTE http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Cardiovascular+Disease/Aortic-Regurgitation-American-College-of-Physician/CME/Article/detail/516373?ref=25 2008-05-12T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/cme/modernmedicine/202008/516373null REMOTE http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Pediatrics/Pediatric-Academic-Societies-and-Asian-Society-for/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/516416?ref=25 2008-05-12T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/516416null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Neurology/Combination-Monitoring-Helps-Avoid-Kyphosis-Compli/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/516088?ref=25 The risk of neurologic deficit during surgery to correct pediatric kyphosis in the spinal cord region can be minimized by using multimodality monitoring and motor tract assessment during the procedure, according to research published in the May 1 issue of Spine. 2008-05-09T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/192008/516088/surgery_18063.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/192008/516088null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Internal+Medicine/Technique-Can-Ease-Facial-Pain-in-Trigeminal-Neura/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/516093?ref=25 Repeat posterior fossa exploration can benefit patients with persistent or recurrent idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia, with outcomes similar to other surgical techniques, researchers report in the May issue of the Journal of Neurosurgery. 2008-05-09T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/192008/516093/maninpain.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/192008/516093null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Oncology/Considerable-Variation-in-Breast-Tumor-Growth-Foun/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/516091?ref=25 A model based on breast cancer screening data shows that tumor growth rates vary considerably based on age, and screening is much more sensitive for larger tumors, researchers report in the May 8 issue of Breast Cancer Research. 2008-05-09T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/192008/516091/breastexam_18013.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/192008/516091null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Clinical+Pharmacology/Drugs-Show-Similar-Success-in-Treating-Osteomyelit/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/515994?ref=25 Fluoroquinolones performed equally as well as β-lactams in treating osteomyelitis, with similar rates for a variety of relevant outcomes, according to the results of a meta-analysis published in the May 1 issue of Spine. 2008-05-09T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/192008/515994/bone_SS36094.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/192008/515994null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/ModernMedicine+Now/Shoulder-Re-Dislocation-Rate-Studied-Over-Time/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/516087?ref=25 Patients aged 12 to 25 who receive non-operative treatment for a primary anterior shoulder dislocation have about a 50 percent chance of their shoulder becoming stable over time or not having a recurrent dislocation, according to a report published in the May issue of the Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. 2008-05-09T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/192008/516087/pain_59063.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/192008/516087null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Internal+Medicine/New-Drug-Class-Promising-for-Hyponatremia-Treatmen/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/516092?ref=25 A new class of drugs, vaptans, act by blocking the action of vasopressin and are useful in treating euvolemic and hypervolemic hyponatremia, according to an article published in the May 10 issue of The Lancet. 2008-05-09T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/192008/516092/cup_MIC017ML.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/192008/516092null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/Gene-Silencing-Linked-to-Fetal-Growth-and-Diabetes/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/516094?ref=25 In a rat model of intrauterine growth retardation, which has been linked to diabetes in adulthood, a gene important for pancreatic β-cell function and development undergoes epigenetic changes that result in its silencing after diabetes onset, according to research published online May 8 in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. 2008-05-09T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/192008/516094/Mic030ml.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/192008/516094null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Cardiovascular+Disease/Carotid-Bruits-Are-Coronary-Risk-Equivalent/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/515990?ref=25 The presence of carotid bruits is useful in predicting which patients are at an elevated risk of myocardial infarction or cardiovascular death, according to an article published in the May 10 issue of The Lancet. 2008-05-09T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/192008/515990/mic072.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/192008/515990null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Primary+Care+Medicine/Training-with-Therapist-Improves-Walking-After-Str/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/516086?ref=25 Therapist-assisted locomotor training is superior to robotic-assisted training in improving walking ability in stroke patients, according to a report published online May 8 in Stroke. 2008-05-09T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/192008/516086/seniorsrehab_40212.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/192008/516086null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Neurology/Growth-in-Early-Life-Impacts-Later-Dementia-Risk/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/515993?ref=25 Adults with greater knee height and arm span, which reflect nutrition and health status in the first two years of life, have a lower risk of developing dementia, according to study findings published in the May 6 issue of Neurology. 2008-05-09T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/192008/515993/elderly_59336.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/192008/515993null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Pediatrics/Role-of-Peers-Key-in-Curbing-Adolescent-Smoking/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/515992?ref=25 A smoking education program that trained influential adolescents to encourage their peers not to smoke resulted in a 22 percent lower likelihood of smoking among 12- and 13-year olds, researchers report in the May 10 issue of The Lancet. 2008-05-09T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/192008/515992/45043.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/192008/515992null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Internal+Medicine/Sodium-Hyaluronate-Injections-Reduce-Shoulder-Pain/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/516090?ref=25 Intra-articular sodium hyaluronate injections may benefit patients with persistent shoulder pain and limitation resulting from glenohumeral joint osteoarthritis, rotator cuff tear and/or adhesive capsulitis, but the treatment may be most beneficial for those who have osteoarthritis, according to the results of a study published in the May issue of the Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. 2008-05-09T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/192008/516090/shoulder_33304.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/192008/516090null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Obstetrics%2FGynecology+%26+Women%27s+Health/Survival-of-Extremely-Premature-Babies-Improving/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/515991?ref=25 The survival of infants born prematurely at 24 and 25 weeks' gestation has improved over the last 12 years, according to an article published May 9 in BMJ Online First. 2008-05-09T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/192008/515991/newborn_18228.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/192008/515991null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Managed+Care+%26+Medicare+Part+D/Global-HIVNational-Health-Systems-Efforts-Examined/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/515989?ref=25 The global HIV/AIDS industry has grown too big and is weakening national health delivery systems and diverting needed funds away from other pressing health care issues, argues an editorial published in the May 10 issue of BMJ. 2008-05-09T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/192008/515989/aidssmall.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/192008/515989null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Psychiatry+%26+Behavioral+Health/Sudden-Loss-of-Parent-Tied-to-Depression-in-Child/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/516089?ref=25 Children who lose a parent due to suicide or other unexpected sudden death are at an increased risk for depression and post-traumatic stress disorder, according to an article published in the May issue of the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. 2008-05-09T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/192008/516089/sadgirl.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/192008/516089null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Managed+Care+%26+Medicare+Part+D/Core-Tenet-of-UK-National-Health-Service-Debated/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/515654?ref=25 Allowing patients to pay the additional costs of treatments not funded by the U.K.'s National Health Service is unfair and would undermine the foundation of the entire health system, argues the author of a Head to Head article published online May 6 in BMJ. 2008-05-08T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/192008/515654/medicalrecords.jpg 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that are subject to their deductible, according to study findings published in the May 6 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine. 2008-05-08T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/192008/515651/money.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/192008/515651null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Orthopedics/Pain-Rises-in-Scoliosis-Patients-Years-After-Treat/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/515652?ref=25 A sample of patients surgically treated for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis reported a statistically significant increase in pain between two and five years after the procedure, according to research published in the May 1 issue of Spine. 2008-05-08T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/192008/515652/girlhospital_40286.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/192008/515652null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Obstetrics%2FGynecology+%26+Women%27s+Health/Study-Finds-Clue-to-Premenstrual-Dysphoric-Disorde/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/515785?ref=25 Women who experience premenstrual dysphoric disorder have significantly lower serum levels of insulin-like growth factor-1, according to research published in the May issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2008-05-08T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/192008/515785/hch080.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/192008/515785null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/ModernMedicine+Now/Osteoporosis-Risk-Factors-Identified-in-Men/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/515786?ref=25 Older men with a low body mass index may be at increased risk of developing osteoporosis, but there isn't enough data to establish relative risks in men or identify the best screening methods, according to a review. In a separate article, the American College of Physicians offers screening guidelines and recommends screening high-risk men with dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry. Both reports are published in the May 6 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine. 2008-05-08T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/192008/515786/man_walking_33047.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/192008/515786null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Cardiovascular+Disease/Hormones-Predict-Outcomes-After-Heart-Attack/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/515790?ref=25 High levels of two peptide hormones are strong predictors of adverse outcomes after a heart attack, according to an article published in the May 13 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2008-05-08T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/192008/515790/ekg_MIC087ML.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/192008/515790null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/ModernMedicine+Now/Cystoscopy-Pain-Similar-with-Residents-or-Staff-Ur/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/515649?ref=25 Pain and morbidity are similar in patients undergoing cystoscopy regardless of whether a staff urologist or a supervised resident performed the procedure, and resident training year has little effect, according to a report in the May issue of Urology. 2008-05-08T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/192008/515649/surgeon_18066.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/192008/515649null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/ModernMedicine+Now/Dental-Disease-May-Affect-Birth-Outcomes-in-Pakist/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/515787?ref=25 High levels of moderate to severe periodontal disease among Pakistani women is associated with increased risks of stillbirth, neonatal and perinatal death, according to the results of a st