An Upside to Depression?
A new study has found that depressed individuals appear to perform better in sequential decision...
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Top 10 Prescribed Drugs in the U.S.
Our medicine cabinets provide an interesting peek at our country’s health, and it appears that we as a country are an aching, aging, obese community. Ten of the most prescribed drugs in 2010 were released in a new report by the...
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ACC.11 & i2 Summit
Highlights from the American College of Cardiology’s 2011 Annual Scientific Session and Innovation...
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Reducing the Burden of Peripheral Arterial Disease
Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) affects an estimated 8 to 10 million Americans, a number that is...
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Autism Checklist at 12-Months May Facilitate Treatment
A simple 24-item checklist may help physicians identify children with autism spectrum disorders...
Read MorePhysician Turnover Rates Increase As Economy & Housing Market Improve
Physician turnover rates appear to track with conditions in the economy and housing markets, according to the 6th annual Physician Retention Survey from the American Medical Group Association and Cejka Search. Is it as simple...
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Updated Guidelines for Secondary Stroke Prevention
The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association (AHA/ASA) released updated guidelines...
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Tonight’s Cocktails Shake Up Tomorrow’s Surgical Skills
No matter how experienced the surgeon, a study found that after a night of drinking, surgeons’...
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Key Points From New Alzheimer’s Guidelines
For the first time in nearly 30 years, the diagnostic criteria for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) have...
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An Effective Intervention for Managing Depression in Primary Care
The inadequate treatment of depression in primary care settings continues to be a major public...
Read MoreReporting EHR Meaningful Use for Medicare Bonus Has Begun
Physicians using an electronic health record (EHR) system in a “meaningful” way and who hope to qualify for the $18,000 incentive payment from Medicare this year can now report that they have met the requirements (starting...
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New Guidelines on Painful Diabetic Neuropathy: Summary
Painful diabetic neuropathy (PDN) is estimated to affect 16% of the more than 25 million people...
Read MoreDocs Choose Riskier Treatment for Themselves
Physicians will more likely select a treatment for themselves that is riskier and has a higher death rate but less chance of adverse complications—but they would recommend an opposite course for their patients, according to a...
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Discolored Sputum Does Not Signal Antibiotics
Adults with acute cough/lower respiratory tract infection who present with discolored sputum...
Read MoreNurses Keep Silent on Physicians’ Shortcuts
Almost 60% of nurses report they have at one time or another felt unsafe to speak up or were unable to get others to listen when medical software alerted them to a problem that may have been missed and harmed a patient (eg, drug...
Read MoreNational Healthcare Quality Strategy Unveiled
The US Department of Health and Human Services revealed its National Strategy for Quality Improvement in Health Care this week, a “first-ever” plan to guide quality improvement measures at local, state and national...
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The Diabetes Type 3 Enigma: Can Alzheimer’s Drug Help?
Diabetes Type 3—a “brain specific” disease—is far from understood and very much uncharted...
Read MoreDo No Harm? An Ethics Survey of Doctors
Eight of 10 doctors strongly agree that they should put patient welfare before their own financial interests, and 4 of 10 do not believe they should inform their patients about financial conflicts of interest with pharmaceutical...
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Report: 20% of Orthopedic Surgeons’ Imaging Orders Are Defensive
About 20% of scans ordered by orthopedic surgeons appear to be “defensive imaging,” primarily...
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Cell Phones and the Brain: A Call for More Research
For years there have been concerns over the potential effects of long-term cell phone use on the...
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