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Use of Aromatase Inhibitor and hCG for Androgen Priming Before IVF

Mon, 6 Oct 2008 11:12:08 EDT

Did priming improve ovarian response among normal-responder patients undergoing in-vitro fertilization?
Medscape Ob/Gyn & Women's Health

U.S. to Start $3.2 Bln Child Health Study in January

Mon, 6 Oct 2008 11:30:26 EDT

A study that will cost $3.2 billion and last more than two decades to track the health of 100,000 U.S. children from before birth to age 21 will be launched in January, U.S. health officials said on Friday.
Reuters Health Information

Pfizer to Drop Development of Drugs for Hyperlipidemia, Atherosclerosis, and Heart Failure

Fri, 3 Oct 2008 14:12:00 EDT

Forbes reported the news online after obtaining an internal Pfizer memo.
Heartwire

Merck Stops Taranabant Development: Will Not Seek FDA Approval

Fri, 3 Oct 2008 15:03:00 EDT

Prospects for the drug were dim, with late-stage studies showing a significant increase in psychiatric and gastrointestinal side effects with the cannabinoid-receptor blocker.
Heartwire

Gene Variants Influence Effectiveness of Weight Loss Drug

Fri, 3 Oct 2008 16:47:44 EDT

Candidate genes may predict weight loss success in patients receiving sibutramine and behavioral therapy.
Medscape Medical News

New Study Finds Type of HRT Is Key With Regard to MI Risk

Fri, 3 Oct 2008 17:00:00 EDT

A new study found that the type of hormone replacement therapy used could be key when it comes to the likelihood of a myocardial infarction.
Medscape Medical News

The Natural History of Primary Hyperparathyroidism with or without Parathyroid Surgery after 15 Years: Ranked "Changes Clinical Practice" from F1000.

Fri, 3 Oct 2008 17:00:02 EDT

This important review demonstrates the significant risk of bone loss in uncorrected 'asymptomatic' sporadic pHPT.
Faculty of 1000 Medicine

Body Weight, Not Diabetes, Linked With Prostate Cancer Death

Mon, 6 Oct 2008 09:28:41 EDT

Diabetes, rather than weight, increases the risk of all-cause mortality in men being treated for locally advanced prostate cancer. Conversely, obesity, not prevalent diabetes, increases the risk of prostate cancer-specific mortality, researchers report in the September 10th issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
Reuters Health Information

Doing Better for Less: The Case for Organized Group Practices

Fri, 3 Oct 2008 08:49:58 EDT

Shannon Brownlee, MS, Visiting Scholar, National Institutes of Health, Washington, DC, explains how to both cut healthcare costs and improve quality.
The Medscape Journal of Medicine

The Astute Clinician: Filing High-Value Adverse Drug Event Reports

Fri, 3 Oct 2008 12:00:00 EDT

What information should you include in an ADE report? How is that information used?
Medscape Pharmacists

Diabetes Prevalence Is Similar in Patients With and Without Parkinson's Disease

Fri, 3 Oct 2008 11:36:17 EDT

The prevalence of diabetes is similar between patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) and those without PD, according to an article in the September issue of Diabetes Care.
Reuters Health Information

Late Heart Failure After Cell Transplant Linked to Anthracyclines, Comorbidities

Fri, 3 Oct 2008 13:57:00 EDT

Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a well-recognized sequela of heart disease that can occur one or more years after hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT). New research identifies pre-HCT anthracycline exposure and comorbidities as primary risk factors.
Reuters Health Information

Calorie Curb Boosts Heart Function in Obese Diabetics

Fri, 3 Oct 2008 11:02:31 EDT

In obese patients with type 2 diabetes, increased triglyceride stores in the heart can be mobilized by therapeutic prolonged caloric restriction, Dutch researchers report in the September 16th issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
Reuters Health Information

Benefits of Blood Pressure Reduction in ADVANCE, ONTARGET, and ASCOT

Thu, 2 Oct 2008 14:21:07 EDT

ISH08: Three major clinical trials -- ADVANCE, ONTARGET, and ASCOT -- have helped to redefine antihypertensive therapy, and now results from important substudies further refine those insights.
Medscape Cardiology

Coffee -- The Good, the Bad, and the We Don't Know Yet

Thu, 2 Oct 2008 15:47:14 EDT

In his video commentary Dr Black discusses the long-term results with coffee from the Health Professionals Study and the Nurses Health Study -- good news, but why? The caffeine? The antioxidants?
Medscape Cardiology

Cognitive Function May Remain Stable in Teens With Type 1 Diabetes

Thu, 2 Oct 2008 17:00:00 EDT

Despite high rates of severe hypoglycemia, cognitive function did not decline during an extended period in the youngest cohort of patients with type 1 diabetes.
Medscape Medical News

Metformin May Help Delay or Prevent Diabetes in Women Who Had Gestational Diabetes

Thu, 2 Oct 2008 17:00:00 EDT

A randomized controlled clinical trial shows that women with a history of GDM and impaired glucose tolerance may delay or prevent diabetes with a healthy lifestyle or metformin use.
Medscape Medical News

FDA Finds No Link Between Statin Use and ALS

Thu, 2 Oct 2008 12:52:00 EDT

The meta-analysis, which included 41 clinical trials, revealed similar rates of ALS in the statin-treated and placebo-treated patients. The agency said further monitoring is still needed, however, because of the expansive use of the drugs and the dire consequences of this neurodegenerative disorder.
Medscape Medical News

Alcohol Intake May Be Inversely Linked With Risk for Type 2 Diabetes in Some Women

Wed, 1 Oct 2008 17:00:00 EDT

In a study sample of women from the Nurses' Health Study, alcohol consumption was inversely associated with risk for type 2 diabetes; adiponectin appeared to mediate this association.
Medscape Medical News

Obesity Linked to Reduced Steroid Response in Asthmatics

Thu, 2 Oct 2008 10:04:00 EDT

The cellular response to dexamethasone is reduced in overweight/obese patients with asthma relative to their lean counterparts, according to a report in the first October issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
Reuters Health Information