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First MRA Contrast Agent Approved by the FDA
The first contrast imaging agent approved specifically for use in patients undergoing magnetic resonance angiography has been approved by the FDA.
Heartwire, December 2008
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CME
The Case for Measuring Kidney Function When Evaluating Suspected CAD
Studies support chronic kidney disease as a predictor of cardiac death and other events and suggest that kidney function be considered more often in the evaluation of patients for coronary disease.
Medscape Medical News, December 2008
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MRIs May Damage Cochlear Implants
Tests show that certain MRI machines may demagnetize magnets used in cochlear implants to couple external and implanted components, according to a report in the December issue of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery.
Reuters Health Information, December 2008
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Economic Blues Trickle Down to Physicians
Physicians are feeling the pinch of the recession; bolstered Medicaid and Medicare spending and improved marketing may help in 2009.
Medscape Medical News, December 2008
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Chemoembolization May Be Useful for Palliative Treatment of Liver Metastases From Colorectal Cancer
A study shows that chemoembolization, a minimally invasive palliative therapy for liver metastases in patients with colorectal cancer, yields similar results among 3 chemoembolization protocols.
Medscape Medical News, December 2008
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CME
Chemoembolization May Be Useful for Palliative Treatment of Liver Metastases From Colorectal Cancer
A study shows that chemoembolization, a minimally invasive palliative therapy for liver metastases in patients with colorectal cancer, yields similar results among 3 chemoembolization protocols.
Medscape Medical News, December 2008
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Doubt Cast on Reliability of Tissue-Doppler Imaging for Intracardiac Pressure Estimation
It may not be reliable in some of the patient subgroups for which noninvasive pressure estimates would be the most useful, according to researchers.
Heartwire, December 2008
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Cryoablation May Be Superior to Radiofrequency Ablation of Renal Masses
When minimally invasive therapy is elected for small renal masses, cryoablation may have advantages over radiofrequency ablation (RFA), according to meta-analysis of data from 47 studies.
Reuters Health Information, December 2008
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Chemoradiotherapy Feasible for Elderly Patients With Esophageal Cancer
Definitive chemoradiotherapy is an effective treatment than can be dispensed with no significant toxicity in elderly patients with locally advanced esophageal cancer, according to a 13-year study conducted at Rouen University Hospital in France.
Reuters Health Information, December 2008
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Radiation With ADT Halves Deaths in Older Men With Prostate Cancer
The results of a pivotal prostate cancer trial, now published, show that the addition of radiotherapy to androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT) halves the risk of dying from the disease.
Medscape Medical News, December 2008
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CT Angiography Excels as "Rule-Out" Test But Overestimates Disease Severity, Study Shows
CT advocates say being able to rule out disease is the true value of a screening test, but others see the high false-positive rate with CTA as a recipe for soaring healthcare costs and unnecessary add-on tests.
Heartwire, December 2008
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CME
SABCS 2008: Change in Breast Density Predicts Tamoxifen Benefit
Among women at high risk for breast cancer and who are treated with tamoxifen, a reduction in breast density of 10% or more is an early predictor of which women will benefit from the therapy.
Medscape Medical News, December 2008
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CME
Pelvic Lymphadenectomy, Radiotherapy Should Not Be Used Routinely for Early Endometrial Cancer
Two studies show no survival benefit for pelvic lymphadenectomy or external-beam radiotherapy in women with early endometrial cancer.
Medscape Medical News, December 2008
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SABCS 2008: Change in Breast Density Predicts Tamoxifen Benefit
Among women at high risk for breast cancer and who are treated with tamoxifen, a reduction in breast density of 10% or more is an early predictor of which women will benefit from the therapy.
Medscape Medical News, December 2008
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CME
SABCS 2008: Improving the Clinical Breast Examination
A new study demonstrates that when clinicians are asked to focus attention while performing a breast examination, the rate of detection of breast masses increases.
Medscape Medical News, December 2008
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SABCS 2008: Improving the Clinical Breast Examination
A new study demonstrates that when clinicians are asked to focus attention while performing a breast examination, the rate of detection of breast masses increases.
Medscape Medical News, December 2008
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Incidental Findings on MRI May Flag Future MS Risk: The "Radiologically Isolated Syndrome"
A new study following asymptomatic patients who were found to have anomalies highly suggestive of multiple sclerosis on magnetic resonance imaging scans performed for other reasons shows that about one third progressed to multiple sclerosis within 5 years.
Medscape Medical News, December 2008
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Obama, Turning to Healthcare, to Nominate Daschle
U.S. President-elect Barack Obama turns his focus on Thursday to healthcare -- a key element of his election campaign -- when he nominates former Senate leader Tom Daschle as secretary of Health and Human Services.
Reuters Health Information, December 2008
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Internet-Based CME Leads to Good Evidence-Based Clinical Choices
Physicians who participate in selected internet-based continuing medical education (CME) activities are more likely to make evidence-based clinical decisions than their counterparts who do not participate in these types of CME, according to new research.
Reuters Health Information, December 2008
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Quality of Life Suffers With Cranial Radiation to Prevent Lung Cancer Metastases
While prophylactic cranial irradiation can reduce the occurrence of brain metastases and improve survival in patients treated for extensive-disease small-cell lung cancer, it may adversely affect quality of life, new research shows.
Reuters Health Information, December 2008
