Published: Nov 1, 2013 By Nancy Walsh, Staff Writer, MedPage Today Full Story: http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/ACR/42653 Action Points Note that this study was published as an abstract and presented at a conference. These data and conclusions should be considered to be preliminary until published in a peer-reviewed journal. SAN DIEGO — Patients with fibromyalgia who were taking […]
Published: Mar 29, 2013 By Nancy Walsh , Staff Writer, MedPage Today Full Story: http://www.medpagetoday.com/OBGYN/HRT/38162 Action Points Note that this observational cohort study demonstrated an increased risk of invasive breast cancers among women taking estrogen-plus-progestin hormone replacement therapy (HRT) after menopause. Be aware that the overall incidence of breast cancer in users of HRT was […]
Sep. 25, 2013 — New research that looked at whether two commonly prescribed statin medicines, used to lower low-density lipoprotein (LDL) or ‘bad cholesterol’ levels in the blood, can adversely affect cognitive function has found that one of the drugs tested caused memory impairment in rats. Between six and seven million people in the UK1 […]
Anti-psychotic medications should not be the first treatments doctors or patients think of when dealing with dementia in an elderly person, behavior problems in a child or insomnia in an adult, a leading group of psychiatrists says in a new statement.
Published: Sep 19, 2013 | Updated: Sep 20, 2013 By Chris Kaiser, Cardiology Editor, MedPage Today Action Points Statins clear cholesterol from the blood but they may do so at the risk of obstructing vision. Note that in both analyses, researchers found an inverse relationship with levels of LDL cholesterol and cataract risk, but not […]
Antibiotic-Related Illness in U.S. Tops 2 Million Annually IMNG Medical Media, 2013 Sep 17, W McKnight Each year in the United States, more than 2 million people contract drug-resistant infections and 23,000 die, primarily in a hospital setting. The figures are part of a first-of-its-kind report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, detailing […]
Ronald Grisanti D.C., D.A.B.C.O., D.A.C.B.N., M.S. Full Story: http://www.yourmedicaldetective.com/public/1142.cfm The medical literature clearly shows that statin medications like Lipitor,Crestor, Zocor shut down the production of one of the most important nutrients in the body. And I am referring to Co-Enzyme Q10 (CoQ10). What many people are unaware of is the fact that when CoQ10 is […]
Website article: http://www.healio.com/orthopedics/biologics/news/online/%7B332374cf-3579-4cfc-8bac-29960bca3060%7D/meta-analysis-fda-approved-intra-articular-ha-injections-effective-for-knee-oa Researchers of a recently published meta-analysis have concluded that intra-articular injections of hyaluronic acid for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis significantly improve pain and function compared to placebo. “The findings of the meta-analysis are important but not unexpected. The safety data in the meta-analysis comes from studies that only used FDA-approved [hyaluronic […]
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 2013 Sep 03;[EPub Ahead of Print], N Hou, S Hong, W Wang, OI Olopade, JJ Dignam, D TAKE-HOME MESSAGE In this retrospective analysis examining the impact of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) on the incidence of breast cancer, authors determined that race, body mass index, and breast density each influenced the risk […]
Published: Sep 16, 2013 | Updated: Sep 16, 2013 By Nancy Walsh, Staff Writer, MedPage Today Full Story: http://www.medpagetoday.com/PainManagement/Fibromyalgia/41626 Action Points Individuals seeking care for back pain whose symptom pattern was typical of fibromyalgia derived little benefit from minimally invasive spine therapies such as epidural steroid injections. Note that on univariate analysis, patients who met […]
Public health advocates are increasingly focused on illness and deaths caused by inappropriate use of controlled substances — in particular, opioid analgesics. Opioid prescriptions have increased dramatically, by more than 300% between 1999 and 2010.1 This increase has led to substantial iatrogenic disease. Most strikingly, the number of deaths due to overdose in the United States […]
In Some Patients Metformin Impairs Thinking-Vitamin B12 may Help Published: Sep 9, 2013 | Updated: Sep 9, 2013 By Kristina Fiore, Staff Writer, MedPage Today The widely acclaimed diabetes drug metformin was linked with impaired brain function in patients who took the drug, although supplementation with vitamin B12 may alleviate metformin-induced deficiencies, according to new […]
100 people die from drug overdoses every day in the United States.
Steroid Shots Ease Carpal Tunnel http://www.medpagetoday.com/Orthopedics/Orthopedics/41321 Published: Sep 2, 2013 | Updated: Sep 3, 2013 By Salynn Boyles, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today Patients with carpal tunnel syndrome reported fewer symptoms several months after receiving steroid injections, but most still opted for surgery within a year to relieve persistent pain, researchers said. Improvements in carpal tunnel […]
Pediatric patients with chronic acetaminophen exposure and acute liver failure have a distinct presentation of elevated alanine aminotransferase and low bilirubin levels. They often have an unfavorable outcome compared with children with less exposure. Discussions with family and/or caretakers should include the potential dangers associated with long-term use of acetaminophen.
Zolpidem and Driving Impairment — Identifying Persons at Risk Ronald H. Farkas, M.D., Ph.D., Ellis F. Unger, M.D., and Robert Temple, M.D. N Engl J Med 2013; 369:689-691August 22, 2013DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1307972 Zolpidem (Ambien, Sanofi) is the most widely used prescription drug for insomnia and one of the most commonly used drugs in the United States. […]
by Michael Smith North American Correspondent, MedPage Today Action Points Fluoroquinolone antibiotics are associated with an increased risk of blood glucose swings in diabetic patients. Note that the risks were low, observed in fewer than one in 100 patients studied, but clinicians should be cautious when treating diabetic patients with fluoroquinolones. Fluoroquinolone antibiotics are associated […]
FDA Beefs Up Fluoroquinolone Warning by Michael Smith North American Correspondent, MedPage Today The risk of nerve damage that fluoroquinolone antibiotics carry may come on rapidly and perhaps be permanent, the FDA warned Thursday. The agency said it is requiring an update to the drug labels and medication guides for all systemic fluoroquinolones in order to […]
A Randomized, Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled Trial David J. Becker, MD, Benjamin French, PhD, Patti B. Morris, RD, Erin Silvent, BA, Ram Y. Gordon, MD Disclosures Am Heart J. 2013;166(1):187-196. Abstract Background Many patients who refuse or cannot tolerate statin drugs choose alternative therapies for lipid lowering. Objectives This study aimed to determine the lipid-lowering effects of […]
Janis C. Kelly August 05, 2013 The first observational study of long-term antihypertensive use and breast cancer risk has found that calcium-channel blockers are associated with a more than 2-fold increased risk and that angiotensin-converting-enzyme (ACE) inhibitors are associated with a reduced risk. These findings come from a study published online August 5 in JAMA Internal Medicine. Women who had taken […]