Neil Osterweil February 13, 2014 Clinicians may be missing the chance to diagnose early-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in the vast majority of cases, investigators suggest. A retrospective review of data on nearly 39,000 patients seen by general practitioners and specialists in the United Kingdom showed that in the 5 years immediately before a diagnosis of […]
Date: February 12, 2014 Source: Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Summary: New research shows that well-child doctor appointments for annual exams and vaccinations are associated with an increased risk of flu-like illnesses in children and family members within two weeks of the visit. This risk translates to more than 700,000 potentially avoidable illnesses each […]
Published: Feb 9, 2014 | Updated: Feb 9, 2014 By Todd Neale, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today Full Story Two FDA advisory committees will meet Monday and Tuesday to consider the significance of recent evidence surrounding the cardiovascular risks of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), including studies pointing to lower risks with naproxen. The FDA put […]
Results of a large population-based study in randomly selected Dutch inhabitants Tielemans MM, et al. Int J Clin Pract. 2014 Feb 6. doi: 10.1111/ijcp.12346. [Epub ahead of print] Affiliation Abstract AIM: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) use is widespread and associated with gastrointestinal symptoms and complications. The aims of this study were to assess (i) gastrointestinal […]
IMNG Medical Media, 2014 Jan 30, A Gallegos February 03, 2014 Full Story Primary care physicians are sued more often than physicians from any other specialty for failing to diagnose coronary heart disease in women. An analysis by medical liability insurer The Doctors Company found primary care doctors are the defendants in half of such […]
By Miles Moffeit mmoffeit@dallasnews.com 9:01 am on January 30, 2014 | Permalink A federal lawsuit is accusing Baylor Health Care System of failing to properly monitor or investigate a Plano neurosurgeon – recently barred from practicing in Texas – despite repeated warnings about his “drug problem” and “lack of competence.” Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano didn’t seek Dr. […]
Shelly Reese January 29, 2014 Tomorrow — Tomorrow, I Will Stop That’s what Marc Myer, a family practice physician in Minnesota, told himself each day as he stole prescription opiates from his patients to feed his addiction. A Long History of “Self-Medicating”But for Dr. Myer and many physicians like him, “tomorrow” was a long time […]
Published: Jan 28, 2014 By Kristina Fiore, Staff Writer, MedPage Today Full Story Full Text Article Download from MedPageToday Action Points Use of postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy was associated with increased risk of acute pancreatitis, researchers found. The risk did not differ by current or past use, but it seemed to be higher among women […]
Published: Jan 27, 2014 | Updated: Jan 28, 2014 By Michael Smith, North American Correspondent, MedPage Today Full Story Action Points A behavioral “nudge” significantly cut inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions for acute respiratory infections in primary care clinics. Note that displaying poster-sized commitment letters in examination rooms was simple and inexpensive, but had an effect “comparable […]
Carol Peckham January 23, 2014 Do physicians live healthy lifestyles? Slide Show
01.21.2014 Rheuminations: A Cautionary Tale by Nancy Walsh Staff Writer, MedPage Today A case report recently published in Pediatric Rheumatology offers a lesson in how physicians need to broaden their diagnostic thinking as girth across all patient age groups also broadens. A 15-year-old Hispanic boy was seen in the orthopedic surgery department for pain in […]
Medicine Or Mass Murder? Guideline Based on Discredited Research May Have Caused 800,000 Deaths In Europe Over The Last 5 Years Forbs.com PHARMA & HEALTHCARE | 1/15/2014 Full Story Last summer British researchers provoked concern when they published a paper raising the possibility that by following an established guideline UK doctors may have caused as […]
Megan Brooks January 15, 2014 The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is asking healthcare professionals to stop prescribing combination prescription pain relievers that contain more than 325 mg of acetaminophen per tablet, capsule, or other dosage unit, citing the risk for liver damage. The action targets prescription analgesics that contain both acetaminophen and another […]
By Donald M. Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h), Publisher Dynamic Chiropractic – January 15, 2014, Vol. 32, Issue 02 How would you feel if you learned your elderly mother or your child was being treated with a drug never intended to be used as medication for their illness? Or that they had been prescribed a […]
JANUARY 06, 2014 IT WAS supposed to be a simple vaccine against swine flu, but since she had it, Chloe Glasson’s life has been like a bad dream. Just four months after being given the Pandemrix injection, the 15-year-old schoolgirl developed the sleeping disorder narcolepsy. Now, without warning, she falls asleep up to 30 times […]
Practical Pain Management Volume 13, Issue #10 November/December 2013 Full Story: http://www.practicalpainmanagement.com/treatments/pharmacological/opioids/ask-expert-do-nsaids-cause-more-deaths-opioids Question: I have recently read a lot on Twitter that NSAIDs cause more deaths than opioids. Can you clarify if that is true? Answer: Balancing the benefits of well-controlled pain with the risks of analgesic use is complicated and often challenging for health […]
Devada Singh-Franco, PharmD December 26, 2013 Question How common is upper gastrointestinal injury associated with the newer oral antiplatelet agents and anticoagulants? Between 1998 and 2005, more than 1.4 million hospitalizations were the result of peptic ulcer disease, with an average age-adjusted hospitalization rate of 63.6 per 100,000 population.[1] Age was a factor: The estimated […]
12.20.2013 by Todd Neale Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today Starting warfarin for preventing stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation appeared to be associated with a transiently increased risk of ischemic stroke before the preventive effects kicked in, a large case-control study showed. Compared with not taking any antithrombotics, initiating warfarin was associated with a greater […]
Posted on November 9, 2009 by Carolyn Thomas Harvard Medical School’s Dr. Marcia Angell is the author of The Truth About the Drug Companies: How They Deceive Us and What to Do About It. But more to the point, she’s also the former Editor-in-Chief at the New England Journal of Medicine, arguably one of the most respected medical journals on earth. But after reading […]
December 16, 2013 7:40 AM SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) – Family members of 13-year-old Jahi McMath are holding out hope for a miracle recovery after a routine procedure has left the girl brain dead. Last week, McMath went in to Children’s Hospital Oakland to get her tonsils removed. She was supposed to go home the […]