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News Reports from the 2007 Breast Cancer SymposiumThe first annual 2007 Cancer Symposium, held September 7-8 in San Francisco, provided an opportunity for members of the oncology community to discuss major developments in breast cancer treatment and research.
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New Therapy for Barrett's Esophagus and Prevention of Esophageal AdenocarcinomaAs you may know, in about 10% of people, the natural history of GERD is progression to Barrett's esophagus, where the normal squamous epithelial lining of the esophagus is displaced by columnar epithelium from the intestine (intestinal metaplasia).
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Decrease in Postoperative Delirium in Elderly PatientsData show that for every 3.5 to 4.7 patients treated with light sedation compared to deep sedation, one incident of delirium will be prevented.
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Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of Diabetes Prevention among Adherent ParticipantsOver 10 years, lifestyle intervention and metformin were cost-effective or cost saving compared with placebo.
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Paper or Plastic? For Glucose Logs, That Is...There have already been some snags and alarms raised in questioning just how successful this new batch of tech toys for diabetes will be in the end.
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Tackling Xenophobia: Are We There Yet?The mental health effects of xenophobia can have far-reaching consequences for children and adolescents.
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Community cardiology clinics for secondary prevention of coronary heart disease and heart failure in primary careCoronary heart disease (CHD) and chronic heart failure (CHF) are common chronic conditions encountered in primary care. Studies have shown that despite a strong evidence base, these conditions are often poorly diagnosed and inadequately managed in primary care.
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Medication nonadherence and adverse outcomes in CAD patientsNonadherence to beta blockers, statins, or angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors is common (21%-29%) among patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). Patients who do not adhere to their medication regimens are at increased risk of mortality, cardiovascular hospitalizations, and revascularization procedures; thus, medication nonadherence should be a target for quality improvement interventions to maximize the outcomes of CAD patients.
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Congenital absence of right coronary artery without any other associated anomaliesAnomalous coronary arteries are rare congenital cardiac defects with varying symptomatology and controversial clinical significance. These should be considered as a differential diagnosis, particularly when coronary schemia occurs in a child or young adult.
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Communication Breakdown: Technology in the Exam RoomTechnology and medicine are a wonderful combination, but not if the doctor hides behind it, a real concern in a world of EMRs and handheld medical devices.
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2012 APA - IPS: Aripiprazole Depot Formulation Shows Promise as Long-acting Therapy for SchizophreniaNew formulation associated with delayed time to impending relapse, as well as improvements on measures of symptom severity and treatment response.
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Social Media Notebook: Do You Have a License to Drive that Facebook Account?Parents listen to our every word of "anticipatory guidance" when kids are small, but when it comes to tween and teen issues online, parents somehow start mistakenly thinking they don't need us as much.
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Prognostic value of multislice computed tomography coronary angiographyWe evaluated 100 subjects who underwent multislice computed tomography (MSCT) to assess the presence and severity of coronary artery disease (CAD) and to determine the occurrence of coronary events (including cardiac death, nonfatal myocardial infarction, unstable angina requiring hospitalization, and revascularization) over a follow-up period of 16 months.
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Predictive Analytics: How Big Data Will Improve Outcomes and Efficiencies in Diagnosing and Treating PatientsWhat if insights from population data were able to help doctors predict a potential diagnosis months or even years earlier and be used to monitor these patients after a diagnosis is made?
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Argumentum Ad Populum: Medical Wikis 101What exactly is a medical wiki, and for that matter, a wiki in general? Are these resources useful to you and your patients?
