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Apparently healthy people with average levels of cholesterol but elevated levels of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein who were randomized to rosuvastatin had half the risk of stroke compared with those randomized to placebo.

Although baseball is considered a generally safe sport, young pitchers often experience arm injuries. The repetitive nature of pitching makes the throwing arm susceptible to injury, particularly the elbow and shoulder.1 Microtrauma to soft tissue often is either without symptoms or mild, merely resulting in temporary pain and soreness. With continued stress, however, microtrauma may accumulate, thus increasing the probability of a serious injury.

Researchers have performed a series of short-term memory tasks in soldiers with and without PTSD, progressing one step further to the possibility of one day using brain scans to diagnose the illness.

Here is an email discussion between a colleague and me about my value equation posted to a previous blog in this series (Part I-g).

Senators Kennedy and Hutchison attempt to reignite the country's war on cancer and Americans speak up.

Chemists from Tel Aviv University, Israel, have developed a solution to detecting cancer cells in trace amounts that are too small for conventional techniques.

A study has found that more years of fertility (time from first menstruation to menopause) translates to a lower risk for developing Parkinson's disease in women.

A "collaborative care intervention" that includes education, symptom monitoring, and feedback for the primary care physician can lead to a reduction in pain-related disability and intensity when compared with traditional care practices.

Physicians at UPenn are attributing the 90% drop in central line-associated bloodstream infections seen over three years to a "multi-pronged approach" that included "leadership initiatives, electronic infection surveillance, checklists to guide line insertion and maintenance, and implementation of the Toyota Production System to encourage best practices in line care."

Patients who have a transient ischemic attack have a higher risk of subsequent myocardial infarction than the general population, and this excess risk continues over time.

Google recently made a new mobile application available to BlackBerries that enables users to search the Internet through dictation.

Most epileptologists have a strong sense that AEDs are not a homogeneous group, readily lumped into a class for side effect evaluation purposes.

The 19th Annual Interdisciplinary Breast Care Conference featured a discussion on the genomic and proteomic applications to breast cancer evolution, treatment, and classification.

Researchers in Japan have identified predictive factors for enteral nutrition problems following percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy.

It is hard to turn on the TV or page through a magazine without seeing or hearing ads for all sorts of "optional" treatments for disorders or conditions.

As many of you are aware, a growing number of hospitalized patients are elderly patients with increasing numbers of comorbidities.

Clinicians have known for some time that certain comorbidities affect prognosis and treatment in patients with newly diagnosed cancers of the head and neck. A recent study suggests that during cancer therapy, preexisting conditions tend to worsen.

The accusation that Scott Reuben, MD, fabricated results in more than 20 papers published in peer-reviewed journals has been widely reported in the last three weeks.

A study suggests children less than 4 years of age who undergo anesthesia multiple times are at higher risk of developing learning disabilities later in childhood.

The annual report of prescription drug sales shows a small increase in 2008.

The National Community Pharmacists Association continues to offer educational opportunities for pharmacists, as well as seek their input on issues impacting the practice of pharmacy.

A large-scale recall of oxycodone is a real pain for pharmacies and patients.

Key members of Congress say they hope to pass health care reform this summer as surveys show Americans are skipping medicines and other treatments to save money.

Whereas a majority of medication poisonings are unintentional, pharmacists should counsel patients on ways to avoid this potentially deadly occurrence.

As the country faces an ailing economy, free prescription drug programs are seeing an influx of demand.

The use of remote patient monitoring technology allows physicians to better monitor patients and better treat conditions before they become more acute.

The development of a new assay by researchers may be useful in identifying genes that could predict a predisposition to cancer.

An analysis of the DISC1 gene, which plays a role in mental illness, may lead to improved methods for prescribing targeted medications.

What plagues me is a workload much higher than I anticipated with little economic return in comparison.

Diabetics suffering from atrial fibrillation are at an increased risk for other heart-related problems and death, according to a new study of 11,100 type II diabetes patients.