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Thursday, August 28, 2008

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		NEW!: AAN to Push Congress on the STOP Stroke Act The American Academy of Neurology recently announced its intent to continue talking to members of Congress about the STOP Stroke Act.

		NEW!: Patient-reported Symptoms and Documentation in the EMR Early identification of patients at risk for myocardial infarction is critical to its prevention, and is possible using patient-reportable information.

		The ADD Drug Diet It’s no secret to most physicians that stimulants cause a feeling of euphoria and loss of appetite. The problem extends well beyond Hollywood and Adderall.

		Diabetes Brand Sites Rank Highest Manhattan Research, a healthcare market research company, released a survey on Monday announcing the top 10 pharmaceutical product sites visited by physicians.

		New Report Sparks Controversy About Cardiac Transplantation in Infants An article published by the New England Journal of Medicine questions the length of time that should elapse between cardiocirculatory death and organ retrieval.

		Hospitalists Can Help Determine 2016 Olympic Venue The Olympics’ prestige always results in many people, and if Chicago got its wish, they would need more than 500,000 spectators requiring medical personnel.

		Cancer Gene Link Makes for Tough Decision Following the news about actress Christina Applegate’s recent breast cancer diagnosis, many were shocked at her decision to undergo a double mastectomy.

		Introducing Patient-centered Social Networking WellNet Healthcare this week launched a new service allowing individuals to create a social networking forum for their own specific medical needs.

		New Site for Cultural Competence As more data comes to light confirming the negative effects on health outcomes in ethnic minority patients, the need to promote culturally competent care has become more important.

		Air Pollution Concerns for School Children on the Rise Children who are in such close proximity to such highways, which produce environmental pollutants, can be more susceptible to respiratory diseases such as asthma later in life.

		Food for Thought It is important for physicians to discuss brain health with their patients, especially patients who are over the age of 40.

		Self-destructing Precancerous Cells Rockefeller University scientists have found a way using mice to amplify the signals that trigger cells to die when they begin to multiply.

		Can You Remotely Hack a Pacemaker? According to a VentureBeat article, the world’s largest hacker convention, have “figured out how to turn off someone’s pacemaker via remote control.”

		Antacid Drugs Raise Fracture Risk A study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal reveals that PPIs for treating acid reflux elevate the risk of osteoporosis-related fractures.

		Chicken Pox Immunization Fades Over Time Researchers have discovered that chicken pox immunization actually fades over time. In fact, 9.5% of the individuals from the examination experienced “breakthrough disease."

		Physicians Weigh Cost vs. Benefit of New Medical Technology New medical technology hit the market with regularity. Are they better than current models?

		The Role of the Nurse Navigator in Oncology When a patient is diagnosed with cancer, he or she can become overwhelmed. Undergoing various treatments and dealing with healthcare professionals can be a lot to handle.

		Pediatric Psychiatry Patients Undertreated Only 25% or so of the 15 million children in the US who are diagnosed with a mental disorder receive appropriate treatment based on scientific evidence.

		Treatment Adherence Needed in Epilepsy Patients People with active epilepsy have been shown to be more likely to report poor health, be unemployed, and live in households with the lowest annual incomes.

		The Cell Phone-Cancer Debate Ronald B. Herberman, MD, director of the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, recently warned faculty and staff there of a possible link between cancer risk and cell phone use.

		Lasting Benefits of Weight Loss in Type 2 Diabetes Patients In a Kaiser Permanente weight loss group, patients dropped an average of 23 pounds, and showed better control of their blood pressure and blood sugar levels.

		Chronically Ill and Uninsured 11.4 million working adults who suffer from at least one chronic illness were also uninsured from 1999-2004.

		Going Online to Fight Obesity A recently launched study will examine the effects of obesity and explore methods for teaching participants about prevention.

		Carbs Fighting Cancer? David Platt, PhD, CEO of Pro-Pharmaceuticals, a carbohydrate drug-developing company, reviewed the company’s recent clinical trial success with a colorectal cancer treatment, Davanat.

		The End of Psychotherapy? There is a small, yet important, downward trend in the number of office-based psychiatrists providing psychotherapy to their patients, according to a new report published in the Archives of General Psychiatry.

		Making Office Space Work Many practices will eventually face the inevitable question of whether or not they have outgrown their current office space. The options are to move to a bigger space or get rid of clutter. Which is best for you?

		Screening for ALTE in the ER Emergency room cases involving small children with apparent life-threatening event (ALTE) symptoms, such as apnea, due to ingestion of over-the-counter (OTC) cough or cold medications are on the rise.

		Common Diabetes Test Has New Advantage A consensus statement published in the July issue of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism indicates that the HbA1c test could be used to identify millions of people with undiagnosed diabetes.

		US HIV Incidence Higher than Estimated The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently announced that “new technology and methodology” it has developed “show that the incidence of HIV in the United States is higher than was previously known.”

		ALS Research: Skin Cells Turned into Nerve Cells Scientists have announced the ability to take ordinary skin cells ALS patients and transform them into nerve cells.

		Air Pollution in the Spotlight The Olympics are scheduled to begin in less than a week and the air quality in Beijing, China remains a topic of concern.

		Financial Incentives for Quality in Breast Cancer Care Healthcare quality is of concern nationally, and healthcare structural arrangements have been evolving rapidly to respond to increasing financial pressures and demands to enhance quality.

		Helping Patients Find a Bosom Buddy An interview with Sharon Henifin, co-founder and executive director of Breast Friendsâ„¢, an online, one-to-one breast cancer support network.

		Lawmakers Agree to Ban Toxins in Children's Items Congressional negotiators decided on a ban that will have â€œsignificant implications for US consumers, whose homes are filled with hundreds of plastic products designed for children."

		Will Psychiatrists Treat Obesity? If the results of a Tufts University rat study hold true for humans, the chances are good that obesity will be treated as an addictive behavior in the future.

		Health IT on the Hill US health officials announced last Monday (July 21) that beginning in January 2009 Medicare will give bonuses to physicians who use e-prescribing in their practices.

		NEW!: Tobacco May Cure Cancer? Researchers at Stanford University recently found that plant-generated vaccines may be a safe, fast, and economic way to fight cancer in patients with follicular B-cell lymphoma.

		Hormones and the Mental Link in Prostate Cancer Patients Recent studies suggest that as many as 69 percent of men who receive hormone deprivation therapy for prostate cancer will experience some degree of cognitive impairment.

		New Childrenâ€™s Stroke Guidelines Released by AHA The American Heart Association released its first guidelines regarding the differences between childhood and adult stroke in a July 17 online printing of Stroke.

		Green Intern Blues July is the worst month to be hospitalized due to the fact that newbie medical students are brought in at the beginning of the month to begin training.

		Hormone Replacement Therapy Increases Gallbladder Disease Risk Scientists from the University of Oxford have found that hormone replacement therapy in post-menopausal women increases the risk of gallbladder disease.

		California Bans Trans Fats in Restaurants California has passed a law banning trans fats in restaurants, bakeries, delicatessens, cafeterias, and other businesses classified as â€œfood facilities.â€

		Brain Pacemakers Identified for Parkinson's Patients Scientists have identified the mechanisms that cause tremors in patients with Parkinsonâ€™s disease (PD): neuron clusters in the depths of the brain.

		Google Knol: Another New Thing A new word to become familiar with: Knol. It is a shortened form of the word â€˜knowledgeâ€™ and means a unit of knowledge.

		Oncology: Today, Yesterday, and Tomorrow The war against cancer has become expensive and pervasive in a society where half of the men and one-third of the women will be saddled with a cancer diagnosis in their lifetime.

		Intensive Early Psychosis Intervention Doesnâ€™t Go the Distance Although studies show early intervention to be effective in reducing psychotic symptoms in patients with first-episode psychosis, the benefits arenâ€™t sustainable.

		Serious School Failure Affects Girls More than Boys Adolescent girls who had a serious school failure by the 12th grade were significantly more likely to have suffered a serious bout of depression at age 21 years than girls who did not have these problems.

		AIDS Crisis in the Latino Community? AIDS rates in the nationâ€™s Latino community are increasing to the point that they have reached what experts are calling a simmering public health crisis.

		Computing Bone Fracture Risk Researchers have teamed up to create the most detailed simulated image of the human bone structure.

		Scammers, Scammers Everywhere You are a physician, and probably consider yourself an expert on spotting a scam. But if you do something newsworthy, you may find yourself surprised anew.

		Black Box Warnings: 11 AEDs Are Evaluated The FDA announced its intention to push for a black box warning to be placed on the prescription label of 11 AEDs.

		What does a Best Hospital ranking mean to a hospitalist? U.S. News & World Report just came out with its list of â€œAmericaâ€™s Best Hospitals â€“ 2008,â€ with hospitals ranked based on factors within 16 specialties, from cancer to urology. Do they mean anything?

		Unraveling Autism Piece by Piece As the causes and links to autism continue to baffle, researchers tirelessly work at finding any new information that could potentially lead to a better understanding of the condition. Evidence that genetics play a large role in autism continues to surface.

		Self-monitoring of Blood Glucose in Diabetes Patients Self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) is an essential tool advocated for achieving improved glucose control.

		Franchising in Healthcare Field Offers Physicians New Opportunities Physicians see the need [to keep people healthy], more than anybody. And physicians are in the prime position to see that this need is met, because they are altruistic by nature.

		5 Questions with Adil I. Daud, MD, on Chemotherapy Prescription Drug, LEUKINEÂ® The study findings published in the July 1st issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology provide early signals that Leukine may offer clinical benefits in high-risk melanoma patients by increasing and differentiating dendritic cells.

		Best Online Cardiology Resources Youâ€™re Not Using: dave.md With all the content aggregators and other resources online that point users toward useful websites, itâ€™s hard to fathom how a site as well conceived and valuable as dave.md could remain so relatively unknown.

		Should the Government Be Involved with HIT Adoption? The AAPS said that many physicians have decided not to use EHRs because â€œthey fear the data will be used to control â€˜what they do and how they do itâ€™.â€

		Turmeric May Fight Diabetes and Obesity Columbia Medical School researchers at the Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center have found that the common Asian cooking spice turmeric may help prevent diabetes.

		The Medical World Mourns a Pioneer The world famous medical pioneer Dr. Michael DeBakey passed away late Friday night. He was responsible for pioneering the now-common procedure bypass surgery.

		Oncologists: Hurry Up and Wait for Reimbursement Unlike most primary care physicians, who write patients prescriptions that they can fill at a pharmacy, oncologists have to purchase most drugs upfront because they're delivered intravenously in the office.

		The Elusive Alzheimerâ€™s Cure It seems like every time you turn around thereâ€™s another â€œbreakthroughâ€ in Alzheimerâ€™s disease research. So why hasn't a cure been found?

		Fampridine Aids Mobility in MS Patients Acorda has been developing fampridine, a drug that may aid MS patients in their ability to walk.

		Pediatricians Prevent Child Violence Pediatricians are able to help prevent future violent behaviors in their patients with a brief, one-time intervention during a routine exam.

		Planning to Attend the Quality Healthcare for Culturally Diverse Populations Conference? The 6th National Conference on Quality Healthcare for Culturally Diverse Populations will discuss â€œPartnerships for the Future: Supporting Practitioners and Advancing the Field through Innovation, Policy, and Research.â€

		Technology Helps Patients Overcome Stroke Disabilities According to the American Heart Association, in any given year, an estimated 5,800,000 adults age 20 years and older have a stroke (1 person every 40 seconds).

		Can Home Blood Pressure Monitoring Keep Hypertension in Check? Home blood pressure monitoring combined with assistance from a pharmacist via secure the Web improved blood pressure control in hypertensive patients.

		Avoiding Skin Cancer Risk with UV Protection Can an active person simply put on sunblock, sit in the sun, and forget about it for the time the SPF offers protection? Not quite.

		Assistive Technology: Freeing Patients With Disabilities Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology have been working on a small magnetic device, to be implanted under the tongue.

		Putting the "M" in MICU Considering how mortality rates in ICUs have gone down in the last 20 to 30 years, getting patients some physical activity while still in the hospital has the potential to improve these outcomes.

		High Birth Weight Leads to Rheumatoid Arthritis in Adulthood The fetal environment potentially preprograms the brain or endocrine system to be maladapted later in life and that patients with rheumatoid arthritis are known for having a dysregulated HPA axis, which may be affected in utero.

		The Push for E-communication A new rule proposed by CMS would allow physicians to bill for follow-up, inpatient e-consultations, specific to follow-up telehealth delivery.

		Oncology Surgeons Learn Cosmetic Breast Reconstruction Cosmetic surgery, once reserved for plastic surgeons, is quickly becoming a recurring trend as training and advanced technology allow for dual roles in the rapidly advancing healthcare profession.

		Type 1 Diabetes Findings From the JDRF Conference Researcher George King, MD, presented data at the annual JDRF conference, showing that individuals with type 1 diabetes still have the ability to produce insulin.

		A New Internet... Kind of Last week, the internetâ€™s regulating body, ICANN, made a historic decision to expand the Internet by allowing for new domain names.

		5 Educational Online Heart and Cardiology Animations and Videos There exist online many high-quality websites from trusted sources that feature videos and animated depictions of the inner workings of the heart and the functions of the various components of the circulatory system.

		Cervical Cancer Vaccine Delayed Merck is in discussion with the FDA pertaining to use of the cervical cancer vaccine, Gardasil, in treating older women.

		Automated MRI Technique Makes Alzheimerâ€™s Diagnosis Faster A new automated MRI measures brain tissue and can help physicians diagnose Alzheimerâ€™s disease quicker and more accurately at an earlier stage.

		Parents Prompt Docs to Alter Vaccine Schedule Over Autism Concerns More and more parents are reacting to media hype about child vaccination's and the potential link to autism, and are approaching their pediatricians about amending the vaccination schedule.

		What is Cultural Competency? The field of cultural healthcare competency is not yet standardized, and many years of research are just beginning to bear fruit and their findings are being codified into official rules.

		Science... Messing with the Brain Again Does the thought of technology anticipating brain signals trouble anybody out there? Think about how many times your Microsoft Outlook e-mail has â€œanticipatedâ€ the e-mail address youâ€™re trying to type in.

		Fraudulent Cancer Meds Called Out for False Promises The FDA is finally cracking down on products available for retail sale online that falsely claim to cure, treat, or prevent cancer even though they are not agency-approved drugs.

		Spine Formation Mechanism Discovered According the National Scoliosis Foundation, scoliosis affects an estimated 6 million people in the United States. They account for more than 600,000 private physician office visits yearly.

		Medicare Cardiology Payment Cut Deadline Fast Approaching The ACC advocacy website notes that supporters last week were unable to get the necessary 60 votes for a cloture vote.

		Nurses Make More than Doctors? Mass Hysteria! Why does physician compensation seem to be such a hot-button issue right now? We know that soaring specialist salaries are leading us to an inevitable and potentially damaging shortage of primary care doctors.

		Itâ€™s Okay to Love Freebies: Part III â€“ Web Surfing There are so many free resources and fun things on the Web that it is impossible to cover them all in one feature.

		Practice Fusion Unveils Free Applications for Physicians Practice Fusion offers a unique product to small- and medium-sized physician practices, which was developed using Adobe Flex 3 software for creating Rich Internet Applications.

		Premature Births Up 20% in Nearly 20 Years Dr. Duane Alexander points to a number of reasons for the increase in premature births, citing â€œmaternal health behaviors such as smoking and drinking alcohol" as the cause.

		Talking to Patients about Brain Fitness According to an article in USA Today, researchers anticipate that approximately 14 million (18%) of the 79 million baby boomers â€œcan expect to develop Alzheimerâ€™s."

		Military Setting the Bar for EMRs: Part II of II While the VAâ€™s VistA system keeps patientsâ€™ records available among all VA system locations, the Army has its own way of recording and storing patient records.

		One-of-a-kind Clinical Trial to Study Use of Pacemakers Northwestern Universityâ€™s Feinberg School of Medicine received a $15 million grant to conduct a five-year trial that will investigate whether utilizing pacemakers to administer beta-blocker therapy improves survival in patients.

		Metastatic Lung Cancer: A Case Study What most people, particularly young people, donâ€™t realize is that lung cancer kills more women than breast, ovary, and colon cancer combined.

		Motherâ€™s Weight Gain in Pregnancy Predicts Child Obesity Researchers have found a connection between the amount of weight a mother gains during her pregnancy and the weight of her child at seven years of age.

		Cats and Cars Influence Asthma, Allergies As if anyone needed another reason to hate traffic, new evidence shows that it can up kidsâ€™ risk of allergies. (Traffic should then also be blamed for the amount of money that is spent in the US annually on allergies).

		Medicare Fraud in Florida As we worry about the rising costs of healthcare, we also must worry about whether the money spent is going to the right people and for the right reasons.

		The Future of Anesthesiology Medicine The Clinical Simulation Center at MU is using advanced technology to provide a realistic learning environment for anesthesiology residents, via a medical mannequin.

		Vitamin Deficiency in Rheumatic Diseases According to a team of researchers, nearly three-quarters of the patients seen at the South Infirmary-Victoria University Hospital rheumatology clinic of Cork City, Ireland, (SIVUH) have a vitamin D deficiency.

		Online Psychiatric Treatment Programs Sleep in adults can be significantly improved with a six-week cognitive behavioral intervention for insomnia delivered via the Internet.

		Child Obesity Rates Slimming Down For the first time in 25 years, childhood obesity is not on the rise, according to the CDC. Although this is encouraging news, itâ€™s too early to tell if progress is being made.

		Induced Hypothermia: A Novel Treatment for Brain-related Injuries Induced hypothermia, while underused, has been proven to improve outcomes after ischemic injury.

		Does Cultural Competency Training Improve Quality of Care? A considerable body of literature has been created that addresses healthcare disparities from social, cultural, economic, and other causes.

		Avandia Controversy at American Diabetes Association (ADA) Conference Results of three major studies have been presented over the past couple days at the American Diabetes Association conference.

		A Top Chef Beats the Cancer Odds American restaurateur Grant Achatz was named the top US chef at the James Beard Foundation Awards, following a year-long battle with oral cancer.

		Physicians and Patients Need to Discuss the Benefits of Clinical Trials A survey conducted by the Society for Womenâ€™s Health Research found that of the 2,028 people surveyed, 94% of them said their doctor has never discussed medical research.

		Cardiology Reimbursement Under the Knife Again Barring action by Congress, July 1 is the deadline to stop a 10.6% cut in Medicare physician payment.

		Behavior Screening Via Computer The leading causes of adolescent morbidity and death are injury risk, depressive symptoms, and substance use, all of which are clinically relevant to psychiatry.

		Oncology Nurses and Chemotherapy Management Oncology nurses that they play an important role in the administration of chemotherapy treatment.

		Childhood Cancer Rates Related to Geographic Location This monthâ€™s edition of Pediatrics contains a study that correlated geographic location to childrenâ€™s cancer rates after studying the cases of 36,500 children diagnosed with cancer.

		Gambling With Your Health: It's All in Your Head In a study of pathological gamblers conducted by at team of researchers at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, the urge to gamble diminished among those who took naltrexone.

		Military Setting the Bar for EMRs: Part I of II The origins of the VAâ€™s EMR system (VistA) emerged back in the late 1970s, when a group of physicians began writing its original code.

		Brain Cancer in the Left Parietal Lobe On Monday morning Senator Kennedy underwent brain surgery. Because the location of the tumor was in the left parietal lobe of the brain, neurosurgeons had to exercise particular caution.

		Breaking News for Erbitux from the FDA A genetic test will enable researchers to predict which colon cancer patients may benefit from treatment with Erbitux.

		PANIC-ATTAC Mice Aid Diabetes Research The UT Southwestern Medical Center has genetically engineered a laboratory mouse, named the PANIC-ATTAC mouse, that can regenerate pancreatic beta cells after these cells have been induced to die.

		Top 5 Cardiology Blogsâ€¦ Sort Of A little poking around on the Internets confirmed that quite a few good-to-very-good blogs run by cardiologists have gone dark in the last year or so.

		Breaking New Ground in Hospital Obstetrics Obstetrics hospitalist programs are popping up everywhere these days, and having an OB hospitalist on call can help ensure that patients are receive the proper care.

		Monitoring Blood Pressure at Home Studies show that 10-20% of patients with high blood pressure have a higher than usual blood pressure simply by the anxiety caused from being in a doctorâ€™s office.

		5 Questions withâ€¦ Tom SÃ¶derlund, CEO, Zyked â€“ Wii Fit Has Competition The core value of Zyked is that it makes existing exercising activities more fun.

		ADHD-induced Lost Productivity Affects us All People with ADHD who are out in the workforce perform 22.1 fewer days of work every year â€”a compilation of 8.4 days when they were unable to work.

		Do You Prescribe Musical Therapy? Music can be used as an alternative therapy for patients with cancer, pain, and especially neurological disorders like Alzheimerâ€™s disease, stroke, epilepsy, and autism.

		U 4get 2 Take Ur Meds? More and more studies are being conducted to test whether cell phones can be a helpful resource in reminding patients to take medications and perform tasks for chronic conditions.

		The Pink Ribbon Program for Breast Cancer Patients When Puglisi founded the non-profit Pink Ribbon Program she strived to create the best post-operative exercise program for women who had dealt directly with breast cancer.

		Are Higher Medicaid Payments for Physicians the Solution to Providing High-quality Care to Minority Patients? Racial and ethnic disparities in primary health care are in part systemic in nature, and the lower resources flowing to physicians treating more minority patients are a contributing factor.

		ASCO 2008 Annual Meeting Releases Latest Findings At this weekâ€™s Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in Chicago (May 30 â€“ June 3), hundreds of scientific abstracts will be presented.

		Learning Your Way on EMRs & PHRs - LIVE From TEPR 2008 TEPR (Towards the Electronic Patient Record) opened its doors May 19, 2008 at the Ft. Lauderdale Convention Center.

		Innovative Patient Communication at 33rd Annual Congress of ONS MDNG reports LIVE from days I and II of the 33rd Annual Congress of the Oncology Nursing Society.

		Is Online CME an Effective Tool for Teaching Physicians? How many physicians have had the experience of selecting an online CME program in part based on the high marks awarded by previous participants, only to find the program to be dull and inadequate?

		It's Okay to Love Freebies: Part II - Spring Tech Gifts As a follow up to last weekâ€™s first in the seriesâ€œItâ€™s Okay to Love Freebiesâ€ article, Iâ€™d like to bring you even more great tech websites and gift ideas for that special mom, dad, or grad in your life.

		4th Annual Games for Health Conference Kicks Off Over the next two days, more than 300 innovators will demonstrate new games and discuss key advancements across the health and games fields at the 4th Annual G4H Conference.

		Insufficient Healthcare Increases Child Fatality Rates The upward trend in the number of countries that fail to provide the most basic of health services to children in order to save their lives is extremely disturbing.

		One Hand Washes the Other To be asked if I washed my hands makes me feel as if my professionalism is being doubted. Is it just me being defensive or is there something demeaning about being questioned like that?

		Insulin Pump Safety a Concern Among Youths A federal review of insulin pump use by adolescents over a period of 10 years found that 13 deaths and more than 1,500 injuries were connected with the pumps.

		It's Okay to Love Freebies Everyone loves the word â€œfree,â€ but when it comes to your computer, you have to be careful.

		Handheld Hardware and Software for Docs The Web has finally arrived on our shiny little toys we carry in our white coats or clipped to our belts.

		Hack Into Hakia Hakia.com offers a different worldview, by providing credible and fresh health information online. For the first time, users will start to get credibility-stamped search results in full view.

		Diabetes Doubles in Pregnancy Among the pregnant women researched in a recent study on diabetes, 2,784 had either type 1 or type 2 diabetes before getting pregnant.

		Brain Pacemaker Treats Depression Brain pacemakers can be reprogrammed to adjust to any change in the patient's condition or to progression of symptoms that may occur over time. It is a dynamic therapy.

		Recession: Blessing in Disguise for Healthcare? Our economy is in a vulnerable condition. Some believe a recession has been avoided while others believe the worst is yet to come.

		Post-War Stress Takes a Long-Term Toll More than 300,000 US troops are suffering from major depression after serving in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Is the US ready for a healthcare system overhaul?

		Are Online Courses on Par with Classroom Courses? We have a shortage of nurses that is just going to get worse, not just in North America but pretty well everywhere.

		DataDyne Delivers Global Health Improvement No longer is the collection of medical data a tedious process that requires expensive software and hired consultants.

		Blood Pressure's Link to Migraines High blood pressure is linked to fewer headaches, due in large part to having stiffer artery walls, which affects a homeostatic process that regulates blood pressure and decreases sensitivity to pain.

		No Such Thing as Too Many Transplants? If youâ€™re a heart transplant patient, you want to go to a hospital that does tons of transplants. But having so many programs in one city means no single center performs that many procedures.

		Neat Freaks vs. Slobs Clutter-phobia may be programmed into certain peopleâ€™s genes, since extreme cleanliness likely used to imply success in warding off germs and illness.

		Making Minimally Invasive Surgery Even Less Invasive Some people in the medical-device field believe that surgical science is now on the cusp of a new wave of advancement.

		Tracking Children Online Teens are among the most active Internet users and the most sought-after by advertisers. But they are also the least informed about how to stop their personal activity from being tracked online.

		New Physicians in High Demand There is growing concern about an emerging shortage of physicians nationwide. New physicians, particularly those who train in the state, are an important source of New York doctors.

		Lexiscan Cardiac Stress Agent Approved Lexiscan is the first A2A adenosine receptor agonist shown to be safe and effective as a pharmacologic stress agent in MPI studies.

		AACR Showcases Significant Developments in Cancer AACRâ€™s Annual Meeting attracts a diverse group that facilitates an exchange of new ideas and collaborations, this year, with more than 6,000 abstracts.

		At-home Bipolar Gene Testing? Dr. John Kelsoe, a psychiatric geneticist and owner of Psynomics - the first company to offer diagnostic testing for mental illness has kick started the boom in research connecting genetic variations to a host of health conditions.

		Children and Grief: How to Cope When a family member dies, children react differently from adults and usually see death as temporary and reversible, a belief reinforced by cartoon characters who die and come to life again.

		Larger Belly Leads to Dementia Having a large abdomen increases the risk of dementia regardless of whether the participants were of normal weight overall, overweight, or obese, and regardless of existing health conditions.

		Increased Risk of Heart Attacks Found in HIV Drugs Many people with HIV take a combination of antiretroviral drugs. Concerns have been raised about the cardiovascular effects of long-term use of these drugs.

		TEPR 2008 Conference Gearing up to be the Best Ever Medical Records Institute is breaking TEPR 2008 out of the traditional electronic medical records conference mold to make the conference better and more inclusive of other technologies.

		Going Once, Going Twice, SOLD! Olympus and eBay partner to raise money for colorectal cancer research and awareness.

		The Dossia Dossier Thereâ€™s a major new player in the PHR market that has the backing of some of the largest corporations in the US.

		ACC.08 is YOUR Annual Meeting The 57th Annual Scientific Session, held March 29 through April 1, 2008, brings together nearly 30,000 attendees from around the world to share best practices and learn about exciting innovations in cardiovascular science and education.

		How Green is Your Practice? The world's natural resources are quickly vanishing, and a tremendous amount of reusable materials are being wasted at rapid speed every day. What can you do in your office to make a difference?

		Baby Boomers at Risk for Alzheimer's A report estimates that at least 5.2 million Americans suffer from Alzheimer's, including 200,000 to 250,000 people under the age of 65. By 2010, projections say there will be 500,000 new cases of the disease each year.

		Insulin Plays Another Role Insulin inhibits a gene regulator protein known as FOXO, important in diabetes metabolism, tumor suppression and stem cell maintenance. Studies are now showing reduced insulin leads to greater stress resistance and longer life.

		The Right Choice Isn't Always the Easy One Chromosomal abnormalities occur in about 1 out of 6,000 live births, but many babies who have them die before birth or shortly thereafter.

		Too Tech-Savvy for Their Own Good The public is continuously encouraged to take charge of their health by researching their conditions and being as proactive as possible.

		Hospitals Do Have Options for Profitability How quickly hospitals pay their bills is a large determinant in their efficiency.

		Pancreatic Cancer: Difficult to Beat, But Not Impossible The recent diagnosis of celebrity Patrick Swayze has raised some doubts with regard to early detection and survival of pancreatic cancer victims. However, as with many fatal diseases, there is still hope in education.

		Maintain a Healthy Lifestyle: Sleep Smart What good are you to your patients if you're falling asleep on the job? Well, you may be surprised to learn that most physicians fail to get the average recommended seven hours of sleep per night.

		Gates' Five-Year Plan to Solve Health Crisis? The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on Monday announced a new $100 million initiative to help solve major health crises.

		When in Doubt, Throw it Out This article is expiring as we speak, getting older and less relevant by the secondâ€¦ much like your three-day-old chicken lo mein, or that green orange in the fridge.

		Class Is Now in Session: Docs and Minority Health Licensure Physicians are increasingly becoming required to familiarize themselves with multicultural healthcare via courses on the topic.

		You Say You Want a Revolution... RevolutionHealth.com launched a new online Heart Attack Recovery Center earlier this month, to help the hundreds of thousands of Americans who are recovering from a heart attack or caring for someone who is.

		National Walk for Epilepsy Join the National Walk for Epilepsy on Friday, March 28, or Saturday, March 29, to show your support for an amazing cause.

		MDNG at HIMSS08 Daily coverage of the HIMSS08 Annual Conference & Exhibition is provided here by one of MDNG's very own editorial gurus, right from the showroom floor!

		PCs Pull the Disappearing Act? By 2033, PCs are expected to become obsolete as computing becomes more personalized.

		Has Google Gone Too Far...? Are electronical medical records (EMRs) the final frontier? Google has tackled everything from maps to breaking news to images, now the latest installment brings patient health records to a Web browser near you.

		Dr. Wal-Mart Will See You Now As the world's largest retailer, Wal-Mart has certainly made a name for itself in the consumer market.

		Above and Beyond the Call of Duty To recognize the extraordinary commitment of oncology nurses, Ortho Biotech Products, L. P. today announced its support of CURE magazineâ€™s 2008 Extraordinary Healer Award for Oncology Nursing.

		Posting Health Costs Online Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina is posting health costs online. Will this Health Care Cost Estimator work, and why are they doing it?

		If Everybody Agrees Primary Care is Broken, Why Can't We Fix It? Rising costs. A flawed payment system. More patients. Less time. The signs are obvious within primary care medicine, but how can we fix it?