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Left RightMuscle relaxants, most neuromodulators don’t help RA pain
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1:38 | Posted on Jan 26, 2012 in Allergy & Clinical Immunology, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pain Management, Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily Newscast, RheumatologyNEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Muscle relaxants don’t ease the pain of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and only topical capsaicin among studied neuromodulators offers some relief, according to two reviews published January 18 in the Cochrane...New once-daily beta-agonist improves lung function in COPD
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1:29 | Posted on Jan 24, 2012 in Family Medicine, Hospitalist, Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine, Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily NewscastLinezolid has benefits in MRSA nosocomial pneumonia: study
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1:41 | Posted on Jan 23, 2012 in Critical Care, Hospitalist, Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Pharmacists, Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily NewscastNEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For nosocomial pneumonia caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), linezolid is more effective and better tolerated than the gold standard vancomycin, according to a randomized controlled trial. MRSA...Pregabalin may curb sleep problems in fibromyalgia patients
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1:46 | Posted on Jan 23, 2012 in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Neurology & Neurosurgery, Nurses/NP/PA, Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily NewscastNEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Pregabalin (Lyrica; Pfizer Inc) may help patients with fibromyalgia get a better night’s sleep, in addition to easing their pain, suggest results of a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled crossover study...Beta-blocker continuation after surgery linked to better outcomes
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1:28 | Posted on Jan 20, 2012 in Cardiology, Critical Care, Hospitalist, Internal Medicine, Medical Students, Nurses/NP/PA, Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily Newscast, SurgeryNEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients on beta-blockers who undergo surgery are nearly twice as likely to experience adverse events in the following months if beta-blockers are discontinued, investigators report in the Archives of Surgery online...
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Hyperprolactinemia common in young with menstruation trouble
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1:36 | Posted on Jan 26, 2012 in
Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Nurses/NP/PA, Ob/Gyn, Pediatrics, Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily Newscast
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Hyperprolactinemia is a relatively common cause of secondary amenorrhea in young women with menstruation irregularities, Korean researchers report in a December 19th on-line paper in The American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
As Dr. DooSeok Choi told Reuters Health...
Fenofibrate safe in type 2 diabetes and moderate renal impairment
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1:31 | Posted on Jan 18, 2012 in
Diabetes, Endocrinology, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Nephrology, Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily Newscast
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Fenofibrate is safe to use in patients with type 2 diabetes and moderate renal impairment, researchers conclude in a report online December 30 in Diabetes Care.
Fenofibrate’s propensity to elevate plasma creatinine is “one of the major hindrances to more widespread...
Prevalence of prediabetes high in patients on antipsychotics
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1:35 | Posted on Jan 17, 2012 in
Diabetes, Endocrinology, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Nurses/NP/PA, Pediatrics, Psychiatry & Mental Health, Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily Newscast
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Based on the 2010 American Diabetes Association’s definition of prediabetes, the condition is present in over a third of psychiatric inpatients treated with antipsychotic drugs, according to a report in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry online December 27.
“The excess in...
Study challenges potassium guidelines in acute MI
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First-void urine not needed for Chlamydia testing
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Jan 12, 2012
Warfarin interruption risky for AF patients
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Jan 9, 2012
CIN 1 does not increase CIN 3 risk beyond HPV infection
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Jan 5, 2012
H3 receptor antagonist may help relieve allergic rhinitis symptoms
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Jan 4, 2012
Household S. aureus eradication reduces subsequent infections
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Jan 4, 2012
Concurrent famotidine reduces ibuprofen-related ulcers
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Jan 3, 2012
Immediate medical treatment best nonsurgical approach to early miscarriage
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Jan 2, 2012
Topiramate may help former methamphetamine addicts from relapsing
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Jan 2, 2012
Genotyping may not be warranted before clopidogrel administration
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Dec 30, 2011
Available TB diagnostics yield discordant results in low-risk populations: study
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Dec 28, 2011
Cirrhosis tied to increased risk of liver cancer in diabetics
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Dec 26, 2011
Combination therapy seems best for relief of psoriasis: report
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Dec 23, 2011
Sustained relief from OAB with long-term fesoterodine: study
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Dec 20, 2011
Hyperkalemia common in older heart failure patients on intensive therapy
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Dec 19, 2011
Treating prehypertension reduces stroke occurrence
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Dec 16, 2011
MRI might not be useful before lumbar steroid injections
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Dec 15, 2011
Oral 5-ASAs for ulcerative colitis may be less effective than topical or combined therapy
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Dec 9, 2011
Warfarin helpful in the elderly with atrial fibrillation
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Dec 7, 2011
Moratorium urged on lengthy empiric antibiotics for chronic rhinosinusitis
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Dec 6, 2011
Daptomycin may be indicated for MRSA with high vancomycin MICs
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PPI best for preventing GI bleeding in patients with ACS or STEMI
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