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MEDICAL NEWS:
Abstract

Background  Physicians, influenced by various pressures, may document information in patient records that they did not personally observe.

Objective  To evaluate the hospital chart documentation practices of internists and internal medicine sub-specialists in the Northeastern
United States.

Design  An anoNY (New York)mous mail survey questionnaire.

Participants  One thousand one hundred twenty-six randomly selected internists and internal medicine sub-specialists.
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MEDICAL NEWS:
Abstract

Background  African-American women have the highest breast (boob) cancer death rates of all racial/ethnic groups in the US. Reasons for these
disparities are multi-factorial, but include lower mammogram utilization among this population. Cultural attitudes and beliefs,
such as fear and fatalism, have not been fully explored as potential barriers to mammography among African-American women.

Objective  To [...]

Hospitals & Doctors:
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. (August 29, 2008) - The UnivER (Emergency Room)sity of California, Davis, School of Medicine has been ranked numbER (Emergency Room) 10 among all medial schools in the United States in the annual survey of best graduate schools for Latino students conducted by Hispanic Business magazine.

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UC Davis School of Medicine [...]

CANCER NEWS: As of early Sunday morning, Jill Biden took on a new title: possible Vice Presidential wife. (“Second Lady” sounds so tacky, doesn’t it?) And if she and husband Joe move into Blair House come January 2009, she’ll assume a whole new set of responsibilities. But I’m betting she’ll keep a firm grip [...]

CANCER NEWS: Not all doctors email patients, nor for that matter do all doctors email each other - but I have found it to be helpful for many patients. Not all patients have my email account, but for some patients for whom it seems appropriate I have given out my office email adDr. [...]

CANCER NEWS: Actress Jamie Lee Curtis surprised many of her fans this year by being featured in commercials for the Dannon Company’s Activia yogurts discussing the importance of digestive health. In the glamorous world of Hollywood, not many actresses would want to discuss bowel irregularity on national television. But Curtis has become part of [...]

Hospitals & Doctors:
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. (August 25, 2008) - Families from throughout the Sacramento Region and beyond are invited to attend the first annual Capitol Family Fun Day on Sunday, OctobER (Emergency Room) 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., on the grounds of the California state Capitol. The event is sponsored by UC Davis ChilDr. [...]

DRUGS & RX: WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., August 23, 2008 /PRNewswire/ — Eisai Corporation of North America and its partner Helsinn Healthcare SA today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new oral formulation of Aloxi…

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FDA Approves Aloxi (palonosetron HCl) Capsules for Prevention of Acute Chemotherapy-induced [...]

DRUGS & RX: LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aug 25, 2008 - AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the largest non-profit AIDS healthcare provider in the United States and operator of free AIDS treatment clinics in the US, Africa, Latin America/Caribbean and Asia, is…

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AHF Blasts GlaxoSmithKline Print Ads That Promote Fear of HIV Treatment was [...]

DRUGS & RX: Information for Healthcare Professionals Natalizumab Injection for Intraveneous Use (marketed as Tysabri)
ROCKVILLE, Md., Aug. 25, 2008–FDA ALERT [8/2008]: The FDA has recently received information from the manufacturer about two new cases of…

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FDA Updates the Information for Healthcare Professionals Sheet for Tysabri (natalizumab) was another wonderful and informative [...]

DRUGS & RX: The PDX Electronic Healthcare Record (EHR) and Rx.com Portable Prescription Record Integrate with Google Health
FORT WORTH, Texas, August 25, 2008 /PRNewswire/ — PDX and Rx.com announced today that they have entered into a strategic agreement with…

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PDX Partners With Google Health to Make Prescription Data Available to Patients [...]

DRUGS & RX: WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., August 23, 2008 /PRNewswire/ — Eisai Corporation of North America and its partner Helsinn Healthcare SA today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new oral formulation of ALOXI(R)…

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FDA Approves Aloxi (Palonosetron HCl) Capsules for Prevention of Acute Chemotherapy-induced [...]