Sep
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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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Sep
1
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 [...]
Sep
1
MEDICAL NEWS:
Brief Report: Coronary Heart Disease Events Associated with Hormone Therapy in Younger and Older Women
Content Type Journal Article
Category Erratum
DOI 10.1007/s11606-008-0762-2
Authors
Shelley R. Salpeter, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center Department of Medicine San Jose CA USA
Judith M. E. Walsh, University of California, San Francisco Department of Medicine San Francisco CA USA
Elizabeth Greyber, Santa Clara Valley Medical [...]
Sep
1
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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Aug
29
CANCER NEWS: Two vaccines against a virus that can cause cervical cancer are being widely used without sufficient evidence about whether they are worth their high cost or whether they will effectively stop women from getting the disease, two articles in this week’s New England Journal of Medicine conclude. Both vaccines target the human [...]
Aug
27
DRUGS & RX: CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aug 27, 2008 - Curis, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRIS), a drug development company focused on developing next generation proprietary targeted medicines for cancer treatment, today announced the publication of preclinical data…
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Curis Announces Nature Publication Elucidating a Paracrine Mechanism of Action in Hedgehog-Expressing Tumors was another wonderful [...]
Aug
27
DRUGS & RX: PARSIPPANY, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aug 26, 2008 - The Medicines Company (NASDAQ: MDCO) announced that a sub-analysis of the ACUITY (Acute Catheterization and Urgent Intervention Triage strategY) study, published in the September 2, 2008 issue of the…
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ACUITY 1-Year Sub-Analysis Published in Journal of the American College of Cardiology was [...]
Aug
27
DRUGS & RX: STANFORD, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aug 26, 2008 - Scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine are shedding light on how type-1 diabetes begins.
Doctors have known the disease is caused by an autoimmune attack on the pancreas, but the…
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Early Trigger for Type-1 Diabetes Found in Mice, Stanford Scientists Report [...]
Aug
27
DRUGS & RX: PARSIPPANY, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aug. 26, 2008 - The Medicines Company (NASDAQ: MDCO) today announced that the results of VELOCITY, a pivotal Phase 3 safety and efficacy trial of its new intravenous (IV) therapy Cleviprex(TM) (clevidipine…
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New Publication Shows Cleviprex is Safe and Effective for Treatment of Acute, Severe Hypertension [...]
Aug
27
DRUGS & RX: STANFORD, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aug 26, 2008 - Previously unrecognized and unidentified infections of amniotic fluid may be a significant cause of premature birth, according to researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.
An…
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Infections Linked to Premature Births More Common Than Thought, Stanford Study Finds was another wonderful and [...]
Aug
27
DRUGS & RX: MELBOURNE, Australia, Aug 21, 2008 - (ABN Newswire) - Australian regenerative medicine company Mesoblast Limited (ASX:MSB)(PINK:MBLTY), today announced that its allogeneic, or “off-the-shelf”, cell therapy…
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Mesoblast Limited’s (ASX:MSB) Allogeneic, "Off-The-Shelf", Stem Cells Are Safe And Effective For Cervical Spine Fusion was another wonderful and informative drug and pharmaceutical [...]
Aug
27
DRUGS & RX: By RUTHANN RICHTER
STANFORD, Calif., Aug. 26, 2008 — The Stanford University School of Medicine will no longer accept support from pharmaceutical or device companies for specific programs in continuing medical education, as…
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Stanford Medical School Severely Restricts Industry Funding of Continuing Education for Physicians was another wonderful and [...]
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