ACS 2013
New research is being presented at ACS 2013, the American College of Surgeons 2013 Annual Clinical...
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Advertising by Doctors and Hospitals a Waste
The decline of medicine as a profession began when it became legal for doctors and hospitals to advertise. Apparently it all started when an Arizona lawyer sued for his first amendment right to advertise his services. In 1977,...
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IDWeek 2013: Vaccine Reduces Norovirus Symptoms
The Particulars: Norovirus is the cause of many severe gastrointestinal infections in the United...
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IDWeek 2013: Trends in Bacterial Meningitis
The Particulars: Studies have indicated that meningitis vaccinations can help reduce the number of...
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IDWeek 2013: Avoid Broad-Spectrum Antibiotics for CAP
The Particulars: Patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) often receive...
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IDWeek 2013: Fecal Transplantation in a Pill?
The Particulars: Studies have suggested that fecal transplantation is effective in about 90% of...
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IDWeek 2013: Antibiotics Overprescribed for Sore Throat & Bronchitis
The Particulars: Previous research indicates that only about 10% of sore throats and virtually 0%...
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IDWeek 2013
New research is being presented at IDWeek 2013—the joint annual meeting of the Infectious Disease...
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ASNC 2013: Stress Before Rest in Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
The Particulars: The American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) has issued a goal of reducing...
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ASNC 2013: HS-SPECT Detects CAD in Obese Patients
The Particulars: Little is known about the diagnostic performance of high-speed single positron...
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ASNC 2013: Diagnosing ACS With SPECT
The Particulars: Single positron emission computed tomography (SPECT) has been shown in previous...
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ASNC 2013: Decreasing Imaging-Associated Radiation, Time, & Costs
The Particulars: Studies have suggested that myocardial perfusion imaging is a poor prognostic...
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ASNC 2013: A New Imaging Approach in ED Chest Pain Patients
The Particulars: Previous research suggests that performing single photon emission computed...
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ASNC 2013: Older Age & Need for Imaging
The Particulars: Previous studies indicate that achieving 10 metabolic equivalents of task (METS)...
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ASNC 2013: Incidental SPECT/CT Findings Enhance Care
The Particulars: Data are lacking on whether incidental findings for cardiac single photon...
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ASNC 2013: Prone Position Adds to SPECT MPI
The Particulars: Single photon emission computed tomography myocardial perfusion imaging (SPECT...
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HFSA 2013: Medication Management in Heart Failure
The Particulars: Previous analyses suggest that there is a high prevalence of medication...
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#HFSA 2013: Predicting HF Readmissions
The Particulars: Published research has suggested that there are several predictors of readmission...
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HFSA 2013: Sleep-Disordered Breathing & Mortality in HF
The Particulars: Previous studies have indicated that sleep disordered breathing (SDB) is one of...
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