Top 10 Prescribed Drugs in the U.S.
Our medicine cabinets provide an interesting peek at our country’s health, and it appears that we...
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Author: Janine Anthes
Identifying Families at High Genetic Risk of Cancer
Cancer can be defined as sporadic, familial, or hereditary. This classification can assist nurses...
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Autism Checklist at 12-Months May Facilitate Treatment
A simple 24-item checklist may help physicians identify children with autism spectrum disorders...
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Physician Turnover Rates Increase As Economy & Housing Market Improve
Physician turnover rates appear to track with conditions in the economy and housing markets,...
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Tonight’s Cocktails Shake Up Tomorrow’s Surgical Skills
No matter how experienced the surgeon, a study found that after a night of drinking, surgeons’...
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Key Points From New Alzheimer’s Guidelines
For the first time in nearly 30 years, the diagnostic criteria for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) have...
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Reporting EHR Meaningful Use for Medicare Bonus Has Begun
Physicians using an electronic health record (EHR) system in a “meaningful” way and who hope to...
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New Guidelines on Painful Diabetic Neuropathy: Summary
Painful diabetic neuropathy (PDN) is estimated to affect 16% of the more than 25 million people...
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Docs Choose Riskier Treatment for Themselves
Physicians will more likely select a treatment for themselves that is riskier and has a higher...
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Discolored Sputum Does Not Signal Antibiotics
Adults with acute cough/lower respiratory tract infection who present with discolored sputum...
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Nurses Keep Silent on Physicians’ Shortcuts
Almost 60% of nurses report they have at one time or another felt unsafe to speak up or were...
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National Healthcare Quality Strategy Unveiled
The US Department of Health and Human Services revealed its National Strategy for Quality...
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The Diabetes Type 3 Enigma: Can Alzheimer’s Drug Help?
Diabetes Type 3—a “brain specific” disease—is far from understood and very much uncharted...
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Do No Harm? An Ethics Survey of Doctors
Eight of 10 doctors strongly agree that they should put patient welfare before their own financial...
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Report: 20% of Orthopedic Surgeons’ Imaging Orders Are Defensive
About 20% of scans ordered by orthopedic surgeons appear to be “defensive imaging,” primarily...
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Cell Phones and the Brain: A Call for More Research
For years there have been concerns over the potential effects of long-term cell phone use on the...
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Docs Rate 18% of Patients as “Difficult”
Almost 18% of patients are considered difficult by physicians, according to a new study — which...
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Growing Concerns About Invasive Fungal Infections
The incidence of invasive fungal infections (IFIs) has risen sharply in the past 2 decades. A...
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Identifying Cancer-Related Anorexia-Cachexia Syndrome
Nutritional status has been shown to greatly impact treatment tolerance and the long-term...
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Hospital-Based Physicians Could See 2.3% Pay Hike in 2011
Hospital-based physicians are predicted to receive a 2.3% increase in base salary in 2011,...
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