Geriatrics
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<ѻý>APA Meeting Highlights Mental Health Biologyѻý>
NEW YORK CITY -- The biological basis for normal and abnormal mental function is emerging as a dominant theme in psychiatry research, and the American Psychiatric Association annual meeting that starts here Saturday won't be an exception.
May 01, 2014
<ѻý>Fatty Liver Tied to Diabetes, Atherosclerosisѻý>
LONDON -- Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is an independent predictor of both type 2 diabetes and carotid atherosclerosis, according to two studies presented here at the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of the Liver.
Apr 11, 2014
<ѻý>Rheuminations: Blame the Pain on the Rain?ѻý>
Do your arthritis patients complain that their symptoms are influenced by the cold and wet weather? There's plenty of support for this, including a new study out of the Netherlands seeking to quantify this link and examine contributing factors.
Mar 16, 2014
<ѻý>Killing Pain: Benzo 'Boost' Can Be Deadlyѻý>
Adding a benzodiazepine to an opioid painkiller can increase the effect of the opioid, or in the language of addiction, benzos can boost the high -- but the combo can be deadly, according to this Killing Pain report from ѻý and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Feb 25, 2014
<ѻý>Ob/Gyns Uneasy With AHA's Take on Stroke in Pregnancyѻý>
NEW ORLEANS -- Recent guidelines from the American Heart Association on the management of stroke risk in pregnant women differ significantly from those issued by the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, maternal-fetal medicine specialists said here.
Feb 10, 2014
<ѻý>Droxidopa for OH Slammed by FDA Reviewersѻý>
SILVER SPRING, Md. -- Droxidopa (Northera) is getting a second look by an FDA advisory committee for the treatment of orthostatic hypotension stemming from neurological disorders like Parkinson's disease, but an agency review doesn't look promising for approval.
Jan 13, 2014
<ѻý>Killing Pain: Tramadol the 'Safe' Drug of Abuseѻý>
Almost 2 decades have passed since the FDA approved tramadol as a 'safe' opioid, but the intervening years provide evidence to question that 'safe' claim, as this latest investigation by John Fauber for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel-ѻý revealed.
Dec 22, 2013
<ѻý>SGR Repeal Still Gets AMA Supportѻý>
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. -- The AMA's policymaking House of Delegates voted nearly unanimously to continue its support of congressional efforts to repeal Medicare's payment formula despite its opposition to a 10-year pay freeze that's part of a draft proposal.
Nov 18, 2013