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'''January 23, 2009: Citing Costs, Younger Americans Skipping Meds''' | |||
*[http://www.hschange.com/CONTENT/1039/?topic=topic02 One in seven Americans under the age of 65 passed on medication last year because it was too expensive. Not surprisingly, those with low incomes, chronic conditions and the uninsured were most likely to go without. But having insurance didn’t always help. According to the Center for Studying Health System Change, rising drug costs, more-frequent prescription-writing and expensive specialty meds all played a role. The researchers believe as the recession in America lengthens even more people will skip their meds, leading to more health-related complications. (Center for Studying Health System Change)] | |||
'''January 23, 2009: Women with Heart Problems Often Left Waiting''' | |||
*[http://circoutcomes.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/extract/2/1/4 Emergency medical personnel seem to delay women with signs of heart failure longer than men. Researchers at Tufts University examined nearly 6,000 emergency calls from Dallas County, Texas and found patients spent an average of 34 minutes with emergency personnel. But women were 52 percent more likely to be delayed by 45 minutes or more. Researchers weren’t able to say why that was the case but suggest heart problems in women aren’t as recognizable as those in men. (Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes)] | |||
'''January 23, 2009: 4,000-Person Drug Trial Scrapped After Sponsor Declares Bankruptcy''' | |||
*[http://www.theheart.org/article/936651.do In a clear sign of how the economic downturn is affecting research, phase 3 drug trial COGENT 1 has been scrapped after its sponsor declared bankruptcy. The trial would have tested a single-pill combination of clopidogrel and omeprazol to reduce gastrointestinal side effects in heart patients. Cogentus Pharmaceuticals, based in Palo Alto, CA, was the sponsor behind the trial. (TheHeart.org)] | |||
'''January 23, 2009: MA State Ethics Law Scuttles Plans for Medical Meeting''' | |||
*[http://www.medpagetoday.com/PublicHealthPolicy/HealthPolicy/12567 A Massachusetts state law regulating medical industry marketing has wrecked plans for a medical group meeting to be held in Boston. The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology was planning on holding its 2015 meeting in Boston but pulled out after deciding the new law would not allow it to offer Continuing Medical Education credit. Some presenters at the meeting work for drug and device companies, and as such would not meet the requirements for CME under the new law. (MedPage Today)] | |||
'''January 22, 2009: Gifts to Doctors Must Be Disclosed''' | |||
*[http://uk.reuters.com/article/healthNewsMolt/idUKTRE50L5T920090122?sp=true Any gifts made to doctors exceeding $100 per year would need to be disclosed under legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate Thursday. Companies that fail to disclose such gifts could see fines as high as $1 million, according to the Physician Payment Sunshine Act introduced by Senators Charles Grassley (R) and Herb Kohl (D). A similar bill failed in congress last year but Grassley says he feels this version has a good chance of passing the current Democrat-controlled houses. (Reuters)] | |||
'''January 22, 2009: Stroke Survivors with AF Have Greater Risk of Death''' | |||
*[http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6T16-4VC73VY-1&_user=1625289&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000053982&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=1625289&md5=f12a2170d810b366a1c74b814600debe Atrial fibrillation greatly increases stroke survivors’ chances of death, according to a study in the International Journal of Cardiology. Survivors with the arrhythmia showed a 50% greater chance of all-cause mortality versus those without it. The study showed patients older than 75 are at greatest risk, followed by those with congestive heart failure, prior stroke and diabetes. The researchers used patients’ CHADS2 scores to accurately determine how at risk they were for dying after ischemic stroke. (International Journal of Cardiology)] | |||
'''January 22, 2009: Women Make Better Heart Care Doctors?''' | |||
*[http://eurjhf.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/hfn041 A European study demonstrates women are better at treating patients with chronic heart failure than their male counterparts. Female doctors are more likely to play by the book, following recommended guidelines for drug choice and dosage. Their male colleagues are less likely to prescribe drugs for CHF patients, and more likely to lower the dose if treating women. The researchers note, though, that women patients don’t necessarily have worse outcomes even though they get fewer drugs. Female CHF patients are also more likely to be misdiagnosed. (European Journal of Heart Failure)] | |||
'''January 22, 2009: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition''' | |||
*[http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/89/2/485 Lowering salt intake improves endothelial function, according to researchers in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. They studied 29 overweight and obese patients with normal blood pressure and found those that cut salt in their diets had improved vessel dilation and blood flow. Scientists say further study is needed but it seems lowered blood pressure is not the only benefit of decreasing salt intake. (American Journal of Clinical Nutrition)] | |||
'''January 21, 2009: Pictures of a Bleeding Heart''' | '''January 21, 2009: Pictures of a Bleeding Heart''' | ||
*[http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/newsandeventspggrp/imperialcollege/newssummary/news_19-1-2009-15-25-40?newsid=54494 | *[[Image:Cardiac hemorrhage.jpg|left]] [http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/newsandeventspggrp/imperialcollege/newssummary/news_19-1-2009-15-25-40?newsid=54494 Scientists in London have captured dramatic images of heart muscle bleeding immediately following heart attacks. The researchers used MRI machines to scan 15 people who had just suffered attacks. They found a direct correlation between the amount of heart damaged and the amount the heart bled. Recent research has shown some hearts bleed after blood restarts pumping through damaged tissue. The amount of bleeding that occurs after infarction may also indicate how well the patient recovers. (Radiology)] | ||
'''January 21, 2009: More Doctors E-Mailing It In''' | '''January 21, 2009: More Doctors E-Mailing It In''' |
Revision as of 21:29, 23 January 2009
January 23, 2009: Citing Costs, Younger Americans Skipping Meds
January 23, 2009: Women with Heart Problems Often Left Waiting
January 23, 2009: 4,000-Person Drug Trial Scrapped After Sponsor Declares Bankruptcy
January 23, 2009: MA State Ethics Law Scuttles Plans for Medical Meeting
January 22, 2009: Gifts to Doctors Must Be Disclosed
January 22, 2009: Stroke Survivors with AF Have Greater Risk of Death
January 22, 2009: Women Make Better Heart Care Doctors?
January 22, 2009: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
January 21, 2009: Pictures of a Bleeding Heart
January 21, 2009: More Doctors E-Mailing It In
January 21, 2009: Problems Pumping Iron? Maybe You’ve Got a Problem Pumping Blood
January 21, 2009: Bill Gates, Others Pledge $630 Million to End Polio
January 20, 2009: With a New President, a New Worry
January 20, 2009: First Time Heart Attacks Not as Severe
January 20, 2009: The “Sure Thing” Gene
January 20, 2009: Men Better at Resisting Temptation
January 20, 2009: Drug-Resistant Staph Infections Rising in Kids
January 16, 2009: Brian Blank has joined WikiDoc as its inaugural Scholar in Medical Journalism
January 16, 2009: Popular Health Risk Tools Don’t Find Heart Disease
January 16, 2009: Heparin-Induced Antibodies Point To Thrombosis Risk
January 16, 2009: Superbugs Vs. Cancer Drugs
January 16, 2009: Senator: Schools Failing to Regulate Medical Conflicts of Interest
January 16, 2009: Coffee Can Reduce Alzheimer’s, Cause Hallucinations
January 6, 2009: Cytochrome P450 2C19 polymorphism linked to poor outcomes for young MI patients treated with clopidogrel
December 22, 2008: Tenecteplase did not improve outcomes compared to placebo during CPR for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
December 22, 2008: Diabetes Drugs to Face Tougher Risk Scrutiny
December 12, 2008: Arthritis Patients Remain at 50% Higher Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Death
December 11, 2008: Backward health-care reform
December 10, 2008: Sex Differences in Medical Care and Early Death After Acute Myocardial Infarction
December 10, 2008: Drugmakers Tap the Brakes on Ad Spending
December 9, 2008: Irbesartan does not benefit heart failure patients with preserved LVEF: Results of I-PRESERVE
December 9, 2008: Sex Differences in Morphology and Outcomes of Mitral Valve Prolapse
December 2, 2008: Arrogant, Abusive and Disruptive -- and a Doctor
December 1, 2008: Scrutiny Grows of Drug Trials Abroad
December 1, 2008: Heart disease 'reversed in mice'
November 25, 2008: New Arena for Testing of Drugs: Real World
November 25, 2008: Subtle Science: Heading Off Heart Attacks in Women
November 24, 2008: Studies Say Private Medicare Plans Have Added Costs, for Little Gain
November 11, 2008: A Call for Caution in the Rush to Statins
November 10, 2008: Adjusting Clopidogrel loading dose according to platelet reactivity monitoring is associated with a decreased rate of stent thrombosis and no increase in bleeding
November 10, 2008: JUPITER Trial Demonstrates Effectiveness of Statin Therapy in Reducing Cardiovascular Events among Healthy Patients
November 10, 2008: GWAS results about susceptibility loci for intracranial aneurysm in European and Japanese populations are released
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