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Microvesicles May Ameliorate Arthritis Damage
Microvesicles are emerging as a new mechanism of intercellular communication by transferring cellular lipid and protein components to target cells, yet their function in disease is only now being explored.
Read ArticlePhysician Burnout on the Rise
Burnout among U.S. doctors affects more than half of practicing physicians, according to a new study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings. (Citation source http://buff.ly/1RpV8Q0)
Read ArticleEHR Connected Doctors May Be Disconnected from Patients
Reuters reports doctors who entered data into electronic health records (EHR) during patients' appointments tend to communicate less and receive lower ratings from their patients.
Read ArticleDon't Blame the L-Tryptophan and Turkey
The harvest holiday is upon us and many will huddle around the television to enjoy their post-turkey coma; only to awaken and see the highlights of the football they intended to watch.
An article in Science Daily quotes experts at Loyola University on this matter.
Read ArticleACP Releases Paper on Impact of 'Concierge' on Patient Care
The American College of Physicians released a position paper exploring factors driving the growth of “concierge” and other “direct patient contracting practices” (DPCPs) and the “limited” evidence on their impact on patient care.
Read ArticleChondroitin Superior to Celecoxib in Knee OA Cartilage Loss
A study of 194 knee OA patients received either 1200 mg chondroitin sulfate or celecoxib 200 mg daily, and clinical and MRI outcomes were assessed at 1 and 2 years.
Read ArticleFeatures Predict Chronicity in Myositis
Certain serologic and clinical features can help predict a chronic disease course among children with juvenile idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (JIIM), a large registry study showed.
Read ArticleStudy Backs CellCept for ILD in Scleroderma
MONTREAL -- An immunosuppressive drug was as effective as a standard agent for interstitial lung disease (ILD) associated with scleroderma, a researcher said.
Read ArticleDownward Trends in US Mortality Statistics
Using death certificate data from US National Vital Statistics System of the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, JAMA reports a downward trend in death rates in the USA from 1969 - 2013).
Read ArticleU.S. Pays 10 Times More for Prescription Drugs than Other Countries
Prescription drugs may cost up to 10 times more in the United States than they do in other countries, according to a 2013 Comparative Price Report was released last month by the International Federation of Health Plans (IFHP).
Read ArticleDietary Supplements Send 23,000 to the ER Annually
The CDC has reported in the NEJM that dietary supplements may be associated with higher than expected rates of adverse events requiring medical evaluation in the emergency department (ED).
Read ArticleICD-10 Headlines
Nearly 2 weeks have passed since the painful launch of ICD-10 in US medical practices.
Read ArticleVisceral and Liver Fat Linked With Men's High Urate
Both visceral and liver fat accumulation significantly increased the risk of hyperuricemia in men, a cross-sectional Japanese study found.
Read ArticleCircadian Efficacy with Cathepsin K Inhibitor ONO-5334
Osteoporosis is associated with significant morbidity, and hip fractures as sequelae confer a 1-year mortality risk of 8.4–36%.
Read ArticleHealthcare Consumer Engagement Increasing
Deloitte published its 2015 Healthcare Consumer Survey to examine online resource and technology use by patients. This is important, as the health care industry has expanded the development of online information resources, mobile applications, and personal health devices.
Read ArticlePhysicians Bash Meaningful Use at Open Forum
Members of two professional medical societies griped about what they view as the Obama administration's inept attempts to regulate electronic health records (EHRs) and shared their visions for the ideal online platform at a second "town hall" meeting here Tuesday.
Read ArticleStrange ICD-10 Codes
The range of categories and diagnostic possibilities is astronomical with the new ICD-10 and its 68,000 codes.
Read ArticleICD-10: Preparing for the Next Y2K
ICD-10 starts tomorrow, October 1st. Your Coding memory will have to increase 5-fold or more as we go from 16,000 to 68,000 new ICD-10 codes. How this will affect each of us remains to be seen. There’s a lot to learn, and many wonder if this will be the next “Y2K”.
Read ArticleThe Deadly Truth behind Paxil’s Study 329
Study 329 was published in 2001, and became a pivotal study for the anti-depressant drug Paxil (paroxetine). In 2002, over 2 million prescriptions were written for Paxil.
Read ArticleAnswering Patient Emails
A recent article by Dr. Joseph Eastern of the Pediatric News Network addressed an issue that confronts all practitioners - how do you handle email from patients?
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