Obama may turn Medicare reform into wider health debate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama could seek common ground with Republicans in the looming
battle over Medicare spending by broadening the debate over entitlement reform to encompass the spiraling
healthcare costs that confront a wide range of Americans. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 7, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Tremelimumab does not improve survival in advanced melanoma
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Patients with advanced melanoma who received tremelimumab in a phase III
trial had longer-lasting responses compared to patients who got standard chemotherapy, but no better overall
survival. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 7, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
High court will not review federal stem cell funds
(Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 7, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Growth in health costs slow in 2011, but may pick up
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. healthcare spending rose at an historically low rate of 3.9% for the third
consecutive year in 2011, but showed underlying signs of acceleration as the economy recovered from recession, the
Obama administration said on Monday. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 7, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
U.S. launches study into youth sports concussions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government launched on Monday a sweeping study of rising
sports-related concussions among youth, amid concerns that the injuries may have contributed to the suicides of
professional football players. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 7, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Diabetes drug empagliflozin meets goals in later trials
(Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 7, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Micronutrient supplements don't improve pregnancy outcomes in study from China
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Micronutrient supplementation may prevent anemia in late pregnancy but
does not improve perinatal mortality or other infant outcomes, researchers from China report. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 7, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Former US Rep Kennedy leads campaign against legal pot
(Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 7, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Many docs give in when patients want brand-name drugs
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Doctors often cave in to patients' requests for brand-name prescription
drugs even when generic versions are available, a new study suggests - a tendency that adds billions in costs for
patients and the health system. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 7, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
In war on cancer, progress is in eye of the beholder
NEW YORK (Reuters) - As the United States enters the fifth decade of its "war on
cancer," deaths continue to decline, according to an exhaustive report based on official data released on
Monday. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 7, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Higher debt may drive young pediatricians into primary care
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Pediatric residents are more likely to plan to go into primary care - and
forego fellowship training -- if they have lots of debt from college and medical school, according to a new
study. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 7, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Advanstar Announces Optometric Editors for Optometry Times
Advanstar Communications announces the appointment of two knowledgeable optometrists as optometric
editors for Optometry Times. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 7, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Combination therapy won't improve P. aeruginosa bacteremia outcome
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Mortality from Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia is similar whether
empiric therapy consists of one drug or more than one - as long as the treatment is appropriate, new findings
show. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 7, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
ImmunoCAP may give false-positive results for penicillin allergy
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The ImmunoCAP diagnostic test may give false positive results for patients
not allergic to penicillin, Swedish authors say. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 7, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Supreme Court won't take vets' mental health appeal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to consider a challenge by veterans
who said delays by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in processing combat-related mental health claims
contributed to suicides by veterans. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 7, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
