Screen time not linked to kids' physical activity
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Cutting back kids' time watching TV and playing video games may not
encourage them to spend more of the day running around outside, a new study suggests. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 10, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
When it comes to EHRs, satisfaction is not guaranteed
Moving into the technology age isn't without growing pains, according to results of a new survey from
the American Academy of Family Physicians. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 10, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Navigator glucose monitor outperformed others
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In type 1 diabetics, the Navigator (Abbott Diabetes Care) continuous
glucose monitor is more accurate than the Seven Plus (DexCom) or the Guardian (Medtronic), a new paper
reports. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 10, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
US kids miss set goals for exercise, screen time
Most US elementary school-aged children are not meeting recommended daily goals for physical activity
nor are they within daily limits for screen time, says new research. The findings support additional interventions
to prevent childhood obesity. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 10, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
'Brain fog' more common in first year postmenopause
A cross-sectional National Institutes of Health (NIH)-supported study published in Menopause shows
that changes in cognitive function associated with menopause aren't linear and, in fact, decline is most common in
the first year after the final menstrual period. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 10, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Debt may lead residents to primary care
Pediatric residents who have high educational debt may opt for primary care or hospitalist practice
instead of a subspecialist career. A new study looked at the relationship between medical school debt and clinical
practice goals. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 10, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Transforming primary care remains top goal of new physician group
Making its debut this month, a new physician group is calling for a fundamental transformation of
primary care. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 10, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
What's new for meaningful use stage 2?
After you meet stage 1 meaningful use requirements, you'll be looking toward stage 2 challenges.
Here's what you need to know. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 10, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Insulin "handshake" may do away with injections-study
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian scientists have discovered how insulin is taken up by cells, potentially
opening the way for new drugs for diabetes patients that can be administered without injection. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 10, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Diagnostic wireless motility capsule promising in kids with upper GI woes
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A wireless motility capsule was at least as sensitive as traditional
gastric emptying studies for detecting gastroparesis in children - and it was more sensitive than antroduodenal
manometry (ADM) in detecting motor abnormalities, researchers say. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 10, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Protect patient data on personal electronic devices
Mobile electronic devices offer a lot of benefits to your practice, but the devices pose data privacy
issues. Discover what you need to keep patient information protected. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 10, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Bioengineer developing needle-free "nanopatch" vaccines
LONDON (Reuters) - A fingertip-sized "nanopatch" covered in thousands of
vaccine-coated microscopic spikes may someday transform delivery of life-saving vaccines against potentially fatal
diseases. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 10, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
The code changes all primary care physicians will want to know
This month's question focuses on the Current Procedural Terminology code changes in 2013. Find out the
answer to this pressing coding question. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 10, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
U.S. could save $2 trillion on health costs - study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States could save $2 trillion in healthcare spending over the next
decade if the U.S. government used its influence in the public and private sectors to nudge soaring costs into line
with economic growth, a study released on Thursday said. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 10, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Drugmakers report U.S. shortages of flu vaccine, Tamiflu
Roche Holding AG told Reuters late on Wednesday that it had a shortage of the liquid formulation of
Tamiflu (oseltamivir), which is used mainly to slow down or stop the symptoms of the flu in children already
infected with the virus. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 10, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
