FDA alerts clinicians about fake Botox
Unapproved versions of onabotulinumtoxinA (Botox, Allergan) sent by foreign suppliers has prompted the
Food and Drug Administration to issue alerts to more than 350 medical practices that may have purchased the
products. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 9, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
U.S. approves first new IUD in 12 years
(Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 9, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Anti-clotting drug cangrelor works in late-stage study
(Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 9, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Vitamin D may not relieve arthritis pain
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Daily vitamin D supplements don't keep knee pain from worsening or slow
cartilage loss in osteoarthritis, a new study shows. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 9, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Don't blame Parkinson's disease for addiction: study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite concerns that Parkinson's patients were more likely to become
compulsive gamblers or shoppers, a new study says untreated patients don't have any more addictions than people
without the disease. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 9, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Medicare spends $1 billion on mammograms: study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Screening women for breast cancer costs the U.S. Medicare program $1
billion every year - about as much as it spends on treatment, according to a new study. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 9, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Three approaches for managing healthcare costs in US
New York (Reuters) - Having just earned his master's degree in written communication, Eric Kaplan
should feel triumphant. But his academic success has been tempered by a failure outside the classroom: He can't
find health insurance he can afford on his earnings as a freelance writer. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 9, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Caffeine in diet supplements all over the map
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The amount of caffeine in diet supplements varies widely and product
labels are often inaccurate or have no caffeine information at all, according to a new study of supplements sold on
military bases. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 9, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Daptomycin treats S. aureus bacteremia without nephrotoxicity
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Daptomycin, with or without beta-lactams, controls Staphylococcus aureus
bacteremia without worsening renal dysfunction, registry data suggest. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 8, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Review questions blood pressure screening for kids
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite long-standing recommendations that doctors check children's blood
pressure at every office visit, a new review of research says there is not enough evidence to support that
guideline. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 8, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
U.S. doctors feel pinch of early flu season, push for vaccinations
CHICAGO (Reuters) - When Dr. Diane Chaney arrived for her morning shift at the University of Chicago
Medicine's emergency department on Monday, there were nine patients from the overnight shift waiting for
treatment. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 8, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Prasugrel after clopidogrel safe in acute coronary syndrome: study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Prasugrel reloading after clopidogrel loading appears safe before
percutaneous interventions for acute coronary syndrome (ACS), a new paper says. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 8, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
LV pacing sites best in children
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - When children need permanent pacing, the ventricular pacing site has a
major impact on left ventricular (LV) mechanical synchrony, efficiency and pump function, a new paper
says. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 8, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
REFILE: 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 8, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Thrombolysis may benefit 'wake-up ischemic stroke' patients
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Patients who woke up with stroke symptoms had better outcomes if they were
treated with thrombolysis in a preliminary single-center study. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 8, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
