Saturday, 1 June 2013

D.C. Week: House Moves on Fix for SGR

WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- Lawmakers may have been out of town this week for the Memorial Day holiday, but one congressional committee continued its work on creating a new physician payment system in Medicare. via MedPageToday.com - medical news plus CME for physicians Read More Here..


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What Is Warfarin?

Warfarin is an anticoagulant medication - it is used to slow down the blood-clotting process. Anticoagulants are used to prevent blood clots which may cause vein blockages, heart attack and stroke. Warfarin is known under the brand names Warfant, Jantoven, Coumadin, Lawarin, Marevan, and Waran. Doctors prescribe warfarin for people who are at a higher risk of forming blood clots... via Featured Health News from Medical News Today Read More Here..


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What Is Warfarin?

Warfarin is an anticoagulant medication - it is used to slow down the blood-clotting process. Anticoagulants are used to prevent blood clots which may cause vein blockages, heart attack and stroke. Warfarin is known under the brand names Warfant, Jantoven, Coumadin, Lawarin, Marevan, and Waran. Doctors prescribe warfarin for people who are at a higher risk of forming blood clots. Examples include patients with..: ..blood clots in the veins of the legs (deep vein thrombosis) ..a blood clot in the lungs (pulmonary embolism) ..an irregular heart beat (atrial fibrillation)... via Health News from Medical News Today Read More Here..


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ASCO: Immune Therapy Durable in Melanoma

CHICAGO (MedPage Today) -- A therapy aimed at reviving the immune response to advanced melanoma generated durable responses in long-term follow-up of an early clinical trial, a researcher said here. via MedPageToday.com - medical news plus CME for physicians Read More Here..


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In Somalia, some parents say no to polio vaccine


In this Tuesday May 28, 2013 photo, Somali vaccination workers give an anti polio drop to a child, in Mogadishu. Somalia. Al-Qaida-linked militants are fighting efforts to administer polio vaccine in mostly areas of Somalia they lost control, saying it contains the virus that causes AIDS or could render children infertile, in a campaign of words that is frustrating health workers. The alleged concerns of Shabab militants have discouraged many parents from having their children protected against a disease that is an incipient problem in the Horn of Africa nation long plagued by armed conflict and disease, according to health workers who spoke to The Associated Press, during the latest vaccination drive which ends Saturday, June 1, 2013.(AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh) MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Islamic extremist rebels are fighting a campaign in Somalia to administer a polio vaccine, charging that it contains the virus that causes AIDS or could make children sterile, a battle of words that is frustrating health workers.








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Friday, 31 May 2013

Researcher Seeks Decision Making Preferences Among Patients With Heart Attacks

In a research letter, Harlan M. Krumholz, M.D., S.M. and his colleagues "sought to investigate preferences for participation in the decision-making process among individuals hospitalized with an acute myocardial infarction ([AMI] or heart attack)." Harlan M. Krumholz is from Yale University School of Medicine. The researchers combined data from two similar AMI registries (TRIUMPH and PREMIER) which resulted in 6,636 patients in the study sample who were asked about who should ...




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People With Anorexia Walk as If They are Larger Than They Actually are

A new study conducted by Dutch researchers reveals that people who suffer from anorexia walk as if they are larger than they actually are. Researchers at Utrecht University observed 39 women, 19 with anorexia and 20 without the condition, as they walked through doors of varying sizes while performing a distracting memorization task. The researchers found that while the women who did not suffer from anorexia started to walk sideways when the openings were 25 percent ...




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