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TRAQ-D (Trinidad Risk Assessment Questionnaire for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus): A Cheap, Reliable, Non-invasive Screening Tool for Diabetes

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A culturally sensitive questionnaire was used to assess risk for type 2 diabetes in Trinidad.
The British Journal of Diabetes and Vascular Disease

Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome in Infants

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Learn more about the assessment and management of WPW in infants.
Neonatal Network

High-Dose Rate Brachytherapy in Prostate Cancer Patients -- A Study on Nausea and Vomiting

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Risk factors, causes, and treatments for brachytherapy-induced nausea and vomiting are discussed.
Urologic Nursing

Patch Testing in Drug Allergy

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Skin patch tests can be used to help drug allergy diagnosis and identify causally relevant drugs, but not consistently across major categories of drugs.
Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Resolution of Statin-Induced Myalgias by Correcting Vitamin D Deficiency

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Resolution of statin-induced myalgias with vitamin D supplementation may allow the use of powerful statin therapy in cases where it would not otherwise be tolerated.
Southern Medical Journal

Achieving Effective Collaboration Between Psychiatrists and PCPs

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Dr. Robert Findling discusses the need for and means of achieving effective collaborative care between psychiatrists and primary care practitioners.
Medscape Psychiatry & Mental Health

Unexplained Persistent Exertional Dyspnea in a 42-Year-Old Man

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A 42-year-old man presents with dyspnea that has been worsening for the past 2 years and is associated with decreased exercise tolerance. CT angiography of the chest is performed. What is the diagnosis?
Medscape

The Case of the Well-Known Woman With Unexplained Anemia

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Guess both the patient and his physician's diagnosis in another historical case from this popular series.
Medscape General Surgery

What Do Patients Hear When You Say "Diabetes"?

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A play performed at the annual meeting of the American Diabetes Association portrays the world of a patient with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes.
Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology

Ethical Considerations in Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing: An Expert Interview With Wylie Burke, MD, PhD

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Dr. Wylie Burke discusses some of the ethical issues associated with DTC genetic testing, including consent, data sharing, clinical validity, and more.
Medscape Genomic Medicine

FDA Approves Low-Level Body-Sculpting Laser

Thu, 09/09/2010 - 02:01
The FDA has granted 510(k) clearance for a low-level medical laser as the first noninvasive aesthetic device indicated for the circumferential reduction of the waist, hips, and thighs.
Medscape Medical News

Two Hepatitis C Drug Candidates on Hold Because of Adverse Events

Thu, 09/09/2010 - 01:58
An elevated liver function test for 1 patient appears to be related to gallstones, according to the chief medical officer of Idenix.
Medscape Medical News

Iron Supplements Safely Reduce Risk for Iron Deficiency Anemia in Marginally LBW Infants

Thu, 09/09/2010 - 01:47
Iron Supplements Safely Reduce Risk for Anemia in Marginally LBW Infants
Medscape Medical News

Study Details Little-Known Form of Self-Harm in Teens

Wed, 09/08/2010 - 23:20
A new study of children at one U.S. hospital points to what seems to be a little-recognized form of deliberate self-injury where kids embed objects ranging from glass to needles to wood under their own skin.
Reuters Health Information

UK Experts Advised Rosiglitazone Withdrawal in July

Wed, 09/08/2010 - 22:26
It has emerged this week that UK experts recommended the withdrawal of the diabetes drug rosiglitazone from the British market in July, although this recommendation was not made public at the time.
Heartwire

Evidence of Stress in Hair Predicts AMI

Wed, 09/08/2010 - 22:26
Canadian researchers find that chronic stress that leads to MI is signaled by high cortisol concentrations in the patient's hair.
Heartwire

Early Intervention With Parents Can Change Anxiety Trajectory in Young

Wed, 09/08/2010 - 21:04
The course of anxiety and related disorders in young at-risk children can potentially be altered with a brief intervention for parents, researchers are reporting.
Medscape Medical News

Ketogenic and Atkins Diets Effective in Absence Epilepsy

Wed, 09/08/2010 - 18:10
The diets, already gaining popularity in several other types of epilepsy, also appear to be useful in difficult-to-treat absence epilepsy.
Medscape Medical News

NSAID Use Associated With Future Stroke in Healthy Population

Wed, 09/08/2010 - 18:03
The results are in line with the increased risk of MI seen with NSAIDs and strengthen the need for more careful regulation of these drugs, the study author says.
Heartwire

No Superior Survival With Gemcitabine in Pancreatic Cancer, Says ESPAC-3

Wed, 09/08/2010 - 17:10
Compared with the combination of fluorouracil plus folinic acid, gemcitabine did not result in improved survival among patients with completely resected pancreatic cancer.
Medscape Medical News