Archive for March, 2010

Female Researchers Paid Less than Males (CME/CE, with audio)

Among life sciences researchers, women still earn less than their male counterparts, with no obvious explanation, researchers found.

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Biofeedback Wins Trial for Chronic Rectal Pain (CME/CE, with audio)

Chronic rectal pain may respond best to biofeedback therapy, particularly for patients with tenderness on palpation, according to the first randomized, direct comparison trial of the three most common treatments.

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Post-Mastectomy Radiation May Be Underused (CME/CE)

Even among breast cancer patients likely to derive a similar clinical benefit from radiation, those who undergo mastectomy are less likely to receive radiation than those who have breast-conserving surgery, researchers found.

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Screening for Diabetes Cost-Effective (CME/CE)

Screening for type 2 diabetes is cost-effective when it's initiated between ages 30 and 45 and continued every three to five years, researchers say.

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FDA Panel Examines Evidence on Menthol in Cigarettes

WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- The FDA's new tobacco advisory panel took up the controversial and racially-charged issue of menthol in cigarettes during the first day of its two-day inaugural meeting.

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CMS Saves Physicians from Pay Cuts — Again

WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- For the second time this year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has stepped in, effectively forestalling the 21% cut in Medicare reimbursement set to take effect on April 1.

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A Little Bit of Chocolate May Help Keep BP Low (CME/CE, with audio)

Chocolate appears to protect against hypertension and stroke, researchers found.

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EBCC: Beta-Blocker Role in Breast Cancer Examined (CME/CE)

BARCELONA (MedPage Today) -- Breast cancer patients on concomitant beta-blocker therapy had significantly better outcomes compared with other patients, including a reduced risk of metastasis and improved disease-specific survival, data from a retrospective study showed.

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Obama Signs Healthcare Reconciliation Bill

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (MedPage Today) -- President Obama has signed the health reform reconciliation bill, marking the end of a year-long battle to reform the health insurance system.

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Doc Group Files Suit over Healthcare Reform Law

WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS), became the first phyician group to file a lawsuit to overturn the new healthcare reform law.

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