Medicaid and Medicare http://www.medicaidsearch.com Medicaid and Medicare News, Reports and Information - RSS Feed Available Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:04:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Obstructive Disease Not Found on Most Angiograms (CME/CE, with audio) For patients without known heart disease, the diagnostic yield of coronary angiography appears to be low, researchers found. http://www.medpagetoday.com/Cardiology/PCI/18941 Drug-Resistant Lice Respond Better to Ivermectin (CME/CE) The antiparasitic drug ivermectin (Stromectol) is more effective than malathion lotion for treating infections of drug-resistant lice, a new study found. http://www.medpagetoday.com/Dermatology/GeneralDermatology/18920 Whole Genome Sequencing Nears Clinic (CME/CE) Two reports this week suggested that whole-genome sequencing may soon become clinically useful, not just a research tool. http://www.medpagetoday.com/Genetics/GeneralGenetics/18935 FDA Reassures on Osteoporosis Drugs Bisphosphonate drugs for osteoporosis do not seem to increase the risk of femoral fractures, the FDA announced, though the agency will continue to evaluate the possibility. http://www.medpagetoday.com/Endocrinology/Osteoporosis/18936 Senate Approves SGR Delay WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- The Senate has voted 62-36 to approve a $138 billion bill that would, among other things, stave off planned cuts to Medicare reimbursements until Oct 1. http://www.medpagetoday.com/PracticeManagement/Reimbursement/18934 Base VBAC Decision on Evidence, NIH Panel Urges BETHESDA, Md. (MedPage Today) -- A National Institutes of Health consensus panel has recommended that pregnant women and their care providers use evidence-based decision-making to determine whether a trial of labor and possible vaginal birth after cesarean section (VBAC) would be appropriate. http://www.medpagetoday.com/OBGYN/Pregnancy/18933 AAOS: Bone Graft Substitute Used Mostly Off-Label (CME/CE) NEW ORLEANS (MedPage Today) -- The vast majority of spinal procedures using bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) involve off-label uses, researchers found. http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/AAOS/18918 FDA Okays Botox Use in Elbow, Wrist Muscle Spasms WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- The FDA has approved a new indication for botulinum toxin type A (Botox) as a flexor muscle spasm treatment for the elbow, wrist, and fingers in adult patients. http://www.medpagetoday.com/ProductAlert/DevicesandVaccines/18917 AAD: Signal Inhibitor Active in Basal Cell Carcinoma (CME/CE) MIAMI BEACH (MedPage Today) -- More than half of patients with locally advanced or metastatic basal cell carcinoma responded to an investigational signal transduction inhibitor, data from a phase I clinical trial showed. http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/AADMeeting/18915 Kids’ Flu Shots Stop Community Transmission (CME/CE, with audio) Vaccinating healthy kids effectively protects the entire community against flu, a prospective randomized trial affirmed. http://www.medpagetoday.com/InfectiousDisease/URItheFlu/18910