Posts Tagged ‘medicaid medicare’

A Step Closer to Gene Therapy for HIV (CME/CE, with audio)

In a first step toward a gene-based therapy for HIV, researchers have successfully modified stem cells to resist the virus and used them to treat patients.

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Fireworks on Fourth Heat Up EDs

WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- As Americans gear up for the Fourth of July barbecues and festivities, the nation's emergency doctors, hand surgeons, and ophthalmologists brace for an influx of patients with fireworks-related injuries.

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Blood Culture Product Recalled Due to False-Negative MRSA tests

The manufacturer of a blood culture product (Xpert MRSA/SA BC) is voluntarily recalling several lots after receiving reports of false-negative methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) tests.

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Study Casts Doubt on MS Vascular Theory (CME/CE)

A new study from Germany has found that multiple sclerosis (MS) patients showed no evidence of chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) (MedPage Today) -- striking another blow against the theory that obstructed blood flow in veins exiting the brain may be a cause of MS.

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Conditioning Cornea Improves Transplants (CME/CE)

Topical treatments to "precondition" the corneal bed before transplantation may help the new cornea to succeed, researchers said.

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ESHRE: Genes Explain Response to Fertility Treatments

ROME (MedPage Today) -- Genetic mutations in the follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) receptors may explain why some women undergoing fertility treatments have a poor response to ovarian stimulation, a researcher has reported.

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Hep A Vaccination Coverage for Babies Improves (CME/CE)

More one-year-olds are receiving hepatitis A vaccination since the CDC's Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended it for that age group, but public health officials noted plenty of room for additional improvement.

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Common Antibiotic Linked to Elevated Potassium (CME/CE)

Among older individuals, the commonly used antibiotic trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) is associated with the development of hyperkalemia requiring hospitalization, researchers found.

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Fructose Linked to High Blood Pressure (CME/CE)

People who consume the amount of fructose found in two-and-a-half regular soft drinks a day appear to have a higher risk of hypertension, a cross-sectional study showed.

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Study Explores Genetics of Extreme Longevity (CME/CE, with video)

Exceptional longevity (MedPage Today) -- living to age 100 or more -- seems to be associated with a complex set of genetic factors, researchers said.

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