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Novel Drug for Cramping Shows Promise in Early Trial

Could benefit patients with MS spasticity and cervical dystonia.

Apr 22, 2015

Idebenone Slows Respiratory Decline in DMD

Antioxidant is thought to stimulate mitochondrial activity to preserve breathing ability.

Apr 21, 2015

Neurologists Back FDA on Call for ALS Drug Data

Experts want Genervon to release all of its trial results for an investigational ALS drug that's already gained patient support.

Apr 21, 2015

FDA Panel Gets Earful on Homeopathy

Speakers ranged from harsh critics to vocal proponents.

Apr 21, 2015

TBI Patients Keep Cool With Induced Normothermia

Protocol linked to better temperature control and lower in-hospital mortality.

Apr 21, 2015

Guideline: Managing Unprovoked First Seizures in Adults

Anti-epileptic drugs may reduce risk of recurrence, joint AAN-AES guideline says.

Apr 20, 2015

Duck Hunting for CME

Wilderness medicine physician's CME company offers credit while hiking, hunting, climbing.

Apr 20, 2015

Slippery Slope: Diet Drugs No Help for Heart

In another edition of the Slippery Slope series examining use of surrogate endpoints in drug approvals, 榴莲视频 and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel find diet drugs are approved without solid evidence of benefits, but with hints of harm.

Apr 19, 2015

Slippery Slope: $$ in, Diet Drugs Out, How Five Drugs Came to Market

Makers of diet drugs spent more than $60 million on payments to doctors, organized medicine, and lobbyists to get their drugs approved.

Apr 19, 2015

Slippery Slope: Fen-Phen Users Recall a 'Miracle' Turned Nightmare

Fen-phen use was linked to heart valve damage, as these two cases illustrate.

Apr 19, 2015

Teamwork Cuts In-Hospital Observation Time

Lengths of stay cut substantially at one hospital chain.

Apr 17, 2015

The Hospital Leader: An Interview With Toronto's Adina Weinerman, MD

What strategies can streamline code status documentation?

Apr 17, 2015

EHR Scores in National Football League

Electronic health records combined with video images are improving team healthcare.

Apr 15, 2015

What the Evidence Really Says About PUFAs

Another look at the supposed benefits of corn oil.

Apr 14, 2015

Cold Packs on Extremities Aid in Heat Stroke

New method may ease danger more quickly.

Apr 13, 2015

Part 2: Oncologists Weigh In on PBS Cancer Documentary

Six specialists share their impressions of Ken Burns' cancer opus.

Apr 13, 2015

Dorry Segev, Extreme Renaissance Man

"Every day, I try to take on something Im not good at," says renowned transplant surgeon.

Apr 12, 2015

Physician/Writer: Dual and Dueling Responsibilities

The ethics of doctors writing about patients.

Apr 10, 2015

SNUS: Is This a 'Safe' Tobacco Product?

Swedish smokeless tobacco maker wants FDA to soften warning label.

Apr 10, 2015

Sex Life Suffers with Psoriasis 'Down There'

Quality of life takes a hit from genital involvement.

Apr 09, 2015

Excerpt From 'The Digital Doctor'

An insider's view of the digitization of healthcare delivery.

Apr 09, 2015

Allopurinol Doesn't Worsen Acute Gout Attacks

Worries that it might prove unfounded in randomized trial.

Apr 09, 2015

One Battle in the War Over Expert Testimony

Medical expert runs afoul of his professional association's rules.

Apr 07, 2015

Endo Apps: The DIY Artificial Pancreas

Type 1 diabetics and their parents find solutions for closed-loop control.

Apr 06, 2015

Brain Cancer: Did '60 Minutes' Report Raise False Hope?

Glioblastoma virotherapy touted on CBS program is promising but preliminary.

Mar 30, 2015

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What Makes an Opioid Stronger or Weaker Than Morphine?

CDC classification of stronger, weaker, and morphine-equivalent opioids is confusing.

Mar 30, 2015

10 Questions: Mary Norine Walsh, MD

"The waste will continue until the method of reimbursement changes."

Mar 30, 2015

Nephrologists Iffy About Dialysis in Expectant Moms

Survey results suggest lack of clear guidelines leads to uncertainty.

Mar 29, 2015

Doctors, Stop Sticking Your Patients So Often

UCSF's Think Twice, Stick Once campaign aims to curb unnecessary venipunctures.

Mar 29, 2015

Crosslinks Unhelpful in Spinal Fusion for Scoliosis

Crosslinks didn't improve outcomes, but added bulk and cost.

Mar 27, 2015

New Rx Protocol Improves Knee Replacement Recovery

Total knee arthroplasty patients back on feet sooner with new approach to pain management.

Mar 27, 2015

Excerpt From 'The Secret Language of Doctors'

ED doc Brian Goldman investigates slang to "crack code of hospital culture."

Mar 26, 2015

AAD: Frog Enzyme Clears Genital Warts

Summaries of late-breaking research from the dermatology meeting.

Mar 26, 2015

Finasteride for Hair Loss: Some Risk for Sexual Dysfunction

Younger men who use the baldness drug see small but still significant chance for impotence, diminished libido.

Mar 25, 2015

Psoriasis and Tonsillectomy: A Real Head Scratcher

Skin disease often improves after surgery but no one knows why.

Mar 24, 2015

Fat-Lysing Agent Makes Double Chin Disappear

Consistent results seen with injection of synthetic deoxycholic acid compound.

Mar 24, 2015

Acne Improves Without Use of Antibiotics

Topical adapalene/benzoyl peroxide reduced lesion counts up to 75%.

Mar 23, 2015

IL-17 Inhibitor Clears Psoriasis More Often

Brodalumab twice as likely to clear all lesions as ustekinumab.

Mar 22, 2015

Novel IL-23 Inhibitor Shows Promise in Psoriasis

Interleukin-23 inhibitor has 'high efficacy, quiet safety signal.'

Mar 22, 2015

Orthopedists' Financial Conflicts Can Hurt Patients, Surgeon Says

It's financially compelling for doctors to do things that don't help patients.

Mar 22, 2015