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Munchausen by Proxy: A Case Study of Abuse

This patient saw doctors in five different states.

Healthcare Serial Killings Down in U.S. but Up Globally

Electronic health records may be a deterrent.

Genetic Factors Tied to Violent Behaviors

Account for up to 10% of extreme violent crime, authors say.

Top 10 Cardiology Apps for iPhone & Android

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Sexsomnia: A Case Study of a New DSM-5 Diagnosis

Initiating sex while asleep is not only a drug side effect.

Kidney Stones Up Fracture Risk

Risk is strongest in adolescent men and women in their 30s.

Frozen or Powdered: Fecal Transplant Works in C. Diff

Donor stool need not be fresh for treating C. diff.

Insulin and Insulina: Bridging the Gap

Physicians need to be aware of patients' beliefs about medicinal plants.

Emanuel: Did I Say Die at 75?

Death at age 75 was a "slightly random number," but Ezekiel Emanuel will just say No to statins, antihypertensives, and antibiotics after age 75.

'Yes' to Routine Colonoscopies in IBD

Screening lowered colorectal cancer incidence and colon cancer mortality.

NAMS Launches Menopause App

MenoPro calculator helps design optimal therapy for individual patients.

Case Study: Fecal Transplant Clears K. Pneumoniae

Treatment of teenage girl suggests another use for fecal microbiota transplant.

Joints Tell the Future in Scleroderma

Synovitis predicted progression in skin, vasculature, and kidney.

Taming the In-Basket

We need to help our programmers send us only the messages we really need to see.

FDA Panel Torn on Watchman Device

Calls the device safe, but splits on its efficacy.

Aphrodisiac Aids Genetic Type 2 Diabetes

About 4% of diabetes patients may benefit from yohimbine.

PRP Shows Promise for Hamstring Tears

Hamstring injuries are notoriously slow to heal. Can platelet-rich plasma help?

Excerpt From 'Being Mortal ... '

Ivan Ilyich isn't as foreign to today's medicine as we imagine.

Vitamin D Blog: No Help in the ICU

Boosting vitamin D levels doesn't help ICU patients.

AAP: Implants, IUDs Best for Teen Birth Control

Pediatricians declare IUDs and progestin implants as birth control methods of choice for teens.

Portenoy Opioid Talk Sparks Controversy

Opioid advocate Russell Portenoy's invitation to an upcoming NIH workshop is under fire.

Review: Telcare Glucose Meter

An easy-to-use glucose monitor uploads data to the cloud for ready access.

The Bottomline: Cardiac Telemetry

Can a 'wise' choice save $4.8 million in a single year?

Counterpoint: Too Young to Die

Brant S. Mittler, MD, JD, thinks Ezekiel Emanuel is a dangerous man.

Metformin and TSH: Is There a Link?

Canadian study suggests raises questions about metformin use in diabetics with underlying hypothyroidism.

Skull Size Tied to Disability Risk in MS

BOSTON -- Multiple sclerosis patients with larger intracranial volumes -- a measure of their lifetime maximal brain size -- scored better on cognition and physical function tests than those with smaller skull sizes.

TCT: PFO No Panacea for Migraine

WASHINGTON -- Percutaneous patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure did not significantly reduce the number of monthly migraine days compared with medical treatment, researchers reported here.

Multiple Sclerosis Risk Tied to Some OCs

BOSTON -- Women using combined oral contraceptives containing norethindrone or levonorgestrel were substantially more likely to develop multiple sclerosis than those not on "The Pill."

Generic Copaxone for MS Passes Clinical Test

BOSTON -- A copycat version of the multiple sclerosis drug Copaxone, known generically as glatiramer acetate, performed similarly to the original product in a head-to-head trial, paving the way for it to win regulatory approval as a generic drug.

Novel Drug Beats Avonex for MS Efficacy; Safety Still a Worry

BOSTON -- Daclizumab HYP cut relapse rates and disability progression in multiple sclerosis patients more effectively than interferon beta-1a (Avonex) in a phase III trial, but liver toxicity with the IL-2 inhibitor reared its head again.

MOC Watch: Debunking ABIM Pass Rate Myths

In this guest post, the American Board of Internal Medicine explains what determines pass rates for the Maintenance of Certification exam.

Shingles Risks Similar for the RA Biologics

The risk of developing herpes zoster was similar among older patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treated with the various different biologic agents, a retrospective study found.

Azithromycin Linked to Belly Blockage in Infants

WASHINGTON -- Infants who received azithromycin (Zithromax) in the early days of life were at an increased risk for developing infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (IHPS), researchers reported here.

C. diff. Differs by Season and Region

WASHINGTON -鈥� March is the month when hospitals see more Clostridium difficile infections, and the Northeast is the region that leads the nation in the difficult to treat infection, researchers reported here.

Ebola Response: Slowed by a 'Perfect Storm' of Setbacks

WASHINGTON -- The world was taken by surprise by the West Africa Ebola outbreak and has been scrambling ever since to catch up, with many setbacks and only a few bright spots in the picture, international experts said at the Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy.

Vancomycin May Protect Against C. Diff Recurrence

WASHINGTON -- Prophylaxis with oral vancomycin (Vancocin) appeared to protect at-risk patients from experiencing a recurrence of Clostridium difficile infection, researchers reported here.

BCS: 'Jolie Effect' Drives Genetic Test Referrals

SAN FRANCISCO -- Referrals for genetic testing almost doubled in the first 6 months after actress Angelina Jolie said she would undergo bilateral mastectomy after testing positive for BRCA1 mutation.

ESC: Will CvLPRIT Change Practice?

BARCELONA -- Cardiologists react to findings from the CvLPRIT study, which challenge not only traditional thinking but also existing guidelines from both the U.S. and Europe, all of which say that treating nonculprit arteries in STEMI patients may be harmful.

ESC: Mixed Results with Steroids in TB Pericarditis

BARCELONA -- Adding steroids to anti-tuberculosis treatment for patients with tuberculous pericarditis can reduce the risk of complication and the resulting hospital admission, but adding prednisolone to tuberculosis treatment did not reduce the risk of death, researchers said here.

ESC: Xarelto Safe for Cardioverting Afib

BARCELONA -- Switching atrial fibrillation patients awaiting elective cardioversion to rivaroxaban (Xarelto) was as safe as warfarin in that setting.

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