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Smokeless Tobacco Dangerous and No Help for Quitting

Although less harmful than cigarette smoking, smokeless tobacco products are not safe as a smoking cessation tool and carry a number of potentially fatal health risks, an American Heart Association scientific statement said.

FTEs per Doctor -- More than a Number

There's no set formula for figuring out staff size. Here are the factors you need to take into consideration to maximize revenue.

Dr.Oz and the Polyp: Physician Screen Thyself

Michael Douglas and the Staging of Cancers

Cough, Wheezing Raise Risk in Kids' Anesthesia

Children with a dry cough at night or wheezing during exercise are at elevated risk of respiratory adverse events during and after general anesthesia, researchers reported.

Few Conn. Physicians Treat Chronic Lyme Disease

Only a very small number of physicians in Connecticut -- the epicenter of Lyme disease -- diagnose and treat patients with the controversial chronic form of this tick-borne infection, a survey found.

Forceps Delivery Linked to Later Pelvic Organ Prolapse

The use of forceps during delivery is associated with muscle damage that can lead to later pelvic organ prolapse, Australian researchers found.

Top 10 Good Things About Having Cancer

Give Antibiotics Before C-Section, Group Urges

Women scheduled for cesarean section should be started on antibiotics an hour before delivery, according to new recommendations from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

Why Did Sadie Frost Hurt Herself? On the Social Functions of Non-Suicidal Self-Injury

Pro Tennis Player Andy Roddick Has Mono

Mild Mania Often Accompanies Major Depression

A high proportion of people with major depression may actually have a "hidden" form of bipolar disorder, according to a population-based study.

Ornish, Pritikin Cleared for Medicare Payment

Medicare will pay for intensive diet and exercise programs developed under the Ornish and Pritikin brands for reducing cardiovascular event risk, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced.

Artificial Heart Now Sold Online

The maker of the only FDA-approved temporary total artificial heart has opened an online store to take orders for the device and its accessories.

WHO Declares End to H1N1 Pandemic

Director-General of the World Health Organization Margaret Chan, MD, MPH, has declared an end to the H1N1 influenza pandemic, following the advice of an emergency committee convened to address the issue.

Antidepressants Not Recommended for Autism

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) can't be recommended for treating autism in children or adults at this point, according to a Cochrane review.

Sometimes you feel like a nut: Coconut water as a health elixir

Death Is Not the Enemy

All people deserve a death with dignity and without pain, says Editor-at-Large George Lundberg, MD, and he suggests how that can be accomplished.

Eye Vitamin Recalled Over Reports of Choking

The manufacturers of a softgel supplement marketed as an eye vitamin issued a voluntary recall of the product due to a potential choking hazard.

Diagnostic Nerve Blocks Costly -- and Controversial

While some guidelines recommend two diagnostic nerve blocks before radiofrequency treatment for chronic low back pain, a randomized trial showed greater success without use of the prior blocks.

FDA Recalls Eye Surgery Machine

WASHINGTON -- The FDA issued a class I recall -- its most serious -- on the line of Constellation Vision ophthalmic microsurgical systems due to software and hardware power errors which may cause eye injury or blindness.

A Letter to Patients with Chronic Illness

Early Feeding Problems Hint at Autism

Feeding problems are evident among children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) from infancy, researchers found.

Salsa, Guacamole Among Top Causes of Foodborne Illness

Foodborne illnesses attributed to salsa and guacamole served in restaurants and delis have more than doubled in the last 10 years -- resulting in over 100 hospitalizations and three deaths, according to the CDC.

Take Rosiglitazone Off the Market, Says FDA Staff

WASHINGTON -- Rosiglitazone (Avandia) should be pulled from the market because of the "serious" cardiovascular risk the diabetes drug poses, which exceeds that of competitor pioglitazone (Actos), FDA staff reviewers again recommended.

Common Antibiotic Linked to Elevated Potassium

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

ASE: Routine 3D Echo Use Debated

SAN DIEGO -- Three-dimensional echocardiography has won many supporters but not everyone is convinced that it's ready for widespread clinical use.

What Smartphone Is Right for Medical Professionals?

How to Evaluate That EHR Demo

Here's a process that will help you get beyond the sizzle the salesman is showing you and focus on how the EHR fits your practice needs.

ASCO: Survival No Better After Axillary Node Surgery

CHICAGO -- Routine removal of axillary nodes in breast cancer patients with lymph node involvement does not improve survival or lessen the risk of relapse, a researcher said here.

FDA Advisers Turn Down New RSV Drug

WASHINGTON -- An FDA advisory committee recommended Wednesday that the agency not approve the investigational drug motavizumab to treat respiratory infections, deciding that it didn't offer any advantages over the drug already on the market, and that it may be more dangerous.

10 Rules for Good Medicine

APA: Field Testing to Begin in July for DSM-5

NEW ORLEANS -- More than 10 years after the American Psychiatric Association (APA) began developing its fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Diseases (DSM), the process is now moving smartly toward its planned 2013 conclusion, leaders of the effort said here.

ASCO: Value of RT After Lumpectomy Questioned

CHICAGO -- Postlumpectomy radiation therapy had minimal impact on outcomes in older patients with early-stage breast cancer, data from a larger intergroup trial showed.

ASCO: Cancer Survivors Get Benefit from Yoga

CHICAGO -- Gentle stretching, breathing, and other exercises in a regular yoga program may ease sleep and fatigue problems common among cancer survivors, a randomized trial found.

Rapid Weight Gain in Preemies Equals Higher IQ

For premature babies, faster weight gain in the first year of life translates to a higher IQ at school age, researchers found.

Peanut Allergies on the Rise

The prevalence of peanut allergy among children has tripled between 1997 and 2008, researchers found.

Giving tPA Late: Risk May Outweigh Benefit

Although beneficial within 4.5 hours of stroke onset, administering recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) beyond that window appears to increase the risk of dying, a pooled analysis of eight clinical trials showed.

Heart, Not Ear, Main Source of Dizziness in Elderly

Heart disease, not inner ear problems, appears to be the most common cause of dizziness in elderly patients seen in primary care offices, researchers say.

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