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Medicare to Cover More PET Scans for Cancer Diagnosis

BALTIMORE -- The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced expanded coverage of PET scans for Medicare patients suspected of having most cancers.

GAO Sting Shows Independent Review Boards Are Vulnerable to Fraud

WASHINGTON -- Institutional review boards (IRBs) may not provide the clinical trial safety net they were designed to be, a federal investigation revealed.

Eating Can Be Risky Business for COPD Patients

PITTSBURGH -- Poor coordination between swallowing and breathing in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease may increase risk of aspiration pneumonia and exacerbations, researchers warned.

Fish, Shellfish Associated with Advanced Prostate Protection

SAN FRANCISCO -- Omega-3 fatty acids, particularly those found in dark fish and shellfish, are associated with protection against aggressive prostate cancer, a case-control study showed.

Dizziness Linked to Bone Health

SEONGNAM, South Korea -- Low bone mineral density may increase the risk of benign positional vertigo, researchers found.

Nursing Homes Called 'Dumping Grounds' for Mentally Ill

BALTIMORE -- Young and middle-aged people with serious mental illnesses are increasingly being housed in nursing homes alongside elderly residents, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services data show.

Is Cash-Only Medicine the Next Big Thing?

As increasing numbers of physicians work longer and harder to maintain income levels in the face of declining third-party reimbursements, some have opted out -- they're running cash-only practices, and respondents to a 榴莲视频 online spotcheck think more doctors will join them.

Death of Actress Brings Attention to 'Talk and Die' Syndrome

NEW YORK -- Yesterday's death of stage and screen star Natasha Richardson, two days after a seemingly minor spill on a beginners' ski slope, highlighted the difficulties of recognizing and treating head injuries.

Doctors Hear Gripes About HFA Inhalers

WASHINGTON -- Some asthma patients say the new HFA-propelled inhalers aren't as effective as their CFC counterparts. Physician education may help allay patient fears, but some patient advocates say post-transition follow-up studies are in order.

FDA Approves Limited Use of Iplex in ALS

ROCKVILLE, Md. -- The FDA has decided to allow a few patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) access to mecasermin rinfabate (Iplex) under "compassionate use" rules.

Vitamins With Kelp Not an Adequate Source of Iodine for Pregnant Women

BOSTON -- Prenatal multivitamins that use potassium iodide as the iodine source give a more consistent dose of the element than those that use kelp, researchers here said.

Men Encouraged to Consider Medication to Prevent Prostate Cancer

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Millions of healthy men ages 55 and older should talk to their physicians about taking a 5-alpha reductase inhibitor such as finasteride (Proscar) or dutasteride (Avodart) to prevent prostate cancer, according to a guideline issued by two medical groups.

No Need for PSA Testing After Age 75

BALTIMORE -- PSA testing for prostate cancer can be safely discontinued at age 75 in men who have PSA values less than 3 ng/mL, data from a large cohort study suggest.

Weight-Loss Trial Final Report: 52 Pounds of Fat Melted Away

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- The official results are in: My ending weight was 231 pounds -- a loss of 52 pounds from my starting weight of 283 pounds in January 2008.

Bisphenol A Mimics Estrogen, Phthalates Target Testosterone

NEW YORK -- Call these chemicals "his" and "her" endocrine disruptors.

A jolt of adrenaline

Spouse Abuse Increases Risk of Miscarriage

TAMPA -- Women victimized by spousal abuse are at a substantially increased risk of losing at least one pregnancy, researchers found.

Diastolic Dysfunction Predicts Reduced Exercise Capacity

ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Exercise may be good for the heart, but good diastolic function also appears to protect the capacity for exercise, researchers found.

Domestic Violence Signaled by Types of Facial Injuries

PHILADELPHIA -- The pattern of facial trauma may help identify women abused by a spouse or significant other, researchers said.

What Does The Surgeon General Do?

Compression Devices Ease Restless Legs Symptoms

WASHINGTON -- Restless legs syndrome patients may respond to an hour a day -- five seconds a minute -- of periodic pneumatic compression, researchers here said.

HIV-Positive Surgeon Allowed Back into OR

TEL AVIV -- An HIV-infected cardiothoracic surgeon here has been cleared to resume operating without restrictions after a 10-year lookback investigation found no spread of the disease to patients, reported Israeli and CDC investigators.

Pulling a Lazarus

Survival on Peritoneal Dialysis Varies by Age, Health, Timing

ADELAIDE, Australia -- The choice between peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis does not have a one-size-fits-all answer, researchers found.

ASH: Drugs Effective in Chronic ITP Not Appropriate as First-Line Treatment

SAN FRANCISCO -- Rituximab (Rituxan) and eltrombopag (Promacta) are "too aggressive and too expensive" for use as first-line therapies against chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, agreed participants in an exclusive 榴莲视频 roundtable discussion.

RSNA: Portable CT Scan Saves Time to Save Brain in Stroke Patients

CHICAGO -- Bringing the CT to the stroke patient, rather than the other way round, dramatically reduced door-to-scan time in a community hospital, researchers said here.

RSNA: Dry-Needling Plus Steroid Effective for Plantar Fasciitis

CHICAGO -- For patients with plantar fasciitis, a notoriously difficult condition to treat, an Italian team has come up with a novel approach that uses dry-needling combined with a steroid injection, researchers said here.

Recovery of Hurricane-Devastated Medical Center Begins With Small Step

GALVESTON, Tex. -- Eleven weeks after Hurricane Ike turned the University of Texas Medical Branch into a backwater of the Gulf of Mexico, the doors of John Sealy Hospital here swung open for acute care in a symbolic step toward recovery.

Double-Balloon Enteroscopy Cost-Effective for Obscure GI Bleeding

STANFORD, Calif. -- For patients with difficult-to-detect gastrointestinal bleeding, an initial double-balloon enteroscopy is a cost-effective approach for diagnosis and treatment, researchers here said.

Melamine Found in U.S.-Made Baby Formula

ROCKVILLE, Md. -- A trace amount of melamine, the toxic chemical that has sickened tens of thousands of infants in China, was found in a U.S.-manufactured infant formula, the FDA confirmed.

With Boxed Warning, Oral Eltrombopag Okayed by FDA for Chronic ITP

PHILADELPHIA -- The FDA has approved oral eltrombopag (Promacta) for refractory chronic immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), the drug's maker announced.

Recall of Three Little Words Helps Quick Diagnosis of Mild Cognitive Impairment

ATLANTA -- Mild cognitive impairment can be determined in less than five minutes with a three-word memory test and a clock- drawing task, according to researchers here. The words are apple, penny, and table.

AMA Gives Boost to "Medical Home" Movement

ORLANDO -- The concept of coordinating the full range of a patient's care by a "medical home" and paying primary care practitioners to do it has won endorsement by the American Medical Association.

Ancestry Testing Has Limitations, Genetics Society Warns

PHILADELPHIA -- Inexpensive genetic testing that purportedly traces a person's ancestry to historical figures such as Mongolian warlord Genghis Khan is more titillating than medically relevant, suggested guidelines by the American Society of Human Genetics.

FDA Okays Estrogen Cream for Dyspareunia

COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. -- The FDA has approved conjugated estrogen cream (Premarin) to treat dyspareunia under a less-frequent dosing regimen, drug maker Wyeth Pharmaceuticals announced.

Critical Care Coding in the ED

Macular Degeneration Linked to Sunlight and Low Antioxidants

LONDON -- Some cases of age-related macular degeneration may arise from a combination of low plasma levels of antioxidants and exposure to blue light from the sun, a multi-national European study suggested.

CMS-eRX: Officials Lay Out Cost-Benefit Analysis of E-Prescribing Bonuses

BOSTON, Oct. 9 -- The first-year Medicare bonus for e-prescribing could be enough to pay for the software, and that's not counting the efficiency savings, HHS officials said here.

CMS-eRX: Faxed Prescriptions Don't Qualify for Medicare Bonuses

BOSTON -- Prescriptions must be sent directly from a medical practice's computer to the pharmacy's computer in order to qualify for the 2% bonus promised by Medicare for e-prescribing.

Data Misreported in Studies of CT Lung Cancer Screening

NEW YORK -- Key data were incorrectly reported in two recent publications by the International Early Lung Cancer Action Project (I-ELCAP), according to the investigators, possibly undermining their positive conclusions.

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