Archive for December, 2012:

December 31st, 2012

Managing Disruptive Doctors (or How to Handle a Spoiled Brat)

Managing Disruptive Doctors (or How to Handle a Spoiled Brat) December 31, 2012 The other day I received a mailing from a health care training group for a $279 continuing-education seminar titled “Managing Disruptive Docs in a New Era of Hospital-Physician Relations.” The topic may sound absurd, but this is […]

December 22nd, 2012

FDA Issues Pradaxa Valve Warning

FDA Issues Pradaxa Valve Warning Published: December 20, 2012 WASHINGTON -- The FDA is warning clinicians not to prescribe dabigatran (Pradaxa) to patients with mechanical heart valves, an indication for which the oral anticoagulant is not approved. The move comes barely 2 weeks after the drugmaker Boehringer Ingelheim stopped the […]

December 14th, 2012

Survey: Poor mental health care keeping seniors at risk

Survey: Poor mental health care keeping seniors at risk Survey: Poor mental health care keeping seniors at risk Many Americans age 65 and older who suffer from mental health disorder do not receive treatments that meet acknowledged standards, according to results of a new survey. Conducted by the John A. […]

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November 8th, 2015 Study Finds Drug Errors in 50% of Surgeries
August 14th, 2015 Early Opioid Prescription for Back Pain Doesn’t Up Risk of Chronic Use
August 14th, 2015 Diagnosing Headache: Patient, Provider Communication is Key
August 9th, 2015 Strong Support for Folate Supplements for Primary Stroke Prevention
July 31st, 2015 Antidepressants and NSAIDs Are a Dangerous Mix
July 8th, 2015 Factors associated with medication regimen complexity in older people: a cross-sectional population-based study
July 7th, 2015 Narcolepsy and Autoimmune Response: The Missing Link
July 3rd, 2015 Epilepsy Drug Could Reverse Early-Stage Dementia
June 26th, 2015 New Drug Promises Relief from Tinnitus, Epilepsy
June 24th, 2015 Inhaled Levodopa Improves Motor Function in Parkinson’s
March 20th, 2015 STATIN DRUG RECALL
January 6th, 2015 NSAIDs May Boost Risk of Venous Thromboembolism
December 23rd, 2014 Advances in the Primary Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease
December 9th, 2014 FDA Announces Voluntary Urgent Correction for INR Testing
December 4th, 2014 Sulfonylureas Tied to Higher Mortality in Diabetics
November 7th, 2014 Experts Update Stroke Prevention Guidelines
November 4th, 2014 Cardiovascular Drugs May Up Anaphylaxis Risk Via Mast Cells
October 27th, 2014 Oral Inosine a Potential Disease-Modifying Therapy for Parkinson’s
October 27th, 2014 ProSavin May Benefit Patients with Advanced Parkinson’s Disease
October 27th, 2014 Levodopa Better First Parkinson’s Drug than MAO Inhibitors or Dopamine Agonists
October 27th, 2014 Parkinson’s Drugs Linked to Impulse Control Disorders
October 21st, 2014 Nationwide Lidocaine Recall
October 15th, 2014 Wearing Dentures During the Night Increases Risk of Pneumonia
October 14th, 2014 Portola Pharma Drug Reverses Effect of Anti-Clotting Drugs in Study
October 10th, 2014 NSAIDs May Boost Risk of Venous Thromboembolism
October 3rd, 2014 Statin use may be linked to less physical activity in elderly men
September 21st, 2014 Antibiotic Recall Due to Particulate Matter
September 21st, 2014 Parkinson’s Drug Recall
September 16th, 2014 Heparin Recall Due to Human Hair
September 16th, 2014 Are VTE (Venous Thromboembolism) Prophylaxis Practices in Hospitals Logical?
September 10th, 2014 FDA Staff: Novo Nordisk Drug Liraglutide Effective for Obesity
September 9th, 2014 Wockhardt Recalls Blood Pressure Drug
September 9th, 2014 Massive Antibiotic Recall
August 17th, 2014 Alcohol Intake and Atrial Fibrillation
August 17th, 2014 Lower Treated BP Tied to Elevated Death Rates
August 15th, 2014 Voluntary Recall: Peritoneal Dialysis Solution
June 3rd, 2014 (FINALLY) STOPPING STATINS MAY BENEFIT TERMINALLY ILL PATIENTS
March 30th, 2014 What is HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE (HYPERTENSION)
March 17th, 2014 Trends in anemia care in older patients approaching ESRD in U.S. (1995-2010)
February 28th, 2014 Doctors are warned against Aricept for dementia care
February 22nd, 2014 Lilly’s Ramucirumab for Lung Cancer Improves Survival in Late-Stage Trial
February 21st, 2014 New Better Trick in Cardiac Catherization That is Safe
November 26th, 2013 FDA lifts some safety restrictions on GlaxoSmithKline’s Avandia
October 25th, 2013 The FDA Makes Ancient Remedies Unaffordable
October 2nd, 2013 Can’t help it, I TOLD YOU SO !!!
June 5th, 2013 FDA Gives Avandia Another Look
April 22nd, 2013 Bone Drug Lowers Levels of Bone Growth Markers
March 30th, 2013 Equation May Give Wrong LDL Status
February 27th, 2013 Study: Doctors Misdiagnose 150,000 a Year
February 12th, 2013 Commonly used painkiller ‘should be banned over heart risk’
January 16th, 2013 Alzheimer’s breakthrough: Vaccine may be on its way, researchers say
January 7th, 2013 AHA Adds Its Weight to NSAID Risk Message
January 6th, 2013 Subtle Cognitive Declines Follow Menopause
December 22nd, 2012 FDA Issues Pradaxa Valve Warning
December 14th, 2012 Survey: Poor mental health care keeping seniors at risk
November 27th, 2012 Patients Forget How to Use EpiPen After 3 Months
November 21st, 2012 Testosterone / Viagra Findings Not a Winner as ED Combination
November 19th, 2012 Advair: How Safe Is This Drug ???
November 13th, 2012 Dangerously Low Calcium with a Cancer, Osteoporosis Drug
November 13th, 2012 Forgetfulness in seniors tied to anxiety and insomnia drugs
October 7th, 2012 CDC: Meningitis Outbreak Spreads to 7 States
September 30th, 2012 Xanax and Valium Boost Dementia Risk by 50 Percent
September 23rd, 2012 FDA Reviews Possible Mirapex Heart Risk
September 23rd, 2012 2 Beta-Blockers Similar for CV Event Risk
September 22nd, 2012 Thalidomide Relieves Cough in Pulmonary Fibrosis
September 21st, 2012 Elderly With Low Vitamin B12 Risk Brain Shrinkage And Cognitive Decline
September 11th, 2012 Organic Foods May Not Be More Nutritious
September 9th, 2012 Vitamin Studies Spell Confusion for Patients
September 7th, 2012 Hopes dashed for ginkgo biloba in Alzheimer’s disease
August 30th, 2012 Smoking Cessation Lowers Risk of Brain Bleed
August 29th, 2012 CSF Markers Aid in Dementia, Parkinson’s Diagnosis
August 27th, 2012 Statin Use Tied to Possible Boost in Cataract Risk
August 20th, 2012 Bone Drug ONJ Triggered by Dental Work
August 18th, 2012 Thick Cortex Offers Clue to Better Memory
August 18th, 2012 What would you do if you saw someone collapse?
August 17th, 2012 FDA OK’s Generic Actos (pioglitazone)
August 16th, 2012 Gut Bacteria Tied to Metabolic Syndrome
August 15th, 2012 Azithromycin & Levofloxacin May Increase The Risk of Cardiovascular Death
August 12th, 2012 Study: No PSA Tests, Advanced Cancer Triples
August 12th, 2012 Statins and Risk of Treated Incident Diabetes in a Primary Care Population
August 12th, 2012 Discontinuation of Statin Therapy Due to Muscular Side Effects

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