Top stories in health and medicine, November 26, 2014

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November 26, 2014

medpagetodayFrom MedPage Today:

  1. USPSTF: Routine Vitamin D Screening Unsupported. There is not enough evidence that vitamin D screening is beneficial in routine practice and therefore it can’t be recommended, according to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
  2. SLE Patients See Good Outcomes in Blood Cancers. Risk of hematologic malignancy may be increased …

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Top stories in health and medicine, November 26, 2014

Top stories in health and medicine, November 25, 2014

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November 25, 2014

medpagetodayFrom MedPage Today:

  1. FDA Advisers Tackle Epidural Steroid Shots. An FDA advisory committee is meeting Monday and Tuesday to discuss adverse neurologic effects following the use of epidural steroid injections for pain management.
  2. FDA Stiffens Warning on Power Morcellators. The FDA has warned against using power morcellators during hysterectomy or treatment of …

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Top stories in health and medicine, November 25, 2014

Top stories in health and medicine, November 21, 2014

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November 21, 2014

medpagetodayFrom MedPage Today:

  1. Clinical Focus in MS: Novel Approaches to Progressive Disease. Although the drug development pipeline still contains numerous products intended for patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS), the consensus among clinicians is that relapses can be effectively squelched in nearly all RRMS patients with the dozen or so currently approved therapies.
  2. Clinical Focus in …

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Top stories in health and medicine, November 21, 2014

Top stories in health and medicine, November 19, 2014

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November 19, 2014

medpagetodayFrom MedPage Today:

  1. IMPROVE-IT Results Turn Up Volume on Guideline Debate. The long-awaited results of the IMPROVE-IT study comparing Vytorin (ezetimibe/simvastatin) to simvastatin in high-risk patients revealed a small but significant benefit, and a large — and possibly equally significant — rift regarding the cardiovascular prevention guidelines.
  2. State Exchange Situations Vary at …

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Top stories in health and medicine, November 19, 2014

Top stories in health and medicine, November 18, 2014

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November 18, 2014

medpagetodayFrom MedPage Today:

  1. Weight Loss Relieves Symptoms in Knee OA. Obese patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) who maintain an initial weight loss report fewer symptoms compared with their baseline level of symptoms.
  2. Age and Sex May Distort Biomarkers in Early RA. Age and sex are independently associated with levels of erythrocyte sedimentation …

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Top stories in health and medicine, November 18, 2014

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