Medical news feeds from NetDoc.com - clinical updates from the top medicine journals http://www.netdoc.com Mon, 12 May 2008 13:59:32 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.netdoc.com/images/M_images/netdoc.gif http://www.netdoc.com Medical news feeds from NetDoc.com - clinical updates from the top medicine journals http://www.netdoc.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=65210&Itemid=105 CHICAGO—A widely used class of diabetes medications appears to be associated with an increased risk for fractures, according to a report in the April 28 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Tue, 29 Apr 2008 03:00:02 +0100 http://www.netdoc.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=65211&Itemid=105 CHICAGO—Alendronate, a medication used to prevent fractures in women with osteoporosis, may be associated with an increased risk of atrial fibrillation, a type of abnormal heart rhythm, according to a report in the April 28 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Tue, 29 Apr 2008 03:00:02 +0100 http://www.netdoc.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=65206&Itemid=105 CHICAGO—There still appears to be some lack of knowledge regarding Medicare’s Part D prescription drug program, although there is evidence that cost-related medication nonadherence may have improved overall, according to two studies in the April 23/30 issue of JAMA. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:00:02 +0100 http://www.netdoc.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=65198&Itemid=105 CHICAGO—A comparison of internal company documents, data submitted by the company to the FDA, and published clinical trial results indicates that the risk-benefit profile of rofecoxib in clinical trials involving patients with cognitive impairment may have been misrepresented by study sponsor Merck, according to an article in the April 16 issue of JAMA. Wed, 16 Apr 2008 03:00:02 +0100 http://www.netdoc.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=65189&Itemid=105 CHICAGO—The medications known as statins, typically prescribed to lower blood cholesterol levels, may also modestly reduce blood pressure, according to a report in the April 14 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Tue, 15 Apr 2008 03:00:02 +0100 http://www.netdoc.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=65191&Itemid=105 CHICAGO—Older men who take loop diuretics, commonly prescribed drugs for heart failure and hypertension, appear to have increased rates of hip bone loss than men who are not taking this medication, according to a report in the April 14 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Tue, 15 Apr 2008 03:00:02 +0100 http://www.netdoc.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=65192&Itemid=105 CHICAGO—Women’s perception of their cancer risk appears to vary by race and may affect how likely they are to undergo screenings, particularly for colon cancer, according to a report in the April 14 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Tue, 15 Apr 2008 03:00:02 +0100 http://www.netdoc.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=65187&Itemid=105 CHICAGO—Combining a type of chemotherapy with radiothermal therapy resulted in longer survival time for patients with advanced liver cancer, compared to receiving the therapies alone, according to a study in the April 9 issue of JAMA. Wed, 09 Apr 2008 03:00:03 +0100 http://www.netdoc.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=65188&Itemid=105 CHICAGO—Patients with diabetes who reduced their blood pressure and LDL-cholesterol to below standard target levels had a greater decrease in carotid artery wall thickness, but did not have a significant difference in cardiovascular disease events than patients who had recommended blood pressure and LDL-cholesterol levels, according to a study in the April 9 issue of JAMA. Wed, 09 Apr 2008 03:00:03 +0100 http://www.netdoc.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=65170&Itemid=105 CHICAGO—An analysis of births in Norway found that persons born preterm had an increased risk of death throughout childhood and lower rates of reproduction in adulthood, compared to persons born at term, according to a study in the March 26 issue of JAMA. Wed, 26 Mar 2008 03:00:07 +0100 http://www.netdoc.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=65165&Itemid=105 CHICAGO—Hospitals that participate in clinical trials appear to provide better care for patients with heart attacks or other acute heart events and have lower death rates than hospitals that do not participate in clinical trials, according to a report in the March 24 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Tue, 25 Mar 2008 03:00:02 +0100 http://www.netdoc.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=65164&Itemid=105 CHICAGO—About one-fourth to one-half of new cancer treatments that reach assessment in phase 3 randomized clinical trials are eventually proven successful, according to a report in the March 24 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Tue, 25 Mar 2008 03:00:02 +0100 http://www.netdoc.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=65166&Itemid=105 CHICAGO—Individuals who have one or two parents with hypertension appear to have a significantly increased risk of developing elevated blood pressure throughout their adult lives, according to a report in the March 24 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Tue, 25 Mar 2008 03:00:02 +0100 http://www.netdoc.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=65167&Itemid=105 CHICAGO—African Americans who have multiple first-degree relatives with colon cancer are less likely than whites with affected relatives to undergo recommended screening procedures, according to a report in the March 24 issue of the JAMA/Archives journals. Tue, 25 Mar 2008 03:00:02 +0100 http://www.netdoc.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=65168&Itemid=105 CHICAGO—Adults with hypertension may be able to lower their weight and their blood pressure by following a weight-loss diet or using the medication orlistat, according to a meta-analysis of previously published studies reported in the March 24 issue of the JAMA/Archives journals. Tue, 25 Mar 2008 03:00:02 +0100