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Compounder Tied to Tainted Eye Meds, Lost Sight

CHICAGO -- All but one of 12 patients given injections of contaminated bevacizumab (Avastin) prepared by a compounding pharmacy permanently lost vision in the affected eye, researchers reported here.

Nov 15, 2012

Cardio Notes: Sex Improves with Stenting

Opening the arteries of those with stable coronary disease also opens the door to an improved sex life. Also this week, bariatric surgery helps remodel the heart.

Oct 22, 2012

Pot Smokers Who Quit Find It Harder to Function

The more severe a person's marijuana withdrawal symptoms when they quit using the drug, the bigger the effect on their functional ability and the more likely they were to start using again, results of an Australian study showed.

Sep 27, 2012

Viagra from Online Sources Mostly Fake

CHICAGO -- Most of the sildenafil (Viagra) sold online is counterfeit and contains far less of the active ingredient than the real thing, researchers said here.

Aug 30, 2012

Brain-Eating Amoeba Came From Faucet

The recent cases of primary amoebic meningoencephalitis represent the first reported instances of U.S. tap water harboring the amoeba that causes the fatal disease, according to CDC researchers.

Aug 23, 2012

Jesse Jackson, Jr. Responding to Bipolar Therapy

After months of silence from his office about his absence from Congress, the Mayo Clinic has announced that Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr., (D-Ill.) is being treated at the facility for bipolar disorder.

Aug 15, 2012

Olympic Doctors Ready to Treat Team U.S.A.

While the world watches elite athletes like Michael Phelps and Hope Solo go for Olympic gold, the athletes' team physicians will be watching them, too, but with a different perspective.

Jul 24, 2012

Oxygen Devices Recalled

WASHINGTON -- The FDA has issued a class I recall of several models of oxygen concentrators because of a potential fire hazard.

Jun 20, 2012

AMA: Trust but Verify Genetically Modified Foods

茂禄驴CHICAGO -- When it comes to genetically modified foods, the American Medical Association has adopted a "trust but verify" policy: the foods seem safe, but they still need to be checked out.

Jun 19, 2012

Tattoos Replace Bracelets for Medical Alerts

PHILADELPHIA -- As more people with diabetes replace their medical alert bracelets with tattooed warnings, there might be a need for a standard design and body location, a researcher here said.

May 25, 2012

SocialMed: Drafting a Social Media Policy

As more hospitals and medical centers join Facebook and Twitter, developing a social media policy may be topping more agendas.

May 05, 2012

Kids Today Really Are Different

The adolescent phase in human development now lasts much longer than it once did, leading to a potential rise in risky behavior, including STDs and excessive drinking, researchers said.

Apr 25, 2012

Doctors Say 45 Common Tests 'Overused'

Nine specialty groups have listed tests and treatments that are frequently overused, such as antibiotics for sinus attacks and CT scans for low back pain, in the first phase of a long-term project.

Apr 04, 2012

Who Does Not Like Autopsies and Why

Editor-at-Large George Lundberg, MD, presents a case for why we need more autopsies.

Feb 20, 2012

ABMS Sets Time Limit for Board Certification

Physicians have between three and seven years after finishing residency to become board certified, according to a new policy from the American Board of Medical 麻豆传媒.

Feb 10, 2012

Komen Official Quits After Controversy

A vice-president at the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation has resigned in the wake of the controversy surrounding the organization's decision -- since reversed -- to stop funding Planned Parenthood's breast cancer programs.

Feb 07, 2012

Researcher Charged With Fabricating Red-Wine Data

A veteran researcher, known for his work on the heart benefits of the red-grape component resveratrol, allegedly fabricated data in 23 papers published over five years, an investigation showed.

Jan 12, 2012

India Emerges as Source for Execution Drugs

Unable to get Pentothal through regular channels, Nebraska prison officials turned to a broker in India so they could execute two convicted murderers.

Jan 11, 2012

Parkinson's Called Hidden Killer

Life expectancy for patients with Parkinson's disease is poorer than some previous studies have suggested, with barely one-third of patients surviving six years with the condition, researchers said.

Jan 04, 2012

AMA Adopts Policies on Circumcision, Gun Safety

The American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates has adopted a number of new policies at its interim meeting, including policies on male circumcision, physician discussion of gun safety, and a new medical coding system that will go into effect in 2013.

Nov 16, 2011

Pacemaker Inventor Dies at 92

Wilson Greatbatch, credited with inventing the implantable pacemaker in 1958, died earlier this week at the age of 92, his family said.

Sep 30, 2011

Time Is Money and Some Doctors Are Paying the Price

No one likes to wait and the waiting can be even more tiresome when it is a worried patient who is waiting to see his or her physician. So it's not surprising that patients are speaking out about -- and in some cases billing for -- time spent waiting for to hear, "The doctor will see you now."

Jul 07, 2011

Medical Tourism: Boom or Bust?

Traveling abroad for medical procedures was touted as a trend and it even has its own trade group, the Medical Tourism Association, but some question whether it's as big a growth market as once thought.

Jul 03, 2011

AMA: House of Delegates Backs Individual Mandate

CHICAGO -- The American Medical Association's House of Delegates has reaffirmed its support of individual responsibility -- including a requirement that most U.S. residents buy health insurance -- as the foundation of universal coverage.

Jun 20, 2011

Why Do So Many Physicians Hate the AMA?

It could just be because the AMA is the best available whipping boy, suggests Editor-at-Large George Lundberg, MD.

Jun 20, 2011

Rx Data-Mining Case Reaches Supreme Court

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday in a case involving a state law that restricts pharmaceutical companies' use of physician prescribing records.

Apr 25, 2011

AAPM: 'Focused Factories' on Healthcare Horizon

WASHINGTON -- The next big thing in healthcare won't be large, all-purpose healthcare organizations -- it will be 'focused factories' for treating specific problems, a Harvard economist says.

Mar 30, 2011

Medtronic Under Fire for Dropping GPO Contracts

Hospitals, patients, and the government may end up paying a higher tab for Medtronic products now that the firm has abruptly cancelled contracts with group purchasing organizations, a trade group charged.

Mar 09, 2011

Stop Pushing Mammograms Now

One by one, the big-time screening tests for dread diseases, begun with good intentions, the best science known at the time, and a mass public health campaign, bite the dust, says Editor-at-Large George Lundberg, MD.

Nov 01, 2010

The Lab Test Brain to Brain Loop

Lab tests are way more than numbers, says Editor-at-Large Dr. George Lundberg.

Oct 04, 2010

Novartis Settles Civil and Criminal Cases for $422.5 Million

Novartis will pay a $185 million fine for promoting off-label uses of the antiepilepsy drug oxcarbazepine (Trileptal) and another $237.5 million in civil penalties to settle a suit involving Trileptal and five other drugs, the Department of Justice announced.

Oct 01, 2010

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.

Sep 13, 2010

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.

Aug 02, 2010

Herbal Medicines a Mystery to Most Doctors

Physicians don't know much more about complementary and alternative medicine than their patients do, according to a new survey.

Apr 07, 2010

Outliers: The Story of Success

The latest book by the author of Blink outlines key principles of communication that can play a major role in improving healthcare quality and safety.

Jan 26, 2010