FDA Panel Backs Approval of Ticagrelor for ACS

Posted by Admin | Posted in Medical Lawyers | Posted on 29-07-2010

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (EGMN) The Food and Drug Administrations Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs Advisory Committee on July 28 voted 7-1 to recommend approval of the platelet inhibitor ticagrelor to treat nonST elevation myocardial infarction and ST-elevation myocardial infarction in patients intended to receive primary coronary intervention or who would be managed medically.

EDUCATION: Spotlight! on NLM Resources -Mobile MedlinePlus & MedlinePlus Twitter -July 28, 2010

Posted by Admin | Posted in Medical Documents | Posted on 28-07-2010

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Study Supports Safety of Alteplase Within 4.5 Hours of Stroke

Posted by Admin | Posted in Medical Lawyers | Posted on 27-07-2010

Extending the time window for giving the recombinant tissue plasminogen activator alteplase toischemic stroke patients has increased the percentage of patients who are eligible to receive the thrombolytic therapy without causing treatment delays, according to a study published online July 27 in Lancet Neurology.

FDA Expands Rhode Island Investigation of Unapproved IUD Use

Posted by Admin | Posted in Medical Lawyers | Posted on 24-07-2010

A Rhode Island Department of Health investigation into the use of unapproved versions of common intrauterine devices has prompted the Food and Drug Administration to launch its own probe, and warn doctors against purchasing IUDs that have not received specific FDA approval.

Agency Says DTC Genetic Tests Rife With Errors

Posted by Admin | Posted in Medical Lawyers | Posted on 23-07-2010

WASHINGTON (EGMN) Direct-to-consumer genetic tests are deceptively marketed and often give misleading results that are of little or no practical use, said the U.S. Government Accountability Office in a report released on July 22 at a hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Committees Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.

Physician Assistant Focus Group Participants Sought

Posted by Admin | Posted in Medical Documents | Posted on 23-07-2010

Attention Physician Assistants! We are seeking PAs (and PA students who have completed their clinical rotations) to provide feedback on a health literacy tutorial.

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HDL Is Not a Risk Marker After Very Low LDL Targets Are Met

Posted by Admin | Posted in Medical Lawyers | Posted on 22-07-2010

High-density lipoprotein cholesterol concentrations are inversely associated with risk for cardiovascular events, but this association does not persist in patients who achieve very low concentrations of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol on statin therapy, according to an analysis of data from the JUPITER trial.

EDUCATION: Spotlight! on NLM Resources -Mobile MedlinePlus & MedlinePlus Twitter -July 28, 2010

Posted by Admin | Posted in Medical Documents | Posted on 22-07-2010

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Use of Intranasal Zinc Causes Loss of Smell

Posted by Admin | Posted in Medical Lawyers | Posted on 21-07-2010

The relationship between intranasal zinc gluconate gel and anosmia meets criteria for causality, according to the findings of a literature review and an observational published in the July Archives of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery.

HHS Proposes Tighter Health Privacy Requirements

Posted by Admin | Posted in Medical Lawyers | Posted on 20-07-2010

Patients could gain greater access to their health information and have more power to limit disclosures of certain personal information to health plans under a new proposal from the Health and Human Services department.