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Adolescent overweight and obesity may increase risk of all-cause ESRD

Being overweight and obese during adolescence appears related to an increased risk of all-cause treated end-stage renal disease (ESRD) during a 25-year period, according to a report published Online First by Archives of Internal Medicine, a JAMA Network publication.

30 Oct 2012

Rep. Issa tussles with treasury dept. over health law subpeona

Treasury officials rejected the subpoena threat from the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.

30 Oct 2012

Five tips to help patients care for their appliances and teeth during treatment

Orthodontics is the vehicle that delivers a patient's teeth to their final destination of a stunning, straight smile. That vehicle must be correctly maintained and cared for if it is going to arrive at its destination in a timely manner, and without costly repairs and setbacks.

30 Oct 2012

Study suggests 2004 lawsuit fueled big spending on epilepsy drugs

In 2004, Pfizer, the world's largest drug company, agreed to plead guilty and pay more than $430 million to settle charges it had illegally marketed the epilepsy drug Neurontin for unapproved uses.

30 Oct 2012

Racial disparities in quality of communication between physicians and patients

A study comparing how physicians discuss clinical trials during clinical interactions with black patients versus white patients further confirms racial disparities in the quality of communication between physicians and patients.

30 Oct 2012

State roundup: Hurricane Sandy has east coast hospitals scrambling

Healthcare providers on the East Coast have spent the weekend preparing for Hurricane Sandy, with hospitals canceling elective surgeries and discharging patients to free up beds.

30 Oct 2012

Research dispels myth that sudden cardiac death happens mainly during sports

It's a tragic news story that often makes headlines - a young, healthy, fit athlete suddenly collapses and dies of cardiac arrest while playing sports.

30 Oct 2012

Romney's vow to repeal health law will be hard to realize; Administration sets up national health plans

Political Pro examines the challenges the GOP presidential nominee would face to dismantle the health law, while the New York Times looks at the government's efforts to set up the nationwide plans mandated by the law.

30 Oct 2012

CINJ visiting scientist receives International - U.S. Annual Meeting Scientific Abstract Award

Songbing Qin, MD, a visiting scientist to The Cancer Institute of New Jersey, has received the International - U.S. Annual Meeting Scientific Abstract Award at the 54th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) being held in Boston this week.

30 Oct 2012

Viewpoints: Friedman on why Democrats are really the 'pro-life' party; Myths about doctor-assisted suicide

Hard-line conservatives have gone to new extremes lately in opposing abortion. ... These are the authentic voices of an ever-more-assertive far-right Republican base that is intent on using uncompromising positions on abortion to not only unseat more centrist Republicans ... but to overturn the mainstream consensus in America on this issue.

30 Oct 2012

Adolescent males at increased risk of reporting longtime OTC drug use

As crackdowns get tougher on alcohol, tobacco sales, and illicit drugs, there's a growing trend among youth to turn to another source to get a high: their parent's medicine cabinet. A new University of Cincinnati study suggests adolescent males are at a higher risk of reporting longtime use of over-the-counter drugs, compared with their female peers.

30 Oct 2012

Elderly women with early-stage breast cancer live longer with radiation therapy and surgery

Elderly women with early-stage breast cancer live longer with radiation therapy and surgery compared with surgery alone, researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have found.

30 Oct 2012

SP Express, PhysicianRX announce new Nutraprime distribution partnership

SP Express, a national provider of third party logistics and order fulfillment services, is pleased to announce a new distribution partnership with PhysicianRX and the national launch of their new product Nutraprime.

30 Oct 2012

Smoke-free workplace law implementation linked with decline in incidence of heart attacks

A decline in the incidence of myocardial infarction (MI, heart attack) in one Minnesota county appears to be associated with the implementation of smoke-free workplace laws, according to a report published Online First by Archives of Internal Medicine, a JAMA Network publication.

30 Oct 2012

IPSCs may be a viable source of patient-specific articular cartilage tissue

A team of Duke Medicine researchers has engineered cartilage from induced pluripotent stem cells that were successfully grown and sorted for use in tissue repair and studies into cartilage injury and osteoarthritis.

30 Oct 2012

Tenet exercises option to extend previously announced cash tender offer

Tenet Healthcare Corporation announced today that it has exercised its option to extend its previously announced cash tender offer to purchase any and all of the $216.361 million aggregate principal amount outstanding of its 7.375% Senior Notes due 2013 until 12:00 midnight, New York City time, on October 31, 2012.

30 Oct 2012

Immigration status, language of caregivers appear to impact care of Hispanic children with cancer

Language barriers and the immigration status of caregivers appear to impact the care of Hispanic children with cancer and affect the experience of the families within the medical system, according to data presented at the Fifth AACR Conference on The Science of Cancer Health Disparities, held here Oct. 27-30, 2012.

30 Oct 2012

IVF process negatively impacts women’s sexual relationships

An Indiana University study has found that women undergoing in-vitro fertilization report that the process of infertility treatment has many negative impacts on their sexual relationship with their partner. Little attention has been given to the sexual dynamics of couples as they navigate infertility and treatments such as IVF, despite the important role that sex plays in a couple's attempt to conceive a child.

30 Oct 2012

Study finds two distinct patterns of language, social and motor development in children with ASD

In the largest prospective study to date of children with early and later manifestation of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) compared to children without ASD, researchers found two distinct patterns of language, social and motor development in the children with ASD.

30 Oct 2012

Researchers decode software instructions that drive 3 different forms of acute lymphoblastic leukemia

A team of national and international researchers, led by Weill Cornell Medical College scientists, have decoded the key "software" instructions that drive three of the most virulent forms of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).

30 Oct 2012

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Adolescent overweight and obesity may increase risk of all-cause ESRD

Rep. Issa tussles with treasury dept. over health law subpeona

Five tips to help patients care for their appliances and teeth during treatment

Study suggests 2004 lawsuit fueled big spending on epilepsy drugs

Racial disparities in quality of communication between physicians and patients

State roundup: Hurricane Sandy has east coast hospitals scrambling

Research dispels myth that sudden cardiac death happens mainly during sports

Romney's vow to repeal health law will be hard to realize; Administration sets up national health plans

CINJ visiting scientist receives International - U.S. Annual Meeting Scientific Abstract Award

Viewpoints: Friedman on why Democrats are really the 'pro-life' party; Myths about doctor-assisted suicide

Adolescent males at increased risk of reporting longtime OTC drug use

Elderly women with early-stage breast cancer live longer with radiation therapy and surgery

SP Express, PhysicianRX announce new Nutraprime distribution partnership

Smoke-free workplace law implementation linked with decline in incidence of heart attacks

IPSCs may be a viable source of patient-specific articular cartilage tissue

Tenet exercises option to extend previously announced cash tender offer

Immigration status, language of caregivers appear to impact care of Hispanic children with cancer

IVF process negatively impacts women’s sexual relationships

Study finds two distinct patterns of language, social and motor development in children with ASD

Researchers decode software instructions that drive 3 different forms of acute lymphoblastic leukemia

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