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Internal Medicine News
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AAOS: Defensive Medicine Prevalent in Orthopedics
Almost all orthopedic surgeons report practicing defensive medicine, with costs per surgeon estimated at $100,000 per year, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, held from Feb. 7 to 11 in San Francisco.
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Males With ACL Injury, Females Share Lateral Knee Geometry
Female patients with and without anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury, and male patients with ACL injury, share a common lateral tibiofemoral geometry, according to a study published in the Feb. 1 issue of The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.
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Two-Way Flow of Data Best for Electronic Records, IIS
Incentive payments to health care providers to encourage adoption of the electronic health record (EHR), instituted by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, should encourage bidirectional sharing of information between EHR systems and state or regional immunization information systems, according to research published online Feb. 7 in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
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Fasting Augments Chemo in Cancer Cells, Mouse Models
Short cycles of starvation (fasting) sensitizes mammalian cancer cells to chemotherapeutic agents, and may increase the effectiveness of chemotherapy against cancer cells and in mouse models, according to an experimental study published online Feb. 8 in Science Translational Medicine.
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Human Y Chromosome Linked to Coronary Artery Disease Risk
Human Y chromosome lineage is associated with coronary artery disease risk, according to a study published online Feb. 9 in The Lancet.
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Fen-Phen Derivative Likely Caused >1,000 Deaths in France
Benfluorex (Mediator), a fenfluramine-derivative drug used in France for the treatment of high cholesterol in overweight patients with diabetes, is likely to have been responsible for thousands of hospitalizations and deaths over a 30-year period, according to a study published online Feb. 9 in Pharmacoepidemiology & Drug Safety.
Internal Medicine Conference Highlights
- American Society of Hematology, Dec. 10-13, 2011
- San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, Dec. 6-10, 2011
- Radiological Society of North America, Nov. 27-Dec. 2, 2011
- American Heart Association, Nov. 12-16, 2011
- American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, Nov. 3-8, 2011
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