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Rehab After Stenting Saves Lives (CME/CE)
Tuesday, May 17, 2011 09:00 AM(MedPage Today) -- Patients who participated in cardiac rehab programs after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) reduced their risk of death by more than 45%, according to Mayo Clinic researchers.
'Master Gene' Controls Fat Metabolism
Monday, May 16, 2011 07:04 PM(MedPage Today) -- A gene linked to diabetes and cholesterol is being called a "master regulator" gene that controls the behavior of other genes found within fat in the body, U.K. researchers found.
Heart Failure, Afib Linked to Vertebral Fractures (CME/CE)
Thursday, May 12, 2011 09:09 AM(MedPage Today) -- Many patients with heart failure may have a largely unrecognized risk of vertebral compression fracture, Canadian investigators reported.
15 Eggs Magic Number for Best Results in IVF (CME/CE)
Wednesday, May 11, 2011 12:23 PM(MedPage Today) -- The odds of achieving a live birth after in vitro fertilization (IVF) increased steadily with the number of eggs retrieved after ovarian stimulation, topping out at about 15, data from a large IVF registry showed.
SID: More Evidence of Psoriasis Link to Metabolic Diseases (CME/CE, with video)
Tuesday, May 10, 2011 03:12 PMPHOENIX (MedPage Today) -- Psoriasis increased the odds for metabolic syndrome by 40%, and the strength of the association grew with the severity of the skin disease, investigators reported here.
SID: Hemoglobin A1c Predicts Diabetic Wound Healing (CME/CE)
Saturday, May 07, 2011 01:10 PMPHOENIX (MedPage Today) -- Worse glycemic control correlated with slower wound healing in patients with diabetes, according to a study reported here.
SID: No Skin Cancer Risk Seen With Prednisone (CME/CE)
Friday, May 06, 2011 09:30 AMPHOENIX (MedPage Today) -- Use of systemic corticosteroids did not increase the risk of nonmelanoma skin cancer in a prospective study, contradicting previous evidence from several retrospective studies, investigators reported here.
LWPES: Preemies Still Smaller at Age 4 (CME/CE)
Thursday, May 05, 2011 10:08 AMDENVER (MedPage Today) -- Premature babies tend to grow in a normal manner but -- at least through 4 years of age -- do not catch up in height and weight with their full-term peers, Dutch researchers reported here.
Osteoporosis Drugs Hike Femur Fracture Risk (CME/CE)
Wednesday, May 04, 2011 05:03 PM(MedPage Today) -- Use of bisphosphonates for osteoporosis increased the risk of femoral shaft fractures by nearly 50-fold in a large Swedish cohort study, but the absolute risk still remained very small, the investigators said.
LWPES: Test May Predict Resistance to Growth Hormone (CME/CE)
Wednesday, May 04, 2011 03:55 PMDENVER (MedPage Today) -- Levels of insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1) and IGF-binding protein 3 (IGF-BP3) may predict when a child will respond positively to growth hormone or IGF-1 (mecasermin, Increlex) therapy, researchers reported here.
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