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This series is brought to you by MedPage Today. 1. Cath Labs May No Longer Need Surgical Backup. Many of the restrictions put on cardiac catheterization laboratories that don't have on-site surgical backup are ready to be lifted. 2. IUDs Effective as Emergency Contraception. Intrauterine devices (IUDs) seem to be an effective method of emergency contraception, with a failure rate of less than one ...

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This series is brought to you by MedPage Today. 1. Study Links Late Depression, Risk of Dementia. Depression that strikes for the first time in later life may be an early sign of Alzheimer's disease. 2. Outcomes Worse for Inhospital Stent Thrombosis. Among patients who underwent primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for an ST-segment elevation MI (STEMI), outcomes were worse if stent thrombosis occurred ...

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This series is brought to you by MedPage Today. 1. Breast Cancer Deadlier for Men. Relatively few men develop breast cancer, but survival lags for those who do compared with women. 2. Mandates Boost Vaccine Coverage in 'Tweens. Mandatory vaccination for entry to middle school appears to increase vaccine coverage among students. 3. Sudden Death in Athletes: Debate Continues. Relying on media reports ...

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This series is brought to you by MedPage Today 1. Election May Not Help Curb Health Costs, Wonks Say. Whether Republicans or Democrats win control in the November elections, nothing will happen that will bring healthcare costs under control without a willingness to deal, healthcare policy experts agreed. 2. Cardiologists Urged to Lead in Smoking Cessation. Cardiologists as a group have largely ignored tobacco ...

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This series is brought to you by MedPage Today. 1. Maintenance Tx Prevents Relapse in Schizophrenia. Keeping schizophrenia patients on antipsychotic drugs after an initial episode has passed does prevent relapses. 2. Everyone Needs Heart Attack Risk Assessment. The latest cardiovascular disease prevention guidelines from the European Society of Cardiology include a call for universal risk assessment, as well as a new approach to ...

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This series is brought to you by MedPage Today. 1. Study Shows How Bird Flu Could Jump to Humans. A hotly debated study pins down four mutations in a key gene in the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian flu that allow it to adapt to mammals. 2. Pulse-Ox Works as Heart Defect Screen. Pulse oximetry is a fairly accurate way to screen newborns for critical ...

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This series is brought to you by MedPage Today. 1. Most ICD Patients Die of Heart Failure. Patients with implantable defibrillators (ICDs) or resynchronization devices with defibrillator (CRT-Ds) were most likely to die of heart failure or noncardiac causes, not sudden death. 2. Hospital Debt Collector Draws Scrutiny. Rep. Pete Stark (D-Calif.) is calling for a full-scale investigation into the reportedly questionable debt collection ...

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This series is brought to you by MedPage Today. 1. Topamax Not a Growth Deterrent in Epilepsy. Children with newly diagnosed, partial-onset epilepsy who were treated with topiramate showed gains in height. 2. U.S. Workers Short on Shuteye. Data from the National Health Interview Survey in 2010 indicate that some 41 million American workers -- 30% of the labor force -- get no more ...

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This series is brought to you by MedPage Today. 1. TV Ads Linked to Unhealthy Diets in Young Adults. Fast food and alcohol advertising on television have a negative influence on young people's weight and underage drinking. 2. Combo Tx Tops for Glycemic Control in Diabetic Kids. Metformin and rosiglitazone together are best at controlling blood sugar in children and adolescents with type 2 ...

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