| | | Painful Menstruation, Purging Linked to Dental Damage
November 18, 2008
An unusual case of dental damage due to painful menstruation shows the importance of doing a thorough examination and taking a detailed patient health and dental history, according to a case report in the November/December issue of General Dentistry. | | Investigational Drug Fails to Slow Alzheimer's Progression
November 18, 2008
Increasing the release of growth hormone with the investigational drug MK-677 does not slow progression of Alzheimer's disease, according to the results of a study published in the Nov. 18 issue of Neurology. | | Bevacizumab Increases Risk of Blood Clot
November 18, 2008
Venous thromboembolism is a frequent and significant complication among cancer patients, and novel therapeutic agents such as bevacizumab may further increase these risks, researchers report in the Nov. 19 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. | | Genetic Alterations Linked to Cryptorchidism
November 18, 2008
Genetic alterations occur in a small but significant percentage of boys with cryptorchidism, a congenital birth defect in which one or both testes fails to descend into the scrotal sac, according to data presented in the Nov. 19 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. | | Bariatric Surgery May Improve Pregnancy Outcome in Obese
November 18, 2008
Among women who become pregnant after bariatric surgery, both maternal and neonatal outcomes may be improved, but definitive evidence is still lacking, according to a report published in the Nov. 19 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. | |
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| | | | | Survey: many primary care doctors ready to scale back work or quit
November 19, 2008
Most primary care physicians feel they are working at maximum or have too much work, and nearly half plan to cut back on patient volume or quit their profession altogether, according to survey results from the Physicians' Foundation. | | Study Follows Natural History of Osteonecrosis of the Jaw
November 18, 2008
Multiple myeloma patients who experience spontaneous osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) have a high likelihood of non-healing and recurrence of ONJ, and may benefit from reinitiating bisphosphonate therapy, according to the results of a study published online Nov. 17 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. | | Bevacizumab Increases Risk of Blood Clot
November 18, 2008
Venous thromboembolism is a frequent and significant complication among cancer patients, and novel therapeutic agents such as bevacizumab may further increase these risks, researchers report in the Nov. 19 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. | | Bednet Use Increasing Among African Children
November 18, 2008
Although the use of insecticide-treated bednets has been increasing among African children in malaria-endemic countries, about 90 million remain unprotected, with the best coverage observed in countries providing free bednets, according to a report published online Nov. 18 in The Lancet. | | Twice Daily Ginkgo Does Not Decrease Dementia
November 18, 2008
Supplementation with Ginkgo biloba is not effective in decreasing dementia among elderly patients with normal cognition or those with mild cognitive impairment, according to research published in the Nov. 19 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. | |
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