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Off-Pump CABG Easier on Bad Kidneys (CME/CE)

MedPage Today Surgery  Thu, 05/17/2012 - 16:00

(MedPage Today) -- For patients with impaired renal function, performing CABG off-pump rather than on-pump appears to improve outcomes, a retrospective study showed.


 

More doctors are ditching the old prescription pad

Headlines from the Associated Press  Thu, 05/17/2012 - 14:17

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Dropping a paper prescription at the drugstore is becoming old-school: More than a third of the nation's prescriptions now are electronic, according to the latest count....


 

More doctors are ditching the old prescription pad

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Health and Fitness  Thu, 05/17/2012 - 14:17

More doctors are ditching the old prescription pad Associated Press


 

Panel debates bioterrorism protection for children

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Health and Fitness  Thu, 05/17/2012 - 14:14

Panel debates bioterrorism protection for children Associated Press


 

US approves drugs faster than Canada and Europe

NYDailyNews.com - Health - NY Daily News  Thu, 05/17/2012 - 13:46

Criticism that the FDA is too slow on drug approvals is a perennial theme for the pharmaceutical industry.


 

FDA Adds Bacteria to Test Indications

MedPage Today Infectious Disease  Thu, 05/17/2012 - 10:30

WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- The FDA has expanded the indication for a respiratory infection test to include bacterial as well as viral causes.


 

3 Ways to Wear a Square Head Scarf

Health & Fitness: Zappos blogs  Thu, 05/17/2012 - 09:00

If the summer heat and humidity often leave your hair falling flat and lifeless by midday, a square silk scarf can totally be your best friend!

It’s also a great option for sprucing up day-after hair.

Below are our three favorite ways to rock the head scarf:


 

VA Uses More 'Last-Resort' Antibiotics (CME/CE)

MedPage Today Infectious Disease  Thu, 05/17/2012 - 08:00

(MedPage Today) -- The use of "last resort" antibiotics by the nation's largest medical system has been increasing in recent years, a likely indication of a growing problem with drug-resistant pathogens, researchers reported.


 

South Carolina woman diagnosed with flesh-eating disease 

NYDailyNews.com - Health - NY Daily News  Thu, 05/17/2012 - 07:55

A mother in South Carolina is the latest person to fall victim to a terrifying flesh-eating bacteria.


 

TB patient charged in Calif for not taking meds

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Health and Fitness  Thu, 05/17/2012 - 03:46

TB patient charged in Calif for not taking meds Associated Press