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16 Feb 2014, 11:16 am
Reilly’s paper was published last week in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, but references to a patient’s optimal blood-level range of Pradaxa did not appear in the article. [read post]
7 Feb 2014, 8:47 am by Joe Consumer
  The paper writes: A few years ago the Office of Statewide Clinical Education Programs in the U of I Carver College of Medicine tracked down physicians who departed Iowa in 2007 and 2008 to find out why they left. [read post]
26 Jan 2014, 1:16 pm
Following are excerpts from the report, and links to our coverage.New Cholesterol Guidelines Spur Debate: “Two new guidelines from the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology — one on cardiovascular risk assessment, the other on cholesterol management — spurred considerable controversy [toward] the end of 2013. [read post]
24 Jan 2014, 6:45 am
Alexander Rosenau, the president of the American College of Emergency Physicians, some of the emergency-room overcrowding may be the result of uninsured accident victims seeking care in the ER. [read post]
21 Jan 2014, 7:29 am by Robert Kraft
That’s according to the latest report card from the Dallas-based American College of Emergency Physicians. [read post]
20 Jan 2014, 9:42 am
The American College of Emergency Physicians released a study in the form of a report card called the America’s Emergency Care Environment report card. [read post]
9 Jan 2014, 1:37 pm
American Standard, Inc., 179 P.3d 905, 914 (Cal. 2008) (“[r]equiring manufacturers to warn their products’ users in all instances would place an onerous burden on them and would invite mass consumer disregard and ultimate contempt for the warning process”); Thompson v. [read post]
19 Dec 2013, 4:32 am by David DePaolo
The formularies also reduce drug contra-indications and play a major role in lowering prescription drug costs in these states.Prescription drug formularies will become a part of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine's Practice Guidelines. [read post]
17 Dec 2013, 9:42 am by Jonathan
  In the case of fibromyalgia, the American College of Rheumatology has published guidelines for physicians to use for diagnostic purposes, although treatment options remain limited. [read post]
15 Dec 2013, 2:32 am by Jon Gelman
Furthermore, the criteria this examiner used in determining the presence of black lung was contrary to that of government research agencies, textbooks, peer-reviewed scientific literature, and the opinions of many credentialed physicians outside Johns Hopkins, including the American College of Radiology’s task force on black lung disease.The Center’s review of thousands of cases evaluated at Johns Hopkins established that since 2000, miners lost more than 800… [read post]
12 Dec 2013, 5:09 am by Jay Causey
  Furthermore, the criteria this examiner used in determining the presence of black lung was contrary to that of government research agencies, textbooks, peer-reviewed scientific literature, and the opinions of many credentialed physicians outside Johns Hopkins, including the American College of Radiology’s task force on black lung disease. [read post]
6 Dec 2013, 11:55 am by Bill Marler
  HUS is a frightening complication that even in the best American centers has a notable mortality rate.[54]  Among survivors, at least five percent will suffer end stage renal disease (“ESRD”) with the resultant need for dialysis or transplantation.[55]  But, “[b]ecause renal failure can progress slowly over decades, the eventual incidence of ESRD cannot yet be determined. [read post]
5 Dec 2013, 10:42 pm by Bill Marler
It has long been said that, in 1885, pioneering American veterinary scientist, Daniel E. [read post]
5 Dec 2013, 8:07 pm by Bill Marler
  HUS is a frightening complication that even in the best American centers has a notable mortality rate.[54]  Among survivors, at least five percent will suffer end stage renal disease (“ESRD”) with the resultant need for dialysis or transplantation.[55]  But, “[b]ecause renal failure can progress slowly over decades, the eventual incidence of ESRD cannot yet be determined. [read post]
5 Dec 2013, 5:23 pm by Daniel B. Cohen
One example: In 2006-2007, I  proposed adding a new kind of medical/veterinary position to Cooperative Extension at Land Grant Colleges. [read post]
20 Nov 2013, 7:43 am by Jon Gelman
Today's post was shared by RWJF PublicHealth and comes from www.bostonglobe.com A new guideline for obesity treatment, released last week by the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology, provides a solid road map for doctors challenged with helping overweight patients achieve a healthier weight.Insurance coverage for weight-related counseling, such as helping patients plan new menus with fewer calories or outline a realistic fitness program, could… [read post]
17 Nov 2013, 5:11 pm
“Existing guidelines emphasize the overall importance of disclosing errors, but (with the exception of the case study of the American College of Physicians Ethics and Human Rights Committee) they offer little guidance on disclosing others' mistakes; this lack of guidance heightens clinicians' uncertainty about what to do,” the authors write. [read post]
16 Nov 2013, 8:29 am
Stillman and Tailor correctly call this a "public health catastrophe," and they call out their own professional organizations -- the American Medical Association, the American College of Physicians, and others -- who have sat on their hands during the political debate about whether and how we as a country will ever meaningfully recognize access to medical care as a fundamental human right. [read post]
12 Nov 2013, 12:58 pm
The American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG) isn’t one of those, as the Forbes story and PopTort demonstrated. [read post]