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Cheaper, Older Type 2 Diabetes Drug Works as Well as Newer Drugs

BALTIMORE—An inexpensive type 2 diabetes drug that has been around for more than 15 years works just as well and has fewer side effects than a half-dozen other, mostly newer and more expensive classes of medication used to control the chronic disease, according to a study ...More

March 15, 2011

Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma

Literature Largely Positive About Health IT

BETHESDA, Md.—In order to understand the federal effort to boost electronic medical records, researchers reviewed recent literature and found that 92 percent of the articles reached a positive conclusion on health information technology, according to a study in the March ...More

March 14, 2011

Posted in News, Practice Management

Conflict of Interest, Funding Seldom Reported in Meta-Analyses

CHICAGO—Information concerning funding and author conflicts of interest disclosed in the original reports of randomized controlled trials is rarely disclosed when these data are combined in meta-analyses, according to an article in the March 9 issue of JAMA. ...More

March 11, 2011

Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma

Experimental PKD Drug Decreases Size, Number of Cysts

BOSTON—Researchers were able to block the formation of fluid-filled cysts using an experimental drug to treat polycystic kidney disease (PKD) in a mouse model, according to a study published in the Sept. 13 issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation. ...More

September 14, 2010

Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma

Obesity Increases Kidney Donation Complications

BERKSHIRE, U.K.—Patients who have received a new kidney are significantly more likely to develop transplant renal artery stenosis (TRAS) if they are obese or over 50, according to research published in the September issue of the Journal of Renal Care. ...More

September 8, 2010

Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma

UTI Surveillance Improves Transplant Quality of Life

LONDON—Surveillance of urinary tract infections (UTI) in the first three months after a kidney transplant is a good option for improving quality of life of patients, according to a study published Aug. 19 in BMC Infectious Diseases. ...More

August 25, 2010

Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma

Kidneys from Dead, Brain-Dead Patients Perform the Same

CAMBRIDGE, U.K.—Kidneys transplanted from cardiac death donors perform as well as those from brain-dead owners, according to an article published online Aug. 19 in The Lancet. ...More

August 23, 2010

Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma

Common Hypertension Drugs Can Raise Blood Pressure

NEW YORK—Common hypertension drugs can actually raise blood pressure in a statistically significant percentage of patients, according to a new study by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. ...More

August 20, 2010

Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma

Rate of Healthcare-Associated MRSA Infections Decreasing

WASHINGTON— Healthcare-associated invasive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections decreased among patients with infections that began in the community or in the hospital, according to an analysis of data from 2005 through 2008 of nine metropolitan ...More

August 18, 2010

Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma

Canadian First Nations Faces Higher Infection, Death Risk on Peritoneal Dialysis

WINNIPEG, Canada—First Nations people in Canada on peritoneal dialysis are at increased risk of peritonitis and death, irrespective of whether they live in a rural or urban location, according to a study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. ...More

July 26, 2010

Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma

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