Top stories in health and medicine, December 12, 2013

From MedPage Today: Mutation May Speed Dx, Tx of Insulinoma. A newly identified mutation occurs in 30% of insulinomas and may provide new diagnostic and therapeutic targets for the disorder. Glucose Control Better With Pharmacist Help. Diabetic patients who were counseled by pharmacists did better at managing their blood sugar over a 2-year period than patients in standard treatment. CPAP Tackles Resistant HTN. Among obstructive sleep apnea patients with resistant hypertension, treatment with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) lowered both daytime and nighttime blood pressure in a multicenter. Ban Drug Reps From ‘Ivory Towers’. Drug sales reps should be banned from academic medical centers, but mingling between faculty and pharma researchers is not a problem. Your patients are rating you online: How to respond. Manage your online reputation: A social media guide. Find out how.
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - Category: Family Physicians Tags: News Endocrinology Pulmonology Source Type: blogs