France will ask EU to curb use of newer birth control pills
PARIS (Reuters) - French health authorities will ask the European Union to restrict the use of newer
types of contraceptive pills over concerns they might carry health risks. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 11, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
U.S. mulls tougher rules to keep 911 running
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators may require telecommunications companies to do a better job of
safeguarding the 911 systems that are used to call for emergency help, according to an official at the Federal
Communications Commission. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 11, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
NFL's Junior Seau had brain disease from blows to head
"The final diagnosis was findings consistent with chronic traumatic encephalopathy,"
Dr. Russell Lonser, the lead researcher on the case, told Reuters. Lonser is chairman of the Department of
Neurological Surgery at Ohio State University and led the study of Seau's brain while he was at NIH. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 11, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
High gold price increases mercury use in mining -UN
OSLO (Reuters) - High gold prices are driving up the use of toxic mercury in small-scale mining in
developing nations, spreading a poison that can cause brain damage in children thousands of miles away, a U.N.
study showed on Thursday. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 11, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Study finds increase in unused transplant livers
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The number of donor livers thrown away in the U.S. has increased since
2004 due - in part - to a population growing older and heavier, according to a new study that also points to
changes in medical practice that may make some donor livers less viable. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 11, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Florida slashes estimated Medicaid expansion cost
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.(Reuters) - In a dramatic about-face, Florida's health agency now says the cost to
state taxpayers of expanding Medicaid under President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law would be barely more
than a tenth of its original estimate. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 11, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Compounding pharmacy takes an unexpected turn
The recent outbreak of fungal meningitis shows the need for new regulation. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 11, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Use of name badges benefits patients
Your patients will interact with many of your practice's employees. Discover how you can help your
patients identify who they spoke with. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 10, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Rituximab improves response rates, event-free survival in MALT lymphoma
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Adding rituximab to chlorambucil improves response rates and event-free
survival, but not overall survival, in patients with MALT lymphoma, new data show. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 10, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Perspective: Team approach to care of chronic conditions is key to long-term health system fix
Kenneth E. Thorpe, PhD, tells Medical Economics Editor-in-Chief Lois A. Bowers, MA, about the attempts
at health reform, what needs to happen for costs to be controlled, and how you can help contribute to cost
savings. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 10, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Clarithromycin and higher risk of miscarriage
Researchers in Denmark have tied the use of the antibiotic clarithromycin to an increased risk of
miscarriage-but not to an increased risk of birth defects. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 10, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Viewpoint: 4 trends to watch in 2013
It's 2013, and the time has come to look forward to how healthcare reform will work. Here are four
trends to look at throughout this year. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 10, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Viewpoint: E-prescribing prone to errors
Medical Economics readers discuss the potential for errors through e-prescribing. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 10, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Facility fees can change the economic equation
Facility fees are controversial. Discover how they can alter your practice's economics. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 10, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Use of CPAP increases fetal movement during sleep
Researchers have found a possible link between sleep-disordered breathing and reduced fetal movements
in pregnant women with preeclampsia. An article published in the January 2013 issue of the journal Sleep details
the results of a study of patients with preeclampsia who received nasal continuous positive airway pressure
(CPAP). (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 10, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
