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document.write('<p class="rss-title"><a class="rss-title" href="http://www.imng.com" target="_self">Elsevier Global Medical News - US</a><br /><span class="rss-item">Elsevier Global Medical News Group has provided physician specialists with authoritative coverage of medical meetings, breaking medical news and analysis, clinical trial results, updates on drug prescribing, pertinent summaries of clinical guidelines, and perspective and opinion from medicine thought leaders.</span></p>');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://inews.idsk.com/viewer/story.php?CLIENT=INFOMAILER&NEWSID=imn090220101410389379" title="As physicians who vaccinate children, we are becoming too complacent about polio. The risk has not disappeared. On the contrary, it’s just a plane ride away. ..." target="_self">Perspective: Don\'t be Complacent About Polio </a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on September 02, 2010 01:10:38 pm</span><br />');
document.write('As physicians who vaccinate children, we are becoming too complacent about polio. The risk has not disappeared. On the contrary, it’s just a plane ride away. ');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://inews.idsk.com/viewer/story.php?CLIENT=INFOMAILER&NEWSID=imn090220101344289377" title="VAIL, Colo. (EGMN) – Never underestimate the power of a physician’s strong personal recommendation of a vaccine in influencing a parental decision to get their child vaccinated and perhaps themselves as well. ..." target="_self">Tips on Dealing with Vaccinophobic Parents</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on September 02, 2010 12:44:28 pm</span><br />');
document.write('VAIL, Colo. (EGMN) – Never underestimate the power of a physician’s strong personal recommendation of a vaccine in influencing a parental decision to get their child vaccinated and perhaps themselves as well. ');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://inews.idsk.com/viewer/story.php?CLIENT=INFOMAILER&NEWSID=imn090220101216269375" title="           ..." target="_self">Early Recognition Essential for Giant Cell Arteritis </a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on September 02, 2010 11:16:26 am</span><br />');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://inews.idsk.com/viewer/story.php?CLIENT=INFOMAILER&NEWSID=imn090220101140299371" title="Acute pancreatitis patients with both organ failure and infected pancreatic necrosis have a risk of death that is twice as high as that of patients with one or the other complication alone, Dr. Maxim S. Petrov and colleagues reported in the September issu..." target="_self">Organ Failure Plus Necrosis Doubles Mortality in Acute Pancreatitis</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on September 02, 2010 10:40:29 am</span><br />');
document.write('Acute pancreatitis patients with both organ failure and infected pancreatic necrosis have a risk of death that is twice as high as that of patients with one or the other complication alone, Dr. Maxim S. Petrov and colleagues reported in the September issue of Gastroenterology.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://inews.idsk.com/viewer/story.php?CLIENT=INFOMAILER&NEWSID=imn090120101828289367" title="           ..." target="_self">Allergan Pleads Guilty to Off-Label Botox Promotion</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on September 01, 2010 05:28:28 pm</span><br />');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://inews.idsk.com/viewer/story.php?CLIENT=INFOMAILER&NEWSID=imn090120101700009363" title="Long-term use of the weight loss drug sibutramine was not associated with an increased risk of death; however, the drug was associated with a significantly increased risk of nonfatal myocardial infarctions and strokes among overweight and obese people wit..." target="_self">Long-Term Sibutramine Use Linked to Nonfatal Strokes and MIs</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on September 01, 2010 04:00:00 pm</span><br />');
document.write('Long-term use of the weight loss drug sibutramine was not associated with an increased risk of death; however, the drug was associated with a significantly increased risk of nonfatal myocardial infarctions and strokes among overweight and obese people with preexisting cardiovascular conditions, based on data from the Sibutramine Cardiovascular Outcomes () trial.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://inews.idsk.com/viewer/story.php?CLIENT=INFOMAILER&NEWSID=imn090120101700019364" title="Intensive blood pressure control doesn’t slow the progression of chronic kidney disease any better than standard blood pressure control in most patients, according to a report in the Sept. 2 New England Journal of Medicine. ..." target="_self">Intensive BP Control Slows CKD Progression Only in Select Patients</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on September 01, 2010 04:00:01 pm</span><br />');
document.write('Intensive blood pressure control doesn’t slow the progression of chronic kidney disease any better than standard blood pressure control in most patients, according to a report in the Sept. 2 New England Journal of Medicine. ');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://inews.idsk.com/viewer/story.php?CLIENT=INFOMAILER&NEWSID=imn090120101631219359" title="An automated assay designed for use in Third World regions rapidly and accurately detected  infection and resistance to rifampin, according to a report published online Sept. 1 in the New England Journal of Medicine...." target="_self">Quick Test for Rifampin-Resistant TB Shows Promise</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on September 01, 2010 03:31:21 pm</span><br />');
document.write('An automated assay designed for use in Third World regions rapidly and accurately detected  infection and resistance to rifampin, according to a report published online Sept. 1 in the New England Journal of Medicine.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://inews.idsk.com/viewer/story.php?CLIENT=INFOMAILER&NEWSID=imn090120101631219362" title="Surgery for malignant pleural mesothelioma remains a complicated and controversial issue. Thus far, the benefits of surgery vs. nonsurgical treatment have yet to be demonstrated. ..." target="_self">Choice of Surgical Treatment for Mesothelioma Remains Complex</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on September 01, 2010 03:31:21 pm</span><br />');
document.write('Surgery for malignant pleural mesothelioma remains a complicated and controversial issue. Thus far, the benefits of surgery vs. nonsurgical treatment have yet to be demonstrated. ');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://inews.idsk.com/viewer/story.php?CLIENT=INFOMAILER&NEWSID=imn090120101616289355" title="Alternatives to tigecycline “should be considered” when treating patients with serious infections because the intravenous antibiotic has been associated with an increased mortality rate in this population, according to a  issued by the Food and Drug A..." target="_self">Tigecycline-Associated Mortality Imbalance in Patients With Serious Infections</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on September 01, 2010 03:16:28 pm</span><br />');
document.write('Alternatives to tigecycline “should be considered” when treating patients with serious infections because the intravenous antibiotic has been associated with an increased mortality rate in this population, according to a  issued by the Food and Drug Administration on Sept. 1.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://inews.idsk.com/viewer/story.php?CLIENT=INFOMAILER&NEWSID=imn090120101446469351" title="STOCKHOLM (EGMN) – Use of the oral factor Xa inhibitor apixaban slashed the risk of stroke or systemic embolism by more than half, compared with daily aspirin, in patients with atrial fibrillation who were candidates for but unable to take warfarin, in ..." target="_self">AVERROES: Apixaban Bests Aspirin for Stroke Reduction in AF</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on September 01, 2010 01:46:46 pm</span><br />');
document.write('STOCKHOLM (EGMN) – Use of the oral factor Xa inhibitor apixaban slashed the risk of stroke or systemic embolism by more than half, compared with daily aspirin, in patients with atrial fibrillation who were candidates for but unable to take warfarin, in the phase III AVERROES trial. ');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://inews.idsk.com/viewer/story.php?CLIENT=INFOMAILER&NEWSID=imn090120101330169346" title="The first human trial of metformin for precancerous colorectal lesions hints that the diabetes drug may be poised for a second incarnation – this time as a chemopreventive agent for several cancers, including lung, colon, and prostate cancers, and even ..." target="_self">Metformin May Be Key to Preventing Colorectal, Other Cancers</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on September 01, 2010 12:30:16 pm</span><br />');
document.write('The first human trial of metformin for precancerous colorectal lesions hints that the diabetes drug may be poised for a second incarnation – this time as a chemopreventive agent for several cancers, including lung, colon, and prostate cancers, and even breast malignancies. ');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://inews.idsk.com/viewer/story.php?CLIENT=INFOMAILER&NEWSID=imn090120101308169345" title="           ..." target="_self">Twice Daily PPI Shows Efficacy in Laryngopharyngeal Reflux</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on September 01, 2010 12:08:16 pm</span><br />');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://inews.idsk.com/viewer/story.php?CLIENT=INFOMAILER&NEWSID=imn090120101048119342" title="           ..." target="_self">IL28B Mutation Linked toTreatment Response in Subset of Hepatitis C Patients</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on September 01, 2010 09:48:11 am</span><br />');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://inews.idsk.com/viewer/story.php?CLIENT=INFOMAILER&NEWSID=imn090120100314099340" title="The Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act, quietly tucked into the health reform bill passed earlier this year, mandated the creation of an abbreviated approval process for follow-on biologic agents similar to the existing pathway for small-molec..." target="_self">Generic Biologics\' Safety Questioned as Approval Process Stalls</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on September 01, 2010 02:14:09 am</span><br />');
document.write('The Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act, quietly tucked into the health reform bill passed earlier this year, mandated the creation of an abbreviated approval process for follow-on biologic agents similar to the existing pathway for small-molecule drugs. ');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://inews.idsk.com/viewer/story.php?CLIENT=INFOMAILER&NEWSID=imn083120101951059338" title="CARLSBAD, Calif. Time will tell if current practice for stroke diagnosis will change following issuance of a  from the American Academy of Neurology that recommends diffusion weighted MRI for diagnosing acute ischemic stroke in patients presenting within ..." target="_self">Experts Debate Impact of AAN\'s New Guidelines for Acute Ischemic Stroke Diagnosis</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on September 01, 2010 06:51:05 pm</span><br />');
document.write('CARLSBAD, Calif. Time will tell if current practice for stroke diagnosis will change following issuance of a  from the American Academy of Neurology that recommends diffusion weighted MRI for diagnosing acute ischemic stroke in patients presenting within 12 hours of symptom onset.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://inews.idsk.com/viewer/story.php?CLIENT=INFOMAILER&NEWSID=imn083120101619059334" title="All health care workers should be vaccinated annually against influenza, and doing so should be a condition of new or continued employment, according to a  from the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America...." target="_self">SHEA Calls for Mandatory Influenza Vaccination for Health Care Workers</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on August 31, 2010 03:19:05 pm</span><br />');
document.write('All health care workers should be vaccinated annually against influenza, and doing so should be a condition of new or continued employment, according to a  from the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://inews.idsk.com/viewer/story.php?CLIENT=INFOMAILER&NEWSID=imn083120101600009332" title="Among births that occur during the term and postterm range of 37-44 weeks’ gestation, the risk of cerebral palsy is lowest at 40 weeks and highest at the “early” extreme of 37-38 weeks and the “late” extreme of 42 weeks or more, according to a r..." target="_self">Among Term Births, CP Risks Are Higher at \'Early\' and \'Late\' Extremes</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on August 31, 2010 03:00:00 pm</span><br />');
document.write('Among births that occur during the term and postterm range of 37-44 weeks’ gestation, the risk of cerebral palsy is lowest at 40 weeks and highest at the “early” extreme of 37-38 weeks and the “late” extreme of 42 weeks or more, according to a report in the Sept. 1 issue of JAMA. ');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://inews.idsk.com/viewer/story.php?CLIENT=INFOMAILER&NEWSID=imn083120101600009329" title="Prophylactic mastectomy and salpingo-oophorectomy significantly decrease mortality as well as the risks of breast and ovarian cancer among women who carry BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations, according to a report published in the Sept. 1 issue of JAMA ...." target="_self">Prophylactic Surgeries Improve Mortality in BRCA1 and BRCA2 Carriers</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on August 31, 2010 03:00:00 pm</span><br />');
document.write('Prophylactic mastectomy and salpingo-oophorectomy significantly decrease mortality as well as the risks of breast and ovarian cancer among women who carry BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations, according to a report published in the Sept. 1 issue of JAMA .');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://inews.idsk.com/viewer/story.php?CLIENT=INFOMAILER&NEWSID=imn083120101552029328" title="STOCKHOLM (EGMN) – The use of fondaparinux as an antithrombotic agent in percutaneous coronary intervention for acute coronary syndromes could get a major boost in clinical practice now that the optimal dose of adjunctive unfractionated heparin has been..." target="_self">FUTURA/OASIS-8 Trial Solves the Fondaparinux Paradox</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on August 31, 2010 02:52:02 pm</span><br />');
document.write('STOCKHOLM (EGMN) – The use of fondaparinux as an antithrombotic agent in percutaneous coronary intervention for acute coronary syndromes could get a major boost in clinical practice now that the optimal dose of adjunctive unfractionated heparin has been carefully defined in the large randomized FUTURA/OASIS-8 study. ');
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