http://www.imng.com 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. Copyright 2012 Elsevier Global Medical News. All rights reserved. en-us Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:30:09 GMT InfoDesk http://media.ny.idsk.com/multimedia/logos/rsslogo_imng.gif http://www.imng.com http://infoviewer.biz/infodisplay/story/imn020320121406369525.html?APP=7&CU=imn5804 SAN FRANCISCO (EGMN) – MDV3100, new oral inhibitor of androgen receptor signaling, reduces the risk of death by more than a third after a failure of docetaxel chemotherapy in men with progressive castration-resistant prostate cancer, according to results of the randomized AFFIRM trial. BY SUSAN LONDON Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:06:36 GMT imn020320121406369525 http://infoviewer.biz/infodisplay/story/imn020320121026009495.html?APP=7&CU=imn5804 NEW ORLEANS (EGMN) – Patients with a very low or a very high hematocrit are at higher risk for death after a stroke, and anemic patients are at greatest risk, according to a study presented at the International Stroke Conference sponsored by the American Heart Association on Feb. 2. BY ALICIA AULT Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:26:00 GMT imn020320121026009495 http://infoviewer.biz/infodisplay/story/imn020220122049009493.html?APP=7&CU=imn5804 NEW ORLEANS (EGMN) – Compared with warfarin, the new-generation anticoagulant rivaroxaban was associated with a 40% lower risk of intracranial hemorrhage in patients with atrial fibrillation who were taking the agents to prevent stroke. BY MICHELE G. SULLIVAN Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:49:00 GMT imn020220122049009493 http://infoviewer.biz/infodisplay/story/imn020220121727099490.html?APP=7&CU=imn5804 NEW ORLEANS (EGMN) – Continuous cardiac outpatient telemetry monitoring for at least 21 days may be necessary to accurately identify atrial fibrillation as the cause of cryptogenic stroke, according to the results of a single-center, retrospective study. BY ALICIA AULT Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:27:09 GMT imn020220121727099490 http://infoviewer.biz/infodisplay/story/imn020220120001099469.html?APP=7&CU=imn5804 Unemployed veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder experience better employment outcomes when they receive individual job placement and support services, compared with standard vocational rehabilitation services, new research shows. BY DIANA MAHONEY Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:01:09 GMT imn020220120001099469 http://infoviewer.biz/infodisplay/story/imn020120122027379468.html?APP=7&CU=imn5804 NEW ORLEANS (EGMN) – There may be a correlation between infection and stroke in children, according to research presented at the International Stroke Conference. BY ALICIA AULT Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:27:37 GMT imn020120122027379468 http://infoviewer.biz/infodisplay/story/imn020120121924309466.html?APP=7&CU=imn5804 NEW ORLEANS (EGMN) – Memory is already impaired years before a stroke occurs, declining most rapidly in people destined to suffer a fatal stroke, according to a population-based study of more than 11,000 people. BY MICHELE G. SULLIVAN Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:24:30 GMT imn020120121924309466 http://infoviewer.biz/infodisplay/story/imn020120121700109455.html?APP=7&CU=imn5804 Short-term therapy with ulipristal acetate, a selective progesterone-receptor modulator, is superior to placebo and noninferior to leuprolide at controlling the bleeding, reducing the volume, and improving the pain of uterine fibroids, according to two reports in the Feb. 2 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. BY MARY ANN MOON Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:00:10 GMT imn020120121700109455 http://infoviewer.biz/infodisplay/story/imn020120121700059454.html?APP=7&CU=imn5804 Antigen therapy with glutamic acid decarboxylase 65 formulated with alum failed to induce immunologic tolerance and stem the loss of stimulated serum C-peptide in a phase III clinical trial of new-onset type 1 diabetes, according to a report in the Feb. 2 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. BY MARY ANN MOON Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:00:05 GMT imn020120121700059454 http://infoviewer.biz/infodisplay/story/imn013120121800009418.html?APP=7&CU=imn5804 The 2012 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium, to be held Feb. 2-4, will feature potentially practice-changing data on two novel agents – MDV3100 and radium-223 chloride – in prostate cancer. BY SUSAN LONDON Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:00:00 GMT imn013120121800009418 http://infoviewer.biz/infodisplay/story/imn013120121602089406.html?APP=7&CU=imn5804 The Food and Drug Administration on Jan. 31 approved the drug ivacaftor (Kalydeco) for cystic fibrosis patients aged 6 years and older who have the G551D mutation. BY ALICIA AULT Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:02:08 GMT imn013120121602089406 http://infoviewer.biz/infodisplay/story/imn013120121600189399.html?APP=7&CU=imn5804 Emergency departments at “safety-net” hospitals showed timelines similar to those of EDs in other hospitals for admitting, discharging, or transferring patients, according to a national survey published in the Feb. 1 issue of JAMA. BY MARY ANN MOON Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:00:18 GMT imn013120121600189399 http://infoviewer.biz/infodisplay/story/imn013120121600199401.html?APP=7&CU=imn5804 Rates of re-excision after initial breast-conserving surgery for invasive breast cancer vary greatly across surgeons and across medical centers, according to a report in the Feb. 1 issue of JAMA. BY MARY ANN MOON Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:00:19 GMT imn013120121600199401 http://infoviewer.biz/infodisplay/story/imn013120121444299384.html?APP=7&CU=imn5804 To ensure appropriate implementation and use of transcatheter aortic valve replacement in medical centers across the United States, four leading cardiovascular organizations have pooled their knowledge and issued a consensus document. BY NASEEM S. MILLER Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:44:29 GMT imn013120121444299384 http://infoviewer.biz/infodisplay/story/imn013120120800009372.html?APP=7&CU=imn5804 Metformin use was associated with a decreased risk of pancreatic cancer in women, but not in men, in a large case-control study involving more than 19,300 U.K. primary care patients. BY SHARON WORCESTER Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:00:00 GMT imn013120120800009372 http://infoviewer.biz/infodisplay/story/imn013020121830089364.html?APP=7&CU=imn5804 For pediatric burn patients, the percentage of total body surface area affected remains the strongest predictor of survival, according to a report published online Jan. 31 in the Lancet. BY MARY ANN MOON Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:30:08 GMT imn013020121830089364 http://infoviewer.biz/infodisplay/story/imn013020121551069360.html?APP=7&CU=imn5804 The Food and Drug Administration has approved vismodegib, an oral, once-daily medication for adults with locally advanced and metastatic advanced basal cell carcinoma on Jan. 30. BY ALICIA AULT Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:51:06 GMT imn013020121551069360 http://infoviewer.biz/infodisplay/story/imn013020121509299352.html?APP=7&CU=imn5804 BY KRISTIN ATKINS, M.D. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:09:29 GMT imn013020121509299352 http://infoviewer.biz/infodisplay/story/imn013020121320349340.html?APP=7&CU=imn5804 A difference of 15 mm Hg or more in systolic blood pressure between a patient’s arms may signal the presence of asymptomatic peripheral vascular disease, according to a meta-analysis published online Jan. 30 in the Lancet. BY MARY ANN MOON Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:20:34 GMT imn013020121320349340 http://infoviewer.biz/infodisplay/story/imn013020120001049314.html?APP=7&CU=imn5804 Only 55% of parents with children aged 4-8 years always have their child use a car booster seat when driving with other children in the car, according to a study published Jan. 30 in Pediatrics. BY JANE ANDERSON Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:01:04 GMT imn013020120001049314