Archive for October 2011
Effect of Gastric Bypass Surgery on the Absorption and Bioavailability of Metformin
Posted by: admin on: October 5, 2011
OBJECTIVE Use of gastric bypass surgery is common and increasing. Over 40% of patients in diabetes remission after gastric bypass surgery may redevelop diabetes within 5 years. Metformin, the first-line drug for diabetes, has low bioavailability and slow, incomplete gastrointestinal absorption. We hypothesized that gastric bypass would further reduce the absorption and bioavailability of metformin.
Disease Management Trend Positive for Prefilled Syringes and Unilife
Posted by: admin on: October 5, 2011
The sickest 5% of Americans account for over 40% of U.S. healthcare spending. The goal of disease management is to reduce costs and/or improve quality of life of patients afflicted with chronic diseases like congestive heart failure, cancer and chronic renal disease. Disease management is a system of coordinated health care interventions that emphasizes outpatient […]
Defensive medicine accounts for 20 percent of MRI scans and x-rays
Posted by: admin on: October 4, 2011
In the first, known prospective study, Pennsylvania orthopedic surgeons admitted that almost 20% of the imaging studies they ordered were for defensive purposes. Physicians swear that most doctors practice it. Plaintiff attorneys question that, and argue whether states that have enacted tort reform impact defensive medicine rates.
Can Mom’s Medicine Hurt the Baby?
Posted by: admin on: October 4, 2011
The list of medications that women shouldn’t take in pregnancy keeps getting longer. Earlier this month, the Food and Drug Administration strengthened warnings that expectant mothers who take topiramate (brand name Topamax), for migraines or to control seizures, have an increased risk of giving birth to babies with cleft lips or cleft palates.
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