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.
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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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Boosting parent confidence may improve childhood atopic dermatitis outcomes
Posted by: admin on: October 3, 2011
Managing a child with atopic dermatitis can be difficult and frustrating, but few studies have examined the effects of family stress, depression and relationship satisfaction on disease management.
Australian researchers conducted a study among a sample of 64 parent-child pairs from a pediatric dermatology clinic to assess the severity of childhood atopic dermatitis and determine the effect of these dynamics on self-reported performance of key management tasks.
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Updated JNC Guidelines May Address Individualization of BP Goals
Posted by: admin on: October 3, 2011
The rise of the medical home along with the publication of large clinical trials will likely influence updated Joint National Committee guidelines for the management of hypertension, according to several experts at the annual meeting of the American Society of Hypertension.
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