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December 1, 2009 Dear Subscriber, Stay up to date on the latest guidelines, legislative news, and clinical information to meet your practice needs with The Nurse Practitioner's eNews. Join now to receive future issues and to share this issue with your colleagues via e-mail. We want to hear from you! Let us know what's on your mind at [email protected]. |
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Task force opposes routine mammograms for women before age 50 | ||
| The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has upgraded mammography guidelines and is now recommending women in their 40s not be offered routine mammograms. They also recommend women age 50-74 be screened every 2 years, instead of yearly. The American Cancer Society, along with other groups, do not agree with the task forces’ new guidelines. More | |||
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One in four teenage girls have STDs | ||
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A report published in the December issue of Pediatrics found that 24.1% of girls in their study had a sexually transmitted disease (STD), with many infected soon after their first sexual encounter. More |
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FDA reviews safety of diet drug Meridia | ||
| The FDA has released an early communication based on preliminary data that certain patients who take Meridia, a diet drug approved for overweight and obese patients, may have a higher risk of heart attacks, strokes, and other serious cardiovascular conditions. More | |||
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For chest pain in the ED, CT angiography may be best | ||
| Compared to standard ED triage, computed tomography (CT) angiography is quicker, more accurate, and much less expensive for screening patients with chest pain who have low-to-moderate enzyme and ECG scores, according to a new study. More | |||
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Belgian man trapped in coma for 23 years was conscious throughout | ||
| Rom Houben, a Belgian man whom doctors believed to have been in a coma for 23 years, was reportedly conscious the whole time. Doctors repeatedly diagnosed Houben using the internationally accepted Glasgow Coma Scale to assess his eye, verbal, and motor responses, but each time he was incorrectly graded as being in a vegetative state. More | |||
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Vaccines system remains antiquated | ||
| As Americans line up to get inoculated against H1N1, the slow progress toward developing better ways to make a vaccine has become glaringly obvious. New production techniques are likely years away from being implemented. More | |||
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