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NEW ORLEANS – When the Institute of Medicine released updated recommendations on calcium and vitamin D intake in late 2010, the report became the backbone for clinical guidance. But since then, they have been hotly debated among those who say that the recommendations were too weak, and others who... »
National Plan Aims to Eliminate Alzheimer's By 2025
BETHESDA, MD. – A new plan marshals the forces of funding, research, and education to fight the battle against Alzheimer’s. The National Plan to Address Alzheimer’s Disease has an ambitious, overarching goal: to prevent and effectively treat Alzheimer’s by 2025. But while focusing on the future,... »
Federal Funds Launch First Alzheimer's Prevention Study
BETHESDA, MD. – The first-ever primary prevention trial for Alzheimer’s disease will investigate whether immunotherapy can delay – or even stop – the disease in a group of subjects who are genetically destined to develop it. The $100 million project is one of the first to receive a special... »
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Community-Acquired Pneumonia Prevention Starts in the Mouth
BOSTON – Community-dwelling seniors who brush their teeth, keep as active as their infirmities permit, and shun cigarettes may be able to significantly lower their risk for serious pneumonia, investigators reported at the... »
Rule Helped Detect Asymptomatic C. difficile Carriers
CHICAGO – A simple clinical prediction rule effectively detected a majority of asymptomatic carriers of Clostridium difficile infection in a long-term care facility, results from a small single-center study found. According... »
BOSTON – Community-dwelling seniors who brush their teeth, keep as active as their infirmities permit, and shun cigarettes may be able to significantly lower their risk for serious pneumonia, investigators reported at the... »
Rule Helped Detect Asymptomatic C. difficile Carriers
CHICAGO – A simple clinical prediction rule effectively detected a majority of asymptomatic carriers of Clostridium difficile infection in a long-term care facility, results from a small single-center study found. According... »
News
Did the IOM Get Vitamin D Targets Wrong?
NEW ORLEANS – When the Institute of Medicine released updated recommendations on calcium and vitamin D intake in late 2010, the report became the backbone for clinical guidance. But since then, they have been hotly debated... »
National Plan Aims to Eliminate Alzheimer's By 2025
BETHESDA, MD. – A new plan marshals the forces of funding, research, and education to fight the battle against Alzheimer’s. The National Plan to Address Alzheimer’s Disease has an ambitious, overarching goal: to prevent and... »
Federal Funds Launch First Alzheimer's Prevention Study
BETHESDA, MD. – The first-ever primary prevention trial for Alzheimer’s disease will investigate whether immunotherapy can delay – or even stop – the disease in a group of subjects who are genetically destined to... »
NEW ORLEANS – When the Institute of Medicine released updated recommendations on calcium and vitamin D intake in late 2010, the report became the backbone for clinical guidance. But since then, they have been hotly debated... »
National Plan Aims to Eliminate Alzheimer's By 2025
BETHESDA, MD. – A new plan marshals the forces of funding, research, and education to fight the battle against Alzheimer’s. The National Plan to Address Alzheimer’s Disease has an ambitious, overarching goal: to prevent and... »
Federal Funds Launch First Alzheimer's Prevention Study
BETHESDA, MD. – The first-ever primary prevention trial for Alzheimer’s disease will investigate whether immunotherapy can delay – or even stop – the disease in a group of subjects who are genetically destined to... »
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Federal Funds Launch First Alzheimer's Prevention Study
BETHESDA, MD. – The first-ever primary prevention trial for Alzheimer’s disease will investigate whether immunotherapy can delay – or even stop – the disease in a group of subjects who are genetically destined to... »
Pain Specialists Seek Help from Primary Care
PALM SPRINGS, CALIF. – With chronic pain affecting 65 million patients in the United States, the 6,000 pain specialists need help – and they’re looking at you, primary care physicians. "The next major advancement in... »
Discussing End-of-Life Planning with Patients
Talking about end-of-life planning might not be so simple. Data suggests that patients want to know more about their prognosis, but sometimes physicians aren't sure how to bring up the discussion. Four supportive oncology... »
BETHESDA, MD. – The first-ever primary prevention trial for Alzheimer’s disease will investigate whether immunotherapy can delay – or even stop – the disease in a group of subjects who are genetically destined to... »
Pain Specialists Seek Help from Primary Care
PALM SPRINGS, CALIF. – With chronic pain affecting 65 million patients in the United States, the 6,000 pain specialists need help – and they’re looking at you, primary care physicians. "The next major advancement in... »
Discussing End-of-Life Planning with Patients
Talking about end-of-life planning might not be so simple. Data suggests that patients want to know more about their prognosis, but sometimes physicians aren't sure how to bring up the discussion. Four supportive oncology... »
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Innovation Needed to Move Adult Immunization Forward
Improving immunization rates in adults is going to require a public relations overhaul. It’s time for new approaches. We devote hundreds of millions of dollars to programs to increasing immunizations, and most are neither... »
Editorial: Light Therapy for Depression in the Elderly
The Problem A 76-year-old female with a history of hypertension, coronary artery disease, and degenerative joint disease of the spine presents with her husband because of a several-month history of depression. She denies... »
Editorial: Hypertension in the Elderly
Background Hypertension affects most people older than age 65 years. The American College of Cardiology, in collaboration with several partner organizations, issued an expert consensus document on the evaluation and... »
Improving immunization rates in adults is going to require a public relations overhaul. It’s time for new approaches. We devote hundreds of millions of dollars to programs to increasing immunizations, and most are neither... »
Editorial: Light Therapy for Depression in the Elderly
The Problem A 76-year-old female with a history of hypertension, coronary artery disease, and degenerative joint disease of the spine presents with her husband because of a several-month history of depression. She denies... »
Editorial: Hypertension in the Elderly
Background Hypertension affects most people older than age 65 years. The American College of Cardiology, in collaboration with several partner organizations, issued an expert consensus document on the evaluation and... »
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| May 18 - 23 San Francisco, CA | American Thoracic Society (ATS): International Conference |
| May 19 - 24 Atlanta, GA | American Urological Association (AUA): Annual Meeting |
| May 19 - 23 Stockholm, | European Calcified Tissue Society (ECTS): Annual Congress |
| May 20 - 23 Brisbane, | Australasian College of Dermatologists: Annual Scientific Meeting |
| May 20 - 23 San Antonio, TX | American Pediatric Surgical Association (APSA): Annual Meeting |
| May 20 - 23 Washington, DC | American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP): Leadership & Advocacy Conference |
| May 21 - 23 Nice, | 12th International Review of Bipolar Disorders (IRBD 12) |
| May 21 - 25 Sarasota, FL | American Medical Seminars: Cardiology Update in Primary Care |
| May 22 - 25 Lisbon, | 21st European Stroke Conference |
| May 23 - 27 Philadelphia, PA | American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE): Annual Meeting and Clinical Congress |