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See All >> Messages include industry-sponsored communications and special communications from MDLinx1 Real-time X-ray-based 4D image guidance of minimally invasive interventions European Radiology, May 20, 2013 Clinical Guideline
2 Pharmacological treatment of chorea in Huntington's disease–good clinical practice versus evidence-based guideline Movement Disorders, May 16, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Clinical Guideline
3 The Impact of Revised PMTCT Guidelines: A View From a Public Sector ARV Clinic in Cape Town, South Africa Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, May 15, 2013 Clinical Guideline Clinical Article
4 General practitioners' knowledge and approach to chronic kidney disease in Karachi, Pakistan Full Text Indian Journal of Nephrology, May 15, 2013 Clinical Guideline Clinical Article
5 Venous-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for refractory cardiac arrest: a clinical challenge European Heart Journal: Acute Cardiovascular Care, May 13, 2013 Review Article
6 Meeting Physical Activity Guidelines and Health-Related Fitness in Youth American Journal of Preventive Medicine, May 9, 2013 Clinical Guideline Clinical Article
7 Do pregnant women follow exercise guidelines? Prevalence data among 3482 women, and prediction of low-back pain, pelvic girdle pain and depression British Journal of Sports Medicine, May 9, 2013 Clinical Article
8 Health Behaviour Change Interventions for the Promotion of Physical Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Systematic Review Musculoskeletal Care, May 8, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article
9 Influence of Clinical Breakpoint Changes from CLSI 2009 to EUCAST 2011 AST Guidelines on Multi Drug Resistance Rates of Gram-negative Rods Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 6, 2013 Review Article
10 A phase II randomized clinical trial on cerebral near-infrared spectroscopy plus a treatment guideline versus treatment as usual for extremely preterm infants during the first three days of life (SafeBoosC): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial Full Text Trials, May 3, 2013 Clinical Article
11 Diffusion-Weighted MR Neurography of Extremity Nerves With Unidirectional Motion-Probing Gradients at 3 T: Feasibility Study American Journal of Roentgenology, April 30, 2013 Clinical Article
12 Womens perspectives are required to inform the development of maternal obesity services: a qualitative study of obese pregnant womens experiences Health Expectations, April 29, 2013 Clinical Guideline
13 Patients Do Not Recall Important Details About Polyps, Required for Colorectal Cancer Prevention Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology , April 25, 2013 Clinical Guideline Clinical Article
14 Systematic review: the quality of the scientific evidence and conflicts of interest in international inflammatory bowel disease practice guidelines Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, April 22, 2013 Review Article Clinical Guideline
15 Patients’ Short-Term Knowledge of Personal Polyp History Inadequate Despite Systematic Notification of Results After Polypectomy Southern Medical Journal, April 18, 2013 Clinical Article
16 Assessing Chronic Pain Treatment Practices and Evaluating Adherence to Chronic Pain Clinical Guidelines in Outpatient Practices in the United States The Journal of Pain, April 17, 2013 Clinical Guideline
17 Dialysate Calcium Concentration and Mineral Metabolism in Long and Long-Frequent Hemodialysis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis for a Canadian Society of Nephrology Clinical Practice Guideline American Journal of Kidney Diseases, April 16, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Clinical Article
18 Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes guidelines on anaemia management in chronic kidney disease: a European Renal Best Practice position statement Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, April 15, 2013 Clinical Article
19 The Complex Interplay of Depression and Falls in Older Adults: A Clinical Review The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, April 12, 2013 Review Article
20 Canadian Society of Nephrology Guidelines for the Management of Patients With ESRD Treated With Intensive Hemodialysis American Journal of Kidney Diseases, April 9, 2013 Clinical Article
In a study headed by researchers at Wayne State University involving 119,726 postmenopausal women enrolled in the Women’s Health Initiative, there were 1099 incident cases of malignant melanoma over an average follow-up of 11.6 y. At the time of enrollment, 7.4% of the participants used statins. The annualized rate of malignant melanoma in the statin users and non-users was 0.09% (HR=1.14). Thus, statin use does not increase the risk of malignant melanoma in postmenopausal women.
Read the article summaryA phase III trial conducted at the University of Cagliari showed that either of two regimens were effective in the treatment of cancer-related anorexia/cachexia syndrome (CACS). Sixty patients were randomized to receive one of the following treatment interventions for 4 months: 1) L-carnitine (4 g/d) + celecoxib (300 mg/d); or 2) L-carnitine + celecoxib + megestrol acetate (320 mg/d). All patients also received polyphenols (300 mg/d), lipoic acid (300 mg/d), carbocysteine (2.7 g/d), and vitamins A, C, and E. Lean body mass (dual energy X-ray absorptiometry and L3 computed tomography) and physical activity (6-min walk test) increased in both groups.
Read the article summaryAs published in BMC Medicine, elevated ACTH levels are associated with hypertriglyceridemia and hyperglycemia, and elevated cortisol levels are associated with hypertension and high LDL-C in obese children and adolescents (n=450).
Read the article summary1 Medical Management to Prevent Recurrent Nephrolithiasis in Adults: A Systematic Review for an American College of Physicians Clinical Guideline Annals of Internal Medicine, April 2, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article
2 Smartphones, tablets and mobile applications for radiology European Journal of Radiology, April 4, 2013 Clinical Guideline
3 Walking to Meet Physical Activity Guidelines in Knee Osteoarthritis: Is 10,000 Steps Enough Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, February 22, 2013 Clinical Guideline
4 Assessing Chronic Pain Treatment Practices and Evaluating Adherence to Chronic Pain Clinical Guidelines in Outpatient Practices in the United States The Journal of Pain, April 17, 2013 Clinical Guideline
5 Chronic HBV infection outside treatment guidelines: is treatment needed Antiviral Therapy , April 8, 2013
6 Guidelines on guidelines: focus on isolated systolic hypertension in youth Journal of Hypertension, March 15, 2013 Clinical Guideline
7 Gabapentin: A novel drug as add-on therapy in cases of refractory overactive bladder in children Journal of Pediatric Urology, March 4, 2013
8 Summary of KDIGO guideline. What do we really know about management of blood pressure in patients with chronic kidney disease Kidney International, January 31, 2013 Clinical Guideline
9 Revised guidelines on management of antenatal hydronephrosis Indian Journal of Nephrology, April 4, 2013 Free full text
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