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Washington Week: The Fix Is In WASHINGTON -- Congress narrowly averted a shutdown late Friday night when members finally agreed on a deal to cut $38.5 billion from spending during the remainder of fiscal 2011.full story

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Some House Republicans want to get Medicare out of the insurance business entirely, leaving it with strictly a financial function -- paying a set amount towards seniors’ purchase of private health insurance. Vote FDA Okays Brain Aneurysm Pipeline WASHINGTON -- The FDA has approved a flexible mesh tube, Pipeline Embolization Device, to treat brain aneurysms without open surgery. full storyACTHIV: Low Vitamin D Common in Vets With HIV DENVER -- More than half of a group of HIV-positive veterans studied at a Georgia facility were found to be deficient in vitamin D, researchers reported here. full storyAACR: Chemo Plus Avastin Shows Benefit in Ovarian Cancer ORLANDO -- The addition of bevacizumab (Avastin) to standard chemotherapy for ovarian cancer leads to variable benefits -- but generally improves survival and favors bevacizumab maintenance therapy, studies of a preclinical model suggest. full storyPatients Lose Weight With Rejected Combo Pill A combination drug denied FDA approval for treating obesity led to significantly better weight loss compared with placebo, according to a large phase III clinical trial. full storyAACR: Multiple Risk Factors Identified for

Ovarian Ca ORLANDO -- Just as the histology of ovarian cancer is heterogeneous, risk factors associated with the major disease subtypes also differ, researchers reported here. full storyBLOG: Off-label drug

marketing study: "Insidious forms of illegal marketing"There's an important paper in PLoS Medicine, " Strategies and Practices in Off-Label Marketing of Pharmaceuticals: A Retrospective Analysis of Whistleblower Complaints " The authors provide this background on off-label marketing: "An important part of the (drug) approval process is the creation of the "drug label," a detailed report that specifies the exact diseases and patient groups in which the drug can be used, and the approved doses of the drug full postBLOG: Who You Gonna Believe? American Psychiatric Association and Ghostwriting Thacker, an investigator with the Project on Government Oversight (POGO), writes: The blogosphere lit up with several posts on the American Psychiatric Association's (APA) refusal to print a letter critical of a medical textbook they published with help from the ghostwriting company Scientific Therapeutics Information We covered it at POGO here , and Dr full postACTHIV: HIV Boosts Risk of Heart Disease DENVER -- HIV increases the risk of coronary heart disease, independent of other risk factors, researchers reported here. full

storyACTHIV: VA Increases HIV Screening DENVER -- HIV test rates at the Veterans Health Administration have jumped markedly in a year, a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) researcher reported here. full storyHHS Launches Plan to Reduce Health Disparities WASHINGTON -- The Department of Health and Human Services announced a sweeping plan to end racial and ethnic health disparities, which public officials are calling the "most comprehensive effort ever" in this area. full storyMetformin Safer than Other Type 2 Diabetes Drugs Metformin appears to be safer than many of the most commonly used sulfonylureas and meglitinides for type 2 diabetics, researchers say. full storyGermicidal Surgical Mask Approved The FDA has cleared a novel type of N95 surgical respirator that kills methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and two other common bacterial pathogens, the agency said Friday. full storyCODE=pain_management

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Atrial Fibrillation PI ActivityA comprehensive Performance Improvement online activity that carries up to 20 CE credits. Benchmark your current practice against 3 National Quality Forum-endorsed performance measures for the management of atrial fibrillation. Source: Annenberg Center for Health Sciences at Eisenhower [more] Today's Practice, Tomorrow's Potential:
 Evidence-Based Debates in MS ManagementCombining the latest data interspersed with faculty discussion, this program will focus on MRI findings and their role in treating CIS patients as well as the risks/benefits of upcoming oral agents. Source: Consensus Medical Communications [more] Current Quandaries and Advances in Fracture Prediction and Osteoporosis TherapyThis CME activity focuses on identifying individual fracture risk, current advances and controversies of antiresorptive therapies and the role of RANK-L in osteoporosis treatment. Source: The Endocrine Society [more] Multiple Sclerosis Tool Kit: Diagnosing and Understanding Cognitive DysfunctionThis online curriculum of nine courses will help you ensure early diagnosis of MS-related cognitive dysfunction, implement therapeutic interventions that slow its progression, and motivate your patients to stay on treatment to improve outcomes and quality of life. Source: Projects In Knowledge [more] Evidence-Based Management of Chemotherapy-Induced Febrile NeutropeniaOn-demand CME/CE resource center with Journal Clubs, Podcasts, a Web Archive of recent grand rounds, and more. Designed for medical oncologists, oncology pharmacists and oncology nurses. No prerequisites required. Source: s Hopkins University School of Medicine [more] Hep B in Immigrant Populations: Challenging Cases in Primary CareThis activity will provide primary care physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants with up-to-date information about the detection, prevention, and management of patients with HBV. Source: s Hopkins University School of Medicine [more] CLINICAL DIALOGUE & eCASE CHALLENGE - Care of the Growth Hormone Deficient Patient: Transition from Adolescence to Adulthood."Care of the Growth Hormone Deficient Patient: Transition from Adolescence to Adulthood" Interactive online activity that provides both pediatric and adult endocrinologists with an opportunity to learn about the transition from adolescence to adulthood in patients with growth hormone deficiency. Source: The Endocrine Society [more] Making a Difference: Improving Blood Pressure Control in Your Black Patients - Part IThis multi-media course will assist physicians to improve blood pressure control in black patients. As the problem unfolds participants answer questions, receive feedback, and are provided with additional learnings. Source: New Jersey Academy of Family Physicians (NJAFP) [more] Treatment Guidelines in ACS: Focus on Risk StratificationDr. de Lemos will discuss risk stratification in patients with ACS, develop a treatment plan, and describe how risk stratification affects the choice of therapy. Source: Discovery Institute of Medical Education [more] Multidisciplinary Approach to Management of Neuroendocrine TumorsThis webcast addresses the multidisciplinary approach to the diagnosis, management and treatment of neuroendocrine tumors. Source: The Endocrine Society [more] 3 new Ask the Expert

activities on OsteoporosisTX.com available for CME creditWorkup and treatment options for a woman with secondary osteoporosis - Felicia Cosman, Osteoporosis in young women taking DMPA - Levine, Glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis - Maricic. Source: Curatio CME Institute [more] Principles on the Pathway to Treatment: Online Report from ASCO 2010From sessions discussed at the 2010 American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting, this monograph reviews the usage of biomarkers, strategies of comparative effectiveness, and shared decision making in the treatment of cancer patients. Source: Institute for Continuing Healthcare Education [more] National Lipid Association Scientific Sessions 2011Personalizing Prevention: Lipids and Atherosclerosis Risk —Join the National Lipid Association at its 7th Annual Conference in Manhattan, May 19-22 for 30+ hrs of CME/CE sessions presenting strategies to improve CVD risk management. Source: National Lipid Association [more]

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Now Is the Perfect Time to Rethink Your Options for Treating Moderate-to-Severe Crohn's DiseaseAre you frustrated with current therapies for your moderate-to-severe Crohn's patients? Are your patients hoping you have something else they can try? Learn about another option that may help when conventional treatments haven't helped enough. Source: UCB Pharmaceuticals [more] Chronic hepatitis C may lead to cirrhosis, liver failure and/or liver cancer; learn more about this "silent" disease.Learn more about chronic hepatitis C, which may cause few or no symptoms until much of the liver is damaged, Find out about the hepatitis C virus (HCV) lifecycle, how HCV replicates in hepatocytes, why the HCV infection often becomes chronic, and how it links to liver disease progression. Source: Merck [more]

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Now Is the Perfect Time to Rethink Your Options for Treating Moderate-to-Severe Crohn's DiseaseAre you frustrated with current therapies for your moderate-to-severe Crohn's patients? Are your patients hoping you have something else they can try? Learn about another option that may help when conventional treatments haven't helped enough. Source: UCB Pharmaceuticals [more]

Chronic hepatitis C may lead to cirrhosis, liver failure and/or liver cancer; learn more about this "silent" disease.Learn more about chronic hepatitis C, which may cause few or no symptoms until much of the liver is damaged, Find out about the hepatitis C virus (HCV) lifecycle, how HCV replicates in hepatocytes, why the HCV infection often becomes chronic, and how it links to liver disease progression. Source: Merck [more]

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