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Mailing Address WebMD Medscape Attn: Email Newsletters 111 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10011 Top Stories International Stroke Conference 2007 American Academy of Pain Medicine 23rd Annual Meeting Possible New Target for Parkinson's Disease Drugs Identified Loneliness Increases Risk for AD-Like Dementia Prevalence of HIV-Related Dementia Second Only to Alzheimer's, Stroke Feature Articles Stroke International Stroke Conference 2007 Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from the meeting. Cognitive Deficits From Neonatal Stroke More Pronounced With Age Infants and toddlers who have had neonatal strokes appear to have similar cognitive abilities to comparably aged children without a stroke history, but by the time they reach school age, stroke survivors show marked cognitive impairments compared with their counterparts. Reuters Health Information 2007 Contrast MR Angiography as Effective as CT Angiography or DSA in Detecting Arterial Stenoses Magnetic resonance angiography can disclose critical supra-aortic arterial lesions about as often as computed tomographic or digital-subtraction angiography, according to investigators. Medscape Medical News 2007 Children With Stroke Increasingly Treated with tPA A new study shows that despite the lack of data on safety or efficacy, children with stroke are receiving treatment with tissue plasminogen activator, often outside of treatment guidelines approved for adults. A separate report shows great variability in secondary-prevention strategies for children after a stroke. Both papers underline the need for randomized trials in children, authors say. Medscape Medical News 2007 Pain Medicine American Academy of Pain Medicine 23rd Annual Meeting Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from the meeting. Acupuncture May Moderately Reduce Short-Term Pain in Neck Disorders A systematic Cochrane review showed that acupuncture was moderately effective in reducing pain associated with neck disorders during short-term follow-up. Medscape Medical News 2007 Methadone, Pain Management, and Palliative Care The goal of pharmaceutical care is consistent with the goal of palliative care; both aim to optimize quality-of-life outcomes. Medscape Pharmacists 2007 Excessive Use of Topical Anesthetics Can Be Fatal The FDA warns against unsupervised use of topical anesthetics prior to cosmetic procedures. Medscape Medical News 2007 Tramadol in the Treatment of Neuropathic Cancer Pain Tramadol offers the benefits of both opioids and tricyclic antidepressants, making it a reasonable therapeutic option. Clin Drug Invest 27(1) 2007 DEA Schedules of Analgesics Confirmed as Reflecting Abuse Potential Long-acting opioids have a higher abuse potential than short-acting opioids, results of a new study suggest, adding support to the Drug Enforcement Agency's classification schedule. Reuters Health Information 2007 Multiple Sclerosis Varicella Zoster Often Found in Cerebrospinal Fluid of MS Patients Cerebrospinal fluid from multiple sclerosis patients commonly contains varicella zoster virus DNA, Italian researchers report in the February issue of the Journal of Medical Virology. Reuters Health Information 2007 Efficacy of EMLA Cream to Reduce Fear and Pain Associated With Interferon Beta 1a Injection in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis Fear of pain from injections may affect adherence to the medications needed to alter disease progression in MS. J Neurosci Nurs 38(4) 2006 Sleep Medicine Obstructive Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Children Linked to Cognitive Impairment In a cohort of children with adenotonsillar hypertrophy and possible obstructed sleep-disordered breathing, short or variable time in bed and nightly snoring predicted impaired cognitive function. Medscape Medical News 2007 Parkinson's Disease Possible New Target for Parkinson's Disease Drugs Identified Findings from an animal study suggest that agents that boost endocannabinoid activity may reduce the motor deficits seen with striatal-based brain disorders, such as Parkinson's disease. Reuters Health Information 2007 Alzheimer's Disease Loneliness Increases Risk for AD-Like Dementia In a large cohort of elderly persons followed annually for up to 4 years, lonely patients were more than twice as likely to develop Alzheimer's disease-like dementia vs those who were not lonely. Medscape Medical News 2007 Proteins That Regulate Cerebral Blood Flow Linked to Alzheimer's Pathogenesis The overexpression of 2 proteins that regulate cerebral blood flow has been implicated in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease. Medscape Medical News 2007 Epilepsy Levetiracetam Effective, Safe as First-Line Monotherapy in Newly Diagnosed Epilepsy Levetiracetam, a new generation antiepileptic drug, is as effective and well-tolerated as carbamazepine when used in newly diagnosed epilepsy. Medscape Medical News 2007 Other Neurology Topics Prevalence of HIV-Related Dementia Second Only to Alzheimer's, Stroke A new study suggests the rate of HIV-related dementia is so high it may rank among the world's most common forms of dementia -- second to Alzheimer's disease and stroke-related dementia. Medscape Medical News 2007 Managing the Side Effects of Clozapine What are the potential side effects of clozapine? Why? What pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic solutions can you offer your patients? Medscape Psychiatry & Mental Health 2007 Successful Antiretroviral Therapy Eliminates Virus from the CSF New findings suggest that antiretroviral effects are magnified, not muffled, in the CNS. AIDS Clin Care 2006 Cutting into the Spongy Belly of Surgical Innovation This articles reviews a publication that examines how society is protecting patients who are undergoing new treatments by surgeons able to make changes in operative procedures without FDA guidance. IRB 1(01) 2007 Editorials Does Washington Care About Medical Research? Woolley, MA, President and CEO of Research!America, challenges the US Congress and the president on where health research really falls on their priority list. Medscape General Medicine 9(1) 2007 Humanitarianism -- A Whole-Cloth Profession Hein, MD, Professor of Epidemiology & Population Health and Clinical Pediatrics at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, discusses behaving in a humanitarian way. Medscape General Medicine 9(1) 2007 Instant Poll Federal Funding for Stem Cell Research A senior official with the US National Institutes of Health said last month that President Bush's limits on federal funding for human embryonic stem cell research have blocked potential medical breakthroughs. Do you agree or disagree with the official's statement? To vote or view results of the poll, click on the title above. The Scope of Breakthrough Pain in Clinical Practice Read about the diagnosis, definitions, and challenges of breakthrough pain, as well as the latest nonpharmocologic and nonopiod treatments options. User Support Subscribe to this newsletter. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Unsubscribe from all Medscape mailing lists. 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