http://topics.searchmedica.com SearchMedica Direct en Copyright 2009, CMPMedica US Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:00:02 GMT Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:00:02 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://topics.searchmedica.com/insights/content/article/1549113/2030613?CID=rss Minor hamstring injuries account for half the time that European football players spend on the bench. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://topics.searchmedica.com/insights/content/article/1549113/2030602?CID=rss The CALYPSO trial compared CA-125 testing to imaging studies. Another trial finds value in a KRAS variant in judging chemotherapy resistance. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://topics.searchmedica.com/depression/content/article/1549113/2030097?CID=rss An easier option for treating diabetes in depression, but bad news for those who have it. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://topics.searchmedica.com/insights/content/article/1549113/2030092?CID=rss Does the rotavirus vaccine in increase the risk? Both CDC and FDA warn about the risk of recurrent intussusception, but an analysis of hospital records gives reassurance. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://topics.searchmedica.com/schizophrenia/content/article/1549113/2027046?CID=rss Appropriate treatment helps about one in four patients to achieve meaningful outcomes. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://topics.searchmedica.com/multiple-sclerosis/content/article/1549113/2027805?CID=rss Although a recent study found disappointing results for the combination, there are reasons for optimism about both drugs individually. Thu, 9 Feb 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://topics.searchmedica.com/cardiac-failure/content/article/1549113/2026861?CID=rss A joint ACC-AHA task force has defined the key clinical data standards for peripheral atherosclerotic vascular disease. Wed, 8 Feb 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://topics.searchmedica.com/insights/content/article/1549113/2026891?CID=rss Observers draw attention to the obstacles -- clinical, financial, and regulatory -- that hinder development of new drugs for rare cancers. Tue, 7 Feb 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://topics.searchmedica.com/myocardial-infarction/content/article/1549113/2027150?CID=rss The worse the damage to the kidney, and the earlier the onset, the greater the risks of heart attack. Mon, 6 Feb 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://topics.searchmedica.com/insights/content/article/1549113/2023690?CID=rss Can the newer technology challenge fixed-beam IMRT for assessing these cancers? Fri, 3 Feb 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://topics.searchmedica.com/migraine/content/article/1549113/2024067?CID=rss What causes a patient to develop sudden weakness that interferes with the function a limb, with no obvious cause? Wed, 1 Feb 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://topics.searchmedica.com/insights/content/article/1549113/2023841?CID=rss When is it unnnecessary to check an injured child's brain with neuroimaging? And when is it inadvisable and "unacceptably bad" to undertake heroic measures? Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://topics.searchmedica.com/insights/content/article/1549113/2021746?CID=rss The first study to systematically assess lung function in adult survivors of childhood cancer follows previously self-reported evidence of long-term pulmonary damage. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://topics.searchmedica.com/osteoarthritis/content/article/1549113/2019914?CID=rss About 85% of surgeons favor hemiarthroplasty for its simplicity and reduced risk of dislocation. Until now, few people have asked the patients for their preference. Turns out they disagree. Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://topics.searchmedica.com/diabetes/content/article/1549113/2021728?CID=rss A systematic review of nearly 150 risk prediction models finds that demographic and clinical data are still better predictors of diabetes risk than genetic markers. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://topics.searchmedica.com/insights/content/article/1549113/2021723?CID=rss Recent advances in neuroimaging have provided a new window into the hemorrhagic and ischemic features of sporadic cerebral amyloid angiopathy, a common age-related disease that is an important contributor to cognitive decline. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://topics.searchmedica.com/insights/content/article/1549113/2017761?CID=rss A randomized trial finds the drug better than other options for treating childhood mania, but adverse effects are a problem. Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://topics.searchmedica.com/influenza/content/article/1549113/2017750?CID=rss The CDC has reported a small outbreak of a new influenza virus, a recombinant between "swine flu" and "bird flu." It's on the case, and tells how doctors can be on the case too. Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://topics.searchmedica.com/insights/content/article/1549113/2017731?CID=rss It's easy to jump to the conclusion that human papillomavirus is behind the rise in head and neck cancers. But a UK study suggests otherwise. Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://topics.searchmedica.com/insights/content/article/1549113/2015524?CID=rss A prognostic score based on assessing inflammation by combining C-reactive protein and albumin levels in patients with clear cell kidney cancer proves at least as good as other methods of determining cancer-specific survival. Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:00:00 GMT