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New Exploration of the Modern Psychopathic Profile
May 24, 2013

Psychopaths share characteristics with serial killers and successful professions, such as surgeons, high-powered executives, and politicians, according to a review of a new book that explores several scientific approaches to identifying aspects of psychopathic traits.

Painful Bone Metastases: Causes and Therapeutic Complexities
May 23, 2013

Gender-based differences may explain some of the variability in cancer-related bone pain. Also, an expert review tries to define how to choose the right protocol for radiotherapy of bone metastases.

Simple Pain Assessment From Three Basic Questions
May 22, 2013

Three easy-to-obtain pieces of information followed by a systematic recording of a general practitioners' prognostic judgment provide a simple, generic assessment of older patients presenting with musculoskeletal problems.

Niacin Revived as Option for Treating Hyperlipidemia
May 21, 2013

Despite negative results in a recent major trial, cardiologists are finding reasons to reconsider niacin's potential for cardiovascular prevention in reducing LDLs and triglcyerides and increasing HDLs.

Less May Be Best In Surgery for Diverticular Disease
May 20, 2013

Single-incision laparoscopic colectomy appears to have advantages over the standard laparasopic technique for patients with diverticular disease, and in the right hands even complicated cases can benefit from minimally invasive surgery.

Helping NSCLC Patients to Fight Fatigue with Fitness
May 17, 2013

A new program to fight post-thoractoromy fatigue, and insights into how late-stage lung cancer patients perceive the advice to remain active.

Prolonged Fatigue Reflects Mood Disorders in Adolescents
May 16, 2013

Clinicians should pay more attention to the debilitating symptoms of adolescent fatigue, say commentators responding to a survey that shows prolonged fatigue may indicate severe depression or anxiety.

High-dose Statins Reduce 5-Year Risk of Disease
May 15, 2013

New options for optimizing the use of high-dose statins and for patients undergoing stenting.

Fear of Damaging LVAD Impairs Sex Life
May 14, 2013

Do patients with a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) have a worse sex life, afraid to damage it, or a better one, because they feel better? Either way, studies say, they should be encouraged to discuss the question.

Alternative Strategies May Help in IBS Self-Management
May 13, 2013

Evidence that both email and alternative therapies may help patients with irritable bowel syndrome, beyond the effects of medication.

Cultivating New Treatments in Follicular Lymphoma
May 10, 2013

Intensified therapy including CNS prophylaxis proves promising for reducing or delaying side effects in malignant B-cell lymphoma.

Antidepressants During Pregnancy Linked to Autism Risk
May 9, 2013

A population-based case control study leads to reason to believe that taking either a selective-serotonin reductase inhibitor (SSRI) or a non-selective monoamine reuptake inhibitor slightly increases the risks for autism among the offspring of pregnant women with a history of depression.

Vismodegib: Its Pros and Cons in Basal Cell Carcinoma
May 8, 2013

Experts offer an update on current research in hedgehog signaling pathway inhibition in basal cell carcinoma, including efficacy and toxicity results for vismodegib (Erivedge), the first oral medication to win FDA approval for metastatic BCC treatment.

Rivaroxaban Reduces Thrombotic Events Post-MI
May 7, 2013

Small, twice-daily doses of rivaroxaban may offer an effective strategy to reduce thrombotic events in patients following ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).

For Celiac Disease, New Guidelines. New Markers and Strategies Needed
May 6, 2013

New guidelines from the American College of Gastroenterology point out the increasing prevalence of celiac disease, and the challenges in diagnosis and treatment.

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