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Embargoed news from Annals of Internal Medicine (EurekAlert!) Mon Oct 06 14:30:52 PDT 2008 ( American College of Physicians ) This release contains information about four studies being published in the Oct. 7, 2008, issue of Annals of Internal Medicine. The information is not intended to substitute for articles as sources of information. Information in press materials is copyrighted. A... Read full article »
Publication in Annals of Internal Medicine Highlights Clinical Utility of sDNA Testing (Centre Daily Times) Mon Oct 06 14:41:33 PDT 2008 EXACT Sciences Corporation (NASDAQ: EXAS) today announced the publication in the Annals of Internal Medicine the findings of a National Institutes of Health-funded multi-center study led by Dr. David Ahlquist of the Mayo Clinic. The study tested the performance of early generation stool-based DNA... Read full article »
Publication in Annals of Internal Medicine Highlights Clinical Utility of sDNA Testing (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) Mon Oct 06 14:30:00 PDT 2008 MARLBOROUGH, Mass.----EXACT Sciences Corporation today announced the publication in the Annals of Internal Medicine the findings of a National Institutes of Health-funded multi-center study led by Dr. Read full article »
News From Annals Of Internal Medicine, Oct.7, 2008 (Medical News Today) Tue Oct 07 12:06:51 PDT 2008 1. Doctors Urged to Counsel Patients at Risk for Sexually Transmitted Infections The CDC estimates that 19 million new sexually transmitted infections (STIs) occur each year, almost half of which occur among persons 15 to 24 years of age. In an effort to decrease the spread of STIs, the U.S. Read full article »
Alternative medicine treatments get serious look (Atlanta Journal-Constitution) Mon Oct 06 09:07:25 PDT 2008 Jill Eisner lay still as an acupuncturist pushed thin needles into her face and feet, with soft music playing in the background. In another room, an herbologist studied his antidote for severe acne: a concoction of 12 ingredients, including dandelion roots, tangerine peel and dried raspberries. A... Read full article »
Large Study Shows Stool DNA Testing For Colorectal Cancer Has Potential, But Challenges Remain (Medical News Today) Tue Oct 07 03:08:58 PDT 2008 The first generation of a stool DNA test to identify early colorectal cancer has limitations, according to a Mayo Clinic-led study published in the Oct. 7, 2008, issue of Annals of Internal Medicine. Results did not corroborate findings of an earlier multicenter study that showed stool DNA testin... Read full article »
Alternative medicine worth a try (New Haven Register) Mon Oct 06 06:21:03 PDT 2008 Medicine has long been referred to as an art and a science. The artistry perhaps resides in determining how best to use the science we have, and take good care of patients despite the science we don’t have. All too often, patient need goes on long after the science starts running thin. Read full article »
Large Study Shows Stool DNA Testing for Colorectal Cancer has Potential, but Challenges Remain (Newswise) Mon Oct 06 14:21:07 PDT 2008 The first generation of a stool DNA test to identify early colorectal cancer has limitations, according to a Mayo Clinic-led study published in the Oct. 7, 2008, issue of Annals of Internal Medicine. Read full article »
UC College of Medicine generates $4.8 billion in economic impact (Cincinnati Business Courier) Mon Oct 06 02:10:33 PDT 2008 The University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, along with its affiliated teaching hospitals, generated $4.8 billion in economic impact for the region and across the state in 2007. Read full article »
Old-guard medicine getting a face-lift (The News & Observer) Mon Oct 06 23:34:12 PDT 2008 Jill Eisner lay still as an acupuncturist pushed thin needles into her face and feet, with soft music playing in the background. Read full article »