General Primary Care
News, opinions and meeting coverage in primary care.
<ѻýҕl>Rituxan Offers Little Help for Sjogren'sѻýҕl>
Treatment for primary Sjogren's syndrome with the B-cell depleting antibody rituximab (Rituxan) failed to provide statistically significant improvements, despite the increasing evidence for B cells in the pathogenesis of this disorder, French researchers reported.
Feb 18, 2014
<ѻýҕl>Ob/Gyns Uneasy With AHA's Take on Stroke in Pregnancyѻýҕl>
NEW ORLEANS -- Recent guidelines from the American Heart Association on the management of stroke risk in pregnant women differ significantly from those issued by the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, maternal-fetal medicine specialists said here.
Feb 10, 2014
<ѻýҕl>Prime Time: When Athletes Need Drugsѻýҕl>
The governing bodies of elite sports keep a strict eye on the use of all kinds of substances to ensure a level playing field for competitive athletes. Here's what you need to know if one of them walks in to your practice in need of treatment.
Feb 06, 2014
<ѻýҕl>Pay and Practice: Are Neurologists Primary Care Docs?ѻýҕl>
WASHINGTON -- Neurology isn't often mentioned in the same breath as primary care, but the American Academy of Neurology is again lobbying to gain that sobriquet -- this time to take advantage of a recent policy change that benefits primary care providers.
Jan 15, 2014
<ѻýҕl>Droxidopa for OH Slammed by FDA Reviewersѻýҕl>
SILVER SPRING, Md. -- Droxidopa (Northera) is getting a second look by an FDA advisory committee for the treatment of orthostatic hypotension stemming from neurological disorders like Parkinson's disease, but an agency review doesn't look promising for approval.
Jan 13, 2014
<ѻýҕl>10 Questions: Rep. Phil Gingrey, MD (R-Ga.)ѻýҕl>
If you could change one thing about the healthcare system, what would it be? Eliminate Obamacare, says Rep. Phil Gingrey, MD (R-Ga.). That's his answer to just one of the 10 Questions the ѻýҕl staff is asking leading clinicians, researchers, and leaders in their community to get their personal views on their chosen profession. In this series we share their uncensored responses.
Jan 03, 2014
<ѻýҕl>Killing Pain: Tramadol the 'Safe' Drug of Abuseѻýҕl>
Almost 2 decades have passed since the FDA approved tramadol as a 'safe' opioid, but the intervening years provide evidence to question that 'safe' claim, as this latest investigation by John Fauber for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel-ѻýҕl revealed.
Dec 22, 2013
<ѻýҕl>OncoBlog: Driving the CAR to a Cancer Cure?ѻýҕl>
Is immunotherapy with chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-directed T cells the "next big thing" in oncology? Presentations and discussion at a recent conference suggest the technology has considerable promise -- but will it qualify as a breakthrough? OncoBlog is a blog by the Medpage Today staff for readers with an interest in oncology. This post comes from Charles Bankhead.
Dec 19, 2013
<ѻýҕl>Antidepressant Dressed Up for Menopauseѻýҕl>
One drug company can now brag about a nonhormonal option for menopausal hos flashes. But Brisdelle is just an old drug dressed up in a new feminine name and packaging -- it's the antidepressant paroxetine, better known by its brand name, Paxil.
Dec 18, 2013