Medscape Nurses HeadlinesLatest medical news, articles, and features from Medscape NursesVariations on the Theme of the Wenckebach Phenomenon (III)- September 19, 2008 Test your electrocardiographic skills. Does the tracing reveal VT with complete AV dissociation or... Medscape Cardiologyhttp://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/580338?src=rss Sir Richard Peto Responds to Government Questions About Vytorin Cancer Analysis- September 19, 2008 In addition to laying out the sequence of events that led to the analysis of available cancer data, Peto's tersely worded response to the committee makes clear he is paid by Oxford University and not by the pharmaceutical companies that fund his research. Heartwirehttp://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/580803?src=rss Differential Diagnosis and Management of Fibromyalgia Syndrome- September 19, 2008 Dr. Simon offers insight on differential diagnosis of fibromyalgia syndrome and best evidence for therapeutic options in this Video Lecture. Medscape Rheumatologyhttp://www.medscape.com/viewprogram/17289?src=rss Company, Investigator Disagree on Reporting of Epoetin Alfa Trial in Stroke- September 19, 2008 Ortho Biotech announced that preliminary data from a trial of epoetin alfa in stroke patients show higher mortality among treated patients than those on placebo and that it had informed the FDA. The lead investigator of the trial, though, says the statement is inaccurate as it stands and that the increase in mortality was limited to patients who received both tissue plasminogen activator and epoetin alfa. Medscape Medical Newshttp://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/580799?src=rss Chelation Study for Autism Called Off- September 19, 2008 A panel of federal officials has deemed a controversial trial too risky for treatment of autism. WebMD Health Newshttp://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/580798?src=rss Migraine Linked to Higher Risk for VTE, but Not for Atherosclerosis- September 19, 2008 A new study suggests that although migraineurs appear to have no increase in atherosclerotic burden over nonmigraineurs, they may have an increased risk for venous thromboembolic events. Medscape Medical Newshttp://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/580791?src=rss Phosphocol Linked to Risks for Malignancy and Radiation Injury- September 19, 2008 Postmarketing cases of lymphocytic leukemia have been reported with intra-articular use; intraperintoneal use has been linked to local necrosis and fibrosis. Medscape Medical Newshttp://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/580785?src=rss |