Medscape Medical Students HeadlinesLatest medical news, articles, and features from Medscape Med StudentsDES Associated With Lower Risk of All-Cause Mortality Compared With Bare-Metal Stents- September 17, 2008 The use of DES was associated with a 38% lower risk of all-cause mortality compared with bare-metal stents, a finding that was persistent despite multiple adjustments, including a propensity-matched and subgroup analysis, report investigators. Heartwirehttp://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/580672?src=rss Intensive Lifestyle Management Linked to Enhanced Telomerase Activity- September 17, 2008 Comprehensive healthy lifestyle changes substantially increase telomerase activity, and hence telomere maintenance capacity, in as little as 3 months, according to results of a prospective pilot study published online September 16 by The Lancet Oncology. Reuters Health Informationhttp://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/580633?src=rss Professionalism During Residency Linked to Better Test Scores, Clinical Skills- September 17, 2008 Residents regarded as highly professional by their peers score better on In-Training Examinations (ITE) and exhibit better clinical skills and more conscientious behaviors than their less-professional colleagues, according to a report in the Journal of the American Medical Association for September 17. Reuters Health Informationhttp://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/580625?src=rss Monthly Ibandronate as Effective as Weekly Risedronate or Alendronate- September 17, 2008 Monthly therapy is associated with fracture rates similar to weekly therapy in several patient types. Medscape Medical Newshttp://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/580663?src=rss Effective Prescriptions Help Curb Diabetes Mortality- September 17, 2008 More effective control of lipids, blood glucose, and blood pressure may have contributed to recent declines in early mortality in people with type 2 diabetes, UK researchers report in the September issue of Diabetes Care. Reuters Health Informationhttp://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/580613?src=rss Lasofoxifene May Soon Be New SERM on the Block- September 17, 2008 The investigational drug reduces fracture risk, as well as risk for coronary events, some breast cancers, and stroke. Medscape Medical Newshttp://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/580656?src=rss Reductions in Hospital Infections Don't Directly Correlate With Increased Frequency of Hand-Washing- September 16, 2008 Although hand hygiene is an important method of hospital infection control, increasing the frequency of hand washing by healthcare workers does not necessarily result in commensurate reductions in staphylococcal infections, according to the findings of UK investigators published in the current issue of BMC Infectious Diseases. Reuters Health Informationhttp://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/580585?src=rss Pre-Meal Blood Glucose Values Best Gauge of True HbA1c: Study- September 16, 2008 For patients with type 1 or type 2 diabetes, pre-prandial glucose levels are generally more closely associated with long-term HbA1c levels than post-prandial glucose levels, according to a study reported at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes annual conference in Rome. Reuters Health Informationhttp://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/580596?src=rss Investigational Drug Could Be an Alternative to Bisphosphonates for Osteoporosis- September 16, 2008 Denosumab is safe and effective when administered only twice a year. Medscape Medical Newshttp://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/580630?src=rss Low-Protein Diet May Not Improve Renal Function in Patients With Diabetic Nephropathy- September 16, 2008 Although a low-protein diet was not linked to improved renal function in this meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials, the editorialist notes several limitations. Medscape Medical Newshttp://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/580559?src=rss |