Guidelines for PAD: A Welcome Update

Links to our featured articles, health news, physician interviews, new eBooks, & more! Having trouble viewing this email? View it in a browser. August 9, 2012     Guidelines for PAD: A Welcome Update Updated guidelines for the diagnosis and management of peripheral arterial disease include expanded criteria for an earlier diagnosis, increased efforts for smoking cessation, and improved use of clot-preventing medications and other interventions. OTHER HEADLINES Quantifying Drug-Seeking Behaviors in the Emergency Department Drug-seeking behavior is a common and growing problem in EDs nationwide. New research has worked to quantify how frequently several strategies are used by drug-seeking patients to obtain medications.  » Read More American Society  Echocardiography Annual Meeting Coverage Highlights from ASE 2012 include echocardiograms for diagnosing pulmonary hypertension, ultrasonography in predicting atherosclerosis, and using a risk prediction model for ischemic stroke.  » Read More   MEDICAL BLOG Guest Blog Whatever Happened to Personal Contact? Back in the day, physicians used to socialize more. Is this another reason why a lot of us don’t enjoy practicing medicine as much as we used to? » Read More by Skeptical Scalpel Have We Found a Cure for HIV? Over 30 years into the epidemic, there is renewed hope that a cure for HIV may have been found following the presentation of two HIV cases at the 19th annual International AIDS Conference in Washington, D.C.  » Read More NEWS BRIEFS A Look at Specialty Drug Insurance Coverage Swallowing Exercises Help Head & Neck Cancer Patients Examining Stroke Risks in Siblings Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Obesity   Retinopathy Linked to Cerebrovascular Disease Fostering Open Patient–Physician Communication Evaluating High-Cost Cancer Drugs Fatigue in Women With Breast Cancer Click here to unsubscribe Copyright © 2012 Physician's Weekly. All Rights Reserved 180 Mt. Airy Rd., Suite 102 | Basking Ridge, NJ 07920 Sent to: kostikblog@ukr.net   |   Why did I get this?   |   Update subscription preferences.