AAKP Annual Convention Is A Success The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP) would like to thank patients, renal professionals, sponsors and exhibitors for making the 35th Annual AAKP National Convention a huge success. Three hundred patients, family members and renal professionals gathered in Washington, D.C., Aug. 28-31, to participate in the event.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comNIH/NIDA Expert Warns Of Increasing Painkiller Abuse, Discusses NIDA Support For A New Drug Candidate For Opioid Withdrawal And Addiction Frank Vocci, Ph.D., Director of the Division of Pharmacotherapies and Medical Consequences of Drug Abuse at the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), will make a public presentation today at 12:15 p.m. EDT at the St.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comGalvus(R) Better Tolerated By Type 2 Diabetes Patients With No Weight Gain, A Favorable Cardiovascular Profile And Equal Efficacy Compared To TZDs New data show Galvus® (vildagliptin), an oral treatment for type 2 diabetes, is better tolerated and as effective as commonly prescribed anti-diabetic oral
medicines, called thiazolidinediones (TZDs), when added to metformin1. Patients treated with Galvus did not gain weight, a common side effect of other type 2 diabetes
medicines, regardless of their race, body mass index or age1.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comBlack Clergy 'Committed' To Addressing HIV/AIDS Epidemic In Community, Opinion Piece Says The Fort Worth Star-Telegram's "recent series on HIV/AIDS accuses [black clergy] of being unaware, inert and unconcerned about the AIDS pandemic" and did not note a "very important truth: The church is changing in response to this challenge, and people of faith are making a difference," Valda Jea
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comMeasures For Indicating Quality Of Lung Surgery Proposed By Mayo Clinic Chest Surgeons Even though 30,000 patients in the United States undergo lung surgery each year, no standard criteria exist to measure the quality of their care. In the current issue of The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Mayo Clinic surgeons have proposed a system of lung surgery quality indicators for surgeons and the public as a method to demonstrate best practices for obtaining positive patient outcomes.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comBYETTA(R) Injection Provided Greater Reduction In Post-Meal Glucose Levels Than Januvia(TM) (sitagliptin) In Type 2 Diabetes Patients Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comBroad Coalition Of Industry, Not-For-Profit Groups Push For Passage Of Health IT Legislation The
Health IT Now! Coalition on Tuesday will release a joint letter to House and Senate members urging them to redouble efforts to pass legislation for the creation of a nationwide electronic
health records system, CongressDaily reports.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comHouston Chronicle Examines Baylor Pediatric HIV/AIDS Program In Burkina Faso The Houston Chronicle on Saturday examined the Baylor College of
Medicine's International Pediatric AIDS Initiative in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso. According to the Chronicle, the initiative was established in Bobo-Dioulasso almost two years ago, and physicians initially believed that "by now they would be treating patients ... in their own facility with modern equipment.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comDuring Pregnancy Harmful Levels Of Lead In Blood Reduced By Calcium Pregnant women who take high levels of daily calcium supplements show a marked reduction in lead levels in their blood, suggesting calcium could play a critical role in reducing fetal and infant exposure. A new study at the University of Michigan shows that women who take 1,200 milligrams of calcium daily have up to a 31 percent reduction in lead levels.
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