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  • June 2008

    • 8 Meds Docs Won't Take

      newser  |  Men's Health  |  Jun 23, 08 7:55 PM CDT

      8 Meds Docs Won't Take

      Some drugs have such serious drawbacks that even doctors won’t take them, Men’s Health reports. The big eight: Advair: Can actually increase the severity of asthma attacks Avandia: Diabetes drug carries risk of heart attack More »

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      drugs  • doctor  • prescription drugs  • opinion  • methamphetamine  • medical treatment  • Avandia  • over-the-counter drugs

    • Oregon Teen in Faith-Healing Family Dies of Bladder Infection

      newser  |  ABC News  |  Jun 19, 08 11:23 AM CDT

      Oregon Teen in Faith-Healing Family Dies of Bladder Infection

      A 16-year-old Oregon boy whose family believed that faith can heal has died after refusing medical treatment for pain and shortness of breath, reports ABC News. The state medical examiner said the boy's bladder infection would have been easily treatable and his death was "absolutely a horrible way to die." No charges are likely to be filed. Under state law, anyone over the age of 14 can refuse medical treatment. More »

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      religion  • Oregon  • faith  • medical treatment

  • May 2008

    • Spain Opens Second Life Clinic for Teens

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  May 10, 08 5:54 PM CDT

      Spain Opens Second Life Clinic for Teens

      Spanish health officials are opening a virtual clinic in the popular online world Second Life, where they plan to advise teens who are too shy to consult flesh-and-blood doctors, the Guardian reports. It will appear as a consultation room for now, but officials hope to expand the service and eventually “deal with problems of dermatology and psychology through a webcam," one doctor said. More »

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      Internet  • health care  • Spain  • doctor  • Second Life  • medical treatment  • teen health  • avatar

    • Docs Get List of Who to Let Die in Pandemic

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  May 5, 08 2:30 PM CDT

      Docs Get List of Who to Let Die in Pandemic

      If the US were to suffer a devastating pandemic, and doctors didn’t have resources to save everyone, who should die? A number of universities, government agencies, and other groups mulled that grim scenario recently, sending doctors a brutally ruthless list of who to let die. The report ensures “everybody will be thinking in the same way” should a disaster hit, said one expert. More »

  • December 2007

    • Docs on Ethics: Do as I Say, Not as I Do

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Dec 4, 07 10:26 AM CST

      Docs on Ethics: Do as I Say, Not as I Do

      Doctors often don't practice what they preach, reports a groundbreaking new study. Ethical standards under scrutiny in a survey of 1,600 physicians were almost universally supported but were often overlooked, researchers say. For example, 96% of respondents said doctors should report colleagues' incompetence or impairment, but 45% said they didn't always turn in offenders, the Washington Post reports. More »

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      health care  • doctor  • ethics  • study  • medical treatment

    • Cancer Still Winning War ...on Cancer

      newser  |  Boston Globe  |  Dec 2, 07 5:35 PM CST

      Cancer Still Winning War ...on Cancer

      Nixon declared war on cancer in '71, but $69 billion in funding and claims of near victory are yet to slow it down, the Boston Globe reports. No one knows what makes it spread—and trigger 90% of cancer deaths—and a drop in deaths is due to lifestyle changes and early diagnosis, not better drugs. Yet one expert claims that progress is being made, quietly, behind closed doors. More »

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      cancer  • drugs  • Boston  • cancer research  • drug companies  • medical treatment

  • November 2007

    • Boom in CT Scans Alarms Docs

      newser  |  Boston Globe  |  Nov 26, 07 4:00 PM CST

      Boom in CT Scans Alarms Docs

      Advances in CT scans may help doctors diagnose patients quickly effectively, but also expose them to dangerous levels of radiation, the Boston Globe reports. The number of CT scans in the US climbed from 20 million in 1995 to 63 million in 2005, but many aren't actually necessary—and pose cancer risks. Some doctors are recommending cutting back.  More »

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      medical treatment  • medical devices  • CT scanner  • radiology

    • Battle Brews in Pharma's Market

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Nov 3, 07 6:43 PM CDT

      Battle Brews in Pharma's Market

      Pfizer is trying to stave off its own heart attack now that its flagship cholesterol-lowering drug Lipitor faces stiff competition from a cheaper generic. Lipitor is still patent-protected, but a very similar drug called Zocor isn't, and since a generic version called simvastatin hit the market, many doctors and insurers are steering patients away from Lipitor to the cheaper alternative, the New York Times says. More »

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      heart attack  • pharmaceutical companies  • cholesterol  • Pfizer  • health care industry  • insurance companies  • medical treatment  • statins  • Lipitor  • generic drugs  • Zocor  • LDL

  • September 2007

    • Even Fake Acupuncture Best for Back Pain

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Sep 25, 07 3:24 AM CDT

      Even Fake Acupuncture Best for Back Pain

      Acupuncture has a far better success rate than other treatments for patients with chronic lower back pain,  and fake acupuncture is nearly as effective as the real thing, a new study has found. Normal medical treatment produced significant improvement in 24% of people, while 47% of acupuncture patients felt better, as did 44% of those who got a sham version of the procedure. More »

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      medicine  • painkiller  • medical treatment  • chronic pain  • acupuncture

  • July 2007

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