Four Factors Increase Risk of Opioid Dependence (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- A combination of four factors appears to significantly increase the risk of opioi Read more

Low IgG Poses Infection Risk With Rituximab (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Certain subgroups of patients with rheumatoid arthritis, particularly those who h Read more

ESC: Stockholm Take Home Message -- Watch the Anti-Warfarins
STOCKHOLM (MedPage Today) -- An investigational antiplatelet -- ticagrelor (Brilinta) -- emerged as Read more

Admitting Clinical Errors Not Always Best Policy
(MedPage Today) -- Wide-scale disclosure of clinical errors seems intuitively to be the ethical choi Read more

PTSD May Be Risk Factor for Dementia (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Older veterans with a history of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are at inc Read more

Employees Pay More and Get Less from Medical Coverage
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- This year workers paid 14% more for their employer-sponsored healthcar Read more

Room Air Matches Oxygen for Dyspnea Relief (CME/CE, with audio)
(MedPage Today) -- Oxygen therapy isn't any better than regular room air to ease refractory dyspnea Read more

States Buck Parts of Federal Reform Law
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- A Republican governor and a Democratic senator are both attempting to Read more

Cough, Wheezing Raise Risk in Kids' Anesthesia (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Children with a dry cough at night or wheezing during exercise are at elevated ri Read more

Tigecycline Label to Warn on Increased Death Risk
(MedPage Today) -- A warning that the intravenous antibiotic drug tigecycline (Tygacil) is associate Read more

Metformin Shows Anticancer Potential (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Nondiabetic patients with precancerous rectal lesions had significant histologic Read more

Bisphosphonates Tied to Esophageal Cancer (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- A second look at British registry data indicates that esophageal cancer may be mo Read more

Age No Barrier to Oral Anticoagulants (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Age alone shouldn't deter appropriate oral anticoagulant use in elderly atrial fi Read more

For Resistant Asthma, First Check the Basics (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- At least half of children with severe, apparently treatment-resistant asthma can Read more

ESC: In CABG, Two Grafts as Safe as One (CME/CE)
STOCKHOLM (MedPage Today) -- Using two internal mammary arteries instead of one for CABG does not in Read more

More Americans Taking Rx Drugs (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Nearly half of all Americans -- 48% -- took at least one prescription drug in a o Read more

Growth of Employer Plans Foreseen With Health Reform
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- Employer-sponsored insurance will not only remain a cornerstone of the Read more

Rapid TB Test Shows High Accuracy (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- A two-hour molecular diagnostic test detected tuberculosis bacteria, including ri Read more

Attitudes More than Growth Response Drive Growth Hormone Therapy (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- While a physician's decision to start a child on growth hormone is usually consis Read more

ESC: In CABG, Two Grafts as Safe as One (CME/CE)
STOCKHOLM (MedPage Today) -- Using two internal mammary arteries instead of one for CABG does not in Read more

ESC: Novel Agent Blocks Hyperkalemia in Heart Failure (CME/CE)
STOCKHOLM (MedPage Today) -- An investigational potassium binder prevented hyperkalemia in at-risk p Read more

ESC: Pre-Procedure Statins May Cut MI Risk (CME/CE)
STOCKHOLM (MedPage Today) -- Statins delivered before invasive procedures appear to reduce the occur Read more

ESC: New Anticoagulants Create Buzz
STOCKHOLM (MedPage Today) -- After years of waiting for an alternative to warfarin (Coumadin), there Read more

ESC: No Benefit for Lower Dose Heparin With Fondaparinux (CME/CE)
STOCKHOLM (MedPage Today) -- In patients receiving fondaparinux (Arixtra) before angioplasty, a lowe Read more

ESC: EINSTEIN DVT Data Positive for Factor Xa Inhibitor (CME/CE)
STOCKHOLM (MedPage Today) -- An investigational oral anticoagulant appears to be as effective and sa Read more

ESC: Warfarin Good, Dabigatran Better (CME/CE)
STOCKHOLM (MedPage Today) -- Dabigatran, an investigational oral anticoagulant, may be an ideal anti Read more

ESC: Novel Drug Beats Aspirin in Afib Patients (CME/CE, with video)
STOCKHOLM (MedPage Today) -- A novel anticoagulant -- apixaban -- cut the rate of stroke in half amo Read more

ESC: Nurse Program Can Help Heart Patients Get to Goal (CME/CE)
STOCKHOLM (MedPage Today) -- A four-visit course of nurse-provided interventions helped acute corona Read more

ESC: Burned Again on Hot Line Research, ESC Regroups
STOCKHOLM (MedPage Today) -- Keeping "Hot Lines" hot continues to be a problem for the Eur Read more

ESC: New Guidelines Are a Step Ahead of Regulators (CME/CE)
STOCKHOLM (MedPage Today) -- The latest European Society of Cardiology guidelines for revascularizat Read more