Five medical societies collaborated to develop a “Tip Sheet on Prescribing for Controlled Substances in Long Term Care.” The groups include the American Geriatrics Society (AGS), AMDA-Dedicated to Long Term Care Medicine (AMDA), the American Medical Association (AMA), the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), and the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM). The document, distributed to group members, will assist physicians and other prescribers in their efforts to meet DEA regulations for prescribing controlled substances to residents in long term care…

The American Geriatrics Society (AGS), in collaboration with the American Medical Directors Association (AMDA) and the American Medical Association (AMA) has developed a “Tip Sheet for Prescribing Controlled Substances in Long Term Care.” The document, distributed to AGS, AMDA, and AMA members, will assist physicians and other prescribers in their efforts to meet DEA regulations for prescribing controlled substances to residents in long term care. The tip sheet was developed in light of recent enforcement actions by Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents…

A study reported in the journal Science Translation Medicine proposes that preventative therapy with affordable and safe antibiotics in people living in areas with intense malaria transmission has the potential to act as a ‘needle-free’ natural vaccine against malaria and may likely provide an additional valuable tool for controlling and/or eliminating malaria in resource-poor settings……..

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have attained very promising results on their initial investigations of a new test for ovary cancer. Using a new technique involving mass spectrometry of a single drop of blood serum, the test correctly identified women with ovary cancer in 100 percent of the patients tested. The results can be found online in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers, and Prevention Research……..

Lower outdoor temperatures are associated with an increase in the risk of heart attacks, as per a newly released study by researchers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM). For the study (reported in the British Medical Journal and released online today at bmj.com), the researcher, led by Krishnan Bhaskaran of LSHTM observed that each 1 degree C reduction in temperature on a single day is linked to around 200 extra heart attacks……..

Scientists are reporting this week newly released study results they say provide further evidence of the therapeutic potential of stem cells derived from bone marrow for patients suffering from acute lung injury, one of the most common causes of respiratory failure in intensive care units. Led by Drs. Michael A. Matthay and Jae W.

For emergency department patients with shortness of breath and a risk of heart failure, physicians usually grab one thing first: a stethoscope. It allows them to hear the S3, an abnormal third sound in the heart’s rhythm strongly associated with cardiac disease and heart failure. However, the low-frequency, low-pitch sound is notoriously very difficult to hear with a stethoscope alone……..

Primary dysmenorrhea (PDM), or menstrual cramps, is the most common gynecological disorder in women of childbearing age. Lower abdominal pain starts with the onset of menstrual flow and this ongoing pain stimulus can cause alterations throughout the nervous system. In a study scheduled for publication in the recent issue of PAIN, scientists report abnormal changes in the structure of the brain in PDM patients, whether or not they are in fact experiencing pain……..

Anthony Norman, a leading international expert in vitamin D, proposes worldwide policy changes regarding people’s vitamin D daily intake amount in order to maximize the vitamin’s contribution to reducing the frequency of a number of diseases, including childhood rickets, adult osteomalacia, cancer, autoimmune type-1 diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, obesity and muscle weakness……..

Though a valuable weapon against malignant tumors, radiation treatment often harms healthy tissue as it tries to kill cancerous cells. Now, Prof. Israel Gannot of Tel Aviv University’s Department of Biomedical Engineering is developing a new way to destroy tumors with fewer side effects and minimal damage to surrounding tissue……..