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document.write('<p class="rss-title"><a class="rss-title" href="http://www.medpagetoday.com/" target="_blank">MedPageToday.com - medical news plus CME for physicians</a><br /><span class="rss-item">Putting Breaking Medical News Into Practice(TM)</span></p>');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.medpagetoday.com/PublicHealthPolicy/Washington-Watch/22047" title="WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- Several studies highlighting insurance issues were released this week, including one on federal programs for kids and two others focused on employer-provided medical coverage...." target="_blank">Washington Week: Insurance, State Actions Top News</a><br />');
document.write('WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- Several studies highlighting insurance issues were released this week, including one on federal programs for kids and two others focused on employer-provided medical coverage.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.medpagetoday.com/PublicHealthPolicy/FDAGeneral/22040" title="WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved a new formulation of the drug bimatoprost (Lumigan) in a 0.01% solution as a first-line treatment to reduce elevated intraocular pressure in patients with open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension...." target="_blank">FDA Approves New Eye Pressure Drop Formulation</a><br />');
document.write('WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved a new formulation of the drug bimatoprost (Lumigan) in a 0.01% solution as a first-line treatment to reduce elevated intraocular pressure in patients with open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.medpagetoday.com/clinical-context/HIVAIDS/22037" title="(MedPage Today) -- Children with HIV who received standard childhood immunizations before starting on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) could benefit from revaccination, a review suggests...." target="_blank">Kids on HAART Would Benefit from Revaccinations (CME/CE)</a><br />');
document.write('(MedPage Today) -- Children with HIV who received standard childhood immunizations before starting on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) could benefit from revaccination, a review suggests.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.medpagetoday.com/InfectiousDisease/Vaccines/22034" title="(MedPage Today) -- Adults with asthma and those who smoke should receive the 23-valent polysaccharide vaccine to prevent pneumococcal disease, according to new recommendations from the CDC...." target="_blank">New Guidelines Out for Pneumococcal Vaccine (CME/CE)</a><br />');
document.write('(MedPage Today) -- Adults with asthma and those who smoke should receive the 23-valent polysaccharide vaccine to prevent pneumococcal disease, according to new recommendations from the CDC.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.medpagetoday.com/PracticeManagement/StaffingScheduling/22048" title="WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- The consumer group Public Citizen is urging the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to regulate the work hours of resident physicians...." target="_blank">OSHA Should Dictate Residents\' Hours, Group Says</a><br />');
document.write('WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- The consumer group Public Citizen is urging the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to regulate the work hours of resident physicians.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.medpagetoday.com/Psychiatry/Addictions/22039" title="(MedPage Today) -- A combination of four factors appears to significantly increase the risk of opioid dependence among patients taking prescription painkillers, researchers have found...." target="_blank">Four Factors Increase Risk of Opioid Dependence (CME/CE)</a><br />');
document.write('(MedPage Today) -- A combination of four factors appears to significantly increase the risk of opioid dependence among patients taking prescription painkillers, researchers have found.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.medpagetoday.com/Rheumatology/Arthritis/22038" title="(MedPage Today) -- Certain subgroups of patients with rheumatoid arthritis, particularly those who have low levels of IgG, are at risk for severe infections when treated with rituximab, French investigators found...." target="_blank">Low IgG Poses Infection Risk With Rituximab (CME/CE)</a><br />');
document.write('(MedPage Today) -- Certain subgroups of patients with rheumatoid arthritis, particularly those who have low levels of IgG, are at risk for severe infections when treated with rituximab, French investigators found.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/ESCCongress/22041" title="STOCKHOLM (MedPage Today) -- An investigational antiplatelet -- ticagrelor (Brilinta) -- emerged as a big winner from the five-day long European Society of Cardiology congress, but the buzz here focused instead on a trio of investigational oral anticoagul..." target="_blank">ESC: Stockholm Take Home Message -- Watch the \'Not\' Warfarins</a><br />');
document.write('STOCKHOLM (MedPage Today) -- An investigational antiplatelet -- ticagrelor (Brilinta) -- emerged as a big winner from the five-day long European Society of Cardiology congress, but the buzz here focused instead on a trio of investigational oral anticoagulants -- dabigatran, rivaroxaban, and apixaban.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.medpagetoday.com/PublicHealthPolicy/Ethics/22033" title="(MedPage Today) -- Wide-scale disclosure of clinical errors seems intuitively to be the ethical choice for hospitals and physicians, but researchers from the University of Washington suggest that disclosure should be decided on a case-by-case basis rather..." target="_blank">Admitting Clinical Errors Not Always Best Policy</a><br />');
document.write('(MedPage Today) -- Wide-scale disclosure of clinical errors seems intuitively to be the ethical choice for hospitals and physicians, but researchers from the University of Washington suggest that disclosure should be decided on a case-by-case basis rather than a one-size-fits-all solution');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.medpagetoday.com/PublicHealthPolicy/MilitaryMedicine/22032" title="(MedPage Today) -- Older veterans with a history of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are at increased risk for developing dementia, even if they had not been wounded in battle, researchers found...." target="_blank">PTSD May Be Risk Factor for Dementia (CME/CE)</a><br />');
document.write('(MedPage Today) -- Older veterans with a history of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are at increased risk for developing dementia, even if they had not been wounded in battle, researchers found.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.medpagetoday.com/Washington-Watch/Washington-Watch/22030" title="WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- This year workers paid 14% more for their employer-sponsored healthcare coverage than they did last year as a bigger chunk of healthcare costs shifted from employers to employees, according to a new survey...." target="_blank">Employees Pay More and Get Less from Medical Coverage</a><br />');
document.write('WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- This year workers paid 14% more for their employer-sponsored healthcare coverage than they did last year as a bigger chunk of healthcare costs shifted from employers to employees, according to a new survey.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.medpagetoday.com/Pulmonology/GeneralPulmonary/22027" title="(MedPage Today) -- Oxygen therapy isn\'t any better than regular room air to ease refractory dyspnea at the end of life, a multinational trial showed...." target="_blank">Room Air Matches Oxygen for Dyspnea Relief (CME/CE, with audio)</a><br />');
document.write('(MedPage Today) -- Oxygen therapy isn\'t any better than regular room air to ease refractory dyspnea at the end of life, a multinational trial showed.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.medpagetoday.com/Washington-Watch/Reform/22026" title="WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- A Republican governor and a Democratic senator are both attempting to exempt their respective states from following certain provisions of the new healthcare reform law, signaling what could emerge as a trend of states trying ..." target="_blank">States Buck Parts of Federal Reform Law</a><br />');
document.write('WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- A Republican governor and a Democratic senator are both attempting to exempt their respective states from following certain provisions of the new healthcare reform law, signaling what could emerge as a trend of states trying to distance themselves from the Affordable Care Act (ACA).');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.medpagetoday.com/Surgery/Anesthesiology/22023" title="(MedPage Today) -- Children with a dry cough at night or wheezing during exercise are at elevated risk of respiratory adverse events during and after general anesthesia, researchers reported...." target="_blank">Cough, Wheezing Raise Risk in Kids\' Anesthesia (CME/CE)</a><br />');
document.write('(MedPage Today) -- Children with a dry cough at night or wheezing during exercise are at elevated risk of respiratory adverse events during and after general anesthesia, researchers reported.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.medpagetoday.com/InfectiousDisease/GeneralInfectiousDisease/22022" title="(MedPage Today) -- A warning that the intravenous antibiotic drug tigecycline (Tygacil) is associated with increased risk of death, compared with other antibiotics, will be added to the product\'s label, the FDA said...." target="_blank">Tigecycline Label to Warn on Increased Death Risk</a><br />');
document.write('(MedPage Today) -- A warning that the intravenous antibiotic drug tigecycline (Tygacil) is associated with increased risk of death, compared with other antibiotics, will be added to the product\'s label, the FDA said.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.medpagetoday.com/Gastroenterology/ColonCancer/22021" title="(MedPage Today) -- Nondiabetic patients with precancerous rectal lesions had significant histologic improvement after one month of treatment with metformin, data from a small randomized clinical trial showed...." target="_blank">Metformin Shows Anticancer Potential (CME/CE)</a><br />');
document.write('(MedPage Today) -- Nondiabetic patients with precancerous rectal lesions had significant histologic improvement after one month of treatment with metformin, data from a small randomized clinical trial showed.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.medpagetoday.com/Endocrinology/Osteoporosis/22017" title="(MedPage Today) -- A second look at British registry data indicates that esophageal cancer may be more common after all in patients taking oral bisphosphonate drugs for long periods...." target="_blank">Bisphosphonates Tied to Esophageal Cancer (CME/CE)</a><br />');
document.write('(MedPage Today) -- A second look at British registry data indicates that esophageal cancer may be more common after all in patients taking oral bisphosphonate drugs for long periods.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.medpagetoday.com/Cardiology/Arrhythmias/22019" title="(MedPage Today) -- Age alone shouldn\'t deter appropriate oral anticoagulant use in elderly atrial fibrillation patients, according to a review...." target="_blank">Age No Barrier to Oral Anticoagulants (CME/CE)</a><br />');
document.write('(MedPage Today) -- Age alone shouldn\'t deter appropriate oral anticoagulant use in elderly atrial fibrillation patients, according to a review.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.medpagetoday.com/Pediatrics/Asthma/22014" title="(MedPage Today) -- At least half of children with severe, apparently treatment-resistant asthma can be successfully managed with conventional treatments using a thorough, multidisciplinary approach, researchers suggested...." target="_blank">For Resistant Asthma, First Check the Basics (CME/CE)</a><br />');
document.write('(MedPage Today) -- At least half of children with severe, apparently treatment-resistant asthma can be successfully managed with conventional treatments using a thorough, multidisciplinary approach, researchers suggested.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/ESCCongress/22018" title="STOCKHOLM (MedPage Today) -- Using two internal mammary arteries instead of one for CABG does not increase mortality, MI, stroke, or revascularization, one-year results of the multicenter randomized Arterial Revascularization Trial (ART) showed...." target="_blank">ESC: In CABG, Two Grafts as Safe as One (CME/CE)</a><br />');
document.write('STOCKHOLM (MedPage Today) -- Using two internal mammary arteries instead of one for CABG does not increase mortality, MI, stroke, or revascularization, one-year results of the multicenter randomized Arterial Revascularization Trial (ART) showed.');
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