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FDA Drug Safety Communication: Important safety label changes to cholesterol-lowering statin drugs by FDA Posted Fri 02 Mar 2012 10:54am Infographic About Cholesterol and Statins Safety Announcement [2-28-2012] The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved important safety label changes for the class of cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins. These changes were made to provide the public wit ... Read on »

FDA Approves Korlym for Patients with Endogenous Cushing's Syndrome by Medline Plus Posted Mon 20 Feb 2012 8:11am FDA approves Korlym for patients with endogenous Cushing’s syndrome Today, Korlym (mifepristone) was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to control high blood sugar levels (hyperglycemia) in adults with endogenous Cushing’s syndrome. This drug was approved for use in patients with endogenous Cushing’s syndrome ... Read on »

Insulin, Brain Function And Alzheimer’s Disease - Is Insulin Resistance To Blame For Alzheimer’s? by Ralph S. Certified Nurse Specialist

Posted Mon 22 Sep 2008 10:54am By Ralph Sanchez, L.Ac.,CNS,D.Hom Insulin fulfills an indispensable role in your body’s utilization of blood sugar (glucose). In type 2 diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome, insulin’s function of glucose uptake into the body’s cells is impaired due to a resistance to insulin that develops over time. This insulin resistance pattern which defines the ... Read on »

Health IT Safety Hearing Transcript by Brian Ahier Posted Mon 01 Mar 2010 4:20pm Certification/Adoption Workgroup Testimony Draft Transcript February 25, 2010 Presentation Judy Sparrow – Office of the National Coordinator – Executive Director Good morning. Welcome, everybody, to the HIT Policy Committee‘s Certification/Adoption Workgroup hearing on health information technology safety. Just a reminder th ... Read on »

Certification/Adoption Workgroup ... by Brian Ahier Posted Tue 02 Mar 2010 4:20pm Certification/Adoption Workgroup Testimony Draft Transcript February 25, 2010 Presentation Judy Sparrow – Office of the National Coordinator – Executive Director Good morning. Welcome, everybody, to the HIT Policy Committee‘s Certification/Adoption Workgroup hearing on health information technology safety. Just a reminder ... Read on »

Decision Support for Inpatient Systems by Dr. John H. Medical Doctor

Posted Sun 24 Aug 2008 8:11pm I've written about the 10 projects that keep me up at night and published my clinical systems mid year strategic update . In addition, as a physician CIO, I tend to have a few projects that receive more attention and guidance from me than others. The three areas that are my passion and focus in 2008-2010 are Clinical Documentation, De ... Read on »

Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults by Bob DeMarco Patient Expert

Posted Sun 29 Apr 2012 8:26pm Because older adults often experience chronic health conditions that require treatment with multiple medications, there is a greater likelihood of experiencing unwanted drug side effects. Alzheimer's Reading Room A wide range of medications—some relatively new and others long available—can cause serious side effects and oth ... Read on »

Does Insulin Deserve A Bad Reputation? The Low-Carb Experts Weigh In by Jimmy M. Healthy Living Professional

Posted Thu 09 Dec 2010 5:57pm Insulin is a dirty word for most people who are livin’ la vida low-carb because so many of us believe it is the major hormone responsible for making us fat, sick, and old. I’ve literally interviewed and spoken with hundreds of people who have pointed the finger of blame at excessive insulin production being one of the leading causes of obesit ... Read on »

Personal Health Profiler – Beta testing has begun by Steve Beller Doctor of Philosophy

Posted Tue 10 Feb 2009 10:59am I'd like to announce that our Personal Health Profiler (PHPro) beta has just begun formal field testing. I expect to release it for public examination later this month. Here's what the PHPro beta currently includes: Interactive reports provide an integrated view of a person's biomedical and psychological (body-mind) information, which imp ... Read on »

Insulin production (after type 1 diabetes diagnosis) may continue for decades by Elizabeth S. Posted Tue 21 Feb 2012 10:27pm Could a recent study help us understand why so many patients with type 1 diabetes seem to avoid complications, and why others (including many type 2 patients who aim for control) seem to suffer? In the March issue of Diabetes Care (Diabetes Care March 2012 vol. 35 no. 3 465-470), researchers found that, [...] Read on »