Physician's First Watch offers brief daily reviews of current news that affects a physician's practice — from medical journals, government agencies, scientific conferences, and major media reports.
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Adults who quit smoking face increased risk for diabetes in the short-term -- largely due to weight gain and other metabolic changes -- reports Annals of Internal Medicine. Do you routinely counsel "new quitters" about watching their weight? http://firstwatch.jwatch.org/cgi/content
Physician's First Watch ...and we're back! We hope you enjoyed the holidays. Our issue today briefly covered stories from the past week and a half. Check them out here: http://firstwatch.jwatch.org/
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Almost 1% of U.S. children have autism spectrum disorders, the CDC reports. That's a nearly 60% increase in diagnoses since 2002. What do you think accounts for the increase -- better ascertainment, an actual increase in autism, or both? http://firstwatch.jwatch.org/cgi/content
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FDA advisers have recommended to expand use of Crestor to patients without high cholesterol. Do you agree with this recommendation? http://firstwatch.jwatch.org/cgi/content
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Postmenopausal women who take SSRIs may be at increased risk for stroke and death, according to an observational analysis in the Archives of Internal Medicine. http://firstwatch.jwatch.org/cgi/content
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Roughly 20% of stroke survivors do not take antithrombotic agents -- drugs that have been recommended to prevent recurrent ischemic stroke for over a decade -- according to an American Journal of Preventive Medicine study. http://firstwatch.jwatch.org/cgi/content
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Tamiflu and Relenza have only "modest effectiveness" and "should not be used in routine control of seasonal influenza," researchers write in BMJ. Do you agree? http://firstwatch.jwatch.org/cgi/content
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The FDA has identified nearly 260 patients who were exposed to up to eight times the expected level of radiation during CT perfusion scans of the brain. http://firstwatch.jwatch.org/cgi/content
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H1N1 hoax: Emails mandating that adults fill out personal profiles for a CDC-sponsored state vaccination program are a scam, the agency says. Wondering how common these emails are ... have you received one? http://firstwatch.jwatch.org/cgi/content
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Several H1N1 issues have received a lot of press attention over the past week -- namely, post-vaccination anaphylaxis in Canada, clusters of drug resistance in the U.S. and U.K., and virus mutations in various countries. Have your patients come to you with questions about these reports? What are they asking? How are yo...u responding? http://firstwatch.jwatch.org/cgi/content
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Chronic pain is an independent risk factor for falls among older adults, according to a study in JAMA. http://firstwatch.jwatch.org/cgi/content
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New cervical cancer screening guidelines from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists advise that most women ages 21 to 29 be screened every 2 years -- rather than every year, as previously recommended. Do you agree with this change? http://firstwatch.jwatch.org/cgi/content
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The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is now recommending against routine mammograms for women in their 40s, but several groups -- including the American Cancer Society -- disagree. What's your take? http://firstwatch.jwatch.org/cgi/content
