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Many children eventually outgrow milk allergy

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - By the time children with milk allergy are about five years old, most have outgrown the condition, according to findings of a large observational study.

HHS: Medicare spending hits historic low

Affordable Care Act provisions are already having a substantial effect on reducing the growth rate of Medicare spending, according to a new report issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

REFILE: Repeat botox shots appear safe, effective for bladder pain syndrome

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Repeated onabotulinum toxin A (OnabotA) injections into the trigonal area can safely relieve pain and other symptoms of bladder pain syndrome, according to a new report.

Statins may limit post-CABG kidney injury

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Beginning statins before coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) may limit the risk of acute kidney injury (AKI), according to North Carolina-based researchers.

Racial and ethnic disparities revealed in recession-era healthcare usage

Many Americans lost their jobs--and their health insurance--during the past few years of recession, but a new study shows that minorities may have been hit the hardest.

Rilpivirine an option in some HIV patients

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Rilpivirine (RPV, Edurant) plus two nucleoside/tide reverse transcriptase inhibitors is a "valuable" option for treatment-naive HIV-1-infected adults with baseline viral load no higher than 100,000 copies/m...

Spain's ruling party split over fee on medications

MADRID (Reuters) - Leaders of Spain's ruling People's Party split publicly on Friday over a controversial surcharge for prescription medicines, highlighting the difficulties in bringing a high public deficit under control.

Worse psychological, mental health in women on hormones

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who use hormone replacement therapy may have worse psychological well-being and mental health than similar women not using hormone therapy (HT), researchers from Finland suggest.

Ticagrelor more cardioprotective than clopidogrel

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Ticagrelor is better than clopidogrel at reducing cardiovascular events - including recurrent events - in patients with acute coronary syndromes, researchers say.

Flu reaches epidemic level in U.S.

Similar outcomes with different stents for left main coronary artery

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Outcomes of left main coronary artery disease are similar with paclitaxel- vs everolimus-eluting stents, Spanish doctors say.

FDA recommends lower dose of zolpidem for patient safety

In a drug safety communication, FDA has recommended that the bedtime dose of zolpidem, for the treatment of insomnia, be lowered because new data show that blood levels in some patients may be high enough the morning after use to impair activ...

106 new ACOs formed for those on Medicare

The formation of 106 new accountable care organizations is providing care for 4 million Medicare beneficiaries across the country, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Americans have worse health than people in other high-income countries, says new report

The United States spends more per capita on healthcare than any other nation, but on average, Americans die sooner and experience higher rates of disease and injury than people in other high-income countries, says a new report from the Nation...

IV acetaminophen instead of morphine for post-op pain in infants

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a Dutch study, infants who received IV acetaminophen as primary analgesic after major surgery needed far less morphine than those who received a continuous morphine infusion.

FDA advisory panel backs canagliflozin for type 2 diabetes

FDA approval addresses noninfectious diarrhea in HIV/AIDS patients

FDA?s recent approval of crofelemer (Fulyzaq, Salix Pharmaceuticals, under license from Napo Pharmaceuticals), 125-mg delayed-release tablets, the first anti-diarrheal drug for HIV/AIDS patients taking antiretroviral therapy (ART), is a signi...

Rituximab improves response rates, event-free survival in MALT lymphoma

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Adding rituximab to chlorambucil improves response rates and event-free survival, but not overall survival, in patients with MALT lymphoma, new data show.

U.S. mulls tougher rules to keep 911 running

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators may require telecommunications companies to do a better job of safeguarding the 911 systems that are used to call for emergency help, according to an official at the Federal Communications Commission.

NFL's Junior Seau had brain disease from blows to head

"The final diagnosis was findings consistent with chronic traumatic encephalopathy," Dr. Russell Lonser, the lead researcher on the case, told Reuters. Lonser is chairman of the Department of Neurological Surgery at Ohio State Univers...

High gold price increases mercury use in mining -UN

OSLO (Reuters) - High gold prices are driving up the use of toxic mercury in small-scale mining in developing nations, spreading a poison that can cause brain damage in children thousands of miles away, a U.N. study showed on Thursday.

Florida slashes estimated Medicaid expansion cost

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.(Reuters) - In a dramatic about-face, Florida's health agency now says the cost to state taxpayers of expanding Medicaid under President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law would be barely more than a tenth of its original e...

Bioengineer developing needle-free "nanopatch" vaccines

LONDON (Reuters) - A fingertip-sized "nanopatch" covered in thousands of vaccine-coated microscopic spikes may someday transform delivery of life-saving vaccines against potentially fatal diseases.

The code changes all primary care physicians will want to know

This month's question focuses on the Current Procedural Terminology code changes in 2013. Find out the answer to this pressing coding question.

How to measure your biller's productivity

Billing is an important part of your practice, but could you be overstaffed in that area? See how you can figure out the ideal number of staff members.