With a different mechanism of action than current options, denosumab is showing promise for breast cancer patients with aromatase-inhibitor-induced bone loss. Medscape Medical News
A sudden spate of urgent cardiovascular (CV) syndromes requiring emergency department (ED) visits among residents of Sydney, Australia, in 2005 has been traced to high solar radiance and ozone levels. Reuters Health Information
Arterial dissections are being identified more easily. The causes, presentations, differential diagnosis, diagnostic testing, and management of dissections of brain-supplying arteries are reviewed. Nature Clinical Practice Neurology
A study suggests that screening, brief intervention, and referral for treatment in the emergency department is effective for reducing unhealthy drinking at 3 months, with at-risk drinkers benefiting. Medscape Medical News
Different characteristics among the 4 agents approved for the treatment of STEMI in the United States require different dosing strategies. Pharmacotherapy
Since national quality improvement initiatives were introduced in the US in the late 1990s, opioid usage in the ER setting for pain-related visits has increased, new research shows. However, white patients continue to be treated more often with these agents than patients of other racial groups. Reuters Health Information
A meta-analysis shows that evidence is limited that fall prevention programs in primary care, community or emergency care settings reduce the number of falls and fall-related injuries in older adults. Medscape Medical News
Intravenous abciximab is neither safe nor effective for the emergency treatment of patients with acute ischemic stroke, according to a report in the January issue of Stroke. Reuters Health Information
Initial airway management skills of a group of senior internal medicine residents trained using scenario based training or computerized patient simulators during their first year were examined. CHEST
