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Hospitalists Work Longer,Patients Stay Longer

(MedPage Today) —NATIONAL HARBOR,Md. —Long work hours for hospitalists led to longer patient stays and unnecessary orders,researchers reported here. MedPageToday.com –medical news plus CME for physicians

Yoga Can Bring Down BP a Bit (CME/CE)

SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) —Yoga might modestly reduce blood pressure in mild-to-moderately hypertensive individuals,preliminary results from a randomized trial showed. MedPageToday.com –medical news plus CME for physicians

Respiratory Bug Not Always a Problem for Kids (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) —Many children with no signs of respiratory infection tested positive for Mycoplasma pneumoniae,suggesting that such tests may be unreliable for clinical diagnosis,researchers said. MedPageToday.com –medical news plus CME for physicians

Dual-Chamber ICDs May Be Overused (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) —Dual-chamber implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) dominate,perhaps undeservedly,among primary prevention patients without a clear need for pacing,a U.S. national registry study suggested. MedPageToday.com –medical news plus CME for physicians

BP Guidelines to Headline Hypertension Meeting

SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) —Clues to the contents of long overdue hypertension guidelines and an update on renal denervation trials will be highlights here as the American Society of Hypertension meeting kicks off this week. MedPageToday.com –medical news plus CME for physicians

Cardio Notes:No Winner in Fast Food Battle

(MedPage Today) —Subway touts itself as having healthier choices than other fast food chains,but that may not necessarily be true. Also,apixaban in Afib and diffusion tensor imaging in stroke. MedPageToday.com –medical news plus CME for physicians

Wide Variation in Guidance for Opioid Dosing

NEW ORLEANS (MedPage Today) —Opioid analgesic conversion guidelines offer conflicting information and are generally based on single-dose studies with no long-term data,researchers reported here. MedPageToday.com –medical news plus CME for physicians

Rx Drug Abuse Flags Multiple Problems (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) —Nearly one in 10 teens has abused prescription drugs —and these adolescents are also likely to engage in a wide variety of other risky behaviors,data from a five-state survey suggests. MedPageToday.com –medical news plus CME for physicians

IV Baclofen Good for Spasm-Related Pain (CME/CE)

NEW ORLEANS (MedPage Today) —Intravenous baclofen can effectively combat migraine and muscle spasm pain,researchers found. MedPageToday.com –medical news plus CME for physicians

Urethral Lift Leads to Durable Benefits in LUTS (CME/CE)

SAN DIEGO (MedPage Today) —Men obtained significant,durable relief from lower urinary tract symptoms when treated with prostatic implants that reduce pressure on the urethra,results of a pilot study showed. MedPageToday.com –medical news plus CME for physicians