Study: Checklist improves care at childbirth in Indian hospital A 29-item checklist dramatically increased the frequency with which providers in an Indian hospital took simple steps to protect the health of women in childbirth and their babies, such as washing their hands with soap before an exam or using a sterile blade to cut the umbilical cord. The Boston Globe
Hospitals prepare for NATO summit, practice drills Many hospitals in Chicago have plans in place for all kinds of worst case scenarios they plan for year round. But with thousands of protestors expected to descend on Chicago for the NATO summit, unique medical emergencies are being considered. WLS News
FDA approves generic versions of Plavix The Food and Drug Administration has approved generic versions of one of the country's top-selling drugs made by eight different companies, the agency said Thursday. Drug Store News
Statins Before Stenting Cut Risks Statin treatment before percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) reduces cardiac injury from the procedure and boosts longer term outcomes, Italian researchers affirmed. MedPage Today
New cloud hovers over class of 'good cholesterol' drugs Fresh doubts have cropped up for raising "good cholesterol" to combat heart attack risk, after a new study showed that patients genetically programmed to have higher levels of HDL cholesterol didn't appear to be more protected from heart disease than those with low levels. Fierce Biotech
MDs May Not Recognize Late Effects of Cancer Drugs Fewer than 10% of primary care physicians (PCPs) could identify the major late toxicities associated with four commonly used chemotherapy drugs for breast and colorectal cancer, a survey by a cancer survivors organization showed. MedPage Today
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For Medication Disposal, New Advice Is Trash Beats Take-Back Returning extra medicine to the pharmacy for disposal might not be worth the extra time, money or greenhouse gas emissions, according to a University of Michigan study that is the first to look at the net effects of so-called take-back programs. Medical News Today
