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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-05-24

  • Keep working ‘to avoid dementia’ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8048523.stm #
  • USPSTF Recommendation: Screen all pregnant women for syphilis infection (Grade A recommendation) http://is.gd/B8pq #
  • Pneumococcal vaccine not effective in preventing pneumonia, even in populations for whom the vaccine is recommended http://is.gd/B8xr #
  • Adherence to quality measures by hospitals decreases mortality in patients undergoing CABG, not the number of surgeries http://is.gd/B8Ot #
  • Clopidogrel before cardiac cath in NSTEMI requiring CABG – fewer ischemic events without increased major bleeding http://is.gd/B8TY #
  • Candesartan does not prevent microalbuminuria in mainly normotensive patients with type 1 or type 2 diabetes http://is.gd/BiV6 #
  • Summaries for Patients: Telmisartan Did Not Prevent Renal Disease in Patients Without Proteinuria http://is.gd/BiVP #
  • In adults with vascular disease but without macroalbuminuria, telmisartan’s effects on renal outcomes similar to placebo http://is.gd/BiWD #
  • Missing link connecting human to early mammals found – “Ida” (Darwinius masillae) 47-million-year-old fossil http://is.gd/Bq1F #
  • “Ida” the fossil has certain undeniable human characteristics such as forward facing eyes and opposable thumb http://is.gd/Bq3Q #
  • Tamsulosin use within 14 days of cataract surgery associated with significant postoperative adverse events http://is.gd/Bs8g #
  • The logic behind the shapes of the Indo-Arabic numerals 1, 2, 3… http://is.gd/BGAO #
  • Senate passes credit card reform: What’s in it for consumers http://is.gd/BEXr #
  • Chronic consumption of large amounts of cola soft drinks may cause hypokalemia and muscle weakness http://is.gd/BJkt #
  • Intramyocardial bone marrow injection in patients with chronic myocardial ischemia improves myocardial perfusion http://is.gd/CaVm #

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