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ReachMD Launches CME iPhone APP
ReachMD, which provides medical news and information to healthcare practitioners, is raising its profile with the Continuing Medical Education, or CME, application for the Apple iPhone and iPod touch. This is the first CME application that lets users listen to all ReachMD Continuing Medical Education content, get regular updates on new Continuing Medical Education content and take Continuing Medical Education tests for credit, all from their iPhone or iPod touch.
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New research from Cincinnati Children"s Hospital Medical Center highlights the critical role a certain gene and its protein play during early embryonic development on formation of a normal heart and skull.
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Common Antibiotics May Be Best First Treatment For Children With MRSA-related Infections

Penicillin and other antibiotics in the beta-lactam family work as well as other antibiotics to treat MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcuss aureus) infections in the skin and soft-tissue of children and may help prevent further resistance to antibiotic treatment, according to a new study funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The study, published in the June, 2009 issue of Pediatrics, compared treatment outcomes for three different antibiotics beta-lactums (which include penicillin, cephalosporins, carbapenems and monobactams), clindamycin, and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP -SMZ). The study concluded that children treated with clindamycin for skin and soft tissue infections potentially caused by MRSA did not show greater improvement compared to those treated with beta-lactam therapy. Children treated with TMP-SMZ were less likely to show improvement. Among the study"s findings: -- Beta- lactams may still be the best first line initial therapy for skin and soft tissue infections possibly caused by MRSA. -- Community- Acquired MRSA may not be the cause of skin and soft tissue infections even when MRSA is prevalent. -- The use of beta-lactams may help prevent further resistance to antibiotic treatment of skin and tissue infections. -- Beta-lactam therapy is more palatable to children than clindamycin because it is not associated with side effects, such as nausea and mild diarrhea. It is also not as expensive as other treatments. The authors of this study recommend further research to establish a higher level of evidence and to confirm study results. This study was funded by a cooperative agreement through an AHRQ grant to the Centers for Education and Research on Therapeutics (CERTs) research network, which is part of the agency"s Effective Health Care Program. The Effective Health Care Program sponsors the development of new scientific knowledge through studies on the outcomes of health care technologies and services. AHRQ


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