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Guideline issued on acute bacterial rhinosinusitis
The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) issued a new guideline last week on the diagnosis and management of acute bacterial rhinosinusitis, offering ways to distinguish bacterial from viral infection and stressing that antibiotic treatment is not necessary in the latter case.
Daily aspirin may reduce cancer incidence, prevent metastases
Three related studies bolster the case for daily aspirin for cancer prevention, indicating that it may have a preventive effect after three years, as well as reduce future metastases, while having little impact on increased bleeding risk in the long term.
MKSAP Quiz: Migraine associated with menstruation
This week's quiz asks readers to determine the appropriate treatment for a 36-year-old woman with migraine associated with menstruation.
Between-arm differences in systolic blood pressure may indicate increased mortality risk in hypertension
Patients with hypertension who have a between-arm difference of at least 10 mm Hg in systolic blood pressure may be at higher risk for cardiovascular events and death, according to a new study.
Fixed-dose oral rivaroxaban appears noninferior to standard therapy for PE
Fixed-dose oral rivaroxaban is as effective as standard anticoagulant therapy for pulmonary embolism (PE) and may have a lower bleeding risk, a new study found.
Cardiovascular imaging societies develop action plan for increasing radiation safety
A think tank of cardiovascular imaging stakeholders developed a consensus plan on several broad directions for ensuring patient safety in an era of increased medical radiation.
Fellowship consultation sessions available
ACP is offering several “Advancement to Fellowship” consultation sessions at Internal Medicine 2012.
ACP Job Placement Center calls for job seekers' profiles
Physicians looking for a new job may submit a job seeker's profile to the ACP Job Placement Center, a service available at Internal Medicine 2012.
Put words in our mouth
ACP InternistWeekly wants readers to create captions for our new cartoon and help choose the winner. Pen the winning caption and win a $50 gift certificate good toward any ACP product, program or service.