

<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">
    <channel>
        <title>MIMS.com Publication - Malaysia</title>
        <description>MIMS.com Publication - Malaysia</description>
        <link>www.mims.com</link>
        <language>en</language> 

        
        <item>
            <dc:country>MY</dc:country>
            <title><![CDATA[Clinical Approach to the Patient With Peripheral Oedema  ]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Determining the cause of peripheral oedema is a common challenge in primary care. Peripheral oedema can be either benign or the presenting feature of one of many serious medical conditions.&#160;Common systemic causes include congestive heart failure, liver failure, and kidney dysfunction. Localized oedema is usually due to venous or lymphatic insufficiency. Deep vein thrombosis is a potentially life-threatening cause of leg swelling. Here, we present a clinical approach to the assessment and manage...]]></description>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.mims.asia/A50931]]></link>
            <author><![CDATA[Medical Progress]]></author>
            <Date>Thu, 17 May 2012 21:42:40 GMT</Date>
            
        </item>
        
        <item>
            <dc:country>MY</dc:country>
            <title><![CDATA[Investigation of Headache  ]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[This article presents authoritative advice on the investigation of a common clinical problem—headache.]]></description>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.mims.asia/A50889]]></link>
            <author><![CDATA[Medical Progress]]></author>
            <Date>Thu, 17 May 2012 21:38:17 GMT</Date>
            
        </item>
        
        <item>
            <dc:country>MY</dc:country>
            <title><![CDATA[When It Isn’t Gout: Potential Diagnostic Traps  ]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A rapid onset of joint, bursal or periarticular inflammation should prompt consideration of crystal-induced arthritis.]]></description>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.mims.asia/A50890]]></link>
            <author><![CDATA[Medical Progress]]></author>
            <Date>Thu, 17 May 2012 21:30:46 GMT</Date>
            
        </item>
        
        <item>
            <dc:country>MY</dc:country>
            <title><![CDATA[Addressing Problems in Gout and Hyperuricaemia  ]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[In the management of gout, problems regularly arise and treatment results often are inconsistent and disappointing. Some recurring concerns in its management and principles that may help lead physicians to more effective disease control are highlighted in this article.]]></description>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.mims.asia/A50891]]></link>
            <author><![CDATA[Medical Progress]]></author>
            <Date>Thu, 17 May 2012 21:26:44 GMT</Date>
            
        </item>
        
        <item>
            <dc:country>MY</dc:country>
            <title><![CDATA[Crystal Arthropathies  ]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Crystal arthropathies are a diverse group of disorders characterized by deposition of various minerals in joints and soft tissues leading to inflammation. The patterns of presentation for different types of crystal arthritis are often characteristic enough to differentiate them from each other and from other types of inflammatory arthropathies, but mistakes can be made, leading to delayed or incorrect management. Gout is the most common of all the crystal arthropathies, and its prevalence and c...]]></description>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.mims.asia/A50892]]></link>
            <author><![CDATA[Medical Progress]]></author>
            <Date>Thu, 17 May 2012 21:22:51 GMT</Date>
            
        </item>
        
        <item>
            <dc:country>MY</dc:country>
            <title><![CDATA[Identifying the Musculoskeletal Causes of Neck Pain  ]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Neck pain is a common problem. This article discusses the diagnosis and management of the musculoskeletal causes of neck pain, with emphasis on the neurological impairment and accompanying signs elicited by provocative manoeuvres during the evaluation of neck pain.]]></description>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.mims.asia/A50642]]></link>
            <author><![CDATA[Medical Progress]]></author>
            <Date>Tue, 15 May 2012 23:05:57 GMT</Date>
            
        </item>
        
        <item>
            <dc:country>MY</dc:country>
            <title><![CDATA[Oral Anticoagulation in Atrial Fibrillation: A Look at ROCKETAF,RE-LY and Warfarin Use  ]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Rivaroxaban and dabigatran are two newer oral anticoagulant agents that provide clinicians with a viable alternative to using warfarin for patients with atrial fibrillation.]]></description>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.mims.asia/A50643]]></link>
            <author><![CDATA[Medical Progress]]></author>
            <Date>Tue, 15 May 2012 23:03:42 GMT</Date>
            
        </item>
        
        <item>
            <dc:country>MY</dc:country>
            <title><![CDATA[Low Back Pain Management: Making the Diagnosis  ]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The main goals of low back pain management are achieving an accurate diagnosis and implementing a targeted, cost-effective treatment plan. A detailed patient evaluation is critical. Imaging studies and additional diagnostic tests should be performed if indicated by the history and physical examination findings, but only when they affect the course of treatment. Identifying the probable pain generator helps clinicians develop a targeted treatment plan.&#160;The examiner should be aware of several red...]]></description>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.mims.asia/A50644]]></link>
            <author><![CDATA[Medical Progress]]></author>
            <Date>Tue, 15 May 2012 22:59:51 GMT</Date>
            
        </item>
        
        <item>
            <dc:country>MY</dc:country>
            <title><![CDATA[Bisphosphonates increase implant survival after knee or hip replacement ]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[It has been suggested that treatment with bisphosphonates might aid the survival of implants after total arthroplasty of hip or knee. Now, a study based on the UK General Practice Research Database has given support to the suggestion.]]></description>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.mims.asia/A50311]]></link>
            <author><![CDATA[Medical Progress]]></author>
            <Date>Tue, 15 May 2012 00:47:21 GMT</Date>
            
        </item>
        
        <item>
            <dc:country>MY</dc:country>
            <title><![CDATA[Self-harm in adolescents and young adults ]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A population-based, cohort study in the state of Victoria, Australia, has provided needed information about the natural history of non-fatal self-harm in adolescence and early adulthood.]]></description>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.mims.asia/A50312]]></link>
            <author><![CDATA[Medical Progress]]></author>
            <Date>Tue, 15 May 2012 00:46:33 GMT</Date>
            
        </item>
        
        <item>
            <dc:country>MY</dc:country>
            <title><![CDATA[At what age does cognitive decline begin? ]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[There is uncertainty about the age at which cognitive decline begins in the population. Much of the evidence is based on cross-sectional data that may not be reliable for this purpose. The Whitehall II prospective cohort study began in 1985-1988 and included 10,308 civil servants in London. Cognitive testing began in 1997-1999 when there were 9,250 people still in the study. Cognitive testing (memory, reasoning, vocabulary, phonemic and semantic fluency) was performed on 7,390 people aged 45-70...]]></description>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.mims.asia/A50313]]></link>
            <author><![CDATA[Medical Progress]]></author>
            <Date>Tue, 15 May 2012 00:45:41 GMT</Date>
            
        </item>
        
        <item>
            <dc:country>MY</dc:country>
            <title><![CDATA[Autopsy versus post-mortem imaging ]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Concern has been expressed about autopsies in the UK; there may be too many (22% of deaths) and some have been of poor quality. Members of the public, especially some religious groups, may find autopsies difficult to accept. A minimally invasive alternative might be more acceptable. In northwest England, requests by the Jewish and Muslim communities led to the introduction of a post-mortem magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) service in Manchester in the 1990s that provided a cause of death accepte...]]></description>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.mims.asia/A50314]]></link>
            <author><![CDATA[Medical Progress]]></author>
            <Date>Tue, 15 May 2012 00:44:54 GMT</Date>
            
        </item>
        
        <item>
            <dc:country>MY</dc:country>
            <title><![CDATA[Reporting of clinical trials: Missing data and effect on meta-analyses ]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The January 7, 2012 issue of the BMJ includes six papers about the reporting, misreporting, or non-reporting of clinical trials.]]></description>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.mims.asia/A50315]]></link>
            <author><![CDATA[Medical Progress]]></author>
            <Date>Tue, 15 May 2012 00:44:00 GMT</Date>
            
        </item>
        
        <item>
            <dc:country>MY</dc:country>
            <title><![CDATA[Lifetime cardiovascular risks ]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[People who are considered to be at low risk of cardiovascular disease in the short term (10 years) may be at considerable lifetime risk. Lifetime risks have been estimated by pooling data from US studies over the past 50 years.]]></description>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.mims.asia/A50316]]></link>
            <author><![CDATA[Medical Progress]]></author>
            <Date>Tue, 15 May 2012 00:42:43 GMT</Date>
            
        </item>
        
        <item>
            <dc:country>MY</dc:country>
            <title><![CDATA[Antihypertensive treatment at age 80 or older ]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A trial in Eastern and Western Europe, China, and Tunisia (the HYVET trial) showed that antihypertensive treatment for people aged 80 years or older with a sustained systolic blood pressure of at least 160 mm Hg provided benefit. A 1-year extension of that trial has been reported.]]></description>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.mims.asia/A50317]]></link>
            <author><![CDATA[Medical Progress]]></author>
            <Date>Tue, 15 May 2012 00:41:48 GMT</Date>
            
        </item>
        
        <item>
            <dc:country>MY</dc:country>
            <title><![CDATA[Cardiac arrest in marathons ]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Long-distance races have become more popular. In the last decade, participation in marathons and half-marathons in the USA has doubled from 1 million to 2 million participants. The occurrence of sudden death among the competitors has attracted media attention. Now, a US study has shown a cardiac arrest rate of 0.54 per 100,000 runners.]]></description>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.mims.asia/A50318]]></link>
            <author><![CDATA[Medical Progress]]></author>
            <Date>Tue, 15 May 2012 00:40:30 GMT</Date>
            
        </item>
        
        <item>
            <dc:country>MY</dc:country>
            <title><![CDATA[Dronedarone in high-risk permanent atrial fibrillation: Negative trial ]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Dronedarone, a new antiarrhythmic drug, has been shown to reduce the risks of death, hospital admission, stroke, and acute coronary syndrome requiring hospital admission, in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Now, it has been tried unsuccessfully for patients with high-risk permanent atrial fibrillation.]]></description>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.mims.asia/A50319]]></link>
            <author><![CDATA[Medical Progress]]></author>
            <Date>Tue, 15 May 2012 00:38:40 GMT</Date>
            
        </item>
        
        <item>
            <dc:country>MY</dc:country>
            <title><![CDATA[Niacin for patients with low HDL cholesterol and on intensive statin therapy: Not effective ]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The results of several studies have suggested that adding niacin to statin therapy to raise high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol levels in patients who have achieved low low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels but still have low HDL cholesterol levels might be effective. Now, a large multicentre trial in the USA and Canada has shown no benefit from the addition of niacin.]]></description>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.mims.asia/A50320]]></link>
            <author><![CDATA[Medical Progress]]></author>
            <Date>Tue, 15 May 2012 00:37:22 GMT</Date>
            
        </item>
        
        <item>
            <dc:country>MY</dc:country>
            <title><![CDATA[Low adherence to CRC screening by colonoscopy  ]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Clinicians should consider patient preferences when making recommendations on colorectal cancer (CRC) screening, as the common practice of universally recommending colonoscopy may result in lower adherence to screening compared with providing a choice between colonoscopy or fecal occult blood test (FOBT).]]></description>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.mims.asia/A50321]]></link>
            <author><![CDATA[Medical Tribune]]></author>
            <Date>Tue, 15 May 2012 00:25:50 GMT</Date>
            
        </item>
        
        <item>
            <dc:country>MY</dc:country>
            <title><![CDATA[New data change concepts on hormone therapy and cancer  ]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Emerging evidence from the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) trials suggests that menopausal hormone therapy with estrogen alone may have a different effect on breast cancer risk compared with the use of estrogen plus progestin. [J Natl Cancer Inst2012;104:517-27]]]></description>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.mims.asia/A50322]]></link>
            <author><![CDATA[Medical Tribune]]></author>
            <Date>Tue, 15 May 2012 00:24:58 GMT</Date>
            
        </item>
        
    </channel>
</rss>

