(MedPage Today) -- Variability in blood hemoglobin levels, associated with the use of erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs), does not predict mortality in dialysis patients, according to a large European population study. (Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology)

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Chu CK, Farnell MB, Nguyen JH, et al J Am Coll Surg 2010;211:316–324 (Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons)

(Source: Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology : JVIR)

(MedPage Today) -- The declines in tobacco use among young people seen earlier in the decade appear to have leveled off in the last three years, suggesting that greater preventive efforts are needed, CDC researchers report. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)

(MedPage Today) -- Biosynthetic collagen-based corneal implants have successfully been transplanted into 10 patients with significant vision loss, producing overall improvements in visual acuity comparable to what can be achieved with human donor corneas, a phase I study showed. (Source: MedPage Today Ophthalmology)

STOCKHOLM (MedPage Today) -- Concomitant use of a proton pump inhibitor and clopidogrel (Plavix) significantly increased the risk of myocardial infarction but not death, a meta-analysis involving almost 160,000 patients found. (Source: MedPage Today State Required CME)

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(MedPage Today) -- Death rates associated with influenza vary widely from season to season, but are markedly higher when the more lethal H3N2 strains are prominent among circulating flu variants, according to new CDC estimates. (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)

STOCKHOLM (MedPage Today) -- Certain genetic patterns carried on the Y chromosome from father to son may hold the key to the "male disadvantage" in heart disease, researchers suggested. (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)

(MedPage Today) -- The religious beliefs of physicians who treat patients at the end of life appear to influence clinical decision-making, a British survey showed. (Source: MedPage Today State Required CME)

(Source: Blood)

In conclusion, antiplatelet therapy reduces the incidence of venous thrombosis in patients with JAK2-positive ET and the rate of arterial thrombosis in patients with associated cardiovascular risk factors. In the remaining low-risk patients, this therapy is not effective as primary prophylaxis of thrombosis, and observation may be an adequate option. (Source: Blood)

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(MedPage Today) -- Faced with restrictions on tobacco advertising in traditional veneus, cigarette makers may be using YouTube to reach the youth market, according to a sampling of cigarette-themed videos. (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)

(MedPage Today) -- The risk of death from colorectal cancer is greater for blacks than whites and the differences have been widening for four decades, researchers said. (Source: MedPage Today State Required CME)

(MedPage Today) -- Researchers have found a genetic region where variation significantly increases the risk of Fuchs' corneal dystrophy, a leading indication for corneal transplants. (Source: MedPage Today Ophthalmology)

(MedPage Today) -- A novel drug targeted to a common mutation behind melanoma appears effective in skin tumors that carry the mutation, according to early results. (Source: MedPage Today Dermatology)

(MedPage Today) -- Newer P2Y12 inhibitors reduce all-cause mortality compared with clopidogrel (Plavix), the older member of the class, a meta-analysis showed. (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)

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(MedPage Today) -- Increased exposure to a chemical common to food and drink packaging predicted higher testosterone levels in men, suggesting the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) effects endocrine changes in men, data from a cohort study showed. (Source: MedPage Today State Required CME)

(MedPage Today) -- Increased exposure to a chemical common to food and drink packaging predicted higher testosterone levels in men, suggesting the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) effects endocrine changes in men, data from a cohort study showed. (Source: MedPage Today State Required CME)

(MedPage Today) -- Some 25 million children and teens -- often those with chronic illnesses -- had inadequate health insurance or none at all in 2007, a federal study found. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)

(MedPage Today) -- An engineered cold virus may one day be used to destroy tumors, researchers said. (Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology)