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Patients with obstructive sleep apnea are at increased risk for depression

CPAP Eases Symptoms of Depression in OSA Patients

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Patients with sleep apnea at increased risk for depression, researchers report
Tall stature may be linked with an increased risk for premature death in kidney failure patients on dialysis

Height Impacts Risk of Premature Death for Dialysis Patients

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Risk of premature death higher in tall men than in tall women
A study of more than five million Swedish men and women suggests that greater height may mean greater risk of cancer. The findings were presented at the annual meeting of the European Society for Pediatric Endocrinology

Taller Individuals Appear More Likely to Develop Cancer

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Mortality association remains unclear
Patients with ankylosing spondylitis have lower serotonin levels than healthy controls and patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Serotonin Levels Low in Ankylosing Spondylitis

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Further decrease in patients receiving TNFα blockers; serum levels impact osteoblast-like Saos-2 cells
For patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty or total knee arthroplasty

Increased BMI Protective Against Blood Transfusions

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Findings among patients undergoing total hip, knee arthroplasty
Habit reversal seems to be beneficial for reducing scratching among patients with atopic dermatitis

Review Suggests Habit Reversal Beneficial in Atopic Dermatitis

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Limited evidence suggests significant reduction in severity of AD and in scratching
For patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus treated with metformin

Add-On Sitagliptin Cuts Risk of Insulin Initiation in T2DM

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Risk of insulin initiation lower for sitagliptin versus sulphonylurea as add-on to metformin
Magnetic resonance imaging is an accurate and safe tool for the detection of low levels of iron overload in patients with hereditary hemochromatosis

MRI Effectively Measures Hemochromatosis Iron Burden

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MRI tested in detection of iron stores in heart, liver and spleen, and pancreas

American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Sept. 27-30

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The 119th Annual American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Annual Meeting and OTO EXPO The annual meeting of the American Academy of...
Only about one-third of women receive genetic counseling before they undergo testing for BRCA mutations

Too Few Women Getting Counseling Before BRCA Test

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But outside expert questions whether counseling may be more important after a positive test result