Nuts, Including Peanut Butter, May Improve Longevity
Hints, but doesn't prove, they might reduce risk of death from cardiovascular disease, other causes
Invasive Strategy Improves Outcome in Elderly With ACS
Outcome better with coronary angiography for non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome
AMA: Key Steps for Minimizing Liability Risk in Telemedicine
Include defining minimum requirement necessary for establishing doctor-patient relationship
Oral Bisphosphonate Use Tied to Lower Endometrial Cancer Risk
Reduction in endometrial cancer risk with ever use in large cohort of postmenopausal women
CDC: In U.S., Half Million C. Difficile Infections in 2011
29,000 died within a month of diagnosis
Sleeping More Than Eight Hours a Night May Up Stroke Risk
More than eight hours a night linked to greater odds in study, but cause-and-effect not proved
Struggle With Routine Tasks Predicts Adverse CHF Outcomes
Struggling patients more likely to be hospitalized than those who can handle basic chores
Abdominal Obesity Ups Risk of Hip Fracture
Lower body mass index combined with abdominal obesity linked to increased risk of hip fracture
Suicide Deemed Public Health Concern in Genitourinary Cancers
Risk factors include male gender, distant disease, increasing age, race/ethnicity
Review: More Whole Grains, Less Coronary Heart Disease
Inverse associations between whole-grain intake and CHD risk found in the U.S. and Europe