Researchers Report U.S. Obesity Epidemic Getting Worse
Only 25 percent of men and 33 percent of women at a healthy weight, researchers say
Subclinical Hypothyroidism Ups DM Risk Only With Statin Use
No increased risk for patients with hypothyroidism treated with thyroid hormone replacement therapy
Minimal Yield Seen for Routine Noninvasive Testing for CAD
Low yield among patients presenting with acute chest pain and low clinical risk
Clinical Decision Rule Can Classify Risk of Chronic Back Pain
Eight-item rule deemed most parsimonious for classifying risk in patients with acute low back pain
B. cenocepacia Overrepresented in Urologic Chronic Pelvic Pain
Species and genus composition differ for men with urologic chronic pelvic pain syndrome, controls
Extreme Exercising Without Training May Trigger Sepsis
Exercise over a prolonged period of time allows endotoxins in the gut to leak into the bloodstream
Medical Identity Theft Incidents Increasing
Increase of 21.7 percent in incidents since last report; theft is costly to consumers
About 8 Percent of SLE Patients Have Pulmonary HTN
Patients have few cardiopulmonary symptoms; serum uric acid can predict presence of PH
Yoga, Meditation Aid Menopausal Symptoms After Breast Cancer
Randomized trial shows beneficial effect for yoga combined with meditation in breast cancer survivors
Risk of Copper Deficiency Linked to Zinc Supplements
Zinc deficiency frequently misdiagnosed; awareness of copper deficiency lacking
