Majority of ER Doctors Admit Ordering Tests Defensively
97 percent said they had patients undergo procedures that weren't medically needed
2015 Diabetes Standards Focus on Individualized Tx Approach
2015 Standards for Diabetes Care focus on ethnic differences in risk, BP targets, treatment goals
Exercise Improves Men’s Sexual Function Regardless of Race
Men who get the most physical activity report more erections, orgasms
α-Tocopherol Disappearance Depends on Lipids
No age- or sex-related variation in fractional disappearance rates, α-tocopherol absorbed
Balance Compromised in Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy
Greater maximum and range of separations of center of mass from center of pressure in DPN
Hormone Therapy Not Detrimental to Women on Statins
Hormone therapy use actually associated with reduced risk of all-cause mortality
AAD: Low Rate of Hyperkalemia With Spironolactone Use
Rate in women taking spironolactone comparable to baseline rate among healthy young women
Exercise Training Cuts Rate of Injurious Falls in Older Women
Reduction in rate of injurious falls and injured fallers; neither exercise nor vitamin D impact fall rate
ACS: Air Pollution Can Up Potency of Birch Tree Pollen
Pollutants plus climate change linked to increase in prevalence of allergies worldwide
Tool May Predict Short-Term Progression to Type 1 Diabetes
May be useful for assessing preventive treatments in autoantibody-positive relatives