Americans’ Complementary Health Approaches Changing
Yoga practice and fish oil use up, some other supplement use down
Health Benefits of Moderate Drinking May Be Overestimated
Not all factors considered in previous studies, researchers say
Seven Tips Help Doctors Prepare for Meaningful Use Audits
Best way to prepare for an audit is to assume it will happen and make sure MU requirements are met
AMA: Use American Heart Month to Focus on Patients’ BP
AMA provides three questions for physicians to ask when measuring blood pressure
Hepatitis B Screening Endorsed Pre-Immunosuppressive Tx
Antiviral tx recommended to prevent reactivation for those found to be hepatitis B surface antigen-positive
Findings Do Not Support Creatine for Parkinson’s Rx
Research in mice had suggested oral creatine supplementation might help
More Donor Hearts Discarded Even As Need Grows
Uniform guidelines needed that specify which hearts are acceptable for transplantation, experts say
Low Childhood Vitamin D Levels May Up Adult CVD Risk
Chances of atherosclerosis were higher in those who did not get enough of the vitamin when young
Multidisciplinary Approach Successful in Chronic Back Pain
Continuation of multidisciplinary program improves disability, mental health over 30 months
ACC/AHA Risk Score No Better for Identifying Elevated CAC in RA
Ten-year risk score no better than Framingham Risk Score, Reynolds Risk Score
