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Cellulitis is frequently misdiagnosed in the inpatient setting

Cellulitis Often Misdiagnosed in Inpatient Setting

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Almost 75 percent of patients evaluated for cellulitis eventually diagnosed with pseudocellulitis
An age-adjusted prostate cancer-specific comorbidity index can stratify the risk of long-term nonprostate cancer-related mortality

Age-Adjusted Comorbidity Score Stratifies Mortality in Prostate CA

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Age-adjusted prostate cancer-specific comorbidity index strongly predictive of other-cause mortality
A new review of data involving over 20

Viagra, Other ED Meds Don’t Raise Melanoma Risk

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Slightly higher odds for men on ED drugs, but lifestyles are probable culprit
Young adults with even slightly elevated blood pressure may be at risk of cardiac dysfunction later in life

Even Slightly Elevated BP May Pose Problems for Young Adults

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Treatment should begin early to prevent cardiac dysfunction, researchers say
Use of acid suppression medication is associated with increased risk of Clostridium difficile infection in infants and children

Acid Suppression Medications Up C. difficile Risk in Children

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Increased risk for children aged younger than 1 and for those aged 1 to 17 years
Systolic blood pressure control

Visit-to-Visit SBP Variability Not Linked to Major Cardiac Events

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Findings in hypertensive patients with coronary artery disease
Cocaine exposure has a multifactorial impact on HIV infection that extends beyond high-risk behavior

Cocaine May Have Multifactorial Impact on HIV Infection

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May extend beyond high-risk behavior, including increased immune activation, kinetics of HIV
A joint clinical practice guideline for the management of dyslipidemia for cardiovascular disease risk reduction in adults has been summarized and published online June 22 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

VA/DoD Release Guidelines for Dyslipidemia Management

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Key features include elimination of treatment targets, additional testing only when rationale clear
Pain is prevalent in more than half of patients with multiple sclerosis

Anxiety Independently Predicts Pain in Patients With MS

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Research confirms high prevalence of pain, affecting more than half of those with multiple sclerosis
An epidemic of Rocky Mountain spotted fever among several American Indian tribes on two reservations in Arizona has led to more than $13.2 million in societal costs in nine years

CDC: Costly Epidemic of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in AZ

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Findings among several American Indian tribes on two reservations in Arizona