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A little jogging is good for your health

A Little Jogging Goes a Long Way

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Just an hour or two a week confers life-extension benefits, researcher contends
For a growing number of Americans

Many Americans Suffering in Final Year of Life

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Significant increase in symptoms, despite efforts to improve end-of-life care
One in every five young American adults with diabetes hasn't seen a doctor in the past six months

Younger Patients With Diabetes More Often Skipping Visits

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CDC team found 19 percent hadn't seen a doctor within last six months
Adults 65 and older need two pneumococcal vaccines to better protect them from sepsis

Two Pneumococcal Vaccines Advised for Seniors

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ACIP advises both Prevnar 13, Pneumovax 23 vaccines for adults 65 and older
For the one in six Americans with allergic rhinitis

New Guidelines Issued for Treatment of Allergic Rhinitis

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Testing is recommended, sinus imaging is not
Only 15 percent of working adults with asthma discuss with their doctor how their jobs might affect their breathing

Work-Related Asthma Underdiagnosed

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People seem to be worried about how disease might affect their employment, income
In an article published Dec. 18 in Medical Economics

Tips Provided for Transitional Care Management Code Usage

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Given the increased Medicare reimbursement for these codes, it is worth setting up billing process
Hormonal therapy is recommended for treatment of acne in patients who do not respond to standard therapies

Review: Hormonal Rx Not Indicated As Acne Monotherapy

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May include spironolactone, flutamide, low-dose glucocorticoids, GnRH agonists
Bacteria may offer a new way to treat cancer

CIO: Bacteria Could Be Useful in Fight Against Cancer

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Weakened strain of Clostridium novyi-NT bacteria thrives in low oxygen environment
Recommendations for the use of magnetic resonance imaging in multiple myeloma are presented in a consensus statement published online Jan. 20 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Recommendations Presented for MRI Use in Multiple Myeloma

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MRI is gold standard for imaging axial skeleton, assessing painful lesions, ID'ing benign fractures