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Greater abdominal aortic calcification (AAC) severity

Disc Degeneration Tied to Severe Abdominal Aortic Calcification

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Higher mortality rates for highest tertile of overall grade score for abdominal aortic calcification
Good communication is the key to resolving conflicts between the tests and treatment a patient may want based on online searches and those a physician believes are necessary

Guidance Offered to Help Doctors Deal With ‘Dr. Google’

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Communication is key to resolving conflicts when patients have requests based on online searching
A new Health Care Index shows increases in consumer costs

New Health Care Index Reports Increases in Consumer Costs

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Increase in coverage by public insurance plans, but increasing number of consumers have deductibles
Increasing family physician comprehensiveness of care correlates with lower Medicare costs and hospitalizations

Comprehensiveness of PCP Care Tied to Costs, Hospitalizations

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Increasing family doctor comprehensiveness of care linked to lower Medicare costs, hospitalizations
Cardiac rehabilitation referral rates are about 60 percent for U.S. patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention

About 60 Percent of PCI Patients Referred to Cardiac Rehab

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Site-specific variation seen in referral rates, even after adjustment for insurance status
Salary disparities exist between male and female internal medicine residency program directors

Gender Salary Gap for Internal Medicine Program Directors

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Mode salary for men $200-225,000 versus $175-200,000 for women; difference persisted since 2008
β-methylphenylethylamine

β-Methylphenylethylamine + Exercise Can Cause Stroke

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Report of stroke in woman who exercised after drinking sport supplement containing BMPEA
Adding more olive oil or nuts to a Mediterranean diet -- one rich in fruits

Adding Olive Oil, Nuts to Diet Boosts Aging Brain Health

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Healthy eating plans help older people stay sharper mentally
Living kidney donors incur moderate costs related to the completion of donation evaluation

Moderate Costs Incurred by Living Kidney Donors

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Longer distance traveled to transplant center significantly linked to higher total costs
Avelox (moxifloxacin) was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday to treat plague

FDA Approves Avelox for Treatment of Plague

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Yersinia pestis bacterium could be released intentionally in bioterrorism