National Health Alert Issued Over HIV Outbreak in Indiana
More than 140 cases linked to injection drug use reported in rural Indiana
Concomitant Metformin, GERD Meds Up Vitamin B12 Depletion
Concomitant use of these medications may result in B12 deficiency-induced neuropathy
Direct-to-Consumer Advertising of Asthma Meds Ups ER Use
Advertising linked to increase in pharmacy sales; emergency room visits for commercially insured
One in 10 AMI Patients Have Unrecognized Incident Diabetes
Few not recognized as having DM during hospitalization on meds six months after discharge
Abridged Standards of Care for Diabetes Developed for PCPs
Abridged version specifically focuses on evidence-based recommendations for primary care
Post-Chemo Radiation May Not Be Needed in Early Hodgkin’s
For patients with negative PET after chemo, no further treatment was not noninferior to radiation
Prednisolone, Pentoxifylline Little Use in Alcoholic Hepatitis
Nonsignificant drop in 28-day mortality with prednisolone; no improvement with pentoxifylline
DMV Program Can Generate Additional Organ Donors
Customers of DMV staff who received training more likely to register as organ donors
Doctors May Be Caught Off Guard by Antibiotic Shortages
Multiple shortages of 32 antibiotics, which lasted an average of six months
Eating Disorders Common in Girls With Type 1 Diabetes
By age 25 years, cumulative probability of onset of eating disorder is 60 percent
