Methylprednisolone Use Cuts Treatment Failure in Pneumonia
Findings for patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia, high inflammatory response
Eliglustat Safely Reverses Manifestations of Gaucher’s
Significant improvement in spleen volume for untreated adults with type 1 disease
Cardiovascular Health Calculators Overestimate Actual Risk
Such assessments should only be starting points for predicting risk, researcher explains
Fondaparinux Found to Effectively Treat NSTEMI
Swedish researchers find fondaparinux is effective, and reduces bleeding risk versus heparin
Wide Variation in Hospital Tx Patterns for Metastatic CRC
Use of metastatic site surgery, multiagent chemo increases as hospitals' volume of services increases
Lycopene Inversely Linked to Renal Cell Carcinoma Risk
Findings from 96,196 postmenopausal women enrolled in Women's Health Initiative
Various Strategies Used by Patients With HIV, Chronic Pain
Some, such as substance use, may have negative health consequences
Many Adults Maintain Adequate Vitamin D With Minimal UVR
Review shows adequate serum vitamin D levels despite negligible ultraviolet radiation exposure
Antipsychotic Rx Often Relates to Non-Approved Indications
Major categories of reasons for medication use are behavioral, psychiatric, emotional states, cognition
Use of Nondrug, Nonsurgical Options Low in Hip, Knee OA
Docs need to encourage patients to use exercise, weight loss as recommended in guidelines
