Many Medicare Patients Non-Adherent to Antihypertensives
Antihypertensive medication regimens should be made as easy-to-follow as possible
Sertraline May Help Prevent Depressive Disorders After TBI
Number needed to treat 5.9 for sertraline versus placebo for preventing depression after TBI
Misuse of Anabolic Steroids Linked to Insulin Resistance
Effect may be mediated by increased visceral adipose tissue as primary metabolically active fat tissue
New Anticancer Drugs Up Costs and Life Expectancy Considerably
Lifetime costs up $72,000, life expectancy up 13 months with new drug use in breast cancer
Too Few Diabetes Patients Receiving Statins
Two in five middle-aged patients don't get the medications, despite recommendations to do so
Most Patients Taking Opioids Open to Receiving Naloxone Rx
More than a third of patients reported beneficial behavior changes
U-Shaped Link for Fish Consumption, Mortality
Women only have increased mortality risk at the highest level of fish consumption
Statin Rx May Prevent Myocardial Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury
In rat model, rosuvastatin induces phosphorylation of Akt, GSK-3β and prevents oxidative stress
Study Compares Effectiveness of Biologics in Psoriasis Treatment
Ustekinumab had highest effectiveness during five years of tx; more dose escalation for etanercept
Reports of Fatal Anaphylaxis With IV Iron Products
Seventy-nine cases of anaphylactic reactions linked to ferumoxytol, of which 18 were fatal
