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Subclinical Hypothyroidism Ups DM Risk Only With Statin Use
No increased risk for patients with hypothyroidism treated with thyroid hormone replacement therapy
Minimal Yield Seen for Routine Noninvasive Testing for CAD
Low yield among patients presenting with acute chest pain and low clinical risk
Clinical Decision Rule Can Classify Risk of Chronic Back Pain
Eight-item rule deemed most parsimonious for classifying risk in patients with acute low back pain
B. cenocepacia Overrepresented in Urologic Chronic Pelvic Pain
Species and genus composition differ for men with urologic chronic pelvic pain syndrome, controls
Extreme Exercising Without Training May Trigger Sepsis
Exercise over a prolonged period of time allows endotoxins in the gut to leak into the bloodstream
About 8 Percent of SLE Patients Have Pulmonary HTN
Patients have few cardiopulmonary symptoms; serum uric acid can predict presence of PH
Yoga, Meditation Aid Menopausal Symptoms After Breast Cancer
Randomized trial shows beneficial effect for yoga combined with meditation in breast cancer survivors
Academic Detailing Could Boost Treatment of Tobacco Use
Increase in frequency of simple and complex components of tobacco treatment behaviors
Islet Transplantation Safe, Efficient in Five-Year Follow-Up
Islet transplantation restores good and lasting glycemic control, prevents severe hypoglycemia
Glucocorticoids, 3-Ketosteroids Adversely Affect Breast Cancer
Adverse effects for patients with mixed ERα+/cytokeratin-5 breast cancer