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Far too few Americans are surviving cardiac arrest

IOM: Make CPR Mandatory High School Requirement

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Increasing community CPR competence could boost cardiac arrest survival, panel says
A majority of U.S. men with low-risk prostate cancer who are eligible for active surveillance still undergo treatment

Too Few Prostate Cancer Patients Receiving Active Surveillance

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Researchers find 12 percent or fewer U.S. men with low-risk prostate cancer getting active surveillance
Internet-savvy Americans would like to add their doctors to their group of Facebook friends or e-mail contacts

Patients Want Online Access to Physicians, Health Records

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But many are unaware of existing options, findings suggest
Use of penile prosthesis insertion has decreased for erectile dysfunction

Penile Prosthesis Use Decreasing in Erectile Dysfunction

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Increased likelihood of PP use for men aged 65 to 74, those with Charlson comorbidity score >1
A sequence of immunizations against HIV might hold the key to a successful vaccine

Sequence of Shots May Lead to Effective HIV Vaccine

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Series of immunizations might encourage HIV-fighting antibodies
For kindergarten students

Physician-Provided Oral Health Services Cut Dental Caries

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However, no improvement in subsequent use of treatment services in dental settings
Artificial sweeteners don't contain the calories or energy that evolution has trained the brain to expect from sweet-tasting foods

Hormone May Be Key to Sugar, Diet Sweetener Response

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In experimental model, disruption of Dh44 linked to failure to select nutritive sugars
Occupational morbidity and mortality are elevated across food system industries compared with nonfood system industries

Increased Morbidity, Mortality in Food System Industries

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Higher morbidity and occupation mortality rates for food system versus nonfood system industries
A living document has been developed to aid practitioners treating patients infected with hepatitis C virus. A document update and a summary of recommendations have been published online June 25 in Hepatology.

Web Process to Provide Timely Guidance in HCV Management

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Living document developed, which will reside online and provide up-to-date recommendations
Robotic surgery is safe and feasible for the surgical management of morbidly obese patients with endometrial cancer

Robotic Sx Viable for Morbidly Obese With Endometrial Cancer

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No differences in blood loss, complication rates, survival for morbidly obese, lower-weight patients