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Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Outcomes Vary by Time to CPR
Increase in asystole, decrease in pVT/VF, PEA with delay in time from collapse to CPR
Church-Based Intervention Linked to Healthy Lifestyle Changes
Associated with decreased high-fat food consumption, increased physical activity
Drop Just One Sugar-Sweetened Drink Daily, Drop DM Risk Greatly
Drinking water, unsweetened tea or coffee instead lowered risk by 25 percent
Physicians Show Low Adherence to Cervical CA Screening Recs
For average-risk women, screening should start at age 21 years, be performed every three years
High-Value Research of 2014 Presented for Internal Medicine
Authors summarize studies published in 2014 that are relevant to practice of general internal medicine
STDs Identified in Women With Extragenital Exposures
Prevalence estimates of 2.4 and 3.7 percent, respectively, for gonorrhea and chlamydia
Fewer Drunk Driving Events Tied to Boost in U.S. Economy
Savings from fewer medical bills, lower legal costs, lost productivity, and property damage
Nitrofurantoin Not Best Choice for UTIs in Older Women
Researchers find other antibiotics may beat nitrofurantoin, the most commonly prescribed
Investigational MenB Vaccine Can Protect Individuals in Outbreak
No serogroup B meningococcal disease cases in those who received MenB vaccine in university outbreak
Sodium Nitrate, Citric Acid Effective for Anogenital Warts
High-dose treatment linked to improvement in complete clinical clearance at 12 weeks
