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Prediagnostic 25-hydroxyvitamin levels are associated with survival in pancreatic cancer

25(OH)D Levels Linked to Survival in Pancreatic Cancer

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Longer overall survival for patients with sufficient prediagnostic 25-hydroxyvitamin D
A nine-protein risk score may help predict cardiovascular events among patients with stable coronary heart disease

Nine-Protein Risk Score May Help Predict CV Events in Stable CHD

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Risk score performed better than refit Framingham for predicting cardiovascular events
For children with type 1 diabetes

Daily Steps in Children With T1DM Tied to Early Atherosclerosis

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Increase of 1,000 steps per day linked to decrease in mean/maximum aortic IMT
Americans spent more than $30 billion out of pocket in 2012 on chiropractors and other complementary health practitioners

CDC: Alternative Medicine a Booming Business in U.S.

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More than $30 billion paid out-of-pocket for acupuncture, yoga, chiropractic care, supplements
Many male primary care physicians regard cardiovascular disease as a man's issue and don't assess risk in female patients

Male PCPs Less Likely to Assess CVD Risk in Female Patients

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French researchers say search of health records finds gender gap
For subjects without obesity

Striatal D2 Receptors, Age Linked to Sucrose Preference

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In subjects without obesity, striatal D2R binding potential, age linked to sucrose preference
Almost half of older Medicare beneficiaries have high persistent spending throughout the full year before death

Persistent High Spending Common in Year Before Death

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Overall, 48.7 percent of older Medicare beneficiaries who died in 2012 had persistent high spending
For patients with prediabetes or type 2 diabetes mellitus and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis

Long-Term Pioglitazone Safe, Effective for NASH, T2DM

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Safe and effective for patients with prediabetes or type 2 diabetes and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
The risk of type 1 diabetes remains elevated for children who have developed multiple β-cell autoantibodies

Risk of T1DM Up in Children With Autoantibody Reversion

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Risk of type 1 diabetes up for children who reverted from single autoantibody to autoantibody negative
Very low target low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels may not benefit all patients with preexisting heart disease

Moderately Low LDL May Be Enough to Ward Off CVD Risk

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Researchers find reduction to 70 mg/dL range not associated with additional benefit