Most Patients Select Suboptimal Medications for Allergic Rhinitis
Only 16.5 percent of customers with hay fever select optimal medications
Preconception Blood Pressure Tied to Risk of Pregnancy Loss
Findings similar for early pregnancy blood pressure even among healthy women
CDC: Overdose Deaths Up Across Drug Categories in 2015 to 2016
Of 63,632 drug overdose deaths in 2016, 66.4 percent involved an opioid
Most Parents Willing to Enroll Child in Food Allergen Trials
Higher parental income only significant positive predictor of willingness to enroll child in trial
Sudden Loss of Wealth Increases Risk of All-Cause Mortality
Increased risk of death in those with negative wealth shock versus continuously positive wealth
Early Alcohol Use in Pregnancy Tied to Gastroschisis
No association seen with illicit, prescription, or over-the-counter drug use
March 2018 Briefing – Family Practice
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Family Practice for March 2018. This roundup includes the...
Pre-Op Chronic Opioid Use Ups Poor Outcomes Post Spinal Fusion
Preoperative opioid use tied to complications, ER visits, readmission, adverse events, increased costs
Stopping Exercise Found to Increase Depressive Symptoms
Findings particularly in women; depressive symptoms associated with decreased CRP and IL-6
Recombinant Influenza Vaccine Found to Be Safe in Children
Immunogenicity of RIV4 similar to that of inactivated vaccine, though responses to B Victoria low with both
