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Brisk walking may be more effective than jogging in controlling blood glucose levels in patients with prediabetes

Walking Briskly May Outperform Jogging in Prediabetes

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Researchers determine optimal amount for lowering elevated blood glucose
About one-third of Princeton University students given a vaccine to combat a meningitis B outbreak on campus in 2013 didn't show signs of protection against the infection eight weeks later

Seropositivity of Meningitis B Vaccine Lower Than Expected

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One in three students didn't get immunity against outbreak strain after two doses
While overall U.S. medical spending growth slowed between 2004 and 2013

Health Expenditures Rising for Middle Class, Wealthy

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But, since 2004, simultaneous decline in expenditures for the nonelderly poor
The U.S. prescription drug abuse epidemic has increased the risk of HIV outbreaks in rural and suburban communities

Rapid HIV Transmission Seen in Injection Drug Users in Rural U.S.

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Indiana case offers a lesson for other rural communities
In many cases of meniscal tear

Surgery Not Always Necessary for Meniscal Tears

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Researchers suggest exercise will work on its own
More imaging tests after treatment does not always lead to an improvement in thyroid cancer patients' chances of survival

Imaging Post-Thyroid Cancer Treatment Doesn’t Always Benefit

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Dramatic increase in imaging, but only radioiodine scans associated with improved survival
Mobilization of peripheral CD34+ stem cells may be beneficial for patients with angina pectoris

Peripheral CD34+ Stem Cells Beneficial in Angina

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Angina frequency significantly lower after intravenous CD34+ cells at week four
Women who undergo in vitro fertilization are not at increased risk of breast cancer

IVF Treatment Does Not Appear to Increase Breast Cancer Risk

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Women who had seven or more IVF cycles had lower risk for breast cancer
Patients addicted to opioids are more likely to overcome their dependence if they receive a new long-acting implant rather than a daily treatment pill

Implant Non-Inferior to Daily Pill for Opioid Dependence

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Long-acting buprenorphine implant offers new treatment method for opioid, heroin addiction
There are no significant differences in the associations between available glucose-lowering drugs (alone or in combination) and the risk of cardiovascular or all-cause mortality

Diabetes Meds Deemed Equal, but Metformin Still First-Line

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No significant differences in risk of cardiovascular or all-cause mortality