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Markets with greater increases in physician-hospital integration show greater increases in spending for outpatient care

Outpatient Spending Higher With Physician-Hospital Integration

Authors say increased spending attributable to price increases, not utilization changes
A large majority of older adults prefer to participate actively in health care decisions

Majority of Older Adults Want Active Role in Decision Making

More than two-thirds of older adults self-manage their health care activities
Some energy drinks appear to significantly improve endothelial function

Only Some Energy Drinks Change Endothelial Function

Caffeine content does not seem to be responsible for these changes
Excessive drinking cost the United States $249 billion -- $2.05 a drink -- in 2010

Excessive Drinking Cost U.S. $249 Billion in 2010

Most costs attributable to lower worker productivity, crime, treatment of health problems
Girls from families with a history of breast cancer experience greater breast cancer-specific distress

Greater Breast CA-Specific Distress for Girls With Family Hx

No difference in psychosocial adjustment for girls with versus without family history of breast cancer
In the Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes trial

Insulin Dose Doesn’t Up Mortality in ACCORD Trial

No significant association remained after adjustment for baseline covariates
Men's health supplements offer no benefit for patients with localized prostate cancer

ASTRO: Men’s Health Supplements No Use in Prostate CA

No reduction in risk of distant metastasis, cancer-related deaths, radiation-linked adverse effects
There are more youths with type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes reporting depressive symptoms than there are depression diagnoses in this population

Depressive Symptoms Common Among Youths With Diabetes

Depressive symptoms more frequent than diagnosed depression for youths with T1D and T2D
The application of failure mode and effective analysis correlates with increased awareness of medical errors in the pediatric intensive care unit

‘Failure Mode and Effective Analysis’ Ups Error Awareness

Increase in reported errors, reduction in severity of errors with application of FMEA in PICU
Invasive methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus infections are more common than invasive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections

Methicillin-Susceptible Staph Strain Causes More Infections

However, mortality after invasive susceptible, resistant S. aureus infections similar