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Intermittent fasting with restricted energy intake may provide better outcomes than daily continuous diet restriction for health and weight loss in obese women

Intermittent Fasts Plus Energy Restriction Best for Weight Loss

IF with 70 percent energy intake has better outcomes versus continuous diet restriction in obese women
A new review

Review Shares Best Practices for Evaluating Penicillin Allergy

Verifying reported allergies necessary to improve outcomes, prevent antibiotic resistance
For relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis

Risk for Conversion of MS Varies With Different Therapies

Lower risk for conversion for initial treatment with fingolimod, alemtuzumab, or natalizumab
For African-American patients with hepatocellular carcinoma undergoing liver transplantation

Liver Transplant Survival May Improve With Race Matching

Race-matched donor organ tied to improved survival for African-Americans with HCC undergoing transplant
Clinicians perceive accidental dislodgement of intravenous devices to be a common occurrence

Accidental IV Dislodgement Reported to Be Very Common

Top 3 causes were confused patient, removal of catheter by patient, tape or securement loose
Personalized treatment selection may extend life expectancy in patients with chronic kidney disease and small renal tumors (≤4 cm)

Personalized Tx May Extend Life in CKD With Small Renal Tumors

Routine partial nephrectomy yielded longest life expectancy in patients with normal renal function
There have been 600 confirmed cases of Ebola and 347 confirmed deaths since early August in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Congo Ebola Outbreak Now Second Worst in History

The worst Ebola outbreak occurred in West Africa in 2014 to 2016
Routine inspections of riskier foods will resume as early as today

FDA to Resume Inspections of Riskier Foods

Agency is bringing back about 150 unpaid employees for the inspections of riskier foods
Breakdown of the blood-brain barrier may be an early biomarker of cognitive dysfunction

Breakdown of Blood-Brain Barrier May Drive Dementia

Leaky brain capillaries tied to cognitive dysfunction, independent of protein markers for dementia
For patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis

Stem Cell Transplant Slows Progression of Multiple Sclerosis

Findings from small randomized trial comparing nonmyeloablative HSCT with disease-modifying tx