Advertisement
Home Blog Page 2607
Therapeutic hypothermia is not associated with significant benefit in survival with favorable functional outcome among comatose children who survive in-hospital cardiac arrest

SCCM: Hypothermia No Benefit After Pediatric Cardiac Arrest

No significant benefit in survival with favorable functional outcome at one year for comatose children
For critically ill children with hyperglycemia

SCCM: Tight Glycemic Control No Benefit in Peds Hyperglycemia

Low likelihood of benefit, evidence of possibility of harm in critically ill children with hyperglycemia
Obesity-related measures are not associated with the risk of developing chronic low-back pain after accounting for genetic factors

Obesity Not Linked to Low Back Pain in Twin Study

When considering genetics, no increased risk for chronic LBP for any obesity-related measures
Perioperative venous thromboembolism prophylaxis is beneficial only for surgical patients with Caprini scores of ≥7

Meta-Analysis: Caprini Score IDs Benefit of VTE Prophylaxis

Benefit of perioperative VTE chemoprophylaxis limited to surgical patients with Caprini scores ≥7
The cholesterol-lowering supplement red yeast rice could pose the same health risks to users as statin drugs

Safety Profile of Red Yeast Rice Found Similar to Statins

The supplements linked to myalgias, other adverse effects similar to statins
About half of early-stage breast cancer patients experience severe side effects from their treatment

Severe Side Effects Common Among Breast Cancer Patients

Forty-five percent of women studied said their side effects were severe or very severe
A genetic variant associated with opioid addiction may lead to personalized treatment for the condition

Gene May ID Patients Needing Higher Doses of Methadone

Specific gene affects patients with African ancestry
Breast cancer can take a heavy toll on the partners of patients

Many Partners of Young Breast Cancer Patients Suffer Anxiety

Anxiety is common even several years later, researchers find
Exercise can help cancer patients cope with their treatment

Decreased Physical Activity Common After Cancer Diagnosis

But researchers say physical activity can improve odds of recovery and survival
Millions of Americans with a chronic illness gained health insurance coverage after the Affordable Care Act went into effect in 2010

ACA Has Increased Coverage, Access for Chronically Ill Patients

However, nearly one in seven of those with a chronic disease still lack coverage