Advertisement
Home 2016 March

Monthly Archives: March 2016

Anti-programmed cell death-1 therapy for metastatic melanoma is associated with the development of immune-related cutaneous events

Melanoma Therapy Tied to Cutaneous Adverse Events

0
Anti-programmed cell death-1 therapy tied to lichenoid reactions, eczema, vitiligo
A new advisory

CDC Issues New Prescription Guidelines for Opioids

0
To curb abuse, doctors should try non-opioid options for chronic pain not involving cancer, terminal illness
For comatose survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

Inhaled Xenon May Cut White Matter Damage in Cardiac Arrest

0
For comatose survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, xenon + hypothermia tops hypothermia alone
Implementation of a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services policy suppressing substance abuse-related claims in the Medicare and Medicaid Research Identifiable Files correlated with an immediate reduction in inpatient diagnoses for conditions commonly co-occurring with substance abuse

Suppression of Substance Abuse Claims Impacts Diagnoses

0
CMS suppression of claims linked to immediate decline in inpatient rates of related comorbidities
HIV-seropositive women with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade ≥3 are less likely to have human papillomavirus 16

HIV-Seropositive CIN3+ Patients Have Lower HPV16 Prevalence

0
HIV-seropositive women have lower HPV-16, higher non-alpha-9 oncHPV prevalence
For older adults

Incident A-Fib Linked to Shorter Disability-Free Survival

0
Findings in adults 65 years and older; correlation persists after adjustment for stroke, heart failure
Surgery patients don't have an increased risk for complications if they receive an influenza vaccine while in the hospital

Influenza Vaccine Safe for Patients in Hospital for Surgery

0
Findings show it won't increase complications
Quitting cigarettes "cold turkey" beats a more gradual approach

Abruptly Quitting Appears to Work Best for Smoking Cessation

0
Stopping over time is less effective, British researchers say
Familial hypercholesterolemia affects about one in every 250 American men and women and significantly increases their risk for an early heart attack

Familial Hypercholesterolemia More Common Than Thought

0
Researchers find roughly 834,500 Americans have inherited condition
High school girls who use long-acting contraception -- such as intrauterine devices or implants -- are less likely to focus on condom use than girls who are taking oral contraceptives

Girls Using IUDs Rather Than OCPs Less Likely to Use Condoms

0
Young women need to remember that STIs are still a danger