Hyperglycemia May Cause Caries but Not Periodontal Disease
Findings in rodent models of type 1 and type 2 diabetes
Review: Killed Whole-Cell Oral Cholera Vaccine Efficacious
Efficacy estimates similar during the two years after vaccination; efficacy reduced in third, fourth year
Cannabis Intoxication Admissions in Children Up in France
Increase in annual admissions for children from 2004 to 2014; 71 percent of patients were ≤18 months
Rates of Active, Current Epilepsy in U.S. Adults Rising
Variation in estimated number of people with active epilepsy, from 5,900 in Wyoming to 427,700 in Calif.
Sonography May Aid Hyaluronic Acid Injections for Knee Arthritis
Study compared sonography against surface anatomy-guided hyaluronic acid injection
Variation in Participation in Diabetes Self-Management Class
Nonparticipation varies by race/ethnicity, education, health care coverage, county, time since diagnosis
ICU Admissions for Opioid Overdose Up From 2009 to 2015
Average annual mortality rate was 7 percent, with increase to 10 percent in 2015
Statin Use Among Nursing Home Residents Varies Significantly
Between-physician variability accounted for 9.1 percent of unexplained variation in statin use
Endometrial Ablation Doesn’t Increase Cancer Risk
No increased risk of endometrial, breast cancer for women in Finland treated with endometrial ablation
Most Common Arrhythmia: Intra-Atrial Re-Entrant Tachycardia
Among those age ≥50 years, atrial fibrillation increased with age to surpass IART as most common
