HealthDay.com
DEA Planning to Cut Production of Opioid Medication
There will be a reduction in amount of opioid controlled substances manufactured in 2017
Industry-Funded Team Says Algorithm Improves HbA1c Value
Scientists say their mathematical formula improves accuracy of glycated hemoglobin testing
Scientists Claim Limit to Human Life Span Has Been Reached
More people might attain very old age, but probably not beyond 125 years
Burden of Cirrhosis, Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure Increasing
From 2001 to 2011, number of hospitalizations for cirrhosis nearly doubled; prevalence of ACLF up
Changes in Depression Symptoms Tied to Mortality in Lung Cancer
Increased risk with new-onset depression, persistent depression, but not depression symptom remission
Low Incidence of Cervical Cancer, CIN3+ for HPV-Negative Women
Low incidence may support extension of cervical screening interval beyond five years
Changes in Emotional Processing With Mindfulness Meditation
Reduces difference between late positive potential response to negative high arousing, neutral stimuli
Denver Clinic Boosts HPV Vaccination Rates
Increased rates by bundling vaccines, offering vaccines at every visit, standard orders
Tracheal Intubation Not Beneficial in Peds Cardiac Arrest
Lower survival for pediatric patients with tracheal intubation during in-hospital cardiac arrest
Hydrocortisone Doesn’t Cut Risk of Septic Shock in Sepsis
Among adults with severe sepsis not in septic shock, no reduction in septic shock with hydrocortisone
