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CDC: Half of Americans With HTN Don’t Have BP Under Control
Improvement since 1999, but still short of Healthy People 2020 goal
American College of Rheumatology, Nov. 7-11
The 79th Annual Meeting of the American College of Rheumatology The annual meeting of the American College of Rheumatology was held from Nov....
American Heart Association, Nov. 7-11
The American Heart Association's 2015 Scientific Sessions The annual meeting of the American Heart Association was held from Nov. 7 to 11 in...
Prenatal PFOA Exposure Linked to Excess Weight in Children
However, more research needs to be done to show cause-and-effect
Newborn Probiotic Use Tied to Lower Risk of Type 1 Diabetes
But association was only found in those with the highest genetic risk of the disease
Emergency Sx Patients Often Readmitted to Different Hospital
Nearly 17 percent of readmitted patients ended up in hospital other than where they had surgery
Risk Prediction Equations Created for Diabetes Complications
Equations developed and validated to estimate future risk of blindness, lower limb amputation
Reduction in Dizziness, Not Falls, After Routine Cataract Surgery
Dizziness significantly improved after first or both eye cataract sx; nonsignificant drop in fall rate
Noon Best Time to Get Vitamin D From Sun for Minimal Cancer Risk
Study looks at impact of variations in UVA, UVB radiation on skin cancer risk
About Half of Pulmonologists Tend to Offer LDCT Screening
Overall, 52.4 percent have propensity for guideline-concordant low-dose CT screening
