No CVD Protection Seen With Monthly High-Dose Vitamin D
But effects of daily or weekly dosing require further study
Higher Risk of Cardiovascular Events With Weight Fluctuations
Risk of any coronary, cardiovascular event up by 4 percent for every SD in body-weight variability
Risk Adjustment, Reinsurance Transfer Offer Financial Benefit
Revenues exceeded claims costs after implementation of these programs
Cardiorespiratory Fitness Impacts BMI-Related Heart Failure Risk
Association between higher BMI and greater risk of heart failure attenuated after adjustment for CRF
Second Opinion Yields Different Diagnosis for 1 in 5 Patients
In study, 21 percent of cases received final diagnoses that were distinctly different than referral diagnoses
Maximum BMI Over 16 Years Ups Risk of All-Cause Death
If BMI was defined as a single measure, there was a significant inverse link for overweight, mortality
Doctors Must Be Wary of HIPAA Violations With Online Reviews
Physicians should keep their replies to patient reviews short and simple
Trust, Communication Key to Optimal Heart Disease Care
These factors linked to patients' greater use of aspirin, statins, hypertension meds
ANGPTL3 Deficiency Linked to Reduced CAD Risk
Heterozygous carriers of ANGPTL3 loss-of-function mutations have reductions in TGs, LDL-C
Twenty-Five Food Categories Explain 70 Percent of Salt Intake
Most sodium consumed was from food obtained at stores; highest density for foods from restaurants