Higher β-Blocker Dose Linked to Lower Mortality Risk
Effect is larger in chronic heart failure patients with diabetes than CHF patients without diabetes
Few U.S. Adults Meet Fruit, Veg Intake Recommendations
12.2 percent of adults meet fruit recommendation and 9.3 percent meet vegetable recommendation
NOACs Show Lower Risk of Adverse Renal Outcomes in A-Fib
Compared with warfarin, dabigatran and rivaroxaban linked to lower risk of adverse renal outcomes
Insulin Doesn’t Prevent Diabetes in Relatives of T1DM Patients
Oral insulin doesn't delay onset in autoantibody-positive relatives of patients with type 1 diabetes
Brain Glucose Responses Diminish With Diabetes, Obesity
During hyperglycemia, glucose increments lower in patients with obesity, T2DM than in lean participants
Chronic Conditions Increasing Among Childbearing Women
Identification of at least one chronic condition rose from 66.9 to 91.8 per 1,000 delivery hospitalizations
Fat Distribution May Influence Bone Strength in Adolescence
Inverse links for visceral adiposity, bone strength in girls and central adiposity, bone strength in boys
Spinal Cord Stimulation May Reduce Neuropathic Pain
After 5 years, more than half of patients with painful diabetic polyneuropathy had treatment success
SMS Reminders Moderately Effective for Flu Vaccination
One additional high-risk patient immunized for every 29 SMSs sent, costing $3.48
Attributes of High-Value Primary Care Identified
Significant attributes include decision support for evidence-based medicine, careful specialist selection
