CMS: Hospital Charges for Common Procedures Up
And hematologists/oncologists and ophthalmologists top list of high earners
Women With HTN, Diabetes Less Likely to Use Alternative Rx
Lower odds for consulting complementary and alternative medicine practitioner, taking CAM
T2DM May Help Protect Against Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Study suggests a potential link, but researchers can't explain it
May 2015 Briefing – Diabetes & Endocrinology
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Diabetes & Endocrinology for May 2015. This roundup includes...
Review: Diet-Linked Weight Loss Tied to Drop in Hip BMD
No significant effect of diet-induced weight loss on lumbar spine or whole body bone mineral density
eGFR, ACR Improve Cardiovascular Risk Prediction
Addition of eGFR, ACR ups discrimination of CV outcomes above traditional risk factors
American College of Sports Medicine, May 26-30
The American College of Sports Medicine 61st Annual Meeting and 4th World Congress on Exercise is Medicine The annual meeting of the American...
Insulin Resistance Not Linked to Post-Adolescent Acne
No differences in fasting blood glucose, fasting insulin, HOMA-IR index for post-teen acne, controls
RYGB Cuts Markers of Oxidative Stress in Subcutaneous Tissue
Fifty percent decrease in oxidative stress; no change in inflammatory markers in subcutaneous tissue
AMA: Physicians Driving the Slowing of Health Care Costs
Physicians' spending grew more slowly over 2003 to 2013 than hospital and clinical spending
