AEDs Tied to Higher Pneumonia Risk in Alzheimer Patients
Risk for pneumonia highest within first month of antiepileptic drug use but persists through two years
New Scale Helps Identify More Serious Cases of Mononucleosis
Scale identifies college students at increased risk for corticosteroid Rx, chronic fatigue syndrome
Metformin May Cut Risk for Prematurity, Miscarriage in PCOS
But no significant differences seen in gestational DM risk between metformin users, nonusers
Gestational Diabetes Linked to Incident Diabetes in Offspring
Risk for developing pediatric diabetes increased in offspring from birth through age 22 years
Added Sugar Labeling Could Reduce CVD, Diabetes Cases
Labeling would result in gain in quality-adjusted life-years and health care and societal cost savings
Standardizing Demographics Ups Accuracy of Patient Matching
Standardization of address and last name improved sensitivity from 81.3 to 91.6 percent
Foreign Body Ingestions Increasingly Common in Young Children
Annual rate increased significantly from 9.5 to 18 per 10,000 children from 1995 to 2015
Colchicine May Improve Obesity-Induced Inflammation
Pilot study did not show better insulin sensitivity but showed trend toward metabolic improvements
In Pregnancy, Buprenorphine Use Up, Methadone Use Down
And the 4Ps Plus and SURP-P scale are sensitive for identifying illicit drug use in pregnancy
Pruritus Prevalent and Disruptive in Nondialysis Chronic Kidney Disease
Patients with pruritus have higher prevalence of patient-reported depression, restless sleep
