FDA Warns About ‘Miracle’ Young Blood Infusion Treatments
Expensive 'fountain of youth' therapies are unproven, potentially harmful
Artificially Sweetened Drinks Linked to Stroke After Menopause
Risk for all stroke, ischemic stroke, CHD, all-cause mortality up with highest level of consumption
Most A-Fib Patients Have at Least One Identifiable Trigger
Triggers more commonly associated with family history of atrial fibrillation, less likely with CHF
CDC: Heterosexual Syphilis Transmission Up for Drug Users
Substantial proportion of heterosexual syphilis transmission seen in drug users, especially meth users
Hospital Prices Growing Faster Than Physician Prices
Efforts to reduce health care spending should focus on hospital prices
Nurse Navigators Aid Outcomes After Heart Attack Discharge
Observed benefits include reducing acute myocardial infarction readmission, mortality
Fewer Older Men Assessed, Treated for Osteoporosis
Fewer older men than women, even with higher risk, undergo DXA screening, 25(OH)D measurement
FDA Approves First Customizable Insulin Pump
Product works by delivering insulin under the skin at set or variable rates
Primary Care Providers Can Improve Diabetic Retinopathy Screening
Most adults with diabetes, including high-risk patients, seen by a primary care doc in previous year
Sports Medicine Society Updates Concussion Guidelines
Guidance is for physicians who provide sports concussion care from acute injury to return-to-play
