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A standardized community health worker-delivered intervention

Community Health Worker Intervention Beneficial

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Low-income patients in intervention group reported higher quality of care, spent fewer days in hospital
Psoriasis appears to be significantly associated with inflammatory bowel disease

Psoriasis Linked to Increased Risk for Inflammatory Bowel Disease

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Significant associations observed between psoriasis and risk for Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis
The use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors is associated with an increased risk for lung cancer compared with angiotensin receptor blockers

Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors May Up Lung CA Risk

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Higher risk seen with ACEIs versus angiotensin receptor blockers; risk linked to duration of use
Prenatal exposure to phthalates is associated with language delay in children

Prenatal Exposure to Phthalates Linked to Language Delay

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Correlation between metabolite level of dibutyl phthalate, butyl benzyl phthalate and language delay
The prevalence of erectile dysfunction is 29 percent among male childhood cancer survivors

Erectile Dysfunction Common in Childhood Cancer Survivors

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Hispanic, other race/ethnicity; age at time of study; low testosterone levels were risk factors for ED
The American Medical Association (AMA) today announced a new $15 million competitive grant initiative

AMA Announces Initiative to Reinvent Physician Training

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Competitive grant initiative aims to promote change in graduate medical education
Mortality rates for infants and youths generally declined in the United States from 1999 to 2015

Mortality Among Young People Declined From 1999 to 2015

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Drops seen in SIDS, unintentional injury death, homicides
A therapeutic lifestyle change intervention plus motivational interviewing sessions delivered in churches can reduce systolic blood pressure among blacks compared with health education alone

Therapeutic Lifestyle Intervention in Church Helpful for BP Control

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Intervention plus motivational interviewing better than health education alone for black adults
Children with autism spectrum disorder have increased odds of overweight/obesity compared with general population controls after adjustment for child co-occurring conditions

Odds of Overweight/Obesity Up for Children With Autism

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Among children with ASD, those with severe symptoms more likely to be overweight/obese
For patients with gout

Nurse-Led Care Efficacious, Cost-Effective for Gout

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More patients receiving nurse-led care had serum urate concentrations less than 360 µmol/L at 2 years