DDW: Bowel Sounds May Identify Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Recording of bowel sounds allowed for IBS diagnosis with high sensitivity and specificity
CDC: Office-Based Physician Visit Rates Vary by Patient Age, Sex
Visit rates for females exceeded that for males; rates for infants, seniors exceeded that for those age 1-64
USPSTF Advises PCPs to Screen Adults for Unhealthy Alcohol Use
Screening, counseling advised for adults, including pregnant women; evidence lacking for teens
Few High-Risk Mothers in Boston Took Folic Acid Before Pregnancy
Group was mostly low-income, minority; one-third had too-low or too-high plasma folate levels
Research Reveals Unfavorable Beliefs About Frozen Vegetables
Using implicit and explicit measures, researchers find negative bias toward frozen versus fresh vegetables
Case Shows Biotin Can Interfere With Multiple Endocrine Tests
48-year-old woman taking biotin had abnormal results for multiple tests, including total testosterone
American Indian Reservation Teens at Higher Risk for Drug Use
Higher lifetime and last-30-day substance use rates seen, particularly among 8th graders
No New Adverse Events Reported for DTaP Vaccination
Most frequently reported adverse events included injection site erythema and swelling, pyrexia
Revising Pooled Cohort Equations Improves CVD Risk Prediction
Use of updated equations would relabel about 11.8 million high-risk U.S. adults as lower-risk
May 2018 Briefing – Family Practice
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Family Practice for May 2018. This roundup includes the...
