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The El Niño Southern Oscillation climate phenomenon impacts skin and skin-related disease

Review: El Niño Southern Oscillation Has Effects on Skin

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Increases and decreases in occurrence of specific skin conditions with El Niño, La Niña
Occupational burnout appears to reduce clinical faculty members' readiness to change teaching approaches

Burnout Reduces Readiness to Change Teaching Approaches

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Clinical faculty with low occupational burnout more likely to be in action stage of change
Hypertension-related emergency department visits are relatively common and increased from 2006 to 2012

Hypertension-Linked ER Visits Common and Increasing

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Estimated yearly incidence rate up by 5.2 percent per year from 2006 to 2012 for HTN-linked ER visits
Medical management delivered via group medical appointments appears to be effective for glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes

Group Medicine Appointments Effective for Glycemic Control

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Greater proportion of patients with T2DM reach target HbA1c levels; faster rate of HbA1c decline
Germline mutations are found in cancer-predisposing genes in 8.5 percent of children and adolescents with cancer

Germline Mutations ID’d in 8.5 Percent of Children With Cancer

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Germline mutations found in cancer-predisposing genes of 8.5 percent of 1,120 children, teens
For patients with prediabetes

Sildenafil Improves Insulin Sensitivity in Prediabetes

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Decrease in plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 without affecting tissue-plasminogen activator
Rosuvastatin appears to be more effective than atorvastatin for regression of coronary atherosclerotic plaques

Meta-Analysis: Rosuvastatin May Be Superior for Plaque Regression

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Rosuvastatin more effective than atorvastatin for reversion of coronary atherosclerotic plaques
Smokeless tobacco users have higher levels of nicotine and carcinogenic tobacco-specific nitrosamines compared with exclusive cigarette smokers

Nicotine, Toxicants Up With Smokeless Tobacco Exposure

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Exclusive smokeless tobacco users have higher levels compared with exclusive cigarette smokers
A new small study is adding evidence to the theory that insulin resistance may play a leading role in some cases of depression. Findings from the study were published online Oct. 12 in Psychiatry Research.

Pioglitazone Found to Help Some With Unremitting Depression

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Insulin resistance may underlie some cases, researchers say
People who drink coffee may live longer than those who don't -- with lower risks of early mortality from cardiovascular disease and neurological conditions such as Parkinson's disease

Reduced Mortality Risk Seen for Coffee Drinkers

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Regular coffee and decaf consumption linked to survival benefits in study