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Resistance and "jump" training can improve bone health in moderately active middle-aged men with osteopenia

Targeted Exercises Can Boost Men’s Bone Health

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Findings for weight-lifting, jump training in middle-aged men with osteopenia
Four out of 10 girls and six out of 10 boys

CDC: Too Few U.S. Adolescents Getting HPV Vaccination

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4 out of 10 girls, 6 out of 10 boys haven't started series
Only one-third of American seniors with diabetes have their disease under control as defined by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) guidelines

Treatment Targets Not Met by Most Older Patients With Diabetes

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Only one in three have diabetes controlled as defined by ADA guidelines
Confusion between the names of the antidepressant Brintellix (vortioxetine) and the antiplatelet Brilinta (ticagrelor) has led to the wrong medication being prescribed or dispensed

FDA Warns of Confusion Between Brintellix, Brilinta

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No known use of the wrong drug, but prescribing, dispensing errors have been reported
Among U.S. male physicians

Chocolate Consumption Shows No Impact on Risk of A-Fib

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No association with incident atrial fibrillation; no evidence of effect modification by adiposity, age
Tamsulosin can boost the passage of large kidney stones

Tamsulosin Could Help Passage of Larger Kidney Stones

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Especially helpful with larger stones, while smaller ones may pass on their own
Led by the American Medical Association

U.S. Medical Groups Fighting Prescription Opioid Abuse

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Special Task Force aims to curb 'epidemic' of addiction to opioids such as Oxycontin, Vicodin
Inflammation from bacterial infections may increase susceptibility to aminoglycoside-linked hearing impairment by increasing the uptake of the antibiotic into the inner ear

Inflammation Could Up Risk of Hearing Loss With Antibiotic

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Inflammation caused by the infection that's being treated may make ototoxicity more likely
An experimental drug

New Drug Effectively Lowers Levels of Triglycerides

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But it's not yet ready for standard care
Vertebral osteomyelitis should be considered in cases of back or neck pain unresponsive to conservative measures and elevated inflammatory markers with or without fever

Recalcitrant Back Pain Could Be Vertebral Osteomyelitis

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New guidelines from ISDA alert doctors to this possibility