ACOG: Doctors Should Urge Against Prenatal Marijuana Use
Recommendation notes evidence has shown it can affect infant brain development
Smartphones Can Interfere With Cardiac Devices
Risk is low; however, patients are advised to keep phones away from chest pockets
Subclinical Hypothyroidism Ups DM Risk Only With Statin Use
No increased risk for patients with hypothyroidism treated with thyroid hormone replacement therapy
Minimal Yield Seen for Routine Noninvasive Testing for CAD
Low yield among patients presenting with acute chest pain and low clinical risk
Clinical Decision Rule Can Classify Risk of Chronic Back Pain
Eight-item rule deemed most parsimonious for classifying risk in patients with acute low back pain
B. cenocepacia Overrepresented in Urologic Chronic Pelvic Pain
Species and genus composition differ for men with urologic chronic pelvic pain syndrome, controls
Extreme Exercising Without Training May Trigger Sepsis
Exercise over a prolonged period of time allows endotoxins in the gut to leak into the bloodstream
Medical Identity Theft Incidents Increasing
Increase of 21.7 percent in incidents since last report; theft is costly to consumers
Yoga, Meditation Aid Menopausal Symptoms After Breast Cancer
Randomized trial shows beneficial effect for yoga combined with meditation in breast cancer survivors
No Clinical Benefit Found for Occult Cancer CT Screening in VTE
Prevalence of occult cancer low among patients with first unprovoked venous thromboembolism