Stronger Nocebo Effect When Inert Rx Labeled As Expensive
Neural interactions between cortex, brainstem, and spinal cord mediate this effect
Electrolyte Issues With Chronic Alcohol Use Span Social Spectrum
Telltale signs of chronic alcohol use are large drops in plasma phosphate, magnesium, potassium, calcium
Pay for Performance Cuts Mortality in Diabetes Patients
Program associated with lower risk for mortality, but not cancer incidence
IDSA: Retail Meat May Be a Transmission Source for UTIs
Almost one-fourth of retail poultry contains E. coli strains associated with urinary tract infections
Short-Lived Benefits for Abusive Supervisory Behavior
Positive indirect effect on work engagement via recovery level, which is short-lived
Mid-Adulthood HTN Tied to Higher Dementia Risk in Women
Midlife onset of hypertension predicts 73 percent higher dementia risk versus stable normotension
Reasons Physicians Are Delaying Retirement Vary
Many older physicians feel that they are providing a useful service, desire part-time or occasional work
21 Percent of Americans Report Experiencing a Medical Error
Survey results show patients and families feel some responsibility for patient safety
Medicare Paid $1.5 Billion to Replace Faulty Heart Devices
Reasons for replacement included recalls, premature failures, medically necessary upgrades, infections
Commercialization of Generics Impacts Adverse Event Rates
Adverse events up for generic users of losartan, valsartan, candesartan in month of commercialization
