Low and High HDL Tied to Increased Risk of Mortality
Study casts doubt on HDL as an independent cardiovascular disease risk factor
Useful Tips Offered for Addressing Negative Patient Reviews
Doctors should respond quickly, validate patient complaints, demonstrate willingness to take action
IDSA: Cranberry Capsules Don’t Appear to Help Prevent UTIs
In female nursing home residents, no significant effect on bacteriuria plus pyuria over one year
Rehospitalization After AMI Linked to Worse Health Status
Worse status for rehospitalizations for unstable angina, unplanned revascularization within first year
Lower Costs for Pregabalin in Peripheral Neuropathic Pain
Even after loss of exclusivity, pregabalin has lower health care costs than gabapentin
Resistance Training Beneficial in Mild Cognitive Impairment
Significant improvements in cognitive function, muscle strength, and aerobic capacity
Negligible Benefit for Oxygen in Patients With Mild COPD
Researchers find oxygen therapy does not improve quality of life, forestall hospitalization, lengthen lives
Heart Failure Care Up, Regardless of Hospital Teaching Status
GWTG-HF shows similar adherence to performance measures at teaching, nonteaching hospitals
Statins Offset Insulin-Related Cancer Risk in T2DM
Risks of cancer reduced with statins; greater risk reduction in those not receiving antihyperglycemic tx
FDA Warns of Testosterone, AAS Abuse and Dependence
Many American men take them, but heart and psychological issues can occur, agency says
