FDA Approves Actemra to Treat Giant Cell Arteritis
New indication provides the first FDA-approved therapy specific to this type of vasculitis
No Link to Cognition in Diabetes Prevention Program Study
Intensive lifestyle intervention, metformin not tied to cognition
Nine of Ten Practices Surveyed Have Dismissed Patients
Reasons include inappropriate behavior toward staff, violation of Rx policies, repeatedly missed appointments
Patients Often Prescribed Futile Drugs in Last Months of Life
Researchers find many still prescribed long-term disease-preventing medications
Beetroot Juice Can Reduce Central Sympathetic Outflow
Dietary nitrate supplementation with beetroot juice tied to lower sympathetic outflow at rest, with exercise
Glucose Peaks Linked to Cognitive Decline, Dementia in Diabetes
Glucose peaks tied to greater cognitive decline for those with diabetes and HbA1c ≥7.0 percent
Eating More Fruits, Vegetables May Lower Risk of PAD
One-on-one dietary assessments and counseling needed in peripheral artery disease, researcher says
Anticoagulation May Help Prevent Dementia in A-Fib Patients
Dementia rates up with delays in anticoagulation treatment for atrial fibrillation
Global Burden of Cardiovascular Disease Assessed
Estimated 422.7 million prevalent cases of CVD, 17.92 million CVD deaths in 2015
Blacks, Hispanics Less Likely to See Neurologist As Outpatient
They more often end up in the ER and face higher medical costs than white patients
