Multivitamin Use Does Not Benefit Cardiovascular Health in Men
No evidence of benefit even in men with poor nutritional status at baseline
Pre-Stroke Fitness, but Not BMI, May Predict Post-Stoke Disability
Patients who exercised regularly before stroke event had lower odds for disability after
No CVD Protection Seen With Monthly High-Dose Vitamin D
But effects of daily or weekly dosing require further study
Higher Risk of Cardiovascular Events With Weight Fluctuations
Risk of any coronary, cardiovascular event up by 4 percent for every SD in body-weight variability
Risk Adjustment, Reinsurance Transfer Offer Financial Benefit
Revenues exceeded claims costs after implementation of these programs
Hydrocortisone Tx Doesn’t Impair Neurodevelopment in Preemies
No statistically significant difference in neurodevelopment at 2 with hydrocortisone, placebo
‘SuperAgers’ Have Less Whole-Brain Cortical Volume Loss
Cognitively-average elderly have significantly greater annual percent change compared with SuperAgers
CDC: Birth Defects Seen in 1 in 10 U.S. Pregnancies Affected by Zika
CDC report also says too few infants are tested for the virus
Second Opinion Yields Different Diagnosis for 1 in 5 Patients
In study, 21 percent of cases received final diagnoses that were distinctly different than referral diagnoses
Maternal Overweight, Obesity May Increase Childhood Epilepsy
Increasing hazard ratios of epilepsy with increasing maternal BMI categories versus normal-weight
