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Comorbidities in Parkinson's disease patients impact physicians' fitness-to-drive recommendations

Comorbidity Affects Fitness-to-Drive Recs in Parkinson’s Disease

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Physicians consider comorbidities, but on-road assessors may not
Screening for gestational diabetes with fasting glycemia seems to be an acceptable alternative to universal screening with the complete 75-gram glucose tolerance test

Fasting Glycemia Screening Is Alternative to 75-g GTT for GDM

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Screening with fasting glycemia results in sensitivity of 78.5 percent, avoids glucose loading
Higher fiber intake during adolescence and early adulthood correlates with reduced breast cancer risk

Higher Fiber Intake in Youth Tied to Lower Breast Cancer Risk

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Lower breast cancer risk for higher total, soluble, insoluble fiber intake in early adulthood
Lipid-lowering therapy with ezetimibe plus simvastatin is associated with improved clinical outcomes

Ezetimibe/Simvastatin Ups Clinical Outcomes in IMPROVE-IT

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Reduction in total primary end point events, driven by reductions in myocardial infarction, stroke
A ketoanalogue-supplemented vegetarian very low-protein diet seems safe and may be able to slow chronic kidney disease progression

Ketoanalogue-Supplemented Very Low-Protein Diet May Benefit CKD

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Four patients would need to adhere to diet to avoid primary end point in per-protocol analysis
Earlier age at menarche is associated with increased risk of gestational diabetes mellitus

Earlier Age at Menarche Linked to Increased Risk of GDM

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Association partly mediated by prepregnancy body mass index
Pneumococcal vaccines can trigger a severe local and systemic inflammatory reaction in patients with cryopyrin-associated periodic syndromes

Severe Reaction to Pneumococcal Vaccines in Patients With CAPS

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Severe local, inflammatory reaction triggered in those with cryopyrin-associated periodic syndromes
The Society of Teachers of Family Medicine has released an innovative app as part of its national oral health curriculum

Innovative Oral Health App Helps With Diagnosis, Treatment

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Society of Teachers of Family Medicine app helps family doctors formulate diagnoses, treatment plans
Most flavored electronic cigarettes contain benzaldehyde

Many Flavored E-Cigarettes Contain Benzaldehyde

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Highest levels in cherry-flavored e-cigarettes; levels >1,000-fold lower than those in workplace
Soy intake may modify the association between bisphenol A and fertility in women undergoing assisted reproduction

Soy Foods May Blunt Reproductive Harm From BPA

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Potential interaction between soy and bisphenol A may protect fertility in women undergoing IVF