Nitrates in Heart Failure May Harm More Than Help
Nitrates reduce activity, quality of life, researchers find
Lower RA Activity for Patients Seen at Practices With NPs, PAs
Lower RA disease activity over two years versus patients seen at rheumatologist-only practices
Radiographs Not Picking Up Osteoarthritis in Hip
Researchers found osteoarthritis in fewer than one-quarter of images in high clinical suspicion cases
Nutraceuticals Alone or With Ezetimibe Aid in Dyslipidemia
Improvement in lipid profile for nutraceuticals alone or in combo for statin-intolerant patients
Presence of Medical Students in ER Slightly Ups Length of Stay
Increase of about five minutes in ER length of stay is significant, but unlikely to be clinically relevant
Mindfulness Tx Aids Cancer-Linked Cognitive Impairment
Benefits for breast and colorectal cancer survivors with mindfulness-based stress reduction
Cognitive Therapy, Meds Equally Effective for Major Depression
Researchers find both treatments can benefit patients with major depressive disorder
Excessive Testing May Be Compromising T2DM Care
In U.S. cohort, more than 60 percent received too many HbA1c tests
CDC: More STD Prevention Education Needed in Schools
Fewer than half of high schools, one-fifth of middle schools cover all 16 recommended topics
Expiratory Snoring Predicts COPD in Sleep Disordered Breathing
Linear combination of mean oxygen saturation, expiratory breathing predicts FEV1