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Excessive drinking cost the United States $249 billion -- $2.05 a drink -- in 2010

Excessive Drinking Cost U.S. $249 Billion in 2010

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Most costs attributable to lower worker productivity, crime, treatment of health problems
Girls from families with a history of breast cancer experience greater breast cancer-specific distress

Greater Breast CA-Specific Distress for Girls With Family Hx

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No difference in psychosocial adjustment for girls with versus without family history of breast cancer
In the Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes trial

Insulin Dose Doesn’t Up Mortality in ACCORD Trial

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No significant association remained after adjustment for baseline covariates
Men's health supplements offer no benefit for patients with localized prostate cancer

ASTRO: Men’s Health Supplements No Use in Prostate CA

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No reduction in risk of distant metastasis, cancer-related deaths, radiation-linked adverse effects
There are more youths with type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes reporting depressive symptoms than there are depression diagnoses in this population

Depressive Symptoms Common Among Youths With Diabetes

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Depressive symptoms more frequent than diagnosed depression for youths with T1D and T2D
The application of failure mode and effective analysis correlates with increased awareness of medical errors in the pediatric intensive care unit

‘Failure Mode and Effective Analysis’ Ups Error Awareness

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Increase in reported errors, reduction in severity of errors with application of FMEA in PICU
Invasive methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus infections are more common than invasive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections

Methicillin-Susceptible Staph Strain Causes More Infections

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However, mortality after invasive susceptible, resistant S. aureus infections similar
Praxbind (idarucizumab) has been approved for use in patients who are taking the anticoagulant Pradaxa (dabigatran) when there is an urgent need to reverse Pradaxa's anticoagulant effects

FDA Approves Praxbind to Reverse Pradaxa’s Effect

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Praxbind cleared for emergency use with Pradaxa when bleeding can't be controlled
A combination of breast conservation surgery and radiation is as effective as breast removal for some women with large

Not All Large Breast Tumors Warrant Mastectomy

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Findings suggest doctors shouldn't automatically rule out less invasive surgery plus radiation
There is a possible correlation between bortezomib use and chalazia

Possible Association for Bortezomib Therapy, Chalazia

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Twenty-four reports of bortezomib-linked chalazia, mainly involving upper eyelid