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Healthy young women taking spironolactone for acne have no increased rate of hyperkalemia

AAD: Low Rate of Hyperkalemia With Spironolactone Use

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Rate in women taking spironolactone comparable to baseline rate among healthy young women
Certain air pollutants may boost the potency of a birch tree pollen that plays a big role in seasonal allergies

ACS: Air Pollution Can Up Potency of Birch Tree Pollen

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Pollutants plus climate change linked to increase in prevalence of allergies worldwide
Researchers have developed a new tool that may predict short-term glycemic progression to type 1 diabetes. The findings were published online March 10 in Diabetes Care.

Tool May Predict Short-Term Progression to Type 1 Diabetes

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May be useful for assessing preventive treatments in autoantibody-positive relatives
A multifaceted intervention can improve hand hygiene compliance among emergency nurses and technicians

Intervention Improves Hand Hygiene Compliance in Nurses

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Emergency nurses, technicians participated in experiential learning activities
Dietary omega-3 fatty acid supplementation is associated with improvement in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms for children with ADHD and typically developing children

Dietary Omega-3 Supplements Improve ADHD Symptoms

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Improvement in parent-rated attention for boys with ADHD and typically developing controls
The incidence of non-melanoma skin cancer is much higher for Caucasians than Hispanics or Asians

AAD: Study Examines Incidence of Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer

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Incidence of NMSC much higher among Caucasians; Hispanic patients significantly younger
For women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM)

Gaining Just 5 Kilograms Greatly Ups T2DM Risk After GDM

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Obese women who gained ≥5 kg found 40 times more likely to develop type 2 diabetes
Efforts are underway to offer technological solutions to the burdens associated with prior authorizations

Electronic Solutions Underway for Rx Prior Authorizations

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Two technology companies offering solutions that embed electronic PA in e-prescribing process
More than 300 students and staff at Olathe Northwest High School were tested last week after a reported case of tuberculosis at the school. The testing identified 27 more people with tuberculosis infection

Over Two Dozen Test Positive for TB at Kansas High School

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Officials testing all who might have been in close contact with the first confirmed case of TB
As health officials in Kansas struggle with an outbreak of tuberculosis at a local high school

CDC: Decline in TB Rates in the United States Slowing Down

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2013 decrease is smallest seen in more than a decade