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Reducing the use of fluoroquinolones has curbed an outbreak of Clostridium difficile that began in 2006 in England

Antibiotics, Not Poor Hygiene, Main Cause of C. difficile Outbreak

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C. difficile epidemic was unintended consequence of intensive use of fluoroquinolones
Heart failure rates are increasing in the United States

Rates of Heart Failure Rising in the United States

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And cardiovascular disease remains the nation's leading cause of death
An average 6.1 million physician visits in 2012 to 2013 were made by children aged 4 to 17 with a primary diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

U.S. Children Make Over 6 Million Office Visits/Year for ADHD

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Number represents 6 percent of all children's visits to the doctor in 2012-2013
Short-term memory loss may be yet another price of America's opioid addiction epidemic

Unusual Amnestic Syndrome Seen With Opioid Abuse

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Drug abuse may cause an unusual short-term memory syndrome
Depression is common among kidney failure patients undergoing dialysis

Nephrologists Often Don’t Treat Depression in Dialysis Patients

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Also, many dialysis patients do not wish to receive aggressive treatment for their depression
For overweight or obese adults

Review: Intentional Weight Loss Improves Daytime Sleepiness

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Large improvement in daytime sleepiness with surgical weight loss interventions
A new approach to alter the gut microbiome and virome may be an effective treatment for children with autism spectrum disorder

Microbiota Transfer Therapy Could Help Children With Autism

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Preliminary research finds benefits from the new approach in young patients with ASD
Inactivity is associated with greater risk of prediabetes and diabetes

Prediabetes Linked to Sedentary Lifestyle, Even in Slim Adults

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Sedentary lifestyle often overlooked when thinking in terms of healthy weight, researcher says
Strategies to help overweight or obese women limit their weight gain during pregnancy don't seem to alleviate the risk for obstetric complications

SMFM: No Benefit to Limiting Pregnancy Weight Gain in Obese

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Research suggests obesity's effects on a pregnancy may begin before conception
For patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP)

Verapamil Benefits Chronic Rhinosinusitis With Nasal Polyps

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Reduction in 22-item Sinonasal Outcome Test from baseline to week eight with verapamil hydrochloride