Moderately Low LDL May Be Enough to Ward Off CVD Risk
Researchers find reduction to 70 mg/dL range not associated with additional benefit
Placebo Effect Seen in Brain-Training Program Effectiveness
Researchers need to account for placebo effects before claiming treatment success
Exercise May Be Protective Against Epithelial Ovarian Cancer
Chronic inactivity linked to greater risk for the disease
Persistent High Spending Common in Year Before Death
Overall, 48.7 percent of older Medicare beneficiaries who died in 2012 had persistent high spending
Risk of T1DM Up in Children With Autoantibody Reversion
Risk of type 1 diabetes up for children who reverted from single autoantibody to autoantibody negative
Most Women Diagnosed With HIV in Pregnancy Retained in Care
Of those women with viral load test in first year postpartum, 58 percent had unsupressed viral load
Vildagliptin, Sitagliptin Have Similar Effects on Incretin
Inter-individual variability seen in L-cell feedback induced by DPP-4 inhibitors
Bariatric Surgery Improves Adipose Tissue Function
Surgery alters distribution of fat mass from visceral to subcutaneous compartment
Early Discharge After Primary PCI Deemed Safe in STEMI
No difference in all-cause mortality, readmissions, quality of life for early versus standard discharge
Tax Incentives Being Offered to Primary Care Preceptors
Incentives offered in Maryland, Colorado, and Georgia, each focusing on specific need
