Long-Acting Opioids May Increase Risk of All-Cause Mortality
Much of the risk related to cardiovascular complications, not overdoses
Sales of Zecuity Migraine Skin Patches Halted
Some users have developed skin discoloration, cracked skin, and pain where patches were applied
Even Short-Term T2DM Remission Reduces Risk of Microvascular Dz
Length of time spent in remission inversely related to risk of microvascular disease
Home-Based Primary Care Model Can Produce Medicare Savings
Model at core of Independence at Home Demonstration can cut costs for Medicare, Medicaid
Abnormal Pap Posthysterectomy for ~30 Percent of HIV+ Women
Findings in HIV-infected women who have no prehysterectomy history of abnormal Pap results
Chronic Kidney Disease Adversely Affects Digestive Function
CKD associated with dysmotility and reduces fasting and post-prandial small bowel water
Midlife PSA Levels Predict Future Lethal Prostate Cancer
PSA levels in midlife strongly predict future lethal prostate cancer risk in U.S. cohort
ADA: Diabetes Collaborative Registry IDs Burden of Cardiac Risk
Registry offers information on quality of diabetes care across primary, specialty care spectrum
Resident-on-Resident Aggression at Nursing Homes Not Uncommon
20 percent of residents affected over one-month period, researchers find
Review Links H. pylori Infection With Metabolic Syndrome
Infection also linked to higher triglycerides, fasting blood glucose, BMI, HOMA-IR, systolic BP, lower HDL
