Initiation, Adherence to AIs Low for Older Women With DCIS
About 45 percent of women initiated treatment with tamoxifen or aromatase inhibitors within one year
Useful Tips Offered for Addressing Negative Patient Reviews
Doctors should respond quickly, validate patient complaints, demonstrate willingness to take action
Education Needed Regarding Use of Herbal Weight Loss Products
More than 80 percent felt that weight loss products have severe adverse effects; use should be limited
IDSA: Cranberry Capsules Don’t Appear to Help Prevent UTIs
In female nursing home residents, no significant effect on bacteriuria plus pyuria over one year
New ADA Guidelines Call for More Frequent Activity for DM Patients
Light physical activity now recommended every 30 minutes, not every 90 minutes
Cancer Survivors Have Higher Rate of Antidepressant Use
Nearly one in five survivors taking medication for depression or anxiety years later
Searching for Price Info Affects Choice of Health Care Facility
Patients who viewed price estimates chose health care facilities with lower relative price estimates
Low CA Risk for Premenopausal Abnormal Uterine Bleeding
Low risk of endometrial cancer, atypical hyperplasia in premenopausal women with abnormal bleeding
ASA: Easing Labor Pain May Help Mitigate Postpartum Depression
More pain relief during labor equaled lower scores on the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale
More Than Half of Melanomas Are Self-Detected
Self-detection by women ups prognosis; men have more melanomas in non-easily visible locations
