Fusion Not Always Necessary for Back Pain From Stenosis
Still, spinal fusion provided better results in study of only patients with spondylolisthesis
Health Care Workers Skip Hand Washing One-Third of the Time
Outpatient facility staff also found to be lacking at safe injection practices
Low Fruit, Vegetable Intake Linked to Hip Fracture Risk
Daily intake of one or less servings of fruit and vegetables linked to increased risk in older adults
Parental Hip Fracture Independently Ups Offspring Risk
Strength of correlation decreases with older parental age at hip fracture
Doctors Can Be Misled About FDA ‘Breakthrough’ Drug Designation
Many believe meds supported by stronger evidence than the law requires to achieve designation
VA Commission on Care: Eliminate VA Medical Centers
Eight veterans organizations denounce document in letter to Commission Chairwoman
Vitamin D Supplementation Doesn’t Change Lean Mass, BMD
Findings in postmenopausal overweight or obese women with vitamin D insufficiency
Peripheral Nerve Block Beneficial in Arthroplasty
Reduced odds of complications and resource utilization with PNB in knee/hip arthroplasty
Sport-Banned Oxilofrine Found in Diet Supplements
FDA has warned makers of 8 products containing oxilofrine, or methylsynephrine
Surgery Cuts Fracture Risk in Primary Hyperparathyroidism
Reduced fracture risk for surgery; bisphosphonate treatment no better than observation
