Twin Study Questions Link Between Obesity, Heart Risk
However, researchers find that obesity does raise diabetes risk
USPSTF Recommends Against Screening for Genital Herpes
Grade D recommendation against routine screening for asymptomatic adolescents and adults
High Doses of Omega-3s May Help Healing After Acute MI
Reductions seen in left ventricular systolic volume index and noninfarct myocardial fibrosis
July 2016 Briefing – Pathology
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Pathology for July 2016. This roundup includes the latest...
European Countries Implementing Cost-Sharing
Some financial protections are in place for poorer populations
SFRP4 Linked to Impaired Glucose Tolerance, T2DM
Higher levels of secreted frizzled-related protein 4 associated with impaired glucose tolerance, T2DM
Standardized Tests Can Quantify β-Cell Function
Mixed-meal tolerance, arginine stimulation tests reproducible across glucose tolerance states
![Use of [18F]-AV-1451 positron emission tomography can potentially stage Alzheimer's disease](https://www.ehealth-news.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/54231.jpeg "[18F]-AV-1451 Shows Staging Potential in Alzheimer’s")
[18F]-AV-1451 Shows Staging Potential in Alzheimer’s
Elevated [18F]-AV-1451 SUVR linked to volumetric loss in hippocampus, AD cortical signature regions
Hospitalizations for Heart Failure With Preserved EF Common
Patients are older, more often female, more likely to have comorbidities than patients with HFrEF
ASBS: Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy Discouraged
For most women, risk of disease in unaffected breast is low, American Society of Breast Surgeons says
