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Sartans Improve Survival, Time to Recurrence in Liver Cancer
Sartans up outcomes in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma after radiofrequency ablation
Wrist Fracture Linked to Higher Subsequent Fracture Risk
Increased risk of fracture overall and spine, humerus, upper extremity, lower extremity, hip fx
Resistance Training May Cut White Matter Lesion Progression
Findings among community-dwelling older women randomized to RT or balance and tone
Neuromuscular Stimulation Doesn’t Aid Dysphagia Patients
Combining NMES with swallow exercises in head and neck cancer patients not helpful
Patients’ Reasons for Returning to ER Differ From Predicted
Reasons differ from those predicted by the liaison nurse clinician's evaluation
Yoga Intervention Ups Sleep Quality for Staff Nurses
Better sleep quality, lower work stress for nurses in yoga group versus non-yoga group
RTS,S Malaria Vaccine More Active Against Matched Infections
Among children 5 to 17 months, vaccine efficacy higher with matched circumsporozoite protein alleles
Intensive Lifestyle Intervention Improves GI Symptoms in T2DM
Improvements in gastrointestinal symptoms greatest during first year, which also sees most weight loss
Childhood Antibiotics Rx Tied to Weight Gain Through Adolescence
Study finds link between repeated use in children and slightly higher weights in teen years
ACOG: Operative Vaginal Delivery Remains Appropriate
Operative vaginal delivery accounted for 3.3 percent of all deliveries in 2013
