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Prescription Medication Use on the Rise in the United States
Many adults take five or more medications, often for preventable ills
Endovascular Tx Beats tPA Alone for Stroke Patients
Patients who had procedure were more likely to have functional independence after 90 days
Pertussis in Childhood Tied to Small Increase in Epilepsy Risk
But chances of any one child developing epilepsy remain low
Guidelines Issued for Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension
New guidelines address classifying the different types of disease, approved treatment methods
Sirolimus Safe Adjunct to Pulsed Dye Laser in Port Wine Stain
Single-patient case shows greater improvement and maintenance with adjunct sirolimus
Doctors Should Consider Financial Factors Before Career Change
Issues to consider include cost of career change, ability to use Internet to monetize skills
Adherence, Not Diet Type, Predicts Long-Term Weight Loss
Low-fat diets no more effective than higher-fat diets, researchers say
Sleep Patterns May Affect a Woman’s Diabetes Risk
Researchers say adding two or more hours of sleep each night might be a warning sign
GDM Risk Higher With More Abdominal Fat in First Trimester
Higher levels of fat equal higher risk of developing diabetes at 24 to 28 weeks of pregnancy
Online Cognitive Therapy May Benefit Some Patients
But remote counseling is not suited to people with severe mental illness, researchers say
