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Resistance and "jump" training can improve bone health in moderately active middle-aged men with osteopenia

Targeted Exercises Can Boost Men’s Bone Health

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Findings for weight-lifting, jump training in middle-aged men with osteopenia
Four out of 10 girls and six out of 10 boys

CDC: Too Few U.S. Adolescents Getting HPV Vaccination

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4 out of 10 girls, 6 out of 10 boys haven't started series
Only one-third of American seniors with diabetes have their disease under control as defined by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) guidelines

Treatment Targets Not Met by Most Older Patients With Diabetes

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Only one in three have diabetes controlled as defined by ADA guidelines
More than 50 million Americans live with a physical or mental disability

CDC: 20 Percent of U.S. Adults Have a Disability

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Race, poverty, and less education linked to increased odds of having a disability
There is an increased risk of depression among women with psoriasis

Higher Risk for Depression With Psoriasis

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Findings among women with psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis
Physicians report that patient safety is often at risk during the emergency department admission handoff process due to ineffective communication. The findings were published online July 22 in the Journal of Hospital Medicine.

Docs Report Patient Safety Often at Risk in ER to Inpatient Handoff

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Both ER, inpatient physicians say patient safety is at risk during handoff
Forty percent of patients with primary prevention implantable cardioverter-defibrillators experience improvement in left ventricular ejection fraction

LVEF Improvement for Many With Primary Prevention ICDs

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Improvement for 40.0 percent of patients; improvement of more than 35 percent for 25 percent
For obese individuals

Home-Based Device Beneficial for Obese Patients With Knee OA

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Biomechanical device tied to improvement in all gait parameters at three, 12 months
Cranberry juice capsules reduce the rate of urinary tract infection in women undergoing elective benign gynecological surgery involving urinary catheterization

Cranberry Juice Capsules Cut UTI Risk After Gynecological Surgery

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Findings for women undergoing elective gynecologic surgery involving urinary catheterization
Among U.S. male physicians

Chocolate Consumption Shows No Impact on Risk of A-Fib

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No association with incident atrial fibrillation; no evidence of effect modification by adiposity, age