Poor Health Literacy Tied to More Hardships Among Cancer Survivors
Individuals with low health literacy face more material, psychological, financial hardships
FDA May Put Strong Warning on Breast Implants
Agency suggests boxed warning, checklist outlining potential harms, such as pain, fatigue, further surgery
FDA: Smokeless Tobacco Snus Can Be Marketed as Less Risky Than Cigarettes
This is the first time the FDA has allowed product marketing of this type
CHEST: Flu Shots Benefit Patients Hospitalized With Pneumonia
Study shows that in-hospital influenza vaccination may lower costs, risk for readmission or death
CVD Risk Declines When BP Meds Taken at Bedtime
Patients routinely taking antihypertensive meds at bedtime have lower risk for CV events, death
Neurodegenerative Disease Deaths Up in Former Soccer Players
Former Scottish soccer players also more often prescribed dementia-related medications than controls
First Use of Flavored Tobacco Linked to Subsequent Use
First use of menthol, mint, or other flavored cigarette versus nonflavored cigarette tied to later cigarette use
Limited English Proficiency May Worsen Chronic Disease Outcome
Findings seen in patients discharged from academic medical centers in Toronto with COPD or heart failure
Effect of Fluoxetine on Repetitive Behaviors in ASD Youth Unclear
Interpretation of results limited by high dropout rate, null findings of prespecified analyses
Patients With Diabetes Still Require More Hospitalizations for Infections
Excess risk has not improved over time and may be increasing for certain infections in young adults
