History of Liver Disease Does Not Impact Efficacy of Edoxaban
Patients with a-fib and history of liver disease more often had major bleeding but no increase in SSEE
School Performance Down With Adverse Childhood Experiences
Negative school outcomes reduced after adding protective factors into same model as ACEs
In-Hospital Maternal Mortality Down in Pregnancies With Lupus
Mortality decrease greater in systemic lupus erythematosus pregnancies than in non-SLE pregnancies
Environment May Be Main Factor in Norway’s Obesity Epidemic
Rise in obesity since 1960s seen in both genetically predisposed, nonpredisposed people
Adults With Cerebral Palsy at Higher Risk for Osteoporosis
U.K. study also shows association between CP and osteoarthritis when adjusting for other factors
Food Insecurity Associated With Increased Insulin Resistance
Food insecurity also tied to measures of inflammation and stress in patients with diabetes
Simple Fixed Threshold IDs Those at Risk for COPD-Related Events
FEV1:FVC of 0.70 not significantly different from optimal threshold, better than LLN threshold
Increased Cancer Risk Seen in Multiple Sclerosis Patients
Cancer risk up for MS patients versus non-MS controls, especially in respiratory, urinary, CNS organs
Infective Endocarditis Prevalence 26 Percent in Patients With E. faecalis
Risk factors include prosthetic heart valve, community acquisition, monomicrobial bacteremia
Most Supplements Offer Little Protection Against Heart Disease
Most had no significant effect on mortality, cardiovascular disease outcomes