Newsline Articles

Urological association at odds with new prostate recommendations

March 10, 2010

The American Urological Association and the American Cancer Society disagree over when baseline screening should begin.
 

Blood calcium highs, lows can be lethal in kidney disease

March 02, 2010

Mortality risk for patients who had abnormally high calcium levels for a prolonged period was 31% greater than that of the individuals with normal blood calcium levels
 

Sleepiness may point to Alzheimer's risk

March 01, 2010

Cognitive fluctuations significantly affect dementia severity and neuropsychological performance.
 

Be sure a spoonful of medicine is just that

March 01, 2010

Make sure your patients administer liquid medicine in accurate measures when they are at home.
 

Self-monitoring for people not on insulin?

March 01, 2010

There is no proof to support self-monitoring in patients with type 2 diabetes.
 

Concussions: Don't let the name fool you

March 01, 2010

In children, the concussion label is strongly predictive of earlier discharge from the hospital and return to school.
 

New guidelines nix TENS for chronic back pain

March 01, 2010

However, TENS should be considered for the treatment of painful diabetic neuropathy.
 

Treat complete heart risk

March 01, 2010

Tailoring treatment to individual heart attack risk was more effective in preventing heart attack, stroke, and cardiovascular death than strategies to lower cholesterol.
 

Regimen improves knee osteoarthritis

March 01, 2010

Strength-training regimens, self-management programs, or a combination of the two are equally beneficial for physically inactive, middle-aged people with symptomatic osteoarthritis of the knee.
 

Statin approved for primary CVD prevention

February 09, 2010

FDA approval was based on the JUPITER study, which evaluated Crestor in a previously unstudied population.
 

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