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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.

Self-monitoring for people not on insulin?

March 01, 2010

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.

C. difficile on the rise in outpatient settings

January 27, 2010

A patient's diarrhea or abdominal cramps could be the result of infection with Clostridium difficile.

Anti-diabetes measures have lasting payoff

January 27, 2010

Intensive lifestyle changes aimed at modest weight loss and increased physical activity continue to reduce the rate of type 2 diabetes after 10 years.