Benefit of fiber intake not equal in IBD patients
Patients with Crohn disease who ate high-fiber foods were 40% less likely to have a disease flare.
Print Issue: March 01, 2016
A side effect of the flu vaccine?
A clinician questions wonders if there is a connection between cardiac arrhythmia and the flu vaccine.
Penicillin allergy and the risk for chronic hives
Prevalence of self-reported penicillin allergy was 3 times greater among those with chronic hives.
Keep the care in care coordination
In a patient-centric model of care, the effort focuses on the patient’s wishes.
Diabetes drug may lower risk of recurrent stroke, MI in insulin-resistant patients
Although pioglitazone decreased the risk of stroke and myocardial infarction in this population, it elevated the risk of weight gain, edema, and bone fracture.
Weighing the benefits and harms of transvaginal mesh
Low- and moderate-quality evidence suggests no difference between artificial mesh and native tissue repair of vaginal prolapse.
USPSTF finds insufficient evidence for autism screening in all children
The USPSTF has found insufficient evidence to support screening all young children for autism spectrum disorder if a parent or clinician has no expressed concerns.
Past marijuana use linked to worse verbal memory later in life
In adults, past exposure to marijuana was associated with worse verbal memory.
Minimal benzodiazepine use associated with slightly higher risk of dementia
Patients administered low doses of benzodiazepines have an elevated risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease compared with patients who received higher doses.
Prenatal steroids reduce respiratory complications in late preterm infants
Administering steroids to pregnant women likely to give birth before 37 weeks can reduce infants’ risk of respiratory complications.
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