Many patients fail to complete HPV vaccine series on time
Private insurance and race affected whether or not young women adhered to recommended three-dose vaccine schedule.
Preventive Medicine
Controversy over fish oil’s cardioprotective effects
Trial results poured cold water on claims that omega-3s prevent heart attacks. What does the future hold for these popular supplements?
Most women do not get recommended mammograms
Many women aged older than 40 do not get an annual mammogram, even if they have insurance to pay for it.
Aspirin may improve diagnostic performance for colorectal cancer test
Short-term low-dose aspirin use prior to immunochemical fecal occult blood testing (iFOBT) significantly increased the test’s sensitivity for detecting advanced colorectal tumors.
Arthritis drug protects against skin cancer
COX-2 inhibitors may be more effective than sunscreen.
Declining stroke death rates attributed to better prevention
American Heart Association updates stroke prevention guidelines.
Sleep complaints predict metabolic syndrome
Screening for common sleep complaints in routine clinical practice may help identify patients at risk for cardiovascular disease and diabetes.
Smoking linked to rheumatoid arthritis in blacks
Quitting or avoiding smoking could prevent about one-in-six of rheumatoid arthritis cases that occur in African-Americans.
Combination CRT, ICD therapy reduced heart failure hospitalization, death rates
Large multicenter trial confirms benefits of cardiac-resynchronization therapy for patients with mild-to-moderate heart failure.
Delaying hospital visits for heart attack still common
Many people who experience heart attacks still wait more than two hours from symptom onset to visit the hospital despite public health campaigns to encourage quicker patient response time.
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