FDA Warns Against Use of Preowned or Unauthorized Test Strips
Unauthorized, preowned test strips could cause infection, inaccuracy
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Primary Care
Women often keep impact of menstrual pain, bleeding to themselves
By Lisa Rapaport Many women who suffer from menstrual symptoms like pain and heavy bleeding...
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Workplace yoga can indeed lower employee stress
By Lisa Rapaport People who get to do yoga at work may be less stressed out than their peers who...
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Major study debunks myth that moderate drinking can be healthy
By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) – Blood pressure and stroke risk rise steadily the more...
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New nursing home patients may wait to see a doctor
By Carolyn Crist (Reuters Health) – – When Medicare patients are discharged from a...
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No Benefit Seen With Rituximab for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
B-cell depletion using several rituximab infusions over 12 months not linked to clinical improvement
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Patient Behaviors Identified That Impact Weight Regain After RYGB
Independent links for sedentary time, eating fast food, eating when feeling full, eating continuously
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Topical Corticosteroids Associated With Higher Risk for Type 2 Diabetes
Dose-response relationship observed in large European cohort
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CDC: Prevalence of COPD High Among Some Nonsmokers
High prevalence observed in certain industries and occupations, including information industry
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October May Be Best Time for Older Adults to Receive Flu Shot
Waning protection with early vaccine must be balanced with fewer vaccinated with compressed schedule, early peak
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Novartis, Amgen in dispute over migraine drug partnership
By Jonathan Stempel and Deena Beasley NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Swiss drugmaker...
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Moderate muscle strength tied to lower risk of diabetes
By Lisa Rapaport Maintaining a moderate amount of muscle strength may help adults lower their risk...
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Drug company founder, execs exploited patients to sell opioid: U.S. prosecutor
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) – The founder of Insys Therapeutics Inc put profits over...
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Starting workouts in middle age tied to longer life
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – While regularly exercising over the course of decades is...
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Patient-Report Instrument Helps Identify ADEs in Older Adults
With accuracy of 75 percent, tool differentiates between symptoms of adverse drug events, chronic disease
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11 Million Deaths Attributable to Poor Diet in 2017
Leading dietary risk factors for deaths, DALYs include high sodium intake, low intake of whole grains
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CDC: Violence Against Seniors on Rise, Especially Among Men
Nonfatal assault rate increased 75.4 percent among men from 2002 to 2016
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U.S. House condemns Trump’s courtroom efforts to end Obamacare
By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Calling it an effort to take away Americans’...
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One in five deaths worldwide linked to unhealthy diet
By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) – Eleven million deaths worldwide in 2017 were linked to...
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People rarely apply SPF moisturizer as thoroughly as sunscreen
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – When applying sunscreen, people tend to miss spots on...
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