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1. More Evidence Fecal Transplant Clears C. Diff. Fecal transplant for Clostridium difficile infection is a safe and effective treatment and can alter patients' fecal microbiota to resemble that of donors over time.
2. CT Lung Screens Catch Most Cancers. The National Lung Screening Trial found that CT scans were highly sensitive in detecting lung cancer in ...
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1. Asthma Tied to Sleep Apnea. Patients with asthma were also more likely to develop obstructive sleep apnea.
2. 5-Day Steroid Tx Works in COPD. A short-term course of systemic glucocorticoid therapy in patients with acute chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was as effective as treatment of longer duration.
3. Cyberbullying, Risky Sex Hike Teen ...
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1. Medical Home Transition Long but Worth It. The path to becoming a patient-centered medical home is long, rough, and varies for each practice, but getting there is essential to providing high-quality, affordable healthcare to all Americans.
2. Any Bed-Sharing Puts Baby at Risk for SIDS. Bed-sharing is associated with a five-fold increased risk of sudden infant ...
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1. Hospitalists Work Longer, Patients Stay Longer. Long work hours for hospitalists led to longer patient stays and unnecessary orders.
2. Automated BP Device Not Cutting It. An automated BP cuff billed as an in-office substitute for ambulatory monitoring may substantially underestimate pressures.
3. No Hike in Mass. Hospital Use Post Health Reform. Healthcare reform ...
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1. Arts Therapy Has Benefits in Cancer. Cancer patients who participated in creative arts therapy derived significant clinical, psychological, and quality-of-life benefits, a meta-analysis of more than two dozen studies showed.
2. Fecal Transplant: FDA Wants Regulation. Researchers who have been reporting success with the use of fecal transplant to treat resistant C. difficile are likely to ...
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1. Angelina's Mastectomy: Oncologists Respond. When Angelina Jolie charted her course of action against the breast cancer cards she'd been dealt, she didn't seek direction from an academic medical center.
2. Bike Helmet Law Benefit Unclear. Despite a decrease in bicycle-related head injuries since the passage of legislation requiring bicyclists to wear helmets, a Canadian statistical analysis ...
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1. Adult-Observed ADHD Reflects True Rate in Kids. Parent- and teacher-reported rates of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder do not appear to overestimate the true prevalence of the condition.
2. H7N9 Pandemic? Not Yet but Still Worrisome. The H7N9 avian influenza now circulating in China has two of the three characteristics of a pandemic virus.
3. If Job ...
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1. Gastric Band Not Best Choice for Christie? Gastric banding is the easiest bariatric procedure to fit into a patient's schedule -- which may be why it was N.J. governor Chris Christie's stomach-shrinking procedure of choice.
2. Inoculating Against Vaccine Fears? A new surveillance tool might help immunize communities against vaccine scares.
3. Wide Variation ...
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1. Robotics No Help in Cystectomy. A randomized trial comparing robotic with open cystectomy ended early after an interim analysis showed the minimally invasive approach did not reduce complications.
2. Medicare Reveals Hospital Charge Information. The Obama administration made public on Wednesday previously unpublished hospital charges for the 100 most common inpatient treatments in 2011, saying a ...
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1. Uniform Quality Measures Sought for an SGR Repeal. Doctors need quality measures from a single source and more avenues to qualify for value-based payments under a post-Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) reimbursement system.
2. Triptans Go-To Migraine Drugs Even in Pregnancy. Monday's FDA announcement that pregnant women should not take valproate sodium and related drugs to prevent ...
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