Type 2 diabetes screening for Americans is cost-effective when started at ages between 30 to 45 years and repeated every 3-5 years, according to a mathematical model published March 30 online in the Lancet
(EGMN) Duplication of CEP17, an apparently nonfunctioning region of chromosome 17, appears to predict whether or not patients with breast cancer will respond to adjuvant treatment with anthracyclines.
Medicare now covers the use of facial fillers for beneficiaries whose facial lipoatrophy resulting from treatment for HIV infection has contributed significantly to depression, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced March 24.
The risk of subtrochanteric and diaphyseal femur fractures is not significantly increased in women taking bisphosphonates, even among those treated for up to 10 years, a secondary analysis of data from three large randomized bisphosphonate trials suggests.
Data from a large cohort study has shown that women who regularly eat fish and other foods rich in omega-3 fatty acids are at decreased risk of being diagnosed with endometriosis and that women with diets rich in trans fats, by contrast, are much likelier to develop the disease.
An infrared thermal detection system noninvasively screened for fever in a study of 566 patients presenting to an emergency department.
The risk of myopathy is increased when the highest dose of simvastatin is used, according to a March 19 issued by the Food and Drug Administration, which is conducting a safety review of the statin.
A hospital-based strategy using multiple infection-control interventions resulted in more than a 90% reduction in health careassociated infections due to methicillin-resistant without the need for active MRSA surveillance.
