A history of smoking appears to be a risk factor for uveitis, a retrospective, case-control study showed.
Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) outperformed blood glucose as a predictor of cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality and had similar predictive accuracy for diabetes, data from a large cohort study showed.
NEW ORLEANS (MedPage Today) — Underuse of objective testing may be a big factor in underdiagnosis of asthma in the elderly, an expert said.
Principles of shared decision-making should guide a man’s decision about screening for prostate cancer, according to updated guidelines from the American Cancer Society.
NEW ORLEANS (MedPage Today) — High folate levels in utero may increase a child’s future asthma risk, while those in the child’s early years make little difference, according to two studies reported here.
In 2005, almost 30% of the U.S. adult population had prediabetes, but over 90% were unaware of their prediabetes status. Although it is known that diabetes can be prevented or delayed among adults at high risk through modest weight loss and increased physical activity, a study published in the April 2010 issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine revealed that only about half of U.S. adults with prediabetes reported that in the past year they tried to lose weight or exercise more…
PHOENIX (MedPage Today) — Older patients benefit as much as younger ones from aggressive chemoradiation for head and neck cancer, data from a chart review showed.
SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) — Contrary to conventional thinking, drinking lots of coffee appears to be associated with a lower risk of hospitalization for an arrhythmia, researchers found.
Medicare beneficiaries who survive a stint in the intensive care unit are slightly more likely to die in the next three years than those hospitalized for noncritical illnesses, a retrospective study showed.
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The Food and Drug Administration named members to its new Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee, which will have its first meeting at the end of the month to discuss menthol in cigarettes.