Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Internal Medicine for November 2012. This roundup includes the latest research news from journal articles, as well as the FDA approvals and regulatory changes that are the most likely to affect clinical practice.
Noninvasive Method Improves Movement in Spinal Cord Injury
FRIDAY, Nov. 30 (HealthDay News) -- A system of paired, noninvasive stimulation of the brain motor cortex and the wrist can temporarily improve voluntary hand movement in patients with spinal cord injury, according to a study published online Nov. 29 in Current Biology.
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Managing Erectile Dysfunction, Comorbid Diseases Linked
FRIDAY, Nov. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Diagnosis and management of erectile dysfunction (ED) improves health outcomes for men with comorbid diseases, and vice versa, according to research published online Nov. 15 in The Journal of Sexual Medicine.
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Urban HIV Infection Mainly Due to Male-Male Sexual Contact
FRIDAY, Nov. 30 (HealthDay News) -- More than half of HIV infections in metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs), smaller metropolitan areas, and nonmetropolitan areas in the United States and Puerto Rico can be attributed to male-to-male sexual contact, according to research published in the Nov. 30 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
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Worse Outcomes for Total Joint Arthroplasty in RA Versus OA
FRIDAY, Nov. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at higher risk of dislocation and infection following total joint arthroplasty compared to patients with osteoarthritis (OA), according to a review published in the December issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism.
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Materialism, Impulsiveness Impact Technology Addictions
FRIDAY, Nov. 30 (HealthDay News) -- For young adults, materialism and impulsiveness contribute to cell phone and instant messaging addiction, according to a study published online Nov. 17 in the Journal of Behavioral Addictions.
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Model Predicts Flu Season Peak Seven Weeks in Advance
FRIDAY, Nov. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Using a technique commonly applied in weather prediction, peaks of influenza season can be predicted seven weeks in advance, according to a study published online Nov. 26 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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Wait Time to Breast Cancer Surgery Up in Medicare Patients
THURSDAY, Nov. 29 (HealthDay News) -- The delay between first physician visit and breast cancer surgery increased from 1992 to 2005 for Medicare patients, according to a study published online Nov. 19 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
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Editorial: Too Much Vigorous Exercise Can Damage Heart
THURSDAY, Nov. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Limiting vigorous exercise to 30 to 50 minutes a day will ensure cardiovascular benefit, without risking cardiovascular damage, according to an editorial published online Nov. 29 in Heart.
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Analysis Seeks True Magnitude of Cryptorchidism Malignancy Risk
THURSDAY, Nov. 29 (HealthDay News) -- For boys with isolated cryptorchidism, there is an almost three-fold increased relative risk of testicular malignancy, according to a meta-analysis published online Nov. 28 in the Archives of Disease in Childhood.
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Aspirin Use Cuts Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
THURSDAY, Nov. 29 (HealthDay News) -- For men and women aged 50 to 71, use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), particularly aspirin, is associated with a reduced risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and death due to chronic liver disease (CLD), according to a study published online Nov. 28 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
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Depression Is Key Contributor to Health Status in Parkinson's
THURSDAY, Nov. 29 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with Parkinson's disease, of all the factors affecting the course of the disease, depression and anxiety have the biggest impact on health status, according to early findings from the largest ongoing study of Parkinson's disease, published online Nov. 28 by the National Parkinson Foundation.
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Removal of Consultation Fees Increased Spending on Doc Visits
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 28 (HealthDay News) -- The 2010 Medicare elimination of consultation payments (mainly billed by specialists) led to a net increase in spending on physician office visits, according to a study published online Nov. 26 in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
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Political Leaders Face Voter Opposition to Medicare Cuts
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 28 (HealthDay News) -- The majority of those who voted for President Obama in the 2012 election favor implementing the Affordable Care Act (ACA), while those who voted for Republican officeholders are likely to oppose parts or all of the implementation of the ACA; both sides oppose cuts to Medicare as a means to balance the budget, according to an analysis of newly released polls published as a Special Report online Nov. 28 in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Cigarette Tax Would Cost Federal Government in Long Term
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 28 (HealthDay News) -- A theoretical additional federal excise tax on cigarettes would lead to greater federal outlays over time because of the population's increased longevity, according to a perspective piece published in the Nov. 29 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Digoxin Found to Increase Mortality in A-Fib Patients
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Digoxin is linked with a significant increase in mortality in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), according to results from a study published online Nov. 27 in the European Heart Journal.
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Judge Orders Tobacco Companies to Admit Deception
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 28 (HealthDay News) -- A Federal judge has ordered that big tobacco companies in the United States must publish corrective statements about their products and the adverse health effects related to use of their products.
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Adding Fitness to Statin Rx Significantly Improves Mortality
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 28 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with dyslipidemia, the combination of statin treatment and increased fitness results in substantially lower mortality risk than either alone, according to a study published online Nov. 28 in The Lancet.
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State Cost of Affordable Care Act's Medicaid Expansion Modest
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Implementation of the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) Medicaid expansion will likely result in modest state costs by 2022, but will gain health care coverage for more than 20 million uninsured Americans, according to report published by the Kaiser Family Foundation.
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Parenteral Hydration No Benefit for Cancer Care in Hospices
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 28 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with advanced cancer in hospices, providing parenteral saline (1 liter per day) does not improve symptoms associated with dehydration, quality of life, or overall survival compared with placebo, according to a study published online Nov. 19 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
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Survival Benefit of Two Heart Failure Therapies Re-Examined
TUESDAY, Nov. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Two observational studies examining the effectiveness of two heart failure therapies in clinical practice appear to contradict the results of randomized clinical trials, according to research published in the Nov. 28 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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USPSTF: Consider Screening Baby Boomers for Hepatitis C Infection
TUESDAY, Nov. 27 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends that certain high-risk people be screened for the hepatitis C virus (HCV) and that screening should be considered for people born between 1945 and 1965. This Recommendation Statement is based on an evidence review published in the Nov. 27 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Draft Recommendation Statement (http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/draftrec2.htm )Comment on Recommendations (http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/tfcomment.htm )Background Review (http://annals.org/article.aspx?articleid=1458679 )
Doc Earnings Growth Lags Behind Other Health Professionals
TUESDAY, Nov. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Compared with other health professionals, in the last 15 years there has been considerably less growth in the earnings of physicians in the United States, according to a research letter published in the Nov. 28 issue the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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Warfarin D/C Within 180 Days Post-Surgery May Up Mortality
TUESDAY, Nov. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Patients who undergo bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement surgery and discontinue anticoagulant treatment within six months have a greater risk of cardiovascular death, according to a study published in the Nov. 28 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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U.S. Primary Care Doctors Gaining Ground on Health IT
TUESDAY, Nov. 27 (HealthDay News) -- While primary care physicians in the United States and other countries are gaining ground on health information technology use, there continues to be access-to-care barriers and breakdowns in coordination issues with other health care professionals, according to a Commonwealth Fund report published online Nov. 15 in Health Affairs.
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ECG Screening of Athletes in the U.S. Would Be Too Costly
TUESDAY, Nov. 27 (HealthDay News) -- A national electrocardiographic (ECG) screening program for athletes in the United States would result in huge costs per life saved, according to a study published in the Dec. 4 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
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Growing Number of Drugs Possibly Inhibited by Grapefruit
TUESDAY, Nov. 27 (HealthDay News) -- There are increasing numbers of newly marketed drugs that have the potential to interact with grapefruit, all of which are metabolized by the cytochrome P450 3A4 enzyme (CYP3A4), according to a review published online Nov. 26 in CMAJ, the journal of the Canadian Medical Association.
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Zolpidem Linked to Increased Risk of Inpatient Falls
TUESDAY, Nov. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Zolpidem, a commonly used hypnotic drug, is independently associated with an increased risk of inpatient falls, according to a study published online Nov. 19 in the Journal of Hospital Medicine.
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U.S. Suicides Increased 16 Percent From 2000 to 2010
TUESDAY, Nov. 27 (HealthDay News) -- From 2000 to 2010, the overall U.S. suicide rate increased, mainly due to increases in suicide by hanging/suffocation and poisoning, according to a study published online Nov. 20 in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
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Ranbaxy Issues Recall of 41 Batches of Atorvastatin
MONDAY, Nov. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd., one of India's biggest pharmaceutical companies, has issued a voluntary recall for 41 batches of its generic version of atorvastatin calcium (Lipitor), with the full knowledge of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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Hemorrhage Rates Highest Within 30 Days of Warfarin Tx
MONDAY, Nov. 26 (HealthDay News) -- For older patients with atrial fibrillation starting on warfarin, the rates of hemorrhage are highest within the first 30 days, according to a study published online Nov. 26 in CMAJ, the journal of the Canadian Medical Association.
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TBI Incidence in New Zealand Higher Than Previously Thought
MONDAY, Nov. 26 (HealthDay News) -- The burden of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in New Zealand appears to be greater than previously estimated, according to a population-based study published online Nov. 22 in The Lancet Neurology.
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Barriers to the Launch of Accountable Care Identified
MONDAY, Nov. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Health care reform presents a unique opportunity for medical health centers to integrate systems of care, such as accountable care organizations (ACOs), but not without facing several barriers to implementation, according to an academic health center profile published in the November issue of Health Affairs.
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Growth in Health Benefit Cost Per Employee Slowed in 2012
FRIDAY, Nov. 23 (HealthDay News) -- In 2012, growth in the average total health benefit cost per employee slowed to 4.1 percent, according to the National Survey of Employer-Sponsored Health Plans, published Nov. 14 by Mercer.
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Obama Administration Moving Forward With Health Care Law
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Three rules have been proposed by the Obama administration to further facilitate implementation of the Affordable Care Act, according to a Nov. 20 press release from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
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CDC: Designated Airport Smoking Areas Pose Risk to All
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Airports with designated indoor smoking areas pose the risk of secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure for workers and travelers, according to research published in the Nov. 20 early-release issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report.
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For Patients With ADHD, Lower Criminality Rates With Med Use
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Patients with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have lower criminality rates when they are medicated compared with non-medication periods, according to a study published in the Nov. 22 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Review: Routine Physicals Don't Cut Morbidity, Mortality
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Routine health exams do not reduce overall, cardiovascular, or cancer-related morbidity or mortality, according to a review published online Nov. 20 in BMJ.
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Safety-Net Hospital Care Good for Head, Neck Cancer
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Providing safety-net hospital care to head and neck cancer patients is not associated with an increase in complications or costs, according to a study published in the November issue of the Archives of Otolaryngology -- Head & Neck Surgery.
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Nearly 40 Percent of Adults Take Dietary Supplements
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Nearly 40 percent of adults in the United States take dietary supplements such as fish oil, and most report that they would not stop taking them even if they were shown to be ineffective, according to a research letter published online Nov. 19 in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
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Aspirin Resistance Ups Severity in Acute Ischemic Stroke
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 21 (HealthDay News) -- In patients with acute ischemic stroke, aspirin resistance is associated with increased stroke severity and infarct size, according to research published online Nov. 19 in the Archives of Neurology.
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HIV Screening Recommended for All 15- to 65-Year Olds
TUESDAY, Nov. 20 (HealthDay News) -- New recommendations propose HIV screening for all individuals aged 15 to 65 years, and for all pregnant women, according to a draft recommendation statement issued Nov. 20 by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF).
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Online Access by Patients to Health Records Ups Utilization
TUESDAY, Nov. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Patients having online access to medical records and clinicians correlates with an increase in health care utilization, according to a study published in the Nov. 21 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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E. coli O157:H7 Not Found to Up Death, Cardiovascular Events
TUESDAY, Nov. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Following a 2000 outbreak of Escherichia coli (E. coli) O157:H7, there has been no increase noted in the risk of cardiovascular disease or death, according to research published online Nov. 19 in CMAJ, the journal of the Canadian Medical Association.
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Heart Attack Risk Increases With Unemployment
TUESDAY, Nov. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Middle-aged and older individuals in the United States who have experienced job losses are at higher risk of having a heart attack, particularly during the first year of unemployment, according to a study published online Nov. 19 in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
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Pharmacies Often Still Dispense Meds Despite Discontinue Order
TUESDAY, Nov. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Despite electronic discontinuation orders, pharmacies may continue to dispense medications and create potential for patient harm, including situations with high-risk dispensing events, according to research published in the Nov. 20 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine.
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Energy Content of Fast-Food Menu Items Has Changed Little
TUESDAY, Nov. 20 (HealthDay News) -- The energy content of U.S. fast-food restaurant lunch and dinner menu items has changed little over a 14-year period from 1997 to 2010, according to a study published in the November issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
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YKL-40 Is Marker of Mortality in Hospitalized Patients
TUESDAY, Nov. 20 (HealthDay News) -- For patients admitted to the hospital, the inflammatory biomarker YKL-40 is a strong predictor of mortality, regardless of diagnosis, according to a study published online Nov. 12 in the Journal of Internal Medicine.
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Repeat Testing Common Among Medicare Beneficiaries
MONDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) -- For Medicare beneficiaries, repeat testing within three years is common, according to a study published online Nov. 19 in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
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Testosterone Doesn't Add to Erectile Response With Sildenafil
MONDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) -- For men with erectile dysfunction and low testosterone levels, the addition of testosterone to sildenafil is not superior to sildenafil alone for improving erectile function, according to a study published in the Nov. 20 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine.
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More Support for Vitamin D As Protective Factor in MS
MONDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) -- There is an inverse association between levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) and the risk of multiple sclerosis (MS), but no association between gestational levels of 25(OH)D and offspring risk of MS, according to a study published in the Nov. 20 issue of Neurology.
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Study Assesses Bidirectional Link for Diabetes, Depression
MONDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) -- There is a bidirectional relationship between type 2 diabetes and depression, with a stronger correlation for depression predicting diabetes onset, according to research published online Nov. 12 in Diabetes Care.
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Decreased Renal Function Linked to Cognitive Decline
MONDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Decreased estimated glomerular filtration rates (eGFR) correlate with cognitive decline, according to a study published online Nov. 19 in Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation.
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Mental Illness, Job Stress Both Factors in Physician Suicides
FRIDAY, Nov. 16 (HealthDay News) -- The presence of mental illness or job problems may make physicians more vulnerable to suicide than non-physicians, according to a study published online Nov. 5 in General Hospital Psychiatry.
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Review Supports Month of Birth Theory in Multiple Sclerosis Risk
FRIDAY, Nov. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Month of birth affects the risk of multiple sclerosis (MS), according to research published online Nov. 14 in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry.
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U-Shaped Link for BMI at Diagnosis With Mortality in T2DM
FRIDAY, Nov. 16 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), classification as normal weight or obese within a year of initial diabetes diagnosis correlates with significantly higher mortality, forming a U-shaped association between body mass index (BMI) and mortality, according to a study published online Nov. 8 in Diabetes Care.
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Head Injury and Paraquat Exposure Up Parkinson's Risk
FRIDAY, Nov. 16 (HealthDay News) -- The risk of developing Parkinson's disease (PD) is higher for those with a traumatic brain injury (TBI) or exposure to the pesticide paraquat, and is three times higher for individuals with both TBI and paraquat exposure, according to a study published in the Nov. 13 issue of Neurology.
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Gender Influences Mental Health Literacy, Depression Perception
FRIDAY, Nov. 16 (HealthDay News) -- There are gender differences in mental health literacy, both among the respondents' attitudes and toward identifying depression in the target, which correlate with attitudes toward and seeking psychological help for mental health disorders, according to a vignette study published online Nov. 14 in PLoS One.
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Hearing Impairment More Prevalent in Diabetes
FRIDAY, Nov. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Hearing impairment is approximately twice as prevalent in people with diabetes compared with individuals who do not have diabetes, according to research published online Nov. 12 in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
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New Genetic Variant Implicated in Alzheimer's Disease
THURSDAY, Nov. 15 (HealthDay News) -- A missense mutation in the gene encoding the triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) correlates with increased risk of Alzheimer's disease, according to two studies published online Nov. 14 in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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CDC: U.S. Adults Consume About 100 Calories/Day From Alcohol
THURSDAY, Nov. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Among U.S. adults, about 100 calories per day come from consumption of alcoholic beverages, according to a November data brief issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).
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Room to Improve Order, Length of Doc Handoff Discussions
THURSDAY, Nov. 15 (HealthDay News) -- In handoff discussions between attending physicians in an intensive care unit, more time is allocated to patients discussed early in each session compared with those discussed last, despite the order of cases being unrelated to severity or complexity of illness, according to research published online Nov. 12 in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
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Pilates Is Beneficial Adjunctive Therapy in Heart Failure
THURSDAY, Nov. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Pilates exercises may be a beneficial adjunctive treatment for patients with heart failure, offering functional capacity improvements, according to a study published in the December issue of Cardiovascular Therapeutics.
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Survival Improving After In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Over the past decade, there has been a trend toward improved survival and a decrease in neurologic disability following in-hospital cardiac arrest, according to a study published in the Nov. 15 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Whole-Genome Sequencing Helps ID MRSA Outbreaks
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Whole-genome sequencing is promising for rapid, accurate, and comprehensive identification of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) outbreaks, according to research published online Nov. 14 in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.
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Genitourinary Injuries Often Related to Consumer Products
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Acute genitourinary injuries most commonly occur in males, with the highest prevalence among young adults, and are frequently associated with consumer products such as sporting items, according to research published online Nov. 5 in The Journal of Urology.
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Graphic Pictorial Warning Labels on Cigarettes Most Effective
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Pictorial health warning labels on cigarette packages are effective in reaching adult smokers with low health literacy, with graphic images having the most pronounced effect on all adult smokers, according to a study published online Nov. 13 in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
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Early End-of-Life Talks Can Reduce Aggressive Cancer Care
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 14 (HealthDay News) -- For stage IV cancer patients, end-of-life (EOL) discussions that are conducted with physicians before the last 30 days of life correlate with less aggressive care close to death and greater use of hospice care, according to a study published online Nov. 13 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
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Venous Thromboembolism Risk Up With Cisplatin-Based Chemo
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Patients with advanced solid tumors receiving cisplatin-based chemotherapy regimens have a significantly higher risk of having a venous thromboembolic event (VTE) compared with those who do not receive a cisplatin-based regimen, according to research published online Nov. 13 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
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Meditation Linked to Lower Mortality, Heart Attack, Stroke
TUESDAY, Nov. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Use of the transcendental meditation (TM) stress reduction program correlates with a decrease in the risk of a composite of mortality, myocardial infarction, and stroke in African-American men and women with coronary heart disease (CHD), according to a study published online Nov. 13 in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.
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Genetic Variants May Impact Link Between Vitamin D, Health
TUESDAY, Nov. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Genetic variants in the vitamin D receptor (VDR) may impact the association between low vitamin D levels and adverse health outcomes, according to research published in the Nov. 14 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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Social Network, Early Breast Cancer Prognosis Link Explored
TUESDAY, Nov. 13 (HealthDay News) -- For women with early-stage breast cancer, large social networks predict better prognosis, and this association varies based on social support and burden, according to a study published online Nov. 9 in Breast Cancer Research and Treatment.
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Efficacy of Corticosteroid Injection for Sciatica Reviewed
TUESDAY, Nov. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Epidural corticosteroid injections offer a small but significant degree of short-term relief of leg pain and disability for patients with sciatica, but the long-term effects are even smaller and not significant, according to a review published online Nov. 13 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
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Fasting Times Have Little Correlation With Lipid Levels
MONDAY, Nov. 12 (HealthDay News) -- In a large examination of laboratory data, fasting times were found to exhibit limited correlation with lipid levels, according to research published online Nov. 12 in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
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Nucleoside Analogue Tx Cuts Recurrence in HBV-Related HCC
MONDAY, Nov. 12 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) who undergo curative liver resection, treatment with nucleoside analogues correlates with a reduced risk of HCC recurrence or death, according to a study published online Nov. 12 in the Journal of the American Medical Association to coincide with presentation at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, held from Nov. 9 to 13 in Boston.
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Social Network Profile May Harm Medical Applicants
MONDAY, Nov. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Social networking profiles may harm an applicant's chances of admission to medical school or a residency program, according to a study published online Nov. 8 in the Postgraduate Medical Journal.
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Increased Risk of Carotid Artery Wall Thickening in COPD
MONDAY, Nov. 12 (HealthDay News) -- For older adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the likelihood of carotid artery thickening is increased and vulnerable lipid core plaques are more frequent than in controls with normal lung function, according to a study published online Nov. 9 in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
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Lower Income More Strongly Linked to Albuminuria in Blacks
FRIDAY, Nov. 9 (HealthDay News) -- The correlation between lower income and albuminuria is stronger in blacks than whites, and may be one determinant of racial disparities in albuminuria, according to a study published in the November issue of the American Journal of Kidney Diseases.
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Higher Pulse Wave Velocity Seen in Well-Controlled Diabetes
FRIDAY, Nov. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Pulse wave velocity is higher among patients with well-controlled type 2 diabetes when compared to controls, and is associated with white matter lesions, according to a study published online Nov. 5 in Diabetes Care.
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Lean Process Methods Expedite Care in Ischemic Stroke
FRIDAY, Nov. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Use of lean process improvement methodology can reduce the time to stroke care without compromising patient safety, according to a study published online Nov. 8 in Stroke.
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Black Tea Intake Tied to Low Diabetes Prevalence Worldwide
FRIDAY, Nov. 9 (HealthDay News) -- High black tea consumption is correlated with low diabetes prevalence worldwide, according to research published online Nov. 8 in BMJ Open.
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Predrinking Linked to Heavier Alcohol Consumption
FRIDAY, Nov. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Predrinking, drinking before going out, is linked to heavier alcohol consumption and increased adverse outcomes, according to a study published online Nov. 8 in Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research.
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NephroTalk Helps Docs Prepare for Difficult Discussions
FRIDAY, Nov. 9 (HealthDay News) -- A communication skills workshop for nephrology fellows (NephroTalk), which focuses on delivering bad news and helping patients define care goals, improves the preparedness of nephrology fellows for having difficult discussions with patients, according to a study published online Nov. 8 in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.
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Racial Variation in Pain in Knee OA Linked to Vitamin D Levels
THURSDAY, Nov. 8 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with knee osteoarthritis, racial differences in experimental pain are associated with levels of vitamin D, according to a study published online Nov. 7 in Arthritis & Rheumatism.
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Steroids Up Probability of Facial Nerve Recovery in Bell's Palsy
THURSDAY, Nov. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Updated guidelines recommend steroids for patients with new-onset Bell's palsy, which increases the probability of recovery of facial nerve function, while the addition of antivirals is associated with a modest benefit, according to evidence-based guidelines published online Nov. 7 in Neurology.
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Even Physically Active Women Found to Sit Too Much
THURSDAY, Nov. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Healthy, middle- and older-aged women who meet the current exercise recommendations spend as much time sitting each week as women who do not exercise regularly, according to a study published online Oct. 4 in the International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity.
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Inflammation Marker Linked to Higher Cancer Mortality
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Elevated serum levels of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), a marker of chronic inflammation, correlate with increased mortality from all causes and cancer in men but not in women, according to research published in the November issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.
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Statin Use at Cancer Diagnosis Linked to Lower Mortality
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 7 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with cancer, statin use prior to diagnosis correlates with reduced all-cause and cancer-related mortality, according to a study published in the Nov. 8 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
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18% of Patients Who Smoke Light Up While Hospitalized
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 7 (HealthDay News) -- About 18 percent of smokers report lighting up during a hospitalization, despite the smoke-free status of the hospital, according to a study published online Nov. 5 in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
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Dietary Soy, Fiber Found Not to Prevent Menopausal Symptoms
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Dietary phytoestrogen and fiber intake do not appear to prevent vasomotor symptoms (VMS), including hot flashes and night sweats, according to a study published online Oct. 29 in Menopause.
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QoL Up for Live Liver Donors Versus General Population
TUESDAY, Nov. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Living liver donors from Japan have higher health-related quality of life (HRQOL) than the Japanese norm population, according to a study published in the November issue of Liver Transplantation.
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Few PT Interventions Effective for Knee Osteoarthritis
TUESDAY, Nov. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Only a few physical therapy (PT) interventions are effective for knee pain secondary to osteoarthritis, specifically exercise and ultrasonography, according to a review published in the Nov. 6 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine.
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Sulfonylureas Up Cardio Events Versus Metformin
TUESDAY, Nov. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Use of sulfonylureas for initial treatment of diabetes is associated with increased cardiovascular events and death compared with metformin, according to a study published in the Nov. 6 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine.
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HTN Risk Up for African-American Live Kidney Donors
TUESDAY, Nov. 6 (HealthDay News) -- African-American live kidney donors have a significantly increased risk of hypertension compared with non-donors, according to a study published online Oct. 24 in the American Journal of Transplantation.
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FDA Approves Expanded Use of Xarelto
MONDAY, Nov. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Approval of the anti-clotting drug Xarelto (rivaroxaban) has been expanded by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to include treating deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or pulmonary embolism (PE), and to reduce the risk of recurrent DVT and PE following initial treatment.
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Telephone Call Intervention Helps Lower Blood Pressure
MONDAY, Nov. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Automated weekly telephone calls for six weeks correlate with a significant reduction in systolic blood pressure (SBP) for patients with hypertension in low/middle income countries (LMICs), according to research published in the October issue of Telemedicine and e-Health.
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AHA Reaffirms Sodium Reduction Advice
MONDAY, Nov. 5 (HealthDay News) -- The American Heart Association (AHA) is reaffirming its 2011 advisory limiting sodium consumption to less than 1,500 mg per day, according to a scientific statement published online Nov. 2 in Circulation.
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Major Illness Increases Venous Thrombosis Risk
FRIDAY, Nov. 2 (HealthDay News) -- People with major illnesses, including liver or kidney disease, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, heart failure, hemorrhagic stroke, or arterial thrombosis, have an increased risk of venous thrombosis that dramatically increases during periods of immobilization or in the presence of thrombophilia, according to research published online Oct. 26 in the Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis.
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Short Sleep Duration Found Not to Lead to Insulin Resistance
FRIDAY, Nov. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Short sleep durations do not lead to increased insulin resistance, according to a study published in the Nov. 1 issue of SLEEP.
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Exercise Cuts Cognitive Deficit Risk for At-Risk Seniors
FRIDAY, Nov. 2 (HealthDay News) -- For older people with white matter changes living independently, physical activity lowers the risk of cognitive impairment, according to a study published online Nov. 1 in Stroke.
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Sedentary Behavior Worsens Decline in Cerebral Palsy
FRIDAY, Nov. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Adults with cerebral palsy may be able to reduce declines in muscle strength, improve function, and reduce cardiovascular and metabolic disease by avoiding sedentary behavior and engaging in physical activity, according to a study published online Oct. 23 in Obesity Reviews.
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Anticoagulation Therapy Appears to Be Safe After TAVI
THURSDAY, Nov. 1 (HealthDay News) -- After transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) there is no increased risk of bleeding or other adverse outcomes for those patients who have an indication for anticoagulant therapy, according to a study published online Oct. 29 in The American Journal of Cardiology.
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