National Cancer Institute National Institute of Health Key Points The authors of the study found that antibiotic use was associated with an increased risk of breast cancer. The more antibiotics the women in the study had used, the higher their risk of breast cancer. (Question 1) These results do not mean that antibiotics cause cancer, […]
By Kelly Young MEDICAL NEWS | PHYSICIAN’S FIRST WATCH December 11, 2013 Diuretics and statins are both associated with significantly increased risks for new-onset diabetes in patients with impaired glucose tolerance at high cardiovascular risk, according to a BMJ study. Researchers reanalyzed data from a trial of 9300 patients with impaired glucose tolerance who started […]
The Blog of Michael Eades, M.D. 11. December 2013 Full Story: http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/statins/hell-hath-fury-like-statinator-scorned/ It looks like the statinators are sharpening their knives. Apparently the Catalyst shows from a month or so ago have had an effect and it was one the statinators, who felt they didn’t get equal time, did not like. And I’m sure their life support […]
Published: Dec 11, 2013 By Cole Petrochko, Staff Writer, MedPage Today Full Story: http://www.medpagetoday.com/Endocrinology/GeneralEndocrinology/43363 Vitamin B12 deficiency is significantly more likely among patients taking prescription medications for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), researchers found. Taking either a proton pump inhibitor or a histamine 2 receptor antagonist over 2 years was associated with a greater risk for […]
Ronald Grisanti D.C., D.A.B.C.O., D.A.C.B.N., M.S. Full Story: http://www.yourmedicaldetective.com/public/1148.cfm We’ve been told by every media outlet that statins to lower cholesterol will save lives. Our doctors have looked us straight in our eyes and with a spirit of compassion tell us that if you don’t take the statins you will die. Over 40 million people […]
Pediatrics 2013 Nov 18;[EPub Ahead of Print], AL Hersh, MA Jackson, LA Hicks Consensus and Guidelines · November 28, 2013 TAKE-HOME MESSAGE Judicious Prescription of Antibiotics for Pediatric UTI This review is focused on appropriate diagnosis and judicious antibiotic use for pediatric patients with UTI. The article provides a practical guide to reducing antibiotic use […]
The effectiveness of physiotherapeutic interventions in treatment of frozen shoulder/adhesive capsulitis: A systematic review Tarang K. Jain Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation Volume 27, Number 3 / 2014 Wednesday, November 27, 2013 Abstract BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Frozen shoulder is a common condition, yet its treatment remains challenging. In this review, the current best evidence […]
Tuesday, 26 November 2013 23:53 By August West, Contributing Writer Earlier this month, in a move that rattled the cardiology world, the same organizations published new guidelinesinsisting that doctors no longer need to measure LDL or other lipids, and that pretty much anybody who looks like they’re at risk for CVD should automatically get a statin […]
Principles for Judicious Antibiotic Prescribing Lauri Hicks, DO Disclosures|November 19, 2013 Hello. I’m Lauri Hicks, medical director of CDC’s Get Smart: Know When Antibiotics Work program. Did you know that ear infection, specifically acute otitis media (AOM), leads to more antibiotic prescriptions than any other syndrome? Just this year, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) […]
Medscape Medical News from the: American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) 2013 Annual Meeting Alice Goodman November 19, 2013 Full Story: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/814659 NEW ORLEANS — Taking oral contraceptives for more than 3 years doubles a woman’s risk for glaucoma, according to a large population-based study. “This study is the first to document this risk, and it’s […]
A Systematic Review TAKE-HOME MESSAGE In a systematic review and meta-analysis of 20 studies, postnatal exposure to antibiotics during the first year of life was associated with an increased risk for eczema (odds ratio, 1.41), with an increased risk of 7% for each additional antibiotic course received. These data indicate that antibiotic use early in […]
By JOHN D. ABRAMSON and RITA F. REDBERG Published: November 13, 2013 Full Story: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/14/opinion/dont-give-more-patients-statins.html On Tuesday, the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology issued new cholesterol guidelines that essentially declared, in one fell swoop, that millions of healthy Americans should immediately start taking pills — namely statins — for undefined health […]
A randomized-controlled trial L. H. Visser European Spine Journal October 2013, Volume 22, Issue 10, pp 2310-2317 Abstract Purpose The sacroiliac joint (SIJ) may be a cause of sciatica. The aim of this study was to assess which treatment is successful for SIJ-related back and leg pain. Methods Using a single-blinded randomised trial, we assessed […]
MICHAEL R EADES, MD. Is cholesterol the villain it is made out to be by the medical authorities? Does too much cholesterol cause heart disease? Will it shorten your life? Should you avoid saturated fats to stay free from heart disease? The answers to these questions are not the ones most people would anticipate. The […]
Published: Oct 23, 2013 | Updated: Oct 23, 2013 By Michael Smith, North American Correspondent, MedPage Today Full Story: http://www.medpagetoday.com/Neurology/GeneralNeurology/42449 Patients made sick by contaminated steroid injections had a “broad spectrum of disease,” ranging from stroke to abscess, researchers reported. The pattern of disease varied over time, with meningitis dominating early in the outbreak and […]
Orthopedics Today, November 2013 Javad Parvizi, MD FRCS; Fatih Küçükdurmaz, MD As if the numerous adverse effects of opiates on the human body were not enough, emerging evidence unravels a link between opioids and infection. The link between opioids and infection was noted in the late 1980s during HIV research. Epidemiological studies demonstrated that the […]
American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, 2013 Nov 08 Some allergy suffers with hypertension may be at increased risk for severe reaction BALTIMORE, MD. (November 8, 2013) – Oral allergy syndrome sufferers that take high blood pressure medications may experience extreme facial swelling and difficulty breathing the next time they bite into a juicy […]
DISSECTING THE EVIDENCE David A. Johnson, Edward C. Oldfield IVDisclosures Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2013;11(5):458-464. INTRODUCTION Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are medications that are ubiquitous in a gastroenterologist’s practice. This class of medication has been available for commercial use for nearly 25 years and this class of acid-reduction agents has supplanted the use of histamine-2–receptor antagonists […]
IMNG Medical Media, 2013 Oct 17, JO Ebbert Full Story: http://www.practiceupdate.com/news/3596 ’Tis the season to be coughing. The most common condition we are seeing and will be seeing in the coming months is bronchitis. Bronchitis is a self-limited inflammation of the bronchi due to upper airway infection (i.e., cough without pneumonia), which is most commonly […]