Anxiety, Depression and Risk of Acute Myocardial Infarction
Does being downhearted lead to heart attacks?
Inverse Association Between Cancer and Alzheimer's Disease
Is there a link between cancer and neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's? This study looks at the relationship of cancer to AD and the biological mechanisms that may explain this association.
Discrepancies Between Clinical and Autopsy Diagnoses
Do institutional setting, selection bias, and length of hospitalization affect the rate of major unexpected findings between clinical and hospital-based autopsy diagnoses?
Mycosis Fungoides Bullosa: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Mycosis fungoides, the most common type of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, can present atypically with bulla formation.
Hospitalization Fatality Risk of Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09
This study explores the use of a novel measure--the probability of death associated with H1N1 cases requiring hospitalization--to assess disease severity in the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic.
Alcohol Use and the Older Adult Woman
Get an overview of the Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment approach as it applies to the older female.
BRCA1 Variant Confers Intermediate Cancer Risk
The clinical classification of BRCA1 and BRCA2 is essential for appropriate genetic counseling, but new evidence indicates that certain variants may confer a lower risk than previously believed.
Spontaneous Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak Following Pilates
Was an exercise class to blame for this woman's four-week history of gradually worsening headache?
Impact of an EHR Reminder on HPV Vaccination
Could simply turning on an EHR alert for HPV vaccine initiation and series completion improve vaccination rates and adherence among female patients?
Low Testosterone
Find out how testosterone impacts men's health with physiologic effects on cognition, muscle mass, strength, and more.
Acupuncture and Related Techniques for Postoperative Pain
Is acupuncture an efficacious adjunct treatment for relieving postoperative pain?
Patients, Family Caregivers, and Quality of Chronic Care
Do patients and their caregivers rate the quality of healthcare differently and, if so, what are the reasons?
Rhabdomyolysis from Simvastatin Triggered by Infection
After swimming in a cold mountain lake, a 42-year-old woman developed fever, fatigue, myalgias, and lumbar pain, which she attributed to a common cold.
Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffolds in Acute STEMI
Get the facts on feasibility and safety of BVS implantation during primary percutaneous coronary intervention in STEMI.
Book Review: Escourolle & Poirier Manual of Basic Neuropathology
Read the review of the fourth edition of this updated, concise, well-written volume covering the essentials of modern neuropathology, the first written in English.
Consumer Responses to Online Decision Aids
This study examined patient response to an online program designed to assist them in making well-informed decisions for several conditions, including whether to take statins to lower cholesterol.
Use of Calcium Channel Blockers and Parkinson's Disease
Could calcium channel blockers offer protection against Parkinson's disease?
Has Surge in Media Attention Increased Awareness About Colorectal Cancer?
Colorectal cancer screening has been promoted heavily by the media due to a CDC Screen for Life campaign and a national awareness month. To what extent have these campaigns achieved their goal?
Maternal Intake of Supplemental Iron and Risk of Autism
Iron is critical for early neurodevelopmental processes that are dysregulated in autism spectrum disorder, and iron deficiency is very common in pregnancy. Could the two be linked?
Role of Neprilysin Inhibitor Combinations in Hypertension
Get up-to-speed on the mechanism of action, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of this novel heart failure drug.