Internal Medicine Alert – December 30, 2016
December 30, 2016
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Diastolic Blood Pressure Goals
An analysis of the community-based ARIC study showed that low diastolic blood pressures were associated with higher baseline and subsequent troponin T levels and adverse cardiac events, but not stroke.
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Cranberry Capsules Are Not Effective in Preventing Bacteriuria with Pyuria in Elderly Women in Nursing Homes
A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial found that giving cranberry capsules to elderly women residing in nursing homes did not result in any significant benefits, including no reduction in symptomatic urinary tract infections.
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How Safe Is Your Honey?
The FDA reports finding small amounts of the weed killer glyphosate in samples of U.S. honey.
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Benefits of TB Screening Confirmed
Make it your job — and the job of your primary care colleagues — to screen persons at risk for latent TB.
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Prasterone Vaginal Insert (Intrarosa)
Prasterone is indicated for the treatment of moderate to severe dyspareunia, a symptom of vulvar and vaginal atrophy, due to menopause.
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Clinical Briefs
In this section: prostate cancer outcomes, stroke prevention, and a connection between vascular health and psoriasis.