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Currently prevailing scientific opinion denies any relationship between diet and acne: teenagers throughout the land rejoice over their freedom to eat as much pizza, popcorn, chocolate, and soda (the four food groups from age 14-20) as they wish. But the last word may not yet be in.
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Fully 95% of serum thyrotropin (TSH) measurements were normal in screening tests ordered by primary care physicians. Half of abnormal TSH labs became normal upon repeat measurement. If the initial TSH result was normal, there was only a 2% chance it would become abnormal within 5 years.
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Patients receiving a probiotic yogurt drink were protected from antibiotic associated bacteria.
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Despite an increasing array of methods for control of diabetes, not even half of patients currently have attained and maintain an A1c less than 7%.
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Disturbance of sleep continuity, but not simple sleep deprivation, impairs pain inhibition and increases spontaneous pain.
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Liver fibrosis from chronic hepatitis C is worse after menopause and less severe in women receiving hormone therapy.
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The FDA has approved a humanized monoclonal antibody for the treatment of paroxymal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH).
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After a positive coronary CT scan, patients often undergo stress myocardial perfusion scanning, but the relationship between these two tests in relation to prognosis is poorly understood.
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Although anti-reflux surgery seems to be declining in the United States, there are still many such operations undertaken. However, new data make it clear that very few patients are candidates for fundoplication.
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Older women taking SSRIs had higher rates of hip bone loss compared to both nonusers and TCA users, when measured twice over an average of 5 years.