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The effect of caloric restriction upon metabolism was gated by whether sugars or fats were preferentially restricted. A low-glycemic load diet (glucose restriction) yielded more favorable biochemical profiles than restricting fats.
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In some hospitals Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC) has been eliminated as an option for patients having had previous Cesarean sections. Although the major reason stated for this position has been risk of uterine rupture, there is more to this stance which involves potential liability and the inconvenience to providers of having to be immediately available for the duration of these patients labors.
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Diluigi and colleagues in Rhode Island compared the outcomes of 400 patients undergoing hysterectomy with 686 hysterectomy cases performed prior to the institution of a policy for prophylactic antibiotics. Abdominal, vaginal, and laparoscopic cases were included, with the primary aspects being rates and timing of preoperative antibiotic administration as well as postoperative febrile morbidity.
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The most commonly prescribed statins have a low incidence of rhabdomyolysis, according to the results a new study of more than 250,000 patients.
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A new nonbenzodiazepine hypnotic has been approved by the FDA for the treatment of insomnia.
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Pravastatin is the statin with the least interactions with cytochrome P450-(CYP) 3A4 inhibitors.
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The addition of antiplatelet therapy to reduced intensity anticoagulation in atrial fibrillation patients reduces death and embolic events without increasing bleeding.
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