Geriatrics
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Gout cases jump sevenfold in half-century
Major finding: The estimated number of Americans with gout in the United States increased more than sevenfold from 1.1 million in 1960 to 8.1...
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Battle brews over screening for asymptomatic kidney disease
Major finding: New guidelines from the American College of Physicians warn that the risks outweigh the benefits of screening asymptomatic adults...
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Fish oil for dry eyes
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Boceprevir, telaprevir linked to anemia in HCV-infected seniors
Major finding: Sixteen of 17 patients aged 65 years or older treated with boceprevir experienced anemia. Data source: A 1,100-patient subset of...
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Shingles vaccine most effective and cost effective when given to patients in their 60s
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Small study: TBI leads to rapid deposition of brain amyloid
Major finding: Amyloid was located with significantly greater concentration in the cortical gray matter and striatum of TBI patients, compared...
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Knee replacement delayed by hyaluronic acid injections
Major finding: Patients with knee osteoarthritis who eventually underwent total knee replacement had their surgery delayed by a median 233 days if...
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Regular exercise added to days of perfect health in OA patients
Major finding: Over the course of 2 years, people with, or at risk for, osteoarthritis who met the HHS exercise guidelines for adults had quality-...
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Johnson & Johnson agrees to pay billions in drug misbranding settlement
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ACCORD: Younger, not older, age linked to higher cardiovascular death rates
Major finding: Patients under age 65 (HR, 1.17) but not those aged 65 years and older (HR, 0.97) were more likely to die from cardiovascular...
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Hypofractionation doesn’t reduce IMRT failure in prostate cancer
Major finding: At 5 years, biochemical and clinical failure rates did not differ significantly between men who received conventionally...