Preventive Care
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Mediterranean diet for secondary prevention cuts all-cause mortality
ROME – Adherence to the Mediterranean diet by patients with known cardiovascular disease provides powerful protection against mortality beyond...
From the Journals
Guideline: Supplemental, dietary calcium both heart safe
Both dietary and supplemental calcium should be considered safe for the cardiovascular system as long as total intake doesn’t exceed 2,000-2,500...
From the Journals
Study links low diastolic blood pressure to myocardial damage, coronary heart disease
Low diastolic blood pressure is significantly associated with myocardial injury and incident coronary heart disease, especially when the systolic...
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Breast arterial calcifications predict atherosclerotic cardiovascular events
Longitudinal results of a prospective study of women with and without breast arterial calcifications showed that women with the calcifications...
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Type 2 diabetes in youth needs new treatment options
Limited knowledge about type 2 diabetes in youth and the small patient population make it difficult to explore new treatment options.
Article
Registry, multisite care, bundled vaccines improve HPV vaccination rate among teens
Denver Health’s multipronged vaccination procedure has consistently led to higher-than-average HPV vaccination rates among adolescents.
News
Rise in HPV vaccination spurs CIN drop
As HPV vaccination rates increased in New Mexico, the annual incidence of CIN1 among 15- to 19-year-old females dropped from 3,468 cases per 100,...
News
HIV PrEP safe for breastfeeding women, infants
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) therapy is safe for HIV-uninfected women breastfeeding their infants, according to a study in PLOS Medicine.
Conference Coverage
Aspirin not prescribed appropriately to cut cardiovascular risk in diabetes
MUNICH – Many diabetes patients who should be taking aspirin for cardiovascular risk reduction are not doing so, and many who should not be taking...
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Empiric warfarin adjustment cut drug-drug interactions with antimicrobials
Key clinical point: Clinical guidelines with empiric warfarin adjustments improved time within therapeutic range (TWTR) for inpatients on...
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Prospects brighten for an HIV vaccine
DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA – A palpable new optimism surrounds the possibility of creating a safe and effective vaccine for prevention of HIV infection...