Sunday, July 21, 2013

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Poorer antihypertensive adherence poses greater stroke risk

Posted: 21 Jul 2013 05:00 PM PDT

Researchers have established a dose-response relationship between patients' adherence to their antihypertensive medication and their risk for stroke.

Outpatient clinics should be alert to acute otitis media

Posted: 21 Jul 2013 05:00 PM PDT

Japanese researchers say that physicians should check the tympanic membrane for signs of acute otitis media in all pediatric outpatients, regardless of symptoms or patient history.

Adult HPV vaccination has limited impact

Posted: 21 Jul 2013 05:00 PM PDT

The Costa Rica Vaccine Trial for human papillomavirus in young women has had a "modest" impact on gynecologic outcomes in the first few years of the program.

Adult HPV vaccination has limited impact

Posted: 21 Jul 2013 05:00 PM PDT

The Costa Rica Vaccine Trial for human papillomavirus in young women has had a "modest" impact on gynecologic outcomes in the first few years of the program.

Adult HPV vaccination has limited impact

Posted: 21 Jul 2013 05:00 PM PDT

The Costa Rica Vaccine Trial for human papillomavirus in young women has had a "modest" impact on gynecologic outcomes in the first few years of the program.

Metabolic syndrome ‘a risk factor for adult-onset asthma’

Posted: 21 Jul 2013 05:00 PM PDT

The metabolic syndrome and two of its components are independently associated with incident asthma in adults, an analysis of Norwegian population data suggests.

Poorer antihypertensive adherence poses greater stroke risk

Posted: 21 Jul 2013 05:00 PM PDT

Researchers have established a dose-response relationship between patients' adherence to their antihypertensive medication and their risk for stroke.

Androgen deprivation therapy linked with renal damage

Posted: 21 Jul 2013 05:00 PM PDT

Men who receive androgen deprivation therapy upon diagnosis of prostate cancer face an increased risk for acute kidney injury, researchers warn.

Voiding diary aids urinary diagnosis

Posted: 21 Jul 2013 05:00 PM PDT

Researchers have found that a 3-day voiding diary can help physicians to distinguish patients with overactive bladder from those with bladder pain syndrome/interstitial cystitis.

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