Could Earlier Initiation of HPV Vaccine Boost Immunization in Adolescents?
Teenagers had better vaccine coverage against human papillomavirus (HPV) if they were vaccinated at earlier ages as older children instead of early adolescents, a retrospective study showed. Early initiators vaccinated at age 9 or 10 were, compared with those who initiated at ages 11 to 12, more likely to complete the HPV vaccine series by […]
Can Coke ‘Enhance’ Men? Why Nurses Quit; Fetus Illegally Detained, Lawyer Says
Note that some links may require subscriptions. Do things grow better with Coke? Chinese researchers found that male mice who drank either Coke or Pepsi ended up with larger testicles than a control group of mice who drank tap water. (Daily Mail) Infant formula maker Reckitt said it is recalling 145,000 cans of its Enfamil […]
Intranasal Saline May Suffice for Some Kids’ Sleep-Disordered Breathing
Intranasal mometasone furoate was no better than saline for resolving symptoms of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) in children, but either treatment may reduce the need for specialty care or surgery, the randomized MIST trial suggested. After 6 weeks of daily treatment, the proportion experiencing the study’s primary endpoint — resolution of significant SDB symptoms — was […]
Put the kettle on! How black tea (and other favorites) may help your health later in life
A daily cup of tea could help you to enjoy better health late in life — however if you’re not a tea drinker, there are other things you can add to your diet. The key is flavonoids, which are naturally occurring substances found in many common foods and beverages such as black and green tea, […]
Start HIV Antiretroviral Therapy ASAP, Experts Urge
WASHINGTON — Early initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in patients with HIV can lead to better outcomes, especially for those ages 35 and younger, a follow-up analysis of the START trial showed. For patients who had deferred ART until their CD4 counts were below 350 cells/mm3, there was a 21% higher risk of death or […]
How Well Do Opioids Stack Up for Musculoskeletal Pain in the ED?
For musculoskeletal pain in the emergency department (ED), opioids weren’t clearly better than other analgesics across studies in a systematic review and meta-analysis. When evaluated at a median of around 2 hours of follow-up, opioids were not statistically or clinically more effective against pain than nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs; mean difference [MD] -0.1 on a […]
Extra Pounds May Blunt Benefit of Aspirin in Advanced Colorectal Cancer
The association between aspirin use following an advanced colorectal cancer diagnosis and better survival was only significant among patients with a normal body mass index (BMI) prediagnosis, a cross-sectional study found. In the large single-center analysis of patients diagnosed with stage IV disease, those with prediagnosis obesity had a higher risk for death compared with […]
PCI vs CABG: Does Age Inform Choice for Left Main Coronary Artery Disease?
BOSTON — Adding fuel to the controversy of revascularization for left main disease, patients had better survival after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery than percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in an all-comers nationwide registry study. The incidence of all-cause mortality stayed greater up to 7 years after PCI versus CABG (adjusted HR 1.59, 95% CI […]
Want Us to Find the Fountain of Youth? Give Us Endpoints, Scientists Say
WASHINGTON — Better surrogate endpoints are needed to help patients benefit from anti-aging therapies, experts told a House committee Thursday. “It would be important to develop different metrics of measuring success,” said Steve Horvath, PhD, principal investigator at Altos Labs, a San Francisco-based biotechnology company focused on cellular rejuvenation programming. “Imagine that you have a […]
Nonselective Beta-Blockers May Improve Outcomes in Ovarian Cancer
Women with cardiovascular conditions (CVCs) and ovarian cancer had better 2-year survival if they received a nonselective beta blocker (NSBB) at or around the time of cancer surgery, a review of medical records showed. Two-year postoperative survival was 80% in the patients who received NSBBs versus 69% for those who did not receive NSBBs. The […]