Low aerobic exercise capacity and high BMI associated with risk of hypertension
1. In this retrospective cohort, low aerobic exercise capacity and high body mass index (BMI), but not muscular strength, were...
Resting bradycardia not associated with worse outcomes in middle-aged and older adults
1. Based on data from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) cohort, resting heart rate (HR) lower than 50 beats...
Education combined with exercise linked to reduction of low-back pain episodes
1. In this systematic review and meta-analysis, exercise combined with education had moderate quality evidence for the prevention of...
Proton pump inhibitor use associated with development of chronic kidney disease
1. Amongst two prospective cohorts, use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) was associated with a 20 – 50% higher...
High dose vitamin D supplementation did not improve functional status in the elderly
1. Based on this randomized controlled trial, administering high monthly doses of vitamin D compared to lower doses did not...
Osteoporosis may be over-treated with non-diagnostic DEXA scan results
1. In this retrospective cohort study, two-thirds of new osteoporosis drug prescriptions were potentially inappropriate as diagnosis was based on...
Support sheets for patients did not reduce low value screening tests
1. In this randomized controlled trial, providing patients with single-page, evidence-based decision support sheets for low value or potentially...
Delayed antibiotic prescribing for respiratory infections may decrease unnecessary antibiotic use
1. In this randomized controlled trial, delayed antibiotic prescribing strategies resulted in decreased antibiotic use. 2. Patients in the delayed...
Nutritional support amongst medical inpatients offers limited clinical benefit
1. In this systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) addressing nutritional support, which included counseling, oral supplementation,...
Curriculum for patient-centered counseling not linked to reduced low-value testing
1. A standardized patient (SP)-based curriculum in patient-centered techniques for addressing requests for low-value diagnostic tests was not associated with...
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