Number of lives saved due to tobacco control continues to rise
Image: PD/ Stanford. Vintage Smoking ad, 1949 1. Since 1964, tobacco control methods have resulted in 8.0 million premature smoking...
Preoperative low-dose steroids sufficient for steroid-treated IBD
Image: PD/Colitis 1. 96% of the low dose and 95% of the high dose patients did not experience postural hypotension...
Mitochondrial dysfunction identified in the pathogenesis of renal Fanconi’s syndrome
Image: PD 1. A missense mutation in the gene encoding the enzyme, EHHADH was identified in all members of a...
Tight glycemic control in pediatric ICU does not reduce mortality
Image: PD/Navy 1. Among critically ill children admitted to PICU, tight glycemic control had no significant impact on clinical outcomes...
Varenicline and buproprion more effective than varenicline alone for tobacco abstinence
Image: PD 1. The combination of varenicline and buproprion for 12 weeks was more effective than varenicline alone at achieving...
Worldwide smoking prevalence decreasing as number of smokers increases
Image: Stanford 1. The prevalence of smoking has decreased in both men and women with the greatest decreases seen in...
Alcohol consumption inversely related to risk of developing Multiple Sclerosis
Image: PD 1. Swedish adults who reported the highest amount of alcohol consumption had a decreased incidence of Multiple Sclerosis...
Mediterranean diet linked to reduced diabetes risk in high risk cardiovascular patients
Image: PD 1. Among patients at high risk of developing cardiovascular disease, adhering to a Mediterranean diet without altering calorie...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind December 31-January 6, 2013
Image: PD/Tau Protein Alzheimer Disease In this section, we will highlight the key high-impact studies, updates, and analyses published in...
Long-term prophylactic co-trimoxazole beneficial for HIV-positive children in Africa
Image: PD 1. Among HIV-positive African children being treated with anti-retroviral therapy, continuing rather than stopping prophylactic co-trimoxazole led to...
