USPSTF recommends wider diabetes screening
Draft recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force call for diabetes and blood glucose screening for people 45 and older and younger adults with risk factors. The guidelines, updated from 2008, are similar to those made by other medical groups and include recommendations for diet and exercise interventions for at-risk patients. Medscape (free registration)
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Beta-blockers tied to higher stroke risk in some patients
An analysis of data on nearly 15,000 patients found that treatment with beta-blockers was linked to a higher risk of stroke among patients with multiple heart disease risk factors but no history of a cardiovascular event. Researchers also found that use of beta-blockers was not linked to lower cardiovascular events in those with no history of myocardial infarction and heart failure. The findings were published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes. PhysiciansBriefing.com/HealthDay News
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Group does not recommend testosterone therapy for women
The Endocrine Society released new guidelines advising against the use of testosterone therapy in healthy women, even those with low androgen levels. The group also recommended against diagnosing women with androgen deficiency and against the use of DHEA, a type of androgen hormone, because of insufficient evidence on its safety or effectiveness. The guidelines appear in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. DailyRx.com
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Restricted resident schedules have not hurt quality, data suggest
A 2003 policy that restricted resident schedules did not affect length of hospitalization or patient mortality once the residents entered independent practice, a study in Health Affairs found. However, patients with complicated cases exhibited slightly better outcomes when their clinicians were trained after the restrictions were established, researchers added. Reuters
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Antibiotic use is common among U.S. hospital patients
Approximately 50% of more than 11,000 patients at 183 hospitals were given antibiotics in 2011 and about half of those received multiple antibiotics, CDC researchers wrote in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Excessive use of antibiotics, particularly broad-spectrum antibiotics, could promote antibiotic-resistant bacterial growth, according to the study. HealthDay News
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Facebook reportedly plans patient support communities
Facebook is planning to launch online patient communities and intends to develop new health-related applications, insiders say. Executives have reportedly met with health industry experts and the company is said to be creating a research and development unit. Privacy would be a concern, but a policy that required users' real names to be used was recently eased by the social media giant. Reuters
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