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In a large population of older community-dwelling women, there was a strong association between limited motor and balance skills and urge incontinence.
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A retrospective cohort study of 519 women diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome demonstrates that black adolescents and reproductive-aged adults have a higher risk for metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease compared to their white counterparts.
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In a large Norwegian population-based cohort study, women with a history of unilateral oophorectomy experienced a slightly earlier onset of menopause compared to women with both ovaries, but this finding does not suggest a clinically important effect.
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In this pooled analysis of more than 7700 ovarian cancer patients and nearly 12,000 controls, low-dose aspirin and high-dose non-aspirin NSAID use was associated with a risk reduction for invasive epithelial ovarian cancer of 20-34% relative to non-users. Acetaminophen use was not associated with a risk reduction, irrespective of dose or frequency.
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The emergence of chronic wasting disease, a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy in North American cervids, raises concern about potential transmission to humans, as has occurred elsewhere with bovine spongiform encephalopathy and vCJD.
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A clonal outbreak of a newly identified organism, Clostridium neonatale, occurred in association with necrotizing enterocolitis in a neonatal ICU.
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Murine typhus is an unusual infection and probably often overlooked. Outbreaks occur when there is migration of rats and mice into residential areas.
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This study compared the efficacy of several commercially available insect repellents. The topical application of compounds containing DEET was far more protective against mosquito bites than was application of products containing soybean oil or citronella.
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Orlistat in Overweight Patients with Type 2 Diabetes; Sleep Attacks in Patients Taking Dopamine Agonists; Probiotics in Prevention of AAD; Botulinum Toxin for Wrist and Finger Spasticity; Exercise in People with Fibromyalgia; Risk of Diabetes Among Patients with Schizophrenia
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A protease-inhibitor-based regimen containing lopinavir-ritonavir provided more durable antiviral efficacy than a similar regimen containing nelfinavir in treatment-naïve HIV-infected patients.
