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Controlling healthcare costs is tricky business, and sometimes the best intentions have adverse outcomes, as pointed out in a new study in the June 1st New England Journal of Medicine.
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Oral appliances are effective in the treatment of snoring and mild-to-moderate sleep apnea.
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in the community was the cause of the majority of skin and soft tissue infections, and was predominantly of one strain different from MRSA of hospital origin.
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Exercise capacity and fitness measurements have been successfully used to predict cardiovascular and total mortality in middle-aged adults.
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Most exacerbations of asthma are related to viral infection; Erectile dysfunction (ed) most commonly reflects endothelial dysfunction; and the relationship between iron status and hair loss is complex.
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No evidence was found to indicate that people with self-reported sensitivity to mobile phone signals are able to detect such signals or that they react to them with increased symptom severity.
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A new agent with a unique mechanism of action has been approved for the treatment of chronic constipation.
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Overall, clopidogrel plus aspirin was not significantly more effective than aspirin alone in reducing the rate of myocardial infarction, stroke, or death from cardiovascular disease.
