Annals of Internal Medicine
Early Releases:
1. Earlier H1N1 Vaccination Prevents More Deaths, Saves Health Care Costs
A vaccine for H1N1 influenza is anticipated to become available this fall. With the amount and timing of vaccine release still in question, policy makers struggle to set priorities regarding who should be vaccinated when.
When adolescents graduate to young adulthood, their preventive care tends to fall by the wayside. A recent study has found that young adults are much less likely to use ambulatory or preventive care, even though their mortality rate is more than twice that of adolescents.
German researchers from the Institutes for General Practice in Frankfurt / Main and Jena have achieved positive results from a sustainable intervention in the primary care practice (Annals of Internal Medicine, volume 151, number 6, Sep. 15, 2009). The international relevance of the trial is also highlighted in the editorial.
Early Release:
1. Three Medications Reduce the Risk for Invasive Breast Cancer but Carry Heavy Risks for Adverse Events
1. Mediterranean Diet Trumps Low-fat Diet for Diabetes Management
Patients on Low-Carbohydrate Mediterranean Diet Avoided Medication, Lost More Weight, and Decreased Some Coronary Risk Factors
Warfarin therapy for patients with atrial fibrillation -- the most common type of significant heart rhythm disorder -- appears to be most beneficial for the oldest patients, those who have had a prior stroke and for patients with multiple risk factors for stroke, according to a new study by Kaiser Permanente and Massachusetts General Hospital researchers.
Contrary to a belief widely held by obstetricians, inducing labor need not increase a woman's risk for cesarean section delivery in childbirth, scientists at the University of California, San Francisco and the Stanford University School of Medicine have found.
1. Extended-duration Prophylactic Antivirals Effective at Preventing Flu Symptoms
Newly Designed Comprehensive Health Care Database May Advance Medical Research and Improve Patient Care
HIV Susceptibility Testing Increases Patient Survival
Early initiation of lifesaving antiretroviral therapies should be the standard of care for all HIV-infected patients, even those in countries with limited medical and financial resources, according to a study led by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the Desmond Tutu HIV Centre, University of Cape Town, South Africa.
Below is information about an article being published early online on July 20 at www.annals.org. This article will be published in the Aug. 4 print edition of Annals of Internal Medicine. The information is not intended to substitute for the article as a source of information.
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) Committee on Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) released its recommendations today for setting health care priorities for research and funding by the U.S. government. Co-chairs of the committee, Harold C.
1. Calcium Supplementation Has No Weight-loss Benefit for Obese Patients
Hyperkyphosis, or "dowager's hump" ? the exaggerated forward curvature of the upper spine seen commonly in elderly women ? may predict earlier death in women whether or not they have vertebral osteoporosis, UCLA researchers have found.
