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SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Comparison of Three Insulin RegimensFree

Adding once-daily basal insulin to oral therapy conferred some advantages over alternate regimens.

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Multifocal Glasses and Risk for Falling

Ground-level obstacles can be precarious with these glasses.

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

B-Type Natriuretic Peptide to Rule out Heart Failure: Different Cutoffs for Different Patients?

Adjusting BNP thresholds for clinical covariates improved the test's ability to differentiate between cardiac and noncardiac causes of dyspnea.

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Supplemental and Active Forms of Vitamin D Prevent Falls Among Elders

Daily doses of vitamin D >700 IU were associated with significantly fewer falls.

FEATURE

Screening for Prostate and Breast Cancers

Have the benefits been overstated?

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Fewer Falls with Vitamin D

High-dose vitamin D lowered risk for falls in older individuals.

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Hormone Therapy Is Associated with Excess Lung Cancer Mortality in WHI Participants

NSCLCs were more aggressive in hormone recipients.

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Midlife Overweight and Obesity Predict Lower Chance for Healthy Survival After Age 70

For every unit of BMI >25 kg/m2 at midlife, odds for disease-free survival at age 70 decreased by 12%.

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Trends in Hip Fracture Incidence and Mortality — 1986–2005

Incidence peaked in 1995, and then declined; mortality was down overall.

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Glucocorticoid Use Is Associated with Risk for Atrial Fibrillation

A large case-control study suggests that glucocorticoid use is linked to AF.

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