Aging / Geriatrics
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SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Comparison of Three Insulin RegimensFree
- November 5, 2009
- Allan S. Brett, MD
- General Medicine
Adding once-daily basal insulin to oral therapy conferred some advantages over alternate regimens.
- Reviewing:
- Holman RR et al. N Engl J Med 2009 Oct 29; 361:1736
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Multifocal Glasses and Risk for Falling
- November 5, 2009
- Allan S. Brett, MD
- General Medicine
Ground-level obstacles can be precarious with these glasses.
- Reviewing:
- Menant JC et al. J Am Geriatr Soc 2009 Oct; 57:1833
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
B-Type Natriuretic Peptide to Rule out Heart Failure: Different Cutoffs for Different Patients?
- November 4, 2009
- Joel M. Gore, MD
- Cardiology
Adjusting BNP thresholds for clinical covariates improved the test's ability to differentiate between cardiac and noncardiac causes of dyspnea.
- Reviewing:
- Rogers RK et al. Am J Cardiol 2009 Sep 1; 104:689
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Supplemental and Active Forms of Vitamin D Prevent Falls Among Elders
- November 3, 2009
- Paul S. Mueller, MD, MPH, FACP
- General Medicine
Daily doses of vitamin D >700 IU were associated with significantly fewer falls.
- Reviewing:
- Bischoff-Ferrari HA et al. BMJ 2009 Oct 1; 339:b3692
FEATURE
Screening for Prostate and Breast Cancers
- October 29, 2009
- Thomas L. Schwenk, MD
- General Medicine
Have the benefits been overstated?
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Fewer Falls with Vitamin D
- October 29, 2009
- Wendy S. Biggs, MD
- Women's Health
High-dose vitamin D lowered risk for falls in older individuals.
- Reviewing:
- Bischoff-Ferrari HA et al. BMJ 2009 Oct 1; 339:b3692
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Hormone Therapy Is Associated with Excess Lung Cancer Mortality in WHI Participants
- October 27, 2009
- Bruce Soloway, MD
- General Medicine
NSCLCs were more aggressive in hormone recipients.
- Reviewing:
- Chlebowski RT et al. Lancet 2009 Oct 10; 374:1243
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Midlife Overweight and Obesity Predict Lower Chance for Healthy Survival After Age 70
- October 27, 2009
- Paul S. Mueller, MD, MPH, FACP
- General Medicine
For every unit of BMI >25 kg/m2 at midlife, odds for disease-free survival at age 70 decreased by 12%.
- Reviewing:
- Sun Q et al. BMJ 2009 Sep 29; 339:b3796
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Trends in Hip Fracture Incidence and Mortality — 1986–2005
- October 27, 2009
- Thomas L. Schwenk, MD
- General Medicine
Incidence peaked in 1995, and then declined; mortality was down overall.
- Reviewing:
- Brauer CA et al. JAMA 2009 Oct 14; 302:1573
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Glucocorticoid Use Is Associated with Risk for Atrial Fibrillation
- October 27, 2009
- Jamaluddin Moloo, MD, MPH
- General Medicine
A large case-control study suggests that glucocorticoid use is linked to AF.
- Reviewing:
- Christiansen CF et al. Arch Intern Med 2009 Oct 12; 169:1677
