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White patients are more likely to get clostridium difficile infections (CDI) in the hospital, but black people are more likely to die from CDI, according to the results of a recent retrospective analysis.

A retrospective analysis of patient records has found a significant link between psoriatic arthritis and malignant cancer – particularly breast cancer.

There is a critical need for nonantibiotic therapies to treat CDIs, and the researchers say, “Knowledge of the mechanism of C. difficile toxin regulation will be critical in developing novel nonantibiotic therapies to target the toxins for the treatment of this pathogen of significant public health importance.”

Younger patients with coronary heart disease who may have familial hypercholesterolemia need earlier diagnosis and treatment in order to reduce risk, according to the results of a recent study. FH is widely underdiagnosed, and is life-threatening.

The launch of the ACT NOW Coalition has set the goal of ending the AIDS epidemic in New York by 2020, and hopes collaboration will urge the same across the country.

The authors say that for uveitis “there is a large unmet medical need" for identifying other therapies. Adalimumab is associated with decreased visual impairment and decreased risk of uveitic flare, but more adverse events, according the results from a recent multinational phase 3 trial.

Will our next president be medically fit? And how much is the public entitled to know about candidates’ personal health?

For those with type 2 diabetes who reside in rural communities, distance from large medical centers and research universities may limit their access to new ideas and programs. The result may be poorer disease management and less physical activity than is reasonable or necessary. Welcome: mobile apps.

Patients with anemia who experience stroke are more likely to die, according to evidence in a new study. Results of previous studies examining the association between anemia and stroke mortality have been conflicting.

On 9/11/01 Manuel Delgado was a paramedic caring for patients at the base of the south tower. Delgado shares his first hand account of the attack on the building, patient care, survival, and the implications of events of the day on paramedic practice in New York City.

Even while robotic surgery becomes more popular in urology, there are still conditions where open or laparoscopic procedures may still produce the best results, even while newer technology continues to be developed at a rapid pace.

As the field of robotic surgery becomes more specialized the number of locations where the procedures is also showing signs of decreasing. Even as technology continues to improve there are still concerns that not all patients who would benefit have it readily available.

As robotic surgery has become more popular in fields like urology and gynecology questions have been raised about who is most likely to undergo these procedures and why that is the case.

Younger and middle-aged people with MS may be able to learn from older adults strategies on how to prioritize, modify, and self-manage factors in order to create a plan to age in place, according to the results of recent research.

High-risk patients with a history of myocardial infarction have lower stroke risk after taking ticagrelor 60 mg twice per day, but those with coronary disease need a more intensive therapy, according to a recent study.

So far, the 2016 hurricane season has been manageable, with most hurricanes either diminishing into tropical storms or blowing out to sea before they reach the continental United States. Natural disasters have long-term impacts on diabetic patients.

“These cases highlight a potential association between erlotinib therapy and bilateral, acute, simultaneous-onset anterior uveitis and suggest some patients may respond to topical corticosteroids, despite continued use of the drug.”

It's now crystal clear that sitting in front of an electronic device all day is bad for overall health. Building on previous studies in behavioral change that used text message-based interventions to stimulate change successfully, researchers from Western University, London, ON, Canada designed a study to use text messages to decrease sedentary behaviors in university students.

Even a severe medical condition won’t let players avoid the NFL’s recent seemingly admirable stance on substance abuse violations.

Antimicrobial treatment is the most important modifiable risk factor for clostridium difficile infection (CDI) in hemato-oncological patients, according to a recent study. The researchers conclude that chemotherapy itself is not a risk factor for CDI in this patient population.

When SCD patients' presentation accelerates, clinicians need to look further, and consider endocrine problems as possible causes.

It's not easy to be a teen with diabetes. Many young adults struggle with competing academic, economic, and social priorities that may interfere with successful diabetes management. Coordinated healthcare can lessen the risk of suboptimal health care utilization; undetected or untreated diabetes complications; and psychosocial, behavioral, and emotional challenges.

Patients who are taking it and are pregnant or plan to become pregnant “are currently advised to balance the potential benefits and potential risks of exposure when considering treatment options,” say the authors.

From the ventricular assist device and beyond the treatment of heart failure has made a considerable number of advancements. Even small steps like longer battery life and smaller devices can make a big difference in a patient's daily life going

As medications on the market get new indications and surgical procedures get further developed patients diagnosed with heart failure will continue to see better results in care and treatment.

Patients diagnosed with heart failure are living longer and with a higher quality of life than ever before. These advancements have come as a result of a considerable amount of work with much more work to be done going forward.

Researchers know that cigarette smoke is hazardous to children, even when it is secondhand. But the impact marijuana smoke has on kids in households where adults smoke cannabis been little studied.

Phages were originally discovered and administered as a treatment a century ago, but fell by the wayside in favor of antibiotics. "But now we have this strong driver of antimicrobial resistance. There is a big resurgence in this area, so it’s an exciting time to be looking at these organisms,” says Martha Clokie.

Weight plays different sex-related roles in the likelihood children with asthma will be able to control their condition in early adulthood, a Danish study found.

A UK study suggests that asthma starts in-utero and is triggered by mothers' health. Maternal smoking plays a role.