Current Research from Top Journals

• Shorter course of treatment with combination of medicines for latent tuberculosis may be as successful as long term treatment with single medicine

  Last Updated: 2012-1-17  ::

  The trial, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, found that the shorter combination therapy was as effective as long-term therapy at preventing development of TB.

• Artificial sweetener xylitol may decrease risk of ear infections in children

  Last Updated: 2012-1-17  ::

  The study, published in Cochrane Databases, found that xylitol sugar was in fact associated with decreased risk of ear infection.

• Cognitive behavioral therapy may be more effective than interpersonal therapy for social anxiety disorder

  Last Updated: 2011-12-9  ::

  Researchers from Germany examined the two different methods of psychological therapy to determine if one had better outcomes for patients with social anxiety. The study, published in Archives of General Psychiatry, found that more patients improved with CBT than with IPT.

• Obese children who maintain ideal weight in adulthood have similar heart disease risk as those with ideal weight through lifetime

  Last Updated: 2011-12-29  ::

  Researchers from Finland looked for trends in risk of heart disease in adults who were obese/overweight in childhood. The article published in The New England Journal of Medicine found that adults who were obese in childhood but not in adulthood had similar risk of cardiovascular disease as those who were never obese.

• Chocolate consumption associated with decreased risk of cardiovascular disease and stroke

  Last Updated: 2011-11-22  ::

  Researchers in England completed a systematic review to determine what benefits chocolate may have for cardiovascular and metabolic health.

• Prenatal folic acid supplements may decrease risk of severe language delay in children

  Last Updated: 2011-11-22  ::

  The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, found that prenatal folic acid intake was associated with decreased risk of severe language delay in children aged three years.

• Combination Hormonal Contraceptives Not Associated With Increased Weight

  Last Updated: 2011-10-13  ::

  This review, published in Cochrane Database, found that there was no connection between weight gain and use of combined hormonal contraceptives.

• Very Little Evidence Available for Prevention of Lower Leg Injuries in Runners

  Last Updated: 2011-9-23  ::

  Analysts from the Cochrane Database assessed outcomes of several studies that reviewed injury prevention in runners.

• Exercise-based Cardiac Rehabilitation May Decrease Risk of Death and Future Heart Procedures

  Last Updated: 2011-9-23  ::

  Analysts from the Cochrane Database examined the benefits of exercise-based rehabilitation compared to usual care (standard medication and physician follow-up).

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