Corneal collagen cross-linking may lead to increases in IOP measurements at 6 months and 12 months after the procedure is performed on patients with keratoconus, most likely to due to an increase in corneal rigidity.
Spinal Fluid Test Predicted Alzheimer’s Disease
A spinal fluid test can be 100% accurate in identifying
patients with significant memory loss who are developing
Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study in the
Archives of Neurology.1
John Trojanowski, MD, PhD, of the University of
Pennsylvania and…
Microvascular Decompression Surgery Improved Glucose Control in Patients With Diabetes
Because a vascular compression of the medulla oblongata
is a factor in some patients with type 2 diabetes,
microvascular decompression surgery (MVD) may be an
effective treatment for patients with nonobese type 2
diabetes mellitus, according to a study…
CDC Says Obesity Rates Continue to Rise in the United States
About one-third of people in nine US states were obese
in 2009, a dramatic increase from 2007, when only three
states had obesity rates that high, according to a recent survey
from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC).12
The nine states…
Excessive Weight Gain During Pregnancy Affects Birth Weight
Maternal weight gain during pregnancy influenced the
baby’s birth weight independently of genetic factors,
according to a study in the Lancet.1
David Ludwig, MD, and Janet Currie, PhD, of Children’s
Hospital Boston studied data from 513,501 women a…
CDC Says Obesity Rates Continue to Rise
About one-third of people in nine US states were
obese in 2009. This is a dramatic increase from 2007,
when only three states had obesity rates that high,
according to a recent survey by the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC).1 The result…