Articles from Physician's Briefings (March 20, 2018)

Title	Author	Type	Words
Custom-Made Foot Orthotics No Benefit for Plantar Heel Pain; Findings based on comparison between custom, over-the-counter, and sham products.			175
Decision Characteristics Impact Decision Making in NICU; Positive link for parent-centered decision making with decisions that have potential to harm infant.			289
High Intake of Red Meats Tied to Liver Disease, Insulin Resistance; NAFLD and IR risk from red, processed meat intake higher even when other risk factors accounted for.			263
In 2015, Each U.S. Binge Drinker Consumed About 470 Drinks; More than 17.1 percent of U.S adults reported an annual average of 53.1 binge-drinking episodes.			239
In-Flight Transmission of Respiratory Diseases Low; Study takes into account passenger, crew movement during transcontinental flights.			196
Integrative Medicine Training Tied to Less Antibiotic Prescribing; After sx, fewer antibiotics in total, for respiratory infections when practitioner had IM training.			198
Personal Health Info Found in Recycling at Five Hospitals; Highest proportion of personal health information, identifiable information found at doctors' offices.			270
Physical Activity Linked to Lower Mortality Risk in CHD; But no mortality risk reduction associated with weight loss in individuals with coronary heart disease.			263
Tamoxifen, Raloxifene Linked to Improvements in MD in Mice; Improvements include increase in grip force production, extended running time and distance.			221
Teen Cancer Survivors Have Strong Social Networks; New functional social network index shows connections stronger than those of non-cancer peers.			223
USPSTF Recommends Skin Cancer Counseling for Fair-Skinned Youth; B recommendation for counseling for those aged 6 months to 24 years to prevent skin cancer.			266
Vaginal Moisturizer, Estradiol Tablet No Better Than Placebo; Reduction of vulvovaginal symptoms in postmenopausal women similar in all three groups.			253
Waist-to-Height Ratio Tied to Anxiety in Middle-Aged Women; Study of middle-aged women in 11 Latin American countries first to examine this association.			194