Top stories in health and medicine, September 27, 2013

From MedPage Today: Sulfonylureas May Raise Death Risk. When taken as first-line therapy, sulfonylureas may increase the risk of death in patients with type 2 diabetes. Parkinson’s Makes for Distrust, Risk-Taking. Compared with healthy controls, patients with Parkinson’s disease were markedly less trusting of strangers in a psychosocial experiment, even while showing greater willingness to take risks. Cholesterol Meds May Hold Glycemic Benefit. Cholesterol-lowering drugs that work by binding to bile acids in the gut modestly improve glycemic control and pose little risk of hypoglycemia. Kids Beat Adults at Getting Flu Shots. More children got a flu vaccination last year than ever before, according to new figures from the CDC. Your patients are rating you online: How to respond. Manage your online reputation: A social media guide. Find out how.
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - Category: Family Physicians Tags: News Diabetes Endocrinology Heart Pediatrics Source Type: blogs