Published in Archives of internal medicine
Generally, well-functioning 70- to 79-year-old individuals with subclinical hypothyroidism do not demonstrate increased risk of mobility problems, and those with mild elevations in TSH level show a slight functional advantage.
Published in Archives of internal medicine
Starting nicotine gum treatment 4 weeks before the target quit date was no more effective than starting treatment on the quit date.
Published in Archives of internal medicine
In this large prospective study, increasing age emerges as a major determinant of the clinical characteristics of IE. Lower rates of surgical treatment and high mortality are the most prominent features of elderly patients with IE. Efforts should be made to prevent health care-associated acquisition and improve outcomes in this major subgroup of pa...
