A review suggests that there is good evidence that many agents are effective in preventing osteoporotic fractures, but data are insufficient to determine relative efficacy or safety. Medscape Medical News
Psychiatric comorbidity is seen in a significant minority of elderly patients hospitalized for heart failure and may affect clinical and economic outcomes, according to Pennsylvania-based researchers. Reuters Health Information
Tiotropium improves quality of life and multiple parameters of lung function but does not slow decline in forced expiratory volume in 1 second in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Medscape Medical News