Among nursing home elders, the incidence of invasive group A streptococcal (GAS) disease is almost 3 times that in the general population. The risk factors for invasive GAS disease and the factors related to outbreaks in nursing homes are reviewed. Emerging Infectious Diseases
Review selections from Bariatric Surgery, an episode from the SAGES Grand Rounds Master Series. Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons
An increase in maternal antepartum body mass index of 25% or greater predicted delivery of an overly large infant, independent of initial pregnancy body mass index or absolute weight gain. Medscape Medical News
Women with advanced-stage ovarian cancer who have non-Ashkenazi Jewish BRCA mutations experience longer progression-free and overall survival rates than those with sporadic disease. Medscape Medical News
An update of the 2002 recommendations on the use of nonbiologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs for rheumatoid arthritis now includes data on use of biologic agents as well. Medscape Medical News