(April 1, 2010 - Insidermedicine)

From Oregon - According to a report published in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, a self guided, short term program has shown success in curbing binge eating. Researchers studied over 100 patients with a history of binge eating, having the patients read an instructional book and then attend a series of therapy sessions over 12 weeks. Results showed that upon study completion, 63% of participants had stopped binge eating.

From Boston - According to a report published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology, early CT and MRI scans can shorten the amount of time a patient stays in hospital. Researchers studied over 10,  000 hospital admissions, finding that patients had a significantly shorter stay in the hospital when imaged either the day before or day of admission, when compared to those imaged on day 1 or day 2 following admission.

And finally, from Norway - Rheumatoid arthritis patients who undergo knee replacement are at increased risk of infection, according to a report published in Arthritis Care and Research. Studying over 6,800 knee replacement surgeries, researchers found that RA patients who underwent the procedure were 1.6x more likely than those with osteoarthritis to get an infection that required subsequent revision.