Does transdermal estradiol impair hemostatic biomarkers in postmenopausal women?
ET elicited a decrement in blood biomarkers implicated in coagulation activation which in turn seemed to improve fibrinolytic activity. These results suggest that transdermal route does not impair thrombotic risk.
Alcohol problems are associated with greater outpatient, emergency department, and inpatient health care utilization in HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected veterans. However, alcohol does not appear to have a stronger effect on health services use in HIV-infected veterans compared with HIV-uninfected veterans.