Takin’ It to the Streets: New Recommendations for Driving & Diabetes
Nearly 19 million people in the United States have diagnosed diabetes, and many of these...
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Primary Care
More Patient Encounters Benefit Diabetes Care
As the epidemic of diabetes continues to grow, it’s becoming increasingly important for healthcare...
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Walk This Way
A CDC report has found that walking prevalence among American adults has increased since 2005, but...
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Metabolic Syndrome, Catheter Ablation, & AF
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is increasingly being viewed by clinicians as a modern-day epidemic,...
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Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: A Welcome Guideline Update
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is one of the most common genetic heart diseases in the United...
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Delayed ED Care for the Morbidly Obese
The disposition home for morbidly obese patients appears to take significantly longer than that of...
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CHEST 2012: Secondhand Smoke Can Impair Breathing Within Minutes
Heavy concentrations of secondhand smoke, such as those found in smoke-filled bars and cars, can...
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CHEST 2012: Antibiotics Don’t Cure Cough from ‘Common Cold’ in Kids
New Research suggests that antibiotics are not effective in treating cough due to the common cold...
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Examining the Health Status of Older Americans
A report from the Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics has found that Americans...
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Bone Mass Predicts Low Back Pain in Men
Researchers in Amsterdam have found that bone mineral content (BMC) and bone mineral density (BMD)...
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Structuring Behavioral Interventions for Diabetes
Approximately 45% of patients with diabetes have not achieved an A1C level of less than 7%....
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A New Program for Newly Diagnosed Diabetes Patients
Every 17 seconds, someone in the United States is diagnosed with diabetes, according to the...
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Medical Technology: Dangerous Curves Ahead
I love the GPS analogy for healthcare. Patients need a GPS for their health, showing them the...
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Obstructive Sleep Apnea Common Among Women
Swedish research indicates that half of women aged 20 to 70 have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)....
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ICAAC 2012: Viral Coinfections in Children With Respiratory Infections
The Particulars: Little is known about the impact of viral coinfections and recently discovered...
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A Look at Depression & Prescription Opioid Misuse
Survey results from patients on chronic opioid therapy with no history of substance abuse...
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FDA Clears EchoSoft Diagnostic Ultrasound Technology
Echometrix LLC today announced that it has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug...
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Recommendations for Cervical Cancer Screening
In 2012, the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) updated screening...
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Guidelines for Work-Exacerbated Asthma
View our NEW Guidelines Update eBook. Work-exacerbated asthma (WEA) has been defined as...
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