Discharge Planning in Poorly Controlled Diabetes
A multicenter, retrospective study of patients with poorly controlled diabetes who have been...
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Primary Care
A New Device for GERD
A single-use, surgical device (Linx Reflux Management System, Torax Medical) has been approved by...
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Reviewing Tuberculosis Trends
A CDC report has found that 10,521 new tuberculosis (TB) cases were reported in 2011 in the United...
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Statin Use May Reduce Parkinson’s Risk
A small prospective analysis suggests that statin use appears to modestly reduce the risk of...
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Vitamin D & Mortality in Metabolic Syndrome
In patients with metabolic syndrome, both all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality appear to...
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Stroke & Atrial Fibrillation Risks Higher in RA
The incidence of atrial fibrillation and stroke appears to be higher for patients with rheumatoid...
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Obesity Among Adolescents
Findings from the CDC’s National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey suggest that nearly...
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Depression After Stroke & TIA
A North Carolina study team has found that the rates of depression at 3 and 12 months after...
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Pain Level Tied to Suicide Attempts in Migraineurs
Previous research has reported that suicide attempts are higher for migraineurs than those without...
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Reducing Triglyceride Levels in Patients at Risk for CVD
Almost one-third of adults in the United States have elevated triglyceride levels (>150 mg/dL),...
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Obesity Among Adolescents
Findings from the CDC’s National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey suggest that nearly one...
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New Guidelines on Osteoporosis in Men
This week, the Endocrine Society issued guidelines on managing osteoporosis in men. Published in...
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New Guidelines for Assessing Adiposity
The rate of obesity in the United States has reached the epidemic level despite efforts by...
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Introducing Geriatric Care by Design
The American Medical Association has released a new publication, Geriatric Care by Design. The...
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A New Alzheimer Disease Biomarker?
Visinin-like protein-1 (VILIP-1) and VILIP-1/ Aβ42—potential cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) markers of...
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Calculating Risks for CVD
In guidelines on primary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD), the Framingham coronary heart...
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Calculating Risk for CVD
In guidelines on primary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD), the Framingham coronary heart...
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Counsel Patients on Healthy Eating
The American Medical Association has launched an online training module to help clinicians counsel...
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Dead People Don’t Get Bronchitis — Thoughts on Zithromax
It was during my residency that the first indication of heart toxicity of antibiotics affected...
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HIV: From Prevention to Care and Treatment
The incidence of HIV in the United States has remained stable over the last 15 years, while the...
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