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James is a 38-year-old man who is clinically overweight but otherwise healthy. He is looking to improve his diet and wants to know whether dried fruit is a snack he should add to his weekly menu. How would you advise your patient?
In this podcast, Jonathan Aviv, MD, talks about the current gold standards for treating gastroesophageal reflux disease, where proton-pump inhibitor therapy fits into the treatment regimen, and nonpharmacologic treatment options.
Multivitamins are the most commonly used dietary supplement, with more 60% of women in the IWHS reporting their use.
To shed light on the link between migraine and asthma, researchers designed a study of more than 110,000 adolescents.
<p>Babies are generally born with healthy hearts that should be cared for during childhood to ensure good health later in life, according to the American Heart Association.</p><p> </p>
Intravenous zanamivir could be a good option for the treatment of influenza in oseltamivir-resistant patients and in those unable to digest medication, according to a phase 3 trial.
Diagnosing uterine fibroids should be based on an extensive physical examination and detailed clinical history. Current guidelines recommend confirming the diagnosis via ultrasonography scanning, and MRI can help determine the vascularization of the fibromas. Do you prefer using ultrasonography or magnetic resonance imaging to diagnose uterine fibroids?
<p>Cerebral blood flow (CBF) is reduced in athletes following a concussion, according to the first-ever longitudinal study to look at changes in regional CBF in humans after concussion.</p>
By Andrew M. SeamanNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The amount of physical activity young mothers get is linked to their preschoolers' activity levels, according to a new study from the UK.
Let me be upfront: I avoid both clonidine and hydralazine when treating hypertension. In the case of hydralazine, I qualify that decision by explicitly stating that it has been an evidence-based therapy for the management of moderate to severe systolic heart failure in African-Americans.
Researcher’s have a new insight into how the TB pathogen evades the immune system after the largest study of tuberculosis susceptibility.
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A 38-year-old man presents with several days of ongoing severe abdominal pain in his upper abdomen that radiates to his back. He describes the pain as “boring and unrelenting” and is not crampy or colicky.
A new analysis highlights the hepatitis C-related death rates per state vs the United States as a whole, and aimed to better document deaths on a subnational level.
The ACC’s expert consensus decision pathway includes guidance on initiating and monitoring the use of SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1RAs among patients with type 2 diabetes for lowering CV risk.
New research finds that saccharin could be useful as a lead compound in targeting aggressive cancers.
<p>Head Start preschoolers in Michigan who were underweight or overweight at the start of the program entered kindergarten at a healthier weight than similar kids in the community.</p>
By Lorraine L. Janeczko