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Children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder on medication for it are at lower risk of injury, especially brain injury.
Researchers may finally have evidence to explain why men have a higher prevalence of heart disease than premenopausal women.
<p><span>Children who report sipping alcohol are more likely to report more drinking by the 9th grade, according to a new study.</span></p>
Healthcare professionals should consider why people do not take their diabetes medications and what happens when they discontinue the drugs.
Dr Michels shared important findings and implications from her new study on whether metabolic syndrome is associated with ovarian cancer risk.
The USPSTF has issued a draft recommendation statement on the use of behavioral counseling for the prevention of cardiovascular disease in adults without hypertension, dyslipidemia, or diabetes.
A review sought to investigate associations between HIV-infection and antiretroviral use and the risk of developing diabetes and hypertension in persons with HIV.
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs put the fetus at risk for rare but serious kidney complications.
In this 2-part guest commentary, you will learn several tactics and skills that will make your next presentation go better than your last.
There are many therapies for treating chronic pain ranging from medications to invasive techniques, including injections and surgery. Often overlooked and underused are the various nonpharmacologic therapies, such as psychotherapy, physical therapy (PT), occupational therapy (OT), and acupuncture.
<p>The benefits of <em>cardioselective </em>beta-blocker therapy outweigh the associated risks in patients with nonsevere asthma after myocardial infarction (MI) or for the long-term treatment of heart failure. We have recently observed both medical residents and attending physicians prescribing noncardioselective beta-blockers to patients with asthma. Consequently, we believe this summary will be a timely reminder to healthcare professionals to be careful to administer cardioselective beta-blockers for appropriate indications in asthma patients and clearly avoid noncardioselective agents.</p>
<p><span>The newly developed Pediatric All-Cause Harm Measurement Tool improved detection of harms in pediatric inpatients in a recent pilot study.</span></p>
Food trends come and go. One year, kale is the latest food in the culinary spotlight, being added to smoothies, salads and sold as chips. The next, avocados are America’s sweetheart. While both of these super foods are still in style and highly sought after, a few other ingredients and trends are making their way to your local grocery. Here’s a review of the top 5 latest food trends to look out for.
Delirium is a common and serious problem that affects as many as 70% of older persons admitted to critical care units.
The American College of Physicians presents subspecialty updates highlighting publications from the preceding year in the Annals of Internal Medicine that impact the practice of medicine. These are invaluable resources for all primary care practitioners, and in essence, are a quick hematology/oncology and infectious disease consultation.
School children who reported regularly eating a healthy breakfast scored higher on standardized tests than those reporting having less-healthy breakfasts or not regularly having breakfast at all.