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<p>Eating two large, fiber-rich meals a day as part of a calorie-restricted diet - rather than six smaller meals spread throughout the day - helps people with type 2 diabetes feel less hungry and less depressed, according to a secondary analysis of a crossover trial comparing both meal schedules.</p>
Multiple sclerosis has been described for centuries, though physicians at the time did not have a name for the condition. In what year was multiple sclerosis officially recognized in the United States?
Researchers determined the predictive value of urine point-of-care tenofovir antibody test and compared the results against self-reported PrEP use and TFV-diphosphate levels in dried blood spots. Their research was presented at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections 2023 in Seattle, WA.
New research highlighted the link between body mass index, body fat percentage, and mortality among middle-age men and women.
If you are like most people, you probably don’t even notice if a candidate smiles spontaneously. During interviews, most of us are so consumed with the candidate’s skills, and finding out if they can do the job, that we often over look important aspects that in many cases may be more important.The funny thing is that you can teach people most any skill, but you can’t teach them to smile. And for people in the service industry, smiling is probably the most important skill of all.
It is estimated that about 20% of children and adolescents meet criteria for a mental health disorder, and a high percentage of these youths are impaired by disruptive behavior problems.
The main approaches to treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) include medication, psychotherapy, or a combination of both.
<p>Young adults with moderate to severe acne reported consuming foods with a higher glycemic index and more sugar and dairy than those with little acne, in new research.</p>
<p>Adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD) gain significant benefits from regular exercise training, researchers say.</p>
An excellent read on the life of Sir William Osler can be found in Charles S Bryan’s Osler: Inspirations from a Great Physician.1 Here are some important take-home messages:
Increased Availability to Food Contributes to Increased Obesity Rate
A new study investigated the potential of dairy fat to help prevent the development of type 2 diabetes.
Results of a recent study detail the association between prednisone use and mortality in rheumatoid arthritis, and how the risk is affected by methotrexate use.
Researchers analyzed a multi-prong approach for suppressing the viral loads of simians infected with HIV after antiretroviral therapy was discontinued. This approach may pave the way for an HIV-1 cure in humans.
<p>Sildenafil's combination of beneficial and deleterious effects results in no net benefit for patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), according to results from the RELAX trial.</p>
Experimental treatment shows promise in reducing flare-ups among youths with asthma.
<p>Rock-climbing teens suffer about as many injuries as young ice hockey or soccer players, most often straining or spraining their hands and fingers and developing tendonitis.</p>