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In this slideshow, click through the case reports to brush up on cases involving malnourishment, including vitamin D deficiency and rickets.
<p><span>Motivational interviewing delivered by providers and registered dietitians reduces BMI in obese children, according to a new study.</span></p>
American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP) 2012 Annual Meeting: March 16-19, 2012; Washington, DC
A Parent Asks: My teenaged daughter wants to look tanned for her prom. Is a tanning bed a safe alternative to the sun?
<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>
<p><span>Individuals with ADHD appear to have smaller total brain and gray matter volumes than individuals without ADHD, and unaffected siblings in ADHD families appear to have intermediate volumes.</span></p>
There is a noticeable rise in the prevalence of diverticulosis, especially in the Western hemisphere and in countries that have adopted a more Westernized lifestyle. I, myself, have noticed a rise in the number of hospital patients I see with either a history of diverticulosis or with an active diverticular flare.
The old adage, “Not all that wheezes is asthma,” attributed to physician Chevalier Jackson (1865-1958), has never been more relevant than today, given reports that at least 30% of physicians’ asthma diagnoses are incorrect.
A new study explores how a lack of sleep may influence the hormones that control hunger and alter eating patterns.
<p>More research needed to determine what, if any, health benefits standing desks may provide. </p>
Remission of rheumatoid arthritis is difficult to achieve and sustain. Researchers examined the differences in outcome between remission and low disease activity, and their effect of function, quality of life, and structural outcomes.
The purpose of this integrative review was to explore the state of EA screening instruments developed between 2004 and 2011.
<p>Not all childhood asthma phenotypes respond alike to inhaled anti-inflammatories, suggesting a need for individualized treatment.</p>
<p>Children with comorbidities may have higher rates of invasive pneumococcal disease caused by nonvaccine serotypes after receiving 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine.</p>
By Rob Goodier(Reuters Health) - Studies have linked the use of social media to depression, but addiction to social media, rather than use alone, may explain the connection, new research suggests.
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.