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Lisa Jones, MA, RDN, LDN, reviews some of the diets included in U.S. News and World Report’s best diet rankings for 2020, including the Flexitarian diet, Nordic diet, Ornish diet, and more.
By Lisa Rapaport(Reuters Health) - The rate of adverse events associated with cough and cold medications in children is low, a new study confirms.
The FDA approved givinostat, a nonsteroidal oral medication, for treating patients 6 years of age or older with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
According to researchers of a recent study, a Mediterranean diet supplemented with fatty fish could improve airway inflammation in children with asthma. How would your patients do with this type of diet?
In this slideshow, click through the case reports to brush up on cases involving malnourishment, including vitamin D deficiency and rickets.
Using a single finger prick of blood, a revolutionary new smartphone accessory can detect markers for HIV and syphilis in just 15 minutes at an extremely low cost.
A Parent Asks: My teenaged daughter wants to look tanned for her prom. Is a tanning bed a safe alternative to the sun?
American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP) 2012 Annual Meeting: March 16-19, 2012; Washington, DC
<p>Musical training can help disadvantaged children strengthen their reading and language skills, according to research presented at the American Psychological Association convention.</p>
<p><span>Motivational interviewing delivered by providers and registered dietitians reduces BMI in obese children, according to a new study.</span></p>
<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>
A new study explores how a lack of sleep may influence the hormones that control hunger and alter eating patterns.
<p>Not all childhood asthma phenotypes respond alike to inhaled anti-inflammatories, suggesting a need for individualized treatment.</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.
<p>More research needed to determine what, if any, health benefits standing desks may provide. </p>