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Robert is a 36-year-old overweight man with elevated cholesterol levels. He tells you that he often feels hungry during the day, and that healthier options like salads are rarely enough to fill him up.
There is a rare, but potentially fatal interaction between the antiarrhythmic agent amiodarone and the hepatitis C drug sofosbuvir.
Screening is of clear benefit only in settings that have the means to offer accurate diagnosis, effective treatment, and monitoring over time.
<p>Adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD) gain significant benefits from regular exercise training, researchers say.</p>
In a recent study, researchers assessed the impact of obstructive sleep apnea on grey matter volume in children aged 7 to 11 years old.
<p><img src="/sites/default/files/images/Screen%20shot%202012-08-01%20at%2010.48.00%20AM.png" width="90" height="90" style="float: left; margin: 5px;"><br>Higher rates of pertussis were found in children born in 1998 who received the acellular pertussis vaccine (DTaP), the injection which replaced whole-cell pertussis vaccines (DTwP) in the 1990s, suggesting that the change in vaccine may be related to the current pertussis epidemic. </p>
When physicians make mistakes, the following faults should be considered: A dearth of knowledge (ignorance); having accepted incorrect theories; and having organized these theories or conclusions in a manner that leads to improper action (cognitive error).
<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 evaluated the impact of certain combination medications used to treat psoriasis on the risk of herpes zoster manifestation.
In this plenary session, Alexandra M. Oster, from the CDC, discusses molecular detection of HIV clusters, how the United States has used that data, and how researchers have responded to these clusters.
New research examined the link between sodium intake and the risk of cardiovascular disease among patients with chronic kidney disease.
Patients with prostate cancer who initiate androgen deprivation therapy tend to experience adverse effects. However, past research has demonstrated that exercise can help improve therapy-related fatigue and quality of life. In a recent meta-analysis, researchers sought to evaluate the potential benefits of exercise in this patient population.
In a new study, researchers aimed to determine the prevalence of preoperative opioid use, as well as the factors associated with preoperative opioid use.
By utilizing wearable technology, authors of a new study determined whether gait characteristics could be early diagnostic markers of prodromal Parkinson disease.
In a recent study, researchers compared the need for cardiovascular procedures and surgery among patients with hypertension with and without psoriasis.
New data presented at CROI 2020 suggests that hepatitis C virus screening should be considered in all men who have sex with men regardless of HIV status.
Can a combination of noradrenergic and antimuscarinic drugs improve the endotypic traits of patients with obstructive sleep apnea? Find out what the authors of a new study determined.