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Obesity: we need to move beyond sugar
In January, discussions about diet, food, and obesity usually dominate the media. This year is no exception. New figures released last week by Cancer Research UK and Diabetes UK underline the current, and likely future, effect of the obesity epidemic. […]
“Lifestyle choices, not bad luck, greatest cause of cancer”, new study says
A new study suggests that lifestyle choices are more responsible for people developing cancer than random genetic mutation. The study, done by researchers at the Stony Brook Cancer Center
Diagnosis and management of urinary tract infections in the outpatient setting: a review
Grigoryan L, Trautner BW, Gupta K. JAMA. 2014 Oct 22-29;312(16):1677-84. doi: 10.1001/jama.2014.12842. (Review) PMID: 25335150 Urinary tract infection is among the most common reasons for an outpatient visit and
Predicting Acute Appendicitis? A comparison of the Alvarado Score, the Appendicitis Inflammatory Response Score and Clinical Assessment.
Kollar D, McCartan DP, Bourke M, et al. World J Surg. 2014 Sep 23. (Original) PMID: 25245432 Patients presenting with suspected appendicitis pose a diagnostic challenge. The appendicitis inflammatory
Behavioral treatment of obesity in patients encountered in primary care settings: a systematic review
Wadden TA, Butryn ML, Hong PS, et al. JAMA. 2014 Nov 5;312(17):1779-91. doi: 10.1001/jama.2014.14173. (Review) PMID: 25369490 In 2011, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) approved intensive behavioral
Clinical Illness and Outcomes in Patients with Ebola in Sierra Leone
Schieffelin JS, Shaffer JG, Goba A, et al. N Engl J Med. 2014 Oct 29. (Original) PMID: 25353969 Limited clinical and laboratory data are available on patients with Ebola
Study confirms how to take proper workday breaks
Most people take breaks during their workdays. Coffee breaks. Lunch breaks. Short chats with coworkers. Maybe late afternoon walks around the building. But are they taking the best
New guidelines for pediatric pulmonary hypertension
For the first time, guidelines have been developed for children with pulmonary hypertension, a sometimes fatal heart and lung disease that affects nearly two of every 1,000 babies
Well ventilated offices linked with higher cognitive function
Individuals who work in well-ventilated offices with below-average levels of indoor pollutants and carbon dioxide (CO2) have significantly higher cognitive functioning scores--in crucial areas such as responding to
Tuberculosis ranks next to HIV as a leading cause of death worldwide
GENEVA - The fight against tuberculosis is paying off, with this year’s death rate nearly half of what it was in 1990. Nevertheless, 1.5 million people died from