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Will Changing the Term Obesity Reduce Stigma?
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- MatÍas A. Loewy
“Any obesity denomination is useful as long as the impact of comorbidities is taken into account.”
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Managing Obesity Can Lead to Sarcopenia: A ‘Hidden’ Problem
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- MatÍas A. Loewy
Exercise and nutrition are two key components in the prevention and management of sarcopenic obesity.
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Vaccine ‘Will Not Curb’ Dengue Epidemic, Says PAHO
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- MatÍas A. Loewy
The most important actions to take in addition to vaccination are field operations, vector control, prevention, and education.
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When Should a Pediatrician Suspect a Rare Disease?
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- MatÍas A. Loewy
“Patients with rare diseases have common symptoms. What needs to be done is to prioritize those symptoms that behave abnormally, that have an...
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Cancer Identified as a New Cardiovascular Risk Factor
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- MatÍas A. Loewy
Patient history of cancer may be an independent predictor of major cardiovascular events for those receiving coronary angioplasty.
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‘World’s Healthiest Arteries’ Found to Be the Most Elastic
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- MatÍas A. Loewy
The study “provides additional evidence that lifestyle modifications can improve arterial health.”
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Antimicrobial resistance requires a manifold response
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- MatÍas A. Loewy
In addition to finding new antibiotics, efforts to tackle this public health threat also should be directed toward promoting more rational...
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What is the psychological cost of performing CPR?
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- MatÍas A. Loewy
Andrés Snitcofsky, a 40-year-old designer from Buenos Aires, Argentina, heard harrowing cries for help.
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Atrial failure or insufficiency: A new syndrome
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- MatÍas A. Loewy
The syndrome may explain heart failure in patients with preserved pump function, according to researchers.
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Emerging invasive fungal infections call for multidisciplinary cooperation
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- MatÍas A. Loewy
“We need epidemiologists, doctors, and microbiologists to join ... to generate the necessary databases.”
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Early metformin minimizes antipsychotic-induced weight gain
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- MatÍas A. Loewy
The main benefit of metformin is to flatten rather than reverse antipsychotic-induced weight gain.
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‘Incomprehensible’ CABG recommendation raises concerns
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- MatÍas A. Loewy
The weakened recommendation for CABG in patients with multivessel disease in a new guideline has some cardiac surgeons raising questions.