Obesity
Conference Coverage
Obesity risk rises when kids aren’t active 1 hour a day
SAN FRANCISCO – The behavioral characteristic that correlated the most with obesity in school-age children was being active less than 1 hour per...
CE/CME
October 2016: Click for Credit
Topics include: Autism follow-up screening • Gallstone disease and heart risk • HER2-testing guidelines • Weight loss and TNFi efficacy...
News
Serum Vitamin D Levels, Atopy Not Significantly Linked
Key clinical point: Serum vitamin D was not a significant marker for pediatric atopic dermatitis or disease severity.
News
PTSD, Eating Disorders Tied to Suppressing Negative Emotions
Key clinical point: Older veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder might cope with their trauma symptoms by suppressing their emotions, and...
News
Metabolic Health Declining Among the Obese, Despite Improvements in BP and Lipids
Key clinical point: Blood glucose and diabetes are on the rise among America’s obese. Major finding: Twenty-two percent of obese Americans now...
News
Analysis Supports Daily Folate for Children With Psoriasis on Methotrexate
Key clinical point: Consider daily folate to reduce the likelihood of gastrointestinal side effects of methotrexate in children with psoriasis....
News
Obesity May Attenuate Anti-TNF Response in Psoriatic Arthritis
Key clinical point: Obesity may reduce response and adherence to tumor necrosis factor–inhibitor therapy in patients with psoriatic arthritis....
Q&A
Nutrition Guidelines for CKD
Q&A
Is Finerenone the "Cure" for Albuminuria?
News
Bariatric Surgery Good Deal for Diabetes, but …
Key clinical point: Bariatric or metabolic surgery is a cost-effective treatment for type 2 diabetes. Major finding: Cost-effectiveness ratios of...