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Blood pressure meds cut cognitive impairment risk
And HIV infection may double patients’ stroke rate.
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Enhanced recovery initiative improved bariatric length of stay
ORLANDO – Employing New Enhanced Recovery Goals for Bariatric Surgery (ENERGY) will generate data on best practices.
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Is fish oil’s heart benefit a fish tale?
And how pregnancy and childbirth affect dementia risk.
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Is fibromyalgia one disorder – or two?
And breast cancer patients don’t get the financial counseling they want from their clinicians.
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Endoscopic weight loss interventions need lifestyle component
WASHINGTON – Options now exist for endoscopic bariatric interventions, but success depends on a multidisciplinary approach and frequent patient...
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Diabetes, hypertension, smoking may raise risk for late-onset epilepsy
Race and geographic location also influenced the risk of late-onset epilepsy.
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Omega-3 heart benefit: Just another fish tale?
Researchers find little if any evidence of cardiac benefit, but ALA may be “slightly protective.”
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Physicians give Medicare QPP proposals mixed reviews
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AAP: Food additives inadequately regulated, pose risks to children
More than 10,000 chemical compounds are added to food and food packaging despite inadequate safety testing.
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Endocrinologists clash over routine CGM during pregnancy
At issue: Should diabetic women use CGM from conception through birth?
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NAFLD less common, more severe in black children
ORLANDO – Overall prevalence in obese kids: 42%