Addressing added sugar in kids’ diets
Educating parents on the importance of healthy diet, and how to read nutrition labels, can help reduce the high intake of added sugars in kids’ diets.
All articles by Brianne Aiken
Maryland passes nurse practitioner full-practice authority law
Governor Hogan signed the bill (HB 999/SB 723) into law on May 12, making Maryland the 21st full-practice authority state in the United States.
Reminder system improves human papillomavirus vaccine adherence
The prompted cohort was significantly more likely to complete the vaccine series in a timely manner compared with the unprompted cohort.
Vitamin D aids weight loss in obese, overweight patients
A significantly greater weight decrease was observed in patients assigned to receive vitamin D compared with patients who had no supplementation.
FDA recalls Queso Fresco cheese for Staphylococcus aureus contamination
To date, no illnesses are known by the Department of Agriculture and Markets to be associated with this product.
Modest caffeine consumption may reduce liver scarring in patients with hepatitis C
About 100 milligrams of caffeine was associated with a one-third reduction of advanced liver scarring.
Sam’s Club savings program now offers low-cost Alzheimer, diabetes medications
More than 200 generic medications are available for $4 and more than 400 generic prescriptions are available for $10.
All-oral simeprevir-sofosbuvir superior to interferon-based treatment for HCV patients with compensated cirrhosis
Patients assigned the interferon-containing regimen had a significantly higher rate of virologic relapse compared with patients given simeprevir and sofosbuvir.
Mindfulness intervention may improve fasting glucose in obese women
Mindfulness-based stress reduction may benefit overweight and obese female patients.
Intensive weight management, bariatric surgery yield similar results in type 2 diabetes
Both bariatric surgery and intensive weight management yielded similar improvements in HbA1c, weight loss and quality of life.
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