Clinicians receive food-allergy guidelines
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases has released official recommendations for diagnosing, treating and managing food allergy.
Practice Management
Heartburn meds and pneumonia linked
Clinicians should use caution in prescribing acid-suppressive drugs for patients at risk for pneumonia.
Death odds rise sharply with BMI
Researchers have pinpointed just how much an unfavorable BMI measurement raises mortality risk among the overweight and obese,
Hormone therapy guidelines updated
Data support starting hormone therapy to treat menopause-related symptoms and/or reduce the risk of osteoporosis or fractures.
Early diagnosis key in cardiomyopathy
Routine testing helps identify the disease and lowers the risk of sudden death, but prompt referral to secondary and tertiary care is vital.
Falls in older adults: averting a disaster
Falls can lead to hip fracture and head injury and can raise the risk of early death. Fortunately, this public-health problem is largely preventable.
Simple intervention helps older adults with insomnia
A cognitive behavioral intervention improved insomnia for up to six months.
U.S. heart disease costs expected to triple by 2030
American Heart Association estimates 40.5% of Americans will develop some form of cardiovascular disease.
Expelling the myths of the midwife
Many people think seeing a midwife means forgoing to the comfort and convenience of modern health care. Find out here why it’s not.
Benefits of duloxetine in chronic low-back pain unclear
Mixed evidence supporting duloxetine for treatment of chronic low-back pain.
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