Search results for "Nutrition"
Nutritional supplements
The guideline authors stated that obtaining calcium from food rather than supplements is preferred but that supplements can be used safely in patients whose calcium intake is not sufficient. ... Discontinuation of supplemental calcium for safety reasons
October 2016
4 steps to managing osteoarthritis pain in the elderly
in the diet plus exercise arm also showed the greatest degree of reduction in pain scores, Dr. ... While diet plus exercise was most effective for weight loss and pain reduction, the diet arm yielded the greatest degree of load reduction.
July 2016
Test Yourself
Treatment is a lifelong, strict gluten-free diet. Gliadin antibodies are neither sensitive nor specific for the diagnosis of celiac disease and are no longer recommended for the evaluation of celiac
January 2020
Improving rural health takes effort, energy
screening in 1974 through subsequent additions of cholesterol, smoking, diet, and physical activity until their retirements. ... Familiarize yourself with local resources. What are housing and food options for patients who need them?
September 2015
Nutrition
In the fourth analysis, researchers examined randomized controlled trials that compared diets with differing amounts of red meat for at least six months. ... The authors concluded that diets restricted in red meat may have little or no effect on major
October 2019
Cardiology
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2010/12/14/5.htm. New food allergy guidelines aid diagnosis, management. The results of a highly sensitive assay for cardiac troponin T (cTnT) can predict
December 2010
Risks seen with anemia, asthma drugs; insulin syringes recalled
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2010/04/fda.htm. Warnings, recalls and updates from the Food and Drug Administration. ... Liraglutide (Victoza) as an adjunct to diet and exercise to improve glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes.
April 2010
To lie down, perchance to sleep
Internists are good at picking up on obstructive sleep apnea, but chronic insomnia is underdiagnosed among a sleepy patient population.
September 2017
New drugs for diabetes, secondary prevention of CV events
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2014/07/fda.htm. This update covers approval of a new drug to treat type 2 diabetes mellitus, along with diet and exercise, and of a drug ... Albiglutide (Tanzeum) to treat type 2 diabetes in adults, along with diet and
July 2014
Coronavirus
after adjustment for social factors including health insurance status, food sufficiency, income, education, and state-level political preferences, differences in vaccination rates between Black and White adults were no longer significant.
December 2021