Search results for "Nutrition"
Get rid of GERD without unneeded costs, tests
Oftentimes, when I ask them, ‘Did the food you eliminated help your symptoms?’ they say no,” said Dr. ... Sometimes patients need to keep a food diary to really figure out the foods that bother them,” he said.
June 2014
MKSAP Quiz: 6-month history of dysphagia
This sensation has slowly worsened over time. He also describes intermittent midsternal discomfort that is nonexertional and is usually precipitated by swallowing food. ... The resulting functional obstruction of the distal esophagus leads to dysphagia,
March 2014
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
Crossed Words: Glued to the answer
Acetone, one of three ketones elevated by a ketogenic diet, is directly responsible for the diet's anticonvulsant effects. ... Chronic administration may enhance its action, but further research is needed to confirm that the ketogenic diet generates
January 2014
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
Integrative therapies may complement care
Traditional markers of a healthy lifestyle include exercise, good nutrition, nonsmoking status, and a healthy body mass index. ... whether it's a drug and diet, or it's exercise, or it's stress management,” Dr.
March 2016
New drugs for diabetes, secondary prevention of CV events
This update covers approval of a new drug to treat type 2 diabetes mellitus, along with diet and exercise, and of a drug to reduce risk of heart attack, stroke, cardiovascular ... Albiglutide (Tanzeum) to treat type 2 diabetes in adults, along with diet
July 2014
Preventive aspirin inflames opinions
In 2014, officials at the Food and Drug Administration denied an application by Bayer HealthCare to market aspirin for primary heart attack prevention, stating that the agency's research review ... BMJ. 2008;337:a1840. [PMID: 18927173]
May 2015
Guiding clinicians through GI diagnoses
It doesn't matter which diet the patient chooses as long as it's the one he or she can stick with. ... He also recommended using guidelines, establishing clear goals, and offering supportive therapy such as laxatives, diet and exercise.
September 2009
MKSAP Quiz: Management after a routine exam
Her medical history is significant only for iron deficiency 3 years ago that was thought to be diet related.
April 2013