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10 tips for inpatient geriatric care
9. Restrict diet only when absolutely necessary. Low-sodium diets should be prescribed only for patients with serious volume overload, Dr. ... 10. Pay attention to amount of food consumed. Consider supplements. On a related note, she recommended that
June 2016
Tips for using statins, PCSK9 inhibitors in chronic CAD
Kopecky said. For instance, a 2012 study in Circulation showed that patients on statins who adhered to the healthiest diet compared to the unhealthiest diet reduced their risk of cardiovascular death,
June 2017
Fleshing out the debate over meat from cloned animals
The general population is on edge after reading about contaminated spinach, adulterated pet foods and bovine growth hormone lawsuits. ... Further, that alteration would have to affect the food value of the animal, and not the animal itself.
March 2008
Drugs come up short for doctors, patients
In a report issued last fall, officials at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) attributed 43% of the shortages in 2010 and 2011 to problems at manufacturing facilities. ... The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) and the U.S.
May 2012
Risks seen with anemia, asthma drugs; insulin syringes recalled
Liraglutide (Victoza) as an adjunct to diet and exercise to improve glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes. ... It is not recommended as first-line therapy for patients who have inadequate glycemic control on diet and exercise, and pancreatitis
April 2010
Two-pronged plan to attack prediabetes
Small diet changes can be effective too, such as switching from whole milk to skim. ... Schneider. Focus on calories, not special diets. “Nobody can stay on a low-carb or low-fat diet forever.
October 2008
Pearls for lowering lipids
therapy. To treat dyslipidemia, internists should first consider therapeutic lifestyle modifications, such as diet, exercise, smoking cessation, and maintenance of a normal body mass index, said Leonard Mankin, MD, FACP. ... Mankin said. To treat
July 2016
New insulin questioned; carbon emission price proposed
They are like diet and exercise for severe uncontrolled diabetes, necessary but inadequate when what we need is a strong dose of insulin to drive down the glucose quickly. ... better respiratory health to food insecurity.
September 2016
Zolpidem dose for women lowered, diabetes drug approved
Mipomersen sodium (Kynamro) injection as an addition to lipid-lowering medications and diet to treat homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia. ... It must be used with a protein-restricted diet and, in some cases, supplements.
April 2013
FDA bans dozens of generics from entering U.S. for quality
The latest recalls, warnings, label changes and approvals from the Food and Drug Administration.
November 2008