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Just Eating Healthier Trims Diabetes Risk
June 18th 2014
Improvement in overall diet quality lowers the risk of type 2 diabetes, a new study shows. This is independent of other healthful behaviors, including increased physical activity and body weight loss.
Lipid Guidelines for Diabetes Debated at ADA
June 18th 2014
New guidelines for the treatment of patients with high cholesterol may, or may not, be appropriate for persons with type 2 diabetes. Here are the pros and cons.
Opioid Receptors May Curb Hypoglycemia in Diabetes
June 17th 2014
Activation of opioid receptors with novel approaches may prevent hypoglycemia and lead to safer intensive glycemic control, according to a study reported at the American Diabetes Association 74th Scientific Sessions.
Antibiotic Prescriptions for ARIs More Likely at Day’s End
October 12th 2013
An IDWeek 2013 poster presentation quantified clinician fatigue with the finding that Boston-area primary care physicians were more likely to prescribe antibiotics for ARIs at the end of the day than when they were fresh on the job in the morning.
Reach for Guideline-Recommended Antibiotics, Even in Severe CAP
October 11th 2013
Broad-spectrum antibiotics offer no advantage over guideline-recommended agents, even against severe community-acquired pneumonia.
HPV Vaccination: Impact of Culture and Language on Initiation, Completion
October 10th 2013
English- and Spanish-speaking parents cited widely differing reasons for avoiding vaccination for their eligible daughters or failing to ensure the 3 doses were received.
In Hospitalized HIV Patients, ID Consult Reduces Medication Errors
October 9th 2013
In hospitalized HIV patients, medication errors are common and can be mitigated by enlisting ID specialists.
New Bivalent Norovirus Vaccine is Safe and Effective
October 9th 2013
The norovirus vaccine, while not preventive of all disease, does significantly reduce the severity of symptoms.
Fecal Microbiome Transplant in Capsule Form
October 7th 2013
Clostridium difficile colitis can be cured by having patients swallow capsules brimming with other people’s concentrated stool. Inexpensive, effective, and readily available. This could be an enormous opportunity for primary care (if the FDA approves it).
Still Rx'ing Antibiotics for Bronchitis and Non–Group A Strep Sore Throat
October 7th 2013
This is an opportunity for primary care to help avert a public health catastrophe. Physicians need to take ownership over this issue and demand more time for URI patients-E&M criteria do not capture what is lost when these visits are viewed simply as “Level 2 Office Visit, CPT 99212.”