Author/s: Grundy, Scott M, Stone, Neil J., Guideline Writing Committee for the 2018 Cholesterol Guidelines
Description:
In November 2018, the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology (AHA/ACC) released a new clinical practice guideline on cholesterol management. It was accompanied by a risk assessment report on primary prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (...
Author/s: Wolffenbuttel, Bruce, Wouters, Hanneke J.C.M., Heiner-Fokkema, Rebecca, van der Klauw, Melanie M.
Although cobalamin (vitamin B12) deficiency was described over a century ago, it is still difficult toestablish the correct diagnosis and prescribe the right treatment. Symptoms related to vitamin B12 deficiency may be diverse and vary from neurologic to psychiatric. A number of individuals with...
Author/s: Wolffenbuttel, Bruce, Wouters, Hanneke J.C.M., Heiner-Fokkema, Rebecca, van der Klauw, Melanie M.
Although cobalamin (vitamin B12) deficiency was described over a century ago, it is still difficult toestablish the correct diagnosis and prescribe the right treatment. Symptoms related to vitamin B12 deficiency may be diverse and vary from neurologic to psychiatric. A number of individuals with...
Author/s: Nierenberg, Andrew A.
Interview with Andrew A. Nierenberg, MD, author of Evolving Issues in the Treatment of Depression
Author/s: A.G., Mick, P., Venekamp, R.P.
BACKGROUND:
Acute otitis media (AOM) is one of the most common childhood illnesses. While many children experience sporadic AOM episodes, an important group suffer from recurrent AOM (rAOM), defined as three or more episodes in six months, or four or more in one year. In this subset of ...
Author/s: Fink, Howard A., MacDonald, Roderick, Forte, Mary L., Rosebush, Christina E., Ensrud, Kristine E., Schousboe, John T., Nelson, Victoria A., Ullman, Kristen, Butler, M., Olson, Carin M., Taylor, Brent C., Brasure, Michelle, Wilt, Timothy J.
BACKGROUND:
Optimal long-term osteoporosis drug treatment (ODT) is uncertain.
PURPOSE:
To summarize the effects of long-term ODT and ODT discontinuation and holidays.
DATA SOURCES:
Electronic bibliographic databases (January 1995 to October 2018) and systematic...
Author/s: Beasley, Richard, Holliday, Mark, Reddel, Helen K., Braithwaite, Irene, Ebmeier, Stefan, Hancox, Robert J., Harrison, Tim, Houghton, Claire, Oldfield, Karen, Papi, Alberto, Pavord, Ian D., Williams, Mathew, Weatherall, Mark
BACKGROUND:
In double-blind, placebo-controlled trials, budesonide-formoterol used on an as-needed basis resulted in a lower risk of severe exacerbation of asthma than as-needed use of a short-acting β2-agonist (SABA); the risk was similar to that of budesonide maintenance therapy plus as...
Author/s: Hooper, Sarah, Parekh, Ami, Fabiny, Anne, Teitelbaum, Joel
Legal advocacy is a recognized strategy to address social factors that influence the health of populations with complex care needs. Such advocacy can ...
The FDA Dietary Supplement Ingredient Advisory List is intended to quickly alert the public when the FDA identifies ingredients that do not appear to be lawfully included in products marketed as dietary supplements.
Author/s: Kristen, Naggie, Susanna
In the United States, hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection affects more than 2 million adults and is the leading cause of liver-related mortality. Therapies that eradicate HCV may prevent progression to cirrhosis, liver decompensation, hepatocellular carcinoma, need for liver transplant, and death...