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Use of Smartphone Applications for Patients’ Health and Fitness
Health and fitness apps currently available on many smartphones contain a wealth of behavior change techniques typically used in clinical behavior interventions and may represent a medium by which these interventions can be adjusted rapidly as needed.
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What Should Americans Eat?
A healthy eating pattern limits saturated fats, trans fats, added sugars, and sodium.
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A Toast to Not So Fast
The relationship between moderate alcohol use and health benefits may have nothing to do with alcohol.
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The Associations of Vitiligo
A new study suggests vigilance and appropriate screening for comorbid autoimmune disorders when patients present with vitiligo.
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Ambulatory BP Monitoring to Diagnose Hypertension
Research indicates clinicians should perform ambulatory blood pressure monitoring on a much more regular basis.
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Comparing Smoking Cessation Pharmacotherapies
Does the type of treatment make a difference?
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Misadministration of Insulin: How Much of a Problem?
Providers should ask for a demonstration of insulin administration technique, even in highly experienced users.
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FDA Actions
In this section: Senate confirms new FDA commissioner, and the FDA approves brivaracetam as adjunctive treatment for partial onset seizures.
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Report: Prescriptions for Hydrocodone-containing Combination Drugs Drop
The switch of hydrocodone-containing combination drugs from Schedule III to the more restrictive Schedule II in October 2014 significantly reduced the number of prescriptions filled for these drugs, according to a new study.
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A Secondary Prevention Against Cardiovascular Events?
A recent study found that in patients without diabetes but with insulin resistance along with a history of ischemic stroke or TIA, pioglitazone reduced the risk of stroke or myocardial infarction compared to placebo.