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An Unrecognized Relationship Between Asthma and Obesity
Weight reduction may be an overlooked tool for asthma management.
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Oral Nutritional Supplementation for Hospitalized COPD Patients Pays Off
Favorable results should prompt reconsideration of the value — health wise and economic — of oral nutritional supplementation in patients admitted for COPD.
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Risks of Digoxin Use in Atrial Fibrillation
The results of a recent study should prompt reconsideration of the various choices available for rate control in atrial fibrillation.
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Dietary Fat Used to Be the Bad Guy
But the replacement of fats with refined carbohydrates is not a healthful tradeoff.
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We’re Going to Be Hearing a Whole Lot More About Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
The dual burdens of obesity and diabetes — both of which are direct antecedents to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease — have changed the map of fatty liver disease on a global basis.
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FDA Actions
The FDA issues a warning on Daytrana, approves cangrelor, signs off on a new drug to fight cystic fibrosis, and green lights a combination drug to treat heart failure.
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New Drug Reverses Anticoagulant Effect of Dabigatran
The authors conclude that idarucizumab completely reversed the anticoagulant effect of dabigatran within minutes.
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California Mandates Vaccinations for Children
California has passed one of the strictest school vaccination laws in the country, banning the personal exemption option for school-aged children.
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Liraglutide Helps Non-diabetics Lose Weight
The authors conclude that 3.0 mg of liraglutide given subcutaneously once daily as an adjunct to diet and exercise was associated with clinically meaningful weight loss.
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ECG Review: Sinus Tachycardia with Tall, Peaked T Waves
If told that this patient was having new-onset chest pain we would wonder why his heart rate is so fast, and we would clearly be concerned that the prominent T wave peaking might be ischemic or a DeWinter T wave equivalent.