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The Safety and Efficacy of Common Herbal and Dietary Supplements in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Part 3

While part 1 of this literature review series discussed Aloe vera and alpha-lipoic acid, part 2 of this series presented information on chromium, cinnamon, fenugreek, garlic, and Gymnema sylvestre. This last part provides study findings relating to ginseng, magnesium, nopal, and psyllium.

Researchers Find Lower Amyloid Levels in Patients on Blood Sugar Control Drug

An investigation reveals an interesting trait among those taking a common diabetes management solution.

Recognizing Personality Disorders in Patients Presenting to the Primary Care Provider

Often not well understood by the medical community and surrounded in stigma, patients with personality disorders frequently are labeled difficult. Understanding that the behaviors responsible for this label may be the result of a personality disorder allows the provider to adopt a more nuanced approach to treatment.

Medical Groups Back Youth Right to Consent

National organizations filed amicus briefs in two federal cases centered on a law enacted in Washington, DC.

Dexmedetomidine and Temperature Elevation: Is the Link Important?

In this post hoc analysis of the SPICE III trial, a greater percentage of patients receiving dexmedetomidine had temperatures greater than or equal to 38.3ºC and 39.0ºC compared to usual care. Although there was a significant dose response relationship between dexmedetomidine received and increase in temperature, there was no difference between groups in terms of paracetamol, antimicrobial, neuromuscular blocker, neuroleptic drug use, blood cultures performed, or initiation of renal replacement therapy.

Lung Protective Ventilation in ARDS: What Is the Best Strategy?

Using newer methodology in network meta-analysis to compare various protective mechanical ventilation strategies, the authors concluded that a low tidal volume strategy combined with prone ventilation was associated with the greatest risk reduction in mortality for moderate to severe acute respiratory distress syndrome.

Clinical Application of Biomarkers of Acute Kidney Injury in the ICU

Biomarkers have become an important tool for the early recognition and prognostication of acute kidney injury. In the last few years, several biomarkers have emerged that have shown promising results in large-scale clinical studies.

Finerenone Tablets (Kerendia)

Finerenone can be prescribed to lower the risk of sustained estimated glomerular filtration rate decline, cardiovascular death, non-fatal myocardial infarction, end-stage kidney disease, and hospitalization from heart failure in adults with chronic kidney disease associated with type 2 diabetes.

Association of Sleepwalking and REM Sleep Behavior Disorder in Men with Parkinson’s

In this retrospective, cross-sectional study of men, both sleepwalking and rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder were associated with the development of Parkinson’s disease.

Anticholinergic Use for Three Months or More Increases Dementia Risk

There is a significant increase in dementia risk associated with the use of anticholinergic medications for three months or longer.