June 22, 2017 Diabetes Care TAKE-HOME MESSAGE Women aged 30 to 55 years without type 2 diabetes (T2D) were followed for a total of 1.24 million person-years to evaluate the association between cooking methods for red meats and the risk of T2D in women consuming two or more servings of red meat each week. There […]
JUNE 21, 2017 Reuters Health News Nearly one in five US adults are taking supplemental vitamin D, and a growing number are taking excessively high doses linked to an increased risk of fractures, falls, kidney stones and certain cancers, a new study suggests. The recommended daily intake of vitamin D for most adults is 600 […]
June 20, 2017 TAKE-HOME MESSAGE The authors of this systematic review and meta-analysis sought to determine if vitamin D supplementation influenced glycemic control in type 2 diabetes patients. The researchers found that supplementation with vitamin D was associated with lower HbA1c levels but not lower fasting blood glucose. However, in a subgroup of patients with […]
JUNE 20, 2017 Obesity Facts CamposNonato I, et al. – This paper encompassed the assessment of the impact of increased protein intake on weight loss, among Mexican adults with metabolic syndrome (MeS). No prominent variations were determined in weight loss and biomarkers of MeS, when the overall group was analyzed. Nevertheless, the candidates presenting with […]
The American Journal of Medicine Carlos A. Dujovne, MD Abstract Red yeast rice, a commercially available food supplement known to reduce serum cholesterol, has been repeatedly advocated as alternative therapy for hypercholesterolemic patients that refuse statins, cannot tolerate statin therapy’s side effects, or request a “naturopathic” medicine. Red yeast rice contains a fungus (Monascus purpureus), […]
A Retrospective Before-After Study Chest June 2017 Volume 151, Issue 6, Pages 1229–1238 Paul E. Marik, MD, FCCP Background The global burden of sepsis is estimated as 15 to 19 million cases annually, with a mortality rate approaching 60% in low-income countries. Methods In this retrospective before-after clinical study, we compared the outcome and clinical […]
By Heidi Moawad, MD Non-Prescription Treatments for Menstrual Migraine Given that this patient population is quite large, many patients who experience menstrual migraines are otherwise healthy and express a strong interest in attempting to prevent or manage their migraine headaches without the use of prescription strength medications. Some non-pharmacological therapies that have shown promise in […]
May 31, 2017 Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery TAKE-HOME MESSAGE In this study, intralesional injections of 0.2- to 0.5-mL vitamin D3 solution (600,000 IU; 15 mg/mL) at 3-week intervals were used to treat recalcitrant warts in 60 patients. The majority of patients (90%) had complete response. Of the remaining patients, 6.66% showed partial response […]
Nutritional Neuroscience Pages 1-9 | Published online: 05 May 2017 Mohammad Shahi Majid Abstract Objectives: Sleep quality may be directly related with vitamin D serum level. Some studies found that people with lower vitamin D serum level experienced a lower sleep quality. Consequently, this study aimed at determining the effect of vitamin D supplements on […]
– Reduced knee pain, improved quality of life versus placebo; less so than ibuprofen FRIDAY, May 26, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Curcuminoids seem beneficial for knee osteoarthritis (OA), although they are less effective for pain relief than ibuprofen, according to a review and meta-analysis published online May 4 in the International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases. Igho […]
– Data from five clinical trials show consistent positive therapeutic effect in adults. Most of these studies used 400 mg per day. FRIDAY, May 26, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Riboflavin is well tolerated and has a positive therapeutic effect in prophylactic treatment of migraine headache in adults, according to a review published online May 8 […]
Date: May 23, 2017 Source: BMJ Summary: Regular chocolate consumption may be linked to a lower risk of developing the heart rhythm irregularity atrial fibrillation, also known as heart flutter Date: May 23, 2017 Source: BMJ Summary: Regular chocolate consumption may be linked to a lower risk of developing the heart rhythm irregularity atrial fibrillation, […]
Findings from two long-term studies in line with other associated health benefits of fiber Date: May 23, 2017 Source: BMJ Summary: A fiber-rich diet is linked to a lowered risk of painful knee osteoarthritis, finds the first study of its kind. A fibre-rich diet is linked to a lowered risk of painful knee osteoarthritis, finds […]
APRIL 21, 2017 European Journal of Nutrition Kouli GM, et al. The objective of the study portrayed in this paper was to assess the relationship between coffee intake and 10–year cardiovascular disease (CVD) incidence in the ATTICA study, and whether this is modified by the presence or absence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) at baseline. This […]
BMJ Rai SK, et al. This trial is formulated in order to analyze the correlation between the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) and Western diets with the risk of gout in men. The DASH diet appears to be linked with a lower risk of gout. Its impact on lowering uric acid levels in patients […]
May 15, 2017 The American Journal of Medicine TAKE-HOME MESSAGE Data from five randomized trials were pooled to evaluate the use of oral iron therapy for patients with iron-deficiency anemia. Most of the participants (72.8%) responded to oral iron therapy, evidence by a hemoglobin increase of ≥1.0 g/dL in 14 days. The greatest hemoglobin increases […]
– Blood pressure diet shows ancillary benefits in men by Nancy Walsh, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today May 12, 2017 Men who adhered to the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet significantly lowered their risk of gout, analysis of data from a large prospective study found. Among 44,444 men enrolled in the Health Professionals […]
Adequate hydration also linked to less severe bouts of acute disease by Ed Susman Contributing Writer, MedPage Today May 09, 2017 CHICAGO — A diet lacking in fruits, vegetables, and adequate fluid intake, was tied to severe disease in patients with acute pancreatitis, researchers said here. In a prospective study in over 300 patients, about […]
May 05, 2017 Gastroenterology TAKE-HOME MESSAGE A multiethnic cohort of individuals aged 45 to 75 years was followed for a mean of 16 years to evaluate the association between healthy eating assessed by four diet quality indices and the risk of colorectal cancer. For all four indices, the risk of left colon cancer and rectal […]
MAY 04, 2017 The Journal of Clinical Hypertension Tankeu AT, et al. – A recently found evidence suggesting the adverse impact of calcium supplementation on cardiovascular health was the trigger for the execution of this study. Researchers wished to shed light on this emerging topic and therefore, they studied the available evidence. After analyzing the […]