Search results for "Vitamins"
MKSAP Quiz: gradual onset and progression of memory loss
This week's quiz asks readers to evaluate gradual memory loss in an 81-year-old man.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/09/13/3.htm
13 Sep 2011
Self-testing, self-dosage for anticoagulation safe, suitable option for some patients, study indicates
Self-testing and self-dosage of oral anticoagulation may be safe and suitable for patients of all ages with suitable health care support as backup, according to a meta-analysis.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/12/06/1.htm
6 Dec 2011
High-dose vitamin D does not reduce COPD exacerbations, study finds
Supplementation with high doses of vitamin D did not reduce exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in most patients in a small new study.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/01/24/4.htm
24 Jan 2012
Diagnosing a disorder with few symptoms
Hypercalcemia can have absent, few or nondifferential symptoms, but the condition can indicate the presence of major diseases such as breast cancer. Experts review how to quickly apply a high index of suspicion to make a diagnosis.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/03/hypercalcemia.htm
1 Mar 2012
Too much or too little selenium associated with higher mortality
Selenium supplements are beneficial to people with low levels of the mineral, but those with levels over 122 µg/L do not obtain improvement in mortality or other outcomes from supplementation, according to a new review of available studies on selenium.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/03/06/5.htm
6 Mar 2012
New drugs could improve anticoagulation rates
Dabigatran and rivaroxaban spare patients the need for regular blood checks, but warfarin is less expensive and has an antidote to reverse bleeding, if needed. Does the convenience of the new generation of drugs and the potential to increase compliance with therapy outweigh their downsides?.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/04/anticoagulation.htm
1 Apr 2012
Fighting obesity means fighting evolution's urges to gorge
Physicians seeking to counsel patients on weight management need to start early, be proactive and discuss activity and nutrition at every visit, said one presenter at Internal Medicine 2012.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/06/obesity.htm
1 Jun 2012
Task force recommends exercise, vitamin D to prevent falls in elderly
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends exercise or physical therapy and vitamin D supplementation to prevent falls in at-risk community-dwelling adults aged 65 years or older.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/06/05/1.htm
5 Jun 2012
Aspirin appears to reduce recurrence of VTE after stopping anticoagulants
Aspirin reduced the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) recurrence with no apparent increase in major bleeding in patients who had an initial unprovoked VTE and had discontinued anticoagulant treatment, a study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/06/05/6.htm
5 Jun 2012
USPSTF issues draft recommendations on violence and abuse screening, vitamin D and calcium supplementation
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has issued two draft guidance statements, one on screening for intimate partner violence and abuse of elderly and vulnerable adults and another on vitamin D and calcium supplementation to prevent cancer and osteoporotic fractures in adults.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/06/19/1.htm
19 Jun 2012