Gas-filled gastric balloons achieve weight loss
A gas-filled gastric balloon may promote weight loss more effectively than does its water-filled cousin, according to data from a randomized study that was presented during a teleconference in... (Source: Family Practice News)
Source: Family Practice News - May 24, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Persistent ADHD in early years linked to worse academic, emotional outcomes
BALTIMORE – Persistent attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) through young childhood is associated with both poorer academic outcomes and an increased risk of other mental health problems,... (Source: Family Practice News)
Source: Family Practice News - May 24, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Low-residue diet enables clean colonoscopy
There is good news for people who avoid colonoscopies because of the day-long preparation with a clear liquid cleansing diet. New research shows that consuming small portions of low-residue... (Source: Family Practice News)
Source: Family Practice News - May 23, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Naldemedine improves opioid-induced constipation
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SAN DIEGO – The investigational oral drug, naldemedine, was found effective in treating opioid-induced constipation (OIC) in patients with noncancer chronic pain, according to results... (Source: Family Practice News)
Source: Family Practice News - May 23, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Methylated DNA markers hold promise for Lynch syndrome
SAN DIEGO – It has been challenging to identify reliable biomarkers for Lynch syndrome colorectal neoplasms, but that may be about to change. Researchers have identified 10 discriminant methylated... (Source: Family Practice News)
Source: Family Practice News - May 23, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Exercise linked to fewer cardiovascular events in nonmetastatic breast cancer patients
More rigorous and/or more frequent exercise was associated with a significantly reduced risk of cardiovascular events in women with nonmetastatic breast cancer, regardless of age and type of... (Source: Family Practice News)
Source: Family Practice News - May 23, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Dual bronchodilator combination shines in patients with high-risk COPD
SAN FRANCISCO – It may be time to revise guidelines when it comes to initial treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) complicated by exacerbations, based on data from a phase III... (Source: Family Practice News)
Source: Family Practice News - May 23, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Judge says feds overstepped on ACA cost-sharing subsidies
The Obama administration suffered another legal judgment against the Affordable Care Act when a district court judge ruled that the government has wrongly spent billions of dollars to repay insurers... (Source: Family Practice News)
Source: Family Practice News - May 23, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
VIDEO: Post legalization, what effect is recreational marijuana use having on children?
BALTIMORE – Experts from Colorado and Washington – two states which have legalized recreational use of the drug – came together at the annual meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies to discuss... (Source: Family Practice News)
Source: Family Practice News - May 23, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Fecal transplanting effective in ulcerative colitis
Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) was effective in reducing symptoms of ulcerative colitis (UC) and inducing healing of the digestive tract in patients who were resistant to or intolerant of... (Source: Family Practice News)
Source: Family Practice News - May 23, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Metabolic factors associated with pancreatic NETs
SAN DIEGO – Diabetes (not recent onset), obesity, and gallstone disease were associated with the occurrence of sporadic pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PNET) in the prospective, case-control... (Source: Family Practice News)
Source: Family Practice News - May 23, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Teens with ADHD likely to stop medications on their own, may not restart
BALTIMORE – Almost all teenagers with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) stopped their medication at some point during their teen years, a study showed.
The stoppages happened for a... (Source: Family Practice News)
Source: Family Practice News - May 23, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Obesity is diverticula risk factor in women, not men
SAN DIEGO – Obesity is a risk factor for colonic diverticulosis among women but not men, while a low-fiber diet was not found to be a risk factor in a recent study reported at the annual Digestive... (Source: Family Practice News)
Source: Family Practice News - May 21, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Aspirin falls short for the prevention of ARDS
SAN FRANCISCO – Despite evidence implicating platelets in the development and resolution of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), the antiplatelet agent aspirin was not efficacious for... (Source: Family Practice News)
Source: Family Practice News - May 21, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Chronic HCV boosts hospitalization risk, not just for liver
People with chronic hepatitis C infection were nearly four times more likely than other health system patients to be hospitalized, and not only with liver-related problems.
An observational cohort... (Source: Family Practice News)
Source: Family Practice News - May 21, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
