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Poor diet causes 70% of type 2 diabetes, says new study
“These findings can help inform nutritional priorities for clinicians, policymakers, and private sector actors as they encourage healthier dietary...
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Optimal time period for weight loss drugs: Debate continues
“Without the medicine, there are a variety of things that will happen. Appetite will tend to increase, and so [patients] will gradually tend to...
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STEMI times to treatment usually miss established goals
Survival and treatment times are closely linked in STEMI patients, but many still don’t get to PCI within the long-established 90- and 120-minute...
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‘The Whale’: Is this new movie fat-phobic or fat-friendly?
Brendan Fraser wears prosthetics to portray a 600-lb man in “The Whale,” sparking controversy from activists around the casting decision.
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Green Mediterranean diet lowers visceral adipose tissue
The green Mediterranean diet lowered visceral fat by twice as much as the standard Mediterranean diet.
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Night lights in the city link to increased risk of diabetes
Impairment in glucose homeostasis and indicators of diabetes were significantly correlated with higher amounts of exposure to outdoor artificial...
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It’s about location: PCOS symptoms differ depending where you live
Women with PCOS in California were more likely to have hyperandrogenemia than were those in Alabama, but age and BMI weren’t factors, nor was race...
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Who are the patients with longstanding ankylosing spondylitis without syndesmophytes?
A small minority of patients with longstanding ankylosing spondylitis and fused sacroiliac joints lack syndesmosphytes, and these patients were...
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Ultra-processed food intake by moms linked with childhood obesity
This study demonstrates the possible advantages of restricting ultra-processed food consumption among women and mothers who are in their...
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Trial shows olokizumab’s effect in nonresponders to TNF inhibitors in RA
The most likely use of olokizumab in clinical practice, if it is approved, is for patients with inadequate responses to TNF inhibitors.
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Many patients with acute anterior uveitis may have undiagnosed spondyloarthritis
A cross-sectional study’s finding that more than half of patients with noninfectious acute anterior uveitis also had spondyloarthritis suggests...
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Vitamin D supplements do not lower risk of fractures
“I would use markers of bone formation as a better measure to determine whether they need vitamin D or not, specifically looking at parathyroid...
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Methotrexate’s impact on COVID-19 vaccination: New insights made
New studies assess patients with various immune-mediated inflammatory diseases to determine the risks and benefits of pausing methotrexate after...
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Nordic walking bests other workouts on functional outcome in CVD
A small, randomized trial showed better improvement on the 6-minute walk test versus high-intensity interval training or moderate to vigorous...
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Time-restricted eating may reduce CVD risk after breast cancer
“You can see how that is much easier for a doctor to explain to a patient than trying to explain how to meet the physical activity guidelines each...