Obesity

Previous antibiotic use and hospitalization are well known risk factors for C difficile infection. Are age, PPI use, immunosuppression, and BMI all also risk factors?

Age; proton pump inhibitor us; immunosuppression; BMI: which of these is not a risk factor for Clostridium difficile infection?

Becoming familiar with recent developments in managing “the king of diseases and the disease of kings” may help.

What study would you order to determine the cause of progressively worsening crampy abdominal pain and unintentional weight loss in an older patient with diabetes?

The clinical presentation-crampy abdominal pain after meals, weight loss, and loose stools-is consistent with chronic mesenteric ischemia given this patient's history of diabetes.

Simple weight reduction may improve the management of asthma in obese patients, according to a new study

Barrett screening is controversial, but the American College of Gastroenterology supports this step in Caucasian men older than 50 with long-standing disease.

GERD of long-standing duration may require on-demand PPI dosing-and evaluation for esophageal damage.

Artificial sweeteners are associated with both weight gain and weight loss and a counterintuitive effect on human physiology.

To gain a better understanding of this national and global epidemic and its impact, consider these key facts and figures.

Add skin health to the list of medical conditions that are affected by poor sleep. Sun protection should be emphasized in skin care.

Incretin-based T2DM therapy is not a direct cause of pancreatitis or pancreatic cancer asserts the European Medicines Agency.

All-cause mortality was 80% lower among subjects who maintained normal weight, ate moderately, exercised, and did not smoke compared with those who followed none of these habits.

Those who sleep more also have healthier food habits, which may affect long-term health outcomes, such as obesity, diabetes, and heart disease.

Snoring is a hallmark symptom of OSA and so serves as an early warning sign of potential morbidiy and mortality.

Pulmonary embolism was the diagnosis in these 3 women, each of whom presented with positional right flank pain.

Although this study did not show benefits for heart disease, it has shown that weight loss improves many other health problems.

Bariatric surgery is recommended along with oral therapy to help patients with type 2 diabetes control overweight and obesity.

Sodium-glucose linked transporter 2 inhibitors lower renal threshold for glucose transport, cause glycosuria, improved glycemic control, weight loss.

The study results may reveal p75NTR as a therapeutic target for diseases with altered circadian oscillation, such as sleep disorders, neurological and behavioral disorders, and metabolic diseases.

Initial triple-agent therapy for type 2 diabetes, compared with step-wise add-on therapy, produced a durable drop in A1C.

Obesity and kidney disease need to be aggressively managed in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Asthma may be a risk factor for the development of obstructive sleep apnea, according to the results of a new longitudinal study.

Images: oral hairy leukoplakia, oroesophageal candidiasis, disseminated cryptococcosis, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, eosinophilic pustular folliculitis, prurigo nodularis.

Betatrophin, a naturally occurring hormone, may help restore beta cell mass, and so insulin production, lost through the pathologic changes of the diabetic process.

Lowering blood pressure saves lives and primary care practice is where treatment for hypertension begins.

ASH 2013 has uncovered 2 glaring gaps in the management of people with sleep disorders (OSA as well as others) and appropriate care after a stroke. Both cohorts frequent primary care practice.

Organizations are intensifying efforts to control this disease, the number one risk factor for disability and death in the United States and worldwide.

Mucormycosis, an angioinvasive yeast infection of the Mucorales order of the class of Zygomycetes, often grows in patients with diabetes mellitus, especially in the presence of diabetic ketoacidosis.

Mucormycosis, an angioinvasive yeast infection of the Mucorales order of the class of Zygomycetes, often grows in patients with diabetes mellitus, especially in the presence of diabetic ketoacidosis.