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ESC: Yusuf, Lloyd-Jones Square Off Over Diet Guidelines

PURE not going to change AHA fat recommendations?

Dads in U.S. Getting Older, Too

Paternal age trend is similar to mothers'

ESC: Huge Diet Study Shows Carbs, Not Fats Are the Problem

But PURE also challenges belief that more is better for fruits and vegetables

How Risky is Smoking? Most People Don't Know

Smokers, non-smokers tend to underestimate relative risk, study finds

Vitamin D, Dust Mites, and Atopic Dermatitis

Korean study suggests a connection

Can Safe Injection Sites Calm the Opioid Crisis?

Critics, proponents battle over decades-old issue

Two-Doc Couples: How Does Having Kids Affect Work Hours?

Things haven't changed much (but why not?) wonders Perry Wilson, MD

Electric Shock Makes Mushrooms Grow: That's Improbable!

Also, how to slow down ping pong

Guidance Issued on PET Imaging in Diagnosing Cardiac Sarcoidosis

ASNC, SNMMI release recommendations for difficult diagnostic challenge

Vinay Prasad, MD, on 'Medical Reversal'

'Not every reversal puts money in doctors' pockets'

Is Syringe Lubricant Causing Floaters After Eye Injection?

Complaints after bevacizumab injections may be due to syringe design

Steroid Implants Slow Diabetic Retinopathy

Fluocinolone acetonide implants deliver continuous micro-dose

Juvenile Arthritis Brings Worry to Siblings

In JIA, clinicians should consider whole family's needs

C-Section Now, Hysterectomy Complications Later?

Higher risk of reoperation vs women with vaginal delivery

Telemedicine OK for Genetic Testing and Counseling

Trial finds no major difference in psychosocial outcomes

Supervised Drug Injection Site Operates in Secret (The Guardian)

In undisclosed U.S. city, a clean, safe space for illegal drug users

Cannabidiol May Boost Blood Levels of Common Seizure Drugs

Open-label study shows interactions with 5 epilepsy meds

What Happened When a Doctor Cried on Social Media

Trust-building important in healthcare

How Do Bisphosphonates Cause Atypical Femoral Fractures?

With long-term use, bones become harder but also more shatter-prone

CardioBrief: How Statins Drive Some People Crazy

Partisans on both sides derail rational discussion of risks, benefits

Patient in Danger and Can't Be Found. Now What?

Frightening lab results at 2 a.m.; patient's contact numbers don't work

Risks of Steroid Use for Glaucoma

Ubiquitous steroid use posing unwitting cause for glaucoma

7 Outside-the-Box CME Activities

Hunt, ski, cook, and dance your way to more CME credits

AIDS Science Meeting Returns to Paris

Leaders vow to battle to preserve research into virus

Wait, Did Ted Cruz Just Propose an Obamacare Fix?

Offers what looks like amendment to Affordable Care Act

Certain Antibiotics in First Trimester Up Risk of Major Birth Defects

Largest cohort study to examine risk by antibiotic class and type

Gilead's 3-Drug Combo Pill OK'd for 2nd-Line HCV Treatment

Indicated for all six HCV genotypes in patients needing retreatment

Speech Changes May Signal Cognitive Impairment

Prospective study suggests 'connected speech' assessment could be screening tool

Lifetime Stress May Boost Dementia Risk for Blacks

African Americans seem to experience cognitive issues earlier

Sinusitis Eventually Abates when Smokers Quit

Study: symptoms wane after about a decade

Can a Mild Opioid Work for Opioid 'Detox'?

Could be a method to manage opioid withdrawal symptoms

Best Response Ever to 'Mental Health Day' Request (Buzzfeed)

Supervisor's willingness to accommodate stirs support

Uptick in Creutzfeld-Jakob Cases Raises Questions (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

Is chronic wasting disease in deer making the jump to humans?

Lymphoma Case Reported in MS Patient on Aubagio

First case in medical literature, more found in global surveillance reports

Pearls from: Fatima Cardoso, MD: Part 1

From clinical inertia to future hope for advanced breast cancer

'What Used to Be Fraud Is Now Alternative Medicine'

Perry Wilson, MD, discusses the new quackery with Steven Novella, MD

Does Fibromyalgia Mask Spondyloarthritis?

A new study sheds some light on this relationship

Op-Ed: Vegetable Oils, (Francis) Bacon, Bing Crosby, and the AHA

Gary Taubes responds to the AHA presidential advisory on dietary fats

AHA Reaffirms Anti-Saturated Fat Stance

Replace it with unsaturated vegetable oil for heart health, advisory says

Slow Medicine: Distinguishing Cushing's From Obesity

A meticulous exam is the answer, not heaps of diagnostic studies

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