Family Medicine News
Treating patients with type 2 diabetes: What is after lifestyle management and metformin? A focus on the glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists
This article from the Journal of Family Practice explores the options of treating Type 2 DM.
57 Million Americans Sickened by H1N1 Flu: CDC
With the H1N1 swine flu pandemic apparently winding down, federal health officials said Friday that about 57 million Americans have suffered through the illness since last April, and the total could range as high as 84 million. In addition, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that as many as 378,000 people were hospitalized due to H1N1 flu and up to 17,160 Americans may have died from the virus.
Single Ultrasound for DVT May Suffice
For patients with suspected deep vein thrombosis, the risk of symptomatic venous thromboembolism after a single, negative whole-leg compression ultrasound examination is low, a meta-analysis showed. Pooled results from seven studies showed the risk to be just 0.57% (95% CI 0.25% to 0.89%) through three months of follow-up in patients who were not given anticoagulants, Scott Stevens, MD, of Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, Utah, and colleagues reported in the Feb. 3 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Why Light Hurts During Migraines
Researchers believe they know why light exacerbates the already debilitating pain of migraines, even in some blind people. A report published online Jan. 10 in Nature Neuroscience reveals how visual and pain pathways in the brain converge to produce this phenomenon.
Swine Flu May Be Rewriting the Flu-Season Script
The month of December typically marks the start of the seasonal flu season. But since the emergence of the H1N1 swine flu back in April, nothing has been typical about influenza, one of the most common infectious diseases. And in the topsy-turvy world that is flu research right now, some experts are speculating that seasonal flu -- the garden variety influenza -- may not be much of a factor in the weeks and months to come, once it's "crowded out" by swine flu.
