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Changes in nut consumption influence long-term weight change in US men and women

Author/s: X, Li, Y, Guasch-Ferre, M, Willett, WC, Drouin-Chartier, JP, Bhupathiraju, SN, Tobias, DK

Background Nut consumption has increased in the US but little evidence exists on the association between changes in nut consumption and weight change. We aimed to evaluate the association between changes in total consumption of nuts and intakes of different nuts (including...

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weight loss diet nuts

Step-Up Therapy in Black Children and Adults with Poorly Controlled Asthma

Author/s: Wechsler, ME, Szefler, SJ, Ortega, VE, Pongracic, JA, Chinchili, V, Lima, JJ, Krishnan, JA, Kunselman, SJ, Mauger, D, Bleecker, ER, Bacharier, LB, Beigelman, A, Benson, M, Blake, KV, Cabana, MD, Cardet, JC, Castro, M, Chmiel, JF, Covar, R, Denlinger, L, DiMango, E, Fitzpatrick, AM, Gentile, D, Grossman, N, Holguin, F, Jackson, DJ, Kumar, H, Kraft, M, LaForce, CF, Lang, J, Lazarus, SC, Lemanske, RF Jr, Long, D, Lugogo, N, Martinez, F, Meyers, DA, Moore, WC, Moy, J, Naureckas, E, Olin, JT, Peters, SP, Phipatanakul, W, Que, L, Raissy, H, Robison, RG, Ross, K, Sheehan, W, Smith, LJ, Solway, J, Sorkness, CA, Sullivan-Vedder, L, Wenzel, S, Israel, E, NHLBI AsthmaNet

BACKGROUND:

Morbidity from asthma is disproportionately higher among black patients than among white patients, and black patients constitute the minority of participants in trials informing treatment. Data indicate that patients with inadequately controlled asthma benefit more from...

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asthma African Americans glucocorticoids randomized control trial

Visual Acuity Assessment and Vision Screening Using a Novel Smartphone Application

Author/s: Zhao, L, Stinnett, SS, Prakalapakom, SG

OBJECTIVES:

To evaluate a smartphone-based application's (Peek Acuity) ability to assess visual acuity and screen for ocular conditions in children, we compared visual acuity assessment between Peek Acuity and the pediatric ophthalmology examination and evaluated Peek Acuity's ability to...

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peek acuity preschool-age children school-age children vision screening

Estimates of all cause mortality and cause specific mortality associated with proton pump inhibitors among US veterans: cohort study

Author/s: Xie, Y, Bowe, B, Yan, Y, Xian, H, Li, T, Al-Aly, Z

OBJECTIVE:

To estimate all cause mortality and cause specific mortality among patients taking proton pump inhibitors (PPIs).

DESIGN:

Longitudinal observational cohort study.

SETTING:

US Department of Veterans Affairs.

PARTICIPANTS:

New users of...

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proton pump inhibitors mortality peptic ulcer longitudinal study veterans

Pulmonary Illness Related to E-Cigarette Use in Illinois and Wisconsin - Preliminary Report

Author/s: Layden, J.E., Ghinai, I, Pray, I, Kimball, A, Layer, M, Tenforde, M, Navon, L, Hoots, B, Salvatore, PP, Elderbrook, M, Haupt, T, Kanne, J, Patel, MT, Saathoff-Huber, L, King, BA, Schier, JG, Mikosz, CA, Meiman, J

BACKGROUND:

E-cigarettes are battery-operated devices that heat a liquid and deliver an aerosolized product to the user. Pulmonary illnesses related to e-cigarette use have been reported, but no large series has been described. In July 2019, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services and...

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vaping caution

Association of Metabolic Surgery With Major Adverse Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity

Author/s: Aminian, A, Zajicheck, A, Arterburn, DE, Wolski, KE, Brethauer, SA, Schauer, PR, Kattan, MW, Nissen, SE

IMPORTANCE:

Although metabolic surgery (defined as procedures that influence metabolism by inducing weight loss and altering gastrointestinal physiology) significantly improves cardiometabolic risk factors, the effect on cardiovascular outcomes has been less well characterized.

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diabetes, type 2 weight loss obesity bariatric surgery metabolic surgery

Identifying optimal doses of heart failure medications in men compared with women: a prospective, observational, cohort study

Author/s: Santema, B.T., Ouwerkerk, W., Tromp, J., Sama, I.E., Ravera, A., Regitz-Zagrosek, V.

Summary

Background

Guideline-recommended doses of angiotensin-converting-enzyme (ACE) inhibitors or angiotensin-receptor blockers (ARBs), and β blockers are similar for men and women with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), even though there are known sex...

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Cardiology Vascular medicine

Randomized Controlled Trial of Iron-Fortified versus Low-Iron Infant Formula: Developmental Outcomes at 16 Years

Author/s: Gahagan, S., Delker, E., Blanco, E., Burrows, R., Lozoff, B.

OBJECTIVES:

To test differences in cognitive outcomes among adolescents randomly assigned previously as infants to iron-fortified formulaor low-iron formula as part of an iron deficiency anemia prevention trial.

STUDY DESIGN:

Infants were recruited from community clinics in...

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infants formula Iron

For Mortality, Busting the Myth of 10 000 Steps per Day

Author/s: Abbasi, J.

When it comes to living longer, reaching the oft-repeated goal of 10 000 steps per day may not be necessary. Older women who walked more than their peers had lower death rates in a recent observational ...

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Goals Walking Woman Health exercise

C-Reactive Protein Testing to Guide Antibiotic Prescribing for COPD Exacerbations

Author/s: Butler, Christopher C., Gillespie, David, White, Patrick, Bates, Janine, Lowe, Rachel, Thomas-Jones, Emma, Wootton, Mandy, Hood, Kerenza, Phillips, Rhiannon, Melbye, M., Llor, Carl, Cals, Jochen W.L.

BACKGROUND

Point-of-care testing of C-reactive protein (CRP) may be a way to reduce unnecessary use of antibiotics without harming patients who have acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

METHODS

We performed a multicenter, open-label,...

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C-reactive protein primary care chronic obstructive pulmonary disease copd CRP randomized control trial antibiotics

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