AMA: Practicing Empathy May Lead to More Joy in Medicine
Doctors should take advantage of first few minutes of clinical encounter, give full attention to patients
U.S. Teens Not Getting Enough Moderate/Vigorous Exercise
And bad habits continue after high school for most
Exposure to Phthalates, BPA May Impact Total 25(OH)D in Adults
Metabolites of di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate consistently inversely linked to total 25(OH)D
CCTA Has Prognostic Value in Asymptomatic T2DM Patients
Excellent long-term prognoses for patients with normal coronary arteries, non-obstructive CAD
Decline in eGFR Mainly Linear in Type 1 Diabetes
Trajectories in eGRF decline were linear for about 87 percent of patients, accelerating for 6 percent
Effectiveness of Tobacco Taxation Is Being Undermined
Smokers 'downtrade' to cheaper generics, move to less heavily taxed products, buy multipacks
Stress May Compromise Health Benefits of Eating ‘Good’ Fats
However, stress does not seem to make the body's response to 'bad' fats even worse
FTO Gene Does Not Inhibit Weight Loss Success
Lifestyle, environment likely play bigger roles when losing weight, researchers say
Fatty Acid Binding Protein 4 Tied to Preeclampsia Risk in T1DM
Elevated FABP4 in early pregnancy and second trimester in women in whom preeclampsia develops
Quality of Diet Linked to Risk of T2DM Regardless of BMI Change
Association only partly explained by body weight changes
