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Chronic dosing of apricot kernel extract can result in hypoxia and cyanide toxicity

Chronic Dosing of Apricot Kernel Extract May Lead to Hypoxia

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Self-prescription of kernel extract reported for five years; cyanide toxicity confirmed in blood analysis
Metabolically healthy obese individuals have increased risk of coronary heart disease

Cardiac Disease Events Up in Metabolically Healthy Obese

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Increased risks of coronary heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, heart failure
Sedentary time volume and its accrual in prolonged

Sedentary Time Volume, Accrual Linked to All-Cause Mortality

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Greatest risk of death for participants classified as high for sedentary time volume and bout duration
The top 10 percent of privately insured U.S. adults without cancer using opioids account for most opioid use

Most Opioid Use Concentrated in Top 10 Percent of Users

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Top 10 percent of users accounted for 76 percent of the total annual morphine equivalents
Recommendations for the management and pharmacologic treatment of patients with diabetes have been updated; the new clinical guidelines were published online Sept. 12 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

2017 Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes Released

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Recommendations for T1D focus on monitoring, pharmacologic approaches to glycemic management
Significant increases are seen in blood pressure

BP, Heart Rate, Arterial Stiffness Up With E-Cigarettes

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Significant increases seen in first 30 minutes after smoking electronic-cigarette containing nicotine
For women who have experienced gender-based violence

Being Heard Key for Women After Gender-Based Violence

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Women felt secure when treated with respect and genuine interest by health care professionals
Menopausal hormone therapy is not tied to any increase in long-term all-cause or cause-specific mortality

Hormone Therapy in Menopause Not Tied to Increased Mortality

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Findings based on long-term follow up of both all-cause, cause-specific deaths
Does being a physician carry a moral obligation to respond to calls for medical assistance on airplanes? That is the topic of an article published in the Sept. 12 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Are Physicians Obligated to Help on Planes?

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One administrative physician explains his sense of obligation to help
Bacterial infections that have sickened 39 people in seven states have been linked to puppies sold through Petland

CDC: Human Campylobacter Linked to Pet Store Puppies

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Campylobacter can spread through contact with dog feces