Archive for August 2011
Helping Kids: What the USDA Guidelines Offer for Pediatrics
Posted by: admin on: August 23, 2011
By law, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Dietary Guidelines for Americans are reviewed and updated every 5 years to keep our health moving forward. They are addressing a nation where most of us are undernourished when it comes to several key nutrients. Meanwhile, most of us are overweight or obese. The childhood obesity epidemic […]
Assessment of clinical skills in medical practice.
Posted by: admin on: August 22, 2011
The introduction of a clinical skills examination (CSE) to Step 2 of the U.S. Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) has focused attention on the design and delivery of large-scale standardized tests of clinical skills and raised the question of the appropriateness of evaluation of these competencies across the span of a physician’s career. This initiative coincides […]
Teens and young adults with cancer face unique challenges and require targeted care
Posted by: admin on: August 22, 2011
Adolescents and young adults are neither children nor adults and those affected by cancer require targeted care that crosses the boundaries between pediatric and adult oncology, according to several pioneers in this still-developing field of adolescent and young adult oncology. An illuminating roundtable discussion by these experts will be published in the premier issue of […]
Patients adjusting their medications and controlling blood pressure
Posted by: admin on: August 22, 2011
We are no longer surprised when a patient is asked if they take their blood pressure medicines every day, and we are told “it depends.” This can not only be amusing, but frustrating to the physician attempting to achieve blood pressure control in order to reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke, among other […]
Supervised exercise program improves HbA1c levels in diabetic patients: IDES
Posted by: admin on: August 19, 2011
A structured, supervised exercise program effectively improves HbA1c levels and the cardiovascular risk profile of individuals with diabetes mellitus, a new study shows [1]. The exercise program, a twice-weekly, facility-based regimen that included aerobic exercise, resistance training, and counseling was significantly better at improving HbA1c levels and cardiovascular risk factors than a treatment regimen that […]
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