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Big Intake of High-Fat Dairy May Be Protective for DiabetesHigh intake of high-fat dairy products may be protective for type 2 diabetes, whereas high intake of low-fat dairy products show no such association. Meat and meat products conferred high risk regardless of fat content.
Medscape Medical News, September 16, 2014

Back-Related Leg Pain: Spine Manipulation HelpsSpine manipulation plus exercise and home advice provided more short-term relief for patients with back-related leg pain than exercise and home advice alone, according to a recent study.
Medscape Medical News, September 16, 2014

Neuroscientist Challenges Thinking on AddictionColumbia professor Carl Hart says his research upended his thinking on drug use and how to stop the cycle of crime in poor communities like the one where he grew up.
Medscape Medical News, September 16, 2014

Antibiotic Surveillance Reduces Readmission, Study FindsReadmission rates for infection were significantly reduced when prescriptions were guided by an antibiotic stewardship program, report researchers.
Medscape Medical News, September 16, 2014

FDA Okays Naloxegol (Movantik) in Opioid-Induced ConstipationThe approval comes following results of 2 studies showing the drug is safe and effective.
Medscape Medical News, September 16, 2014

Urinary Incontinence: ACP Offers Nonsurgical OptionsA new American College of Physicians guideline suggests nonsurgical treatment options for women with urinary incontinence, including Kegel exercises, bladder training, weight loss, and exercise.
Medscape Medical News, September 16, 2014

Patient Expectations Largely Dictate Antidepressant ResponseExpectations about antidepressant efficacy largely dictate response to treatment in depression, as outcomes between active treatment and placebo are modest at best.
Medscape Medical News, September 15, 2014

President Obama announces that the US military will lead a major international response to contain the ongoing Ebola crisis in Africa.

Doctors' Dilemma: Lower Costs, Please Patients, or Avoid Lawsuits? Doctors are expected to decrease the cost of patient care, but they may be thwarted by strong pressures that work against that goal.
Medscape Business of Medicine, September 11, 2014
Behind on Retirement Savings? Here's How to Catch Up Many physicians start to realize, as retirement gets nearer, that they may have too little in savings to fund a comfortable retirement lifestyle. There are steps to take to improve the situation.
Medscape Business of Medicine, July 31, 2014

Eric J. Topol, MD Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Chief Academic Officer, Scripps Health; Professor of Genomics, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California

Will Clinical Pathways Go the Way of the Dinosaur?Dr. Kathy Miller contrasts standardization of therapy, as demonstrated by pathways, with the trend of individualizing care on the basis of genomics, and asks: Will pathways will lead to extinction?
Medscape Oncology
Differentiating Chikungunya From Dengue: A Clinical Challenge
CDC Expert Commentary
Why Is Only One PAC Aberrantly Conducted?
Medscape Cardiology
Expanded Genetic Testing in the Real World
Genetics and Metabolism Division of Children's National Health System