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Are Fat, Sugar and Salt Holding Our Health Hostage?
https://reachmd.com/programs/second-opinion-live/are-fat-sugar-and-salt-holding-our-health-hostage/4761/We know that the basic ingredients in our food have played a major role in the progression of our country's obesity epidemic -- it's not all about our genetics and our sedentary lifestyle. Yet, armed with this knowledge, and amid a bevy of weight loss pills, exercise routines and diet fads galore, wChallenges in Management of MPS I
https://reachmd.com/programs/clinicians-roundtable/challenges-in-management-of-mps-i/4760/Mucopolysaccharidosis I, or MPS I, often presents initially as a child's failure to thrive, and is a diagnosis with devastating effects. How is new research able to help children with this lysosomal storage disorder? Host Dr. Bruce Bloom talks with Dr. David A. Pearce, director of the Sanford ChildrPsychiatric Diagnosis and Care in Long Term Care Medicine
https://reachmd.com/programs/advances-in-long-term-care-medicine/psychiatric-diagnosis-and-care-in-long-term-care-medicine/4751/The diversity of residents in long term care medicine can present unique challenges in diagnosing and caring for patients with various psychiatric conditions. What should physicians keep in mind when caring for younger patients, those with Alzheimer's disease, or patients who have had a stroke at loHospital System Has Head Start on Electronic Records
https://reachmd.com/programs/clinicians-roundtable/hospital-system-has-head-start-on-electronic-records/4739/The economic stimulus package signed into law by President Barack Obama provides doctors money to get their offices set up for electronic medical records over the next few years. But there are actually a few health care systems ahead of the curve on electronic medical records with systems installedDo Our Professional Organizations Represent Our Interests?
https://reachmd.com/programs/second-opinion-live/do-our-professional-organizations-represent-our-interests/4721/President Obama recently gave a speech at the annual meeting for the American Medical Association (AMA) in Chicago. The speech thrust the AMA squarely into the national spotlight as an organization that represents physicians around the country. While the president's discourse with the AMA drew a lotDiagnosing Gastrointestinal Neuroendocrine Tumors
https://reachmd.com/programs/medical-breakthroughs-from-penn-medicine/diagnosing-gastrointestinal-neuroendocrine-tumors/4620/Although gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors, or GEP-NETs, are relatively common, they are often indolent. However, GEP-NETs can metastasize in a small portion of the population, so physicians should be aware of symptoms and screening tools. The two most common types of GEP-NETs are categorHow Statins May Protect Men's Urologic Health
https://reachmd.com/programs/focus-on-heart-health/how-statins-may-protect-mens-urologic-health/4578/Three recent observational studies from the Olmsted County Study of Urinary Health Status among Men, which is a cohort study of male residents of Olmsted County, Minnesota, have shown that statins may have a protective effect on prostate health. How might statins reduce the risk of prostate cancer,Lasting Medical Impacts of the 1984 Bhopal Disaster
https://reachmd.com/programs/focus-on-global-medicine/lasting-medical-impacts-of-the-1984-bhopal-disaster/4559/Many of us remember the chemical disaster that occurred in Bhopal, India in December 1984. Twenty-five years after what many call the world's worst industrial disaster, estimates suggest more than 100,000 people, including children of survivors of the initial disaster, still suffer illnesses that arDigital Developments to Help Validate Insurance at Check-In
https://reachmd.com/programs/clinicians-roundtable/digital-developments-to-help-validate-insurance-at-check-in/4338/Many of our practices could be more efficient at checking in patients, or perhaps more precise in our record keeping. Insurance claims denials and the process of fighting them can be one source of time-consuming, money-draining aggravation for any practice. But we may be seeing a trend toward technoDeep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson’s: Risks vs. Benefits
https://reachmd.com/programs/focus-on-neurology-and-psychiatry/deep-brain-stimulation-for-parkinsons-risks-vs-benefits/4281/Medication and physical therapy have been mainstay treatments for controlling neurologic symptoms associated with Parkinson's disease. One strategy for mitigating the characteristic tremors, rigidity and slow movement has focused on deep brain stimulation (DBS). What are the risks and benefits of th