Family-Based Treatment for Adolescent Anorexia Nervosa
Psychiatry Summary and Comment
The impact of this approach may be enduring.
By Joel Yager, MD
November 1, 2010
Covering:
Lock J et al., Arch Gen Psychiatry 2010 Oct; 67:1025
Does Vitamin D Status Affect Mortality?
General Medicine Summary and Comment
No association between vitamin D status and mortality at 7 years was found.
By Allan S. Brett, MD
October 26, 2010
Covering:
Cawthon PM et al., J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2010 Oct; 95:4625
More Work on Weight Loss
General Medicine Summary and Comment
Both commercial weight-loss programs and intensive lifestyle modification show significant, although small, benefits.
By Thomas L. Schwenk, MD
October 19, 2010
Covering:
Rock CL et al., JAMA 2010 Oct 9
Goodpaster BH et al., JAMA 2010 Oct 9
Wing RR., JAMA 2010 Oct 9
Physical Correlates of Suicidal Thinking and Behavior
Psychiatry Summary and Comment
Physical illness and, even, lower weight are linked to suicidality in two epidemiologic studies.
By Joel Yager, MD
October 18, 2010
Covering:
Scott KM et al., Psychosom Med 2010 Sep; 72:712
Batty GD et al., Am J Epidemiol 2010 Oct 15; 172:890
Obesity and Adenovirus
Data support an association between adenovirus and obesity in children but do not prove causality.
By Howard Bauchner, MD
October 13, 2010
Covering:
Gabbert C et al., Pediatrics 2010 Oct; 126:721
Low-Carbohydrate Diets — Plant- vs. Animal-Based — and Mortality
General Medicine Summary and Comment
Plant-based low-carb diets were associated with lower all-cause and cardiovascular mortality.
By Jamaluddin Moloo, MD, MPH
October 12, 2010
Covering:
Fung TT et al., Ann Intern Med 2010 Sep 7; 153:289
Yancy WS Jr et al., Ann Intern Med 2010 Sep 7; 153:337
Lycopene from Tomatoes and Photoprotection
Dermatology Summary and Comment
Free
After 12 weeks of eating tomato paste, women had slightly diminished erythemal reactions to ultraviolet radiation.
Excessive Weight Gain in Pregnancy Leads to Higher Birth Weight
General Medicine Summary and Comment
Birth weight was related to maternal weight gain in consecutive pregnancies in the same mother.
By Bruce Soloway, MD
September 28, 2010
Covering:
Ludwig DS and Currie J., Lancet 2010 Sep 18; 376:984
Probiotics Work for Colic
Probiotics significantly reduced crying time in infants with colic.
By Howard Bauchner, MD
September 22, 2010
Covering:
Savino F et al., Pediatrics 2010 Sep; 126:e526
Does Naltrexone plus Bupropion Help Pare Off Pounds?
Women's Health Summary and Comment
Compared with placebo, the drug combination was associated with substantially greater weight loss.
By Anna Wald, MD, MPH
September 16, 2010
Covering:
Greenway FL et al. for the COR-I Study Group., Lancet 2010 Aug 21; 376:595
Astrup A., Lancet 2010 Aug 21; 376:567
Quitting the Bottle
A brief educational intervention for parents of infants at age 9 months reduced bottle use at age 2 years by more than one half.
Bones Needs Energy, Too
Female adolescent runners with markers of elevated bone turnover had a metabolic profile consistent with energy deficiency.
Does Vitamin D Supplementation Ease Wintertime Respiratory Infections?
General Medicine Summary and Comment
No effect was seen in a small Finnish trial.
By Abigail Zuger, MD
September 14, 2010
Covering:
Laaksi I et al., J Infect Dis 2010 Sep 1; 202:809
High Intake of Green Leafy Vegetables Is Associated with Lower Risk for Type 2 Diabetes
General Medicine Summary and Comment
Eat your spinach.
Food for Thought
Psychiatry Summary and Comment
A combination of bupropion and naltrexone is effective for obesity.
By Deborah Cowley, MD
September 13, 2010
Covering:
Greenway FL et al., Lancet 2010 Aug 21; 376:595
Bupropion plus Naltrexone for Weight Loss?
General Medicine Summary and Comment
Free
Adverse effects were mild-to-moderate and transient.
By Bruce Soloway, MD
September 2, 2010
Covering:
Greenway FL et al., Lancet 2010 Aug 21; 376:595
Astrup A., Lancet 2010 Aug 21; 376:567
Sibutramine Raises Risk for Adverse Cardiovascular Events
General Medicine Summary and Comment
Should the drug be used at all?
By Allan S. Brett, MD
September 2, 2010
Covering:
James WPT et al., N Engl J Med 2010 Sep 2; 363:905
Curfman GD et al., N Engl J Med 2010 Sep 2; 363:972
Maternal Weight Gain During Pregnancy Leaves a Big Impression
Women's Health Summary and Comment
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Greater weight gain led to higher birthweight independent of genetic factors.
Calcium Supplementation Is Associated with Excess Risk for Myocardial Infarction
General Medicine Summary and Comment
Marginal-to-moderate bone benefits must be weighed against cardiovascular risks.
Lose a Little Weight, Gain Some Continence
Women's Health Summary and Comment
Free
Weight loss between 5% and 10% of body weight was associated with significantly improved urinary incontinence in overweight and obese women.
By Wendy S. Biggs, MD
August 26, 2010
Covering:
Wing RR et al., Obstet Gynecol 2010 Aug; 116:284
Should Calcium Supplementation in Addition to High Dietary Calcium Raise Cardiac Concerns?
Women's Health Summary and Comment
Calcium supplements without vitamin D might raise risk for myocardial infarction in individuals with moderately high dietary calcium intake.
By Wendy S. Biggs, MD
August 26, 2010
Covering:
Bolland MJ et al., BMJ 2010 Jul 29; 341:c3691
Low-Fat or Low-Carb Diet: Does It Make a Difference?
Cardiology Summary and Comment
If behavior-modification therapy is part of the weight-loss program, probably not.
By Joel M. Gore, MD
August 25, 2010
Covering:
Foster GD et al., Ann Intern Med 2010 Aug 3; 153:147
Low-Carbohydrate vs. Low-Fat Diets
General Medicine Summary and Comment
Mean weight loss was 7 kg at 2 years with either type of diet.
Intensive Program Cuts Hot Flashes Along with Weight
Women's Health Summary and Comment
Part — but not all — of the improvement was explained by effects on weight-related parameters.
Parental Modeling of Healthy Eating Improves Eating Behavior in Children
Among young children, parental feeding practices influenced eating behavior but not growth.
