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News, opinions and meeting coverage in primary care.

AAO Poster Rounds: Cataract Surgery Reduces Falls; Lasers for Floaters; Exercise and Glaucoma

Selected studies from poster sessions at the ophthalmology meeting

Banned, Novel Stimulants Found in Supplements

Four compounds found in six sports and weight-loss products

Exercise Helps 'Biggest Loser' Contestants Keep Weight Off Long-Term

Physician who was contestant on reality show led 6-year study

Morning Break: Antibiotics Running Out; Teen Sex Interest Drops; Children Drive to OR

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the MedPage Today staff

Healthy Diet, Exercise Improve Asthma Control in Non-Obese Patients

Combination better than either alone

Data Support that Diet Can Reverse Heart Disease

Dean Ornish, MD, and Kim Williams, MD, respond to Nissen video on statins

Extreme Exercise Tied to Gut Damage

More than 70% peak power output impacts gastric motility

Handling Patients and Performance Enhancers

Even without evidence-based steroid treatment protocol

ASCO: Healthy Lifestyle Adds to Colon Cancer Survival

Study results should not be interpreted as substitutes for standard care

Wanted: New Developer for Stem Cell Tx in Refractory Angina

Trialists make another appeal for efficacy of CD34+ cells

Local Steroid Injection Shuts Down Leg Inflammation after PAD Tx

Make way for dexamethasone, other drugs targeted to the adventitia

For PAD, Walking Tolerance Boosted With Simple Calf Stretching

Better vascular endothelial function tied to more walking ability

Flag Football Has Higher Youth Injury Rates

But comparison to tackle leagues hampered by study limitations

Exercise May Extend Survival in Metastatic Colon Cancer

Progression, survival hazards improved with moderate activitiy

Creatine: Should Adolescents Be Taking It?

F. Perry Wilson, MD, looks at the science

AHA: Healthy Lifestyle Eases Heart Impact of High Genetic Risk

Fewer adverse events, less calcification in pooled data

Concussion Prevention: Senator Wants Crackdown on Product Claims

FTC promises "a very close look"

Concussions at Altitude: No Longer Worth Investigating?

Researchers suggest issue is resolved; others say not so fast

Obesity Is a Chronic Disease, Say New Guidelines

AACE's evidence-based guidelines aims to help physicians

Yoga Improves Quality of Life in Afib

But will pilot trial findings persuade? Cardiologists weigh in

Resistance Training Seems to Preserve BMD in Seniors

However, modest bone loss seen with aerobic training

NHANES Data: Pseudoscience?

Data used to form guidelines 'inadmissible' and are wildly inaccurate, says researcher.

Lifestyle Medicine: Dreaming of the Gym-Clinic Hybrid

Nadolsky brothers interview med student who wants to open combined gym and clinic practice

Does This Make Me Fat, Or Is It My Genes?

A pair of married Harvard docs debate the causes of the obesity epidemic

Experts Gain Ground in CTE Diagnosis

NIH working group says perivascular tau deposition is hallmark feature of chronic traumatic encephalopathy.

Duck Hunting for CME

Wilderness medicine physician's CME company offers credit while hiking, hunting, climbing.

Knee Surgery Linked to Higher OA Risk

Can meniscus repairs actually worsen joint damage?

PRP Shows Promise for Hamstring Tears

Hamstring injuries are notoriously slow to heal. Can platelet-rich plasma help?

John West: The Doc at the Top of the World

Only one mountain pushes lungs to the absolute limit -- Mount Everest -- and only once has that limit been measured directly, by John B. West, MD, PhD, Dsc.

Dalfampridine: Not Just a Walking Aid

DALLAS -- Extended-release dalfampridine (Ampyra) is approved for boosting walking speed in multiple sclerosis patients, but its benefits extend to other aspects of physical function, according to a small study reported here.

'Bulletproof' Coffee May Hike Lipids

LAS VEGAS -- Spiking coffee with butter and coconut oil -- a concoction known as "bulletproof coffee" -- may be boosting hyperlipidemia in otherwise healthy patients, researchers said here.

Bed Rest in Pregnancy Raises Diabetes Risk

CHICAGO -- Women who are prescribed long-term bed rest for troubled pregnancies are at increased risk of developing gestational diabetes, researchers said here.

How To Get Medicare To Cover A Spa Trip

Good news for doctors who think their patients need a trip to the spa: Medicare will reimburse, with only two catches.

Tamoxifen Found in Bodybuilding Supplement

British researchers have found tamoxifen in supplements used by bodybuilders -- an active ingredient that isn't clearly labeled on the bottle.

Can You Get Paid For Prescribing Exercise?

How do doctors get reimbursed when they prescribe exercise? We asked Jordan Metzl, MD, author of the new book, "Exercise Cure."

Bodybuilders Bulk Up Using ... Cancer Drugs?

While steroids are all-stars among performance-enhancing drugs, breast cancer drugs are a lesser-known staple of doping regimens, as are some investigational agents that aren't available on any regulated market.

FDA Flags Risk of Nuclear Stress Test Drugs

SILVER SPRING, Md. -- Two agents used in cardiac nuclear stress tests may carry a greater risk of heart attack and death than previously believed, the FDA said Wednesday.

Exercise May Allay Anxiety, Depression

SAN DIEGO -- Exercise may have modest benefits as a treatment for patients suffering from anxiety or depression, researchers reported here.

Yoga May Be Good for COPD

CHICAGO -- With its focus on breathing exercises, yoga may improve some of the symptoms of chronic pulmonary obstructive disease (COPD) along with boosting quality of life, researchers said here.

AMA House Votes Against Council, Calls Obesity a Disease

CHICAGO -- Obesity should be called a disease and not simply a condition, the American Medical Association's policy-making House of Delegates voted on Tuesday, ignoring a recommendation by one of its own councils.

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