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Daily dietary supplementation with 400 IU or less of Vitamin D and 1,000 mg or less of calcium does not prevent risk of fracture in postmenopausal women.

Acid reflux was reduced by 50% in more than 90% of patients receiving implanted magnetic device to augment the esophageal sphincter.

Acupuncture for patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis was found to be more effective than antihistamine use or a sham intervention.

MS sex ratio, Charcot neuroarthropathy, antibiotic error, obesity and exercise.

Prenatal use of folic acid reduced the likelihood of autism by 40%.

A cardiologist looks in. Startled by my emotion, he says, “You must be a new doctor,” then disappears down the hall.

Hospitals, clinics, and researchers are investigating how electronic health records and personal health records, portals that give patients access to records and health education, can be used to improve HIV screening and outcomes.

At least 52,000 new providers will be needed in the United States by 2025 to meet the burgeoning demand for primary care services.

Results suggest that wheat sensitivity is a true clinical entity worthy of further study, and that it is a heterogeneous condition with at least 2 distinct subtypes. How this will translate into clinical practice will be an evolving research area, but clinicians should not expect gluten avoidance to disappear as yet another food fad.

David T. Nash, MD, is Clinical Professor of Medicine at Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse, New York. The author of more than 250 peer-reviewed clinical articles, Dr Nash has practiced cardiology in Syracuse for over 50 years. He is a Fellow of the National Lipid Association.

In an era where patients have online access to test results of all kinds, primary care physicians feel strongly about delivering radiology results themselves.

Physician prescribing behavior appears to be influenced by exposure to pharmaceutical marketing during medical school.

When it comes to generating high-quality evidence applicable to clinical care, the alcohol field has lagged behind other medical-scientific fields, according to Dr Richard Saitz, a recent presenter at Yale University Medical School. Dr Saitz is Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology and Director, of the Clinical Addiction Research and Education (CARE) Unit Section of General Internal Medicine, at Boston University Schools of Medicine and Public Health.

(AUDIO) Correctional institutions offer an excellent opportunity to discover and treat HIV infection, which is usually contracted before incarceration. How can physicians assure that care is just as good after these patients are released into the community?

Higher income and education level, older age, presence of chronic conditions, and proximity to specific research sites were associated with greater awareness of clinical trial opportunities.