Internal Medicine Alert – November 30, 2015
November 30, 2015
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Antibiotic Use and Risk of Diabetes
More frequent users of antibiotics were more likely to be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes than those who had taken the drugs infrequently.
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Eat Right, Preserve Your Memory, and Stay Happy
Greater intake of unhealthy food and lower intake of nutrient-dense food is associated with a smaller hippocampus over 4 years in adults 60-64 years of age.
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Eat Breakfast, Fix Insulin Resistance in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
Breakfast consumption could be a successful strategy for reducing postprandial hyperglycemia in patients with type 2 diabetes.
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Treatment for Ulnar Neuropathy at the Elbow
In a randomized treatment trial of steroid injection into the cubital tunnel for ulnar neuropathy, there was no difference in outcome compared to placebo.
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Idarucizumab Injection (Praxbind)
Idarucizumab effectively reverses the anticoagulant effect of dabigatran and has minimal side effects.
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Clinical Briefs
In this section: managing osteoporosis, comparing treatments for hypertension, and uric acid as a predictor of hypertension.