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DASH Diet for Diabetes With Low Sodium Reduces BP in Those With Diabetes

Physician's Weekly

For each diet, adverse events were infrequent. The effect of sodium reduction appeared stronger than the effect of the DASH4D diet. “Most people in this study were taking more than one blood pressure medication, but we found that you can lower it further with dietary change,” coauthor Lawrence Appel, M.D.,

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FDA Approves Polypill Widaplik for Hypertension

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The most common adverse event reported in patients treated with Widaplik was symptomatic low blood pressure. The FDA approval is based on positive results from two international phase 3 trials that compared Widaplik to dual combinations of its component drugs as well as to placebo.

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Wildfire-Induced Changes in Behavior Affect Spread of Airborne Disease

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percent in indoor activities were seen in counties in Oregon and Washington, respectively, during the wildfire events; increases of 11 and 16 percent were experienced in major cities like Portland and Seattle. Average increases of 10.8 ” Abstract/Full Text Copyright © 2025 HealthDay.

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Supporting Healthy Aging With Tailored Obesity Management Strategies

Physician's Weekly

Pertinent information includes the patient’s food intake, physical activity, medication history, significant medical events, stress, and sleep. That said, two important things to remember about resistance exercise are: 1) it only works if you consistently do it, and 2) the resistance must be gradually increased over time to remain effective.

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RFK Jr. Hires Autism Skeptic To Look Into CDC Autism Data

Physician's Weekly

It led to revocation of the elder Geier’s medical license and disciplinary action for David Geier for practicing medicine without a license. Children’s Health Defense, an anti-vaccine nonprofit Kennedy once led, is holding an online event this week to mark what it calls the “autism cover-up.” It’s unclear if he has regained access.