Gluten-free products are all the rage these days, but many health-conscious eaters who buy them may be wasting their money, the authors of a new commentary in Annals of Internal Medicine suggest. Going gluten-free is necessary for people with celiac disease, an autoimmune condition triggered by gluten, which is found in wheat, barley and rye. The disease causes inflammation in the small intestine and can lead ... (read more)
A little extra simple sugar in your diet probably won't make you pack on the pounds -- as long as you cut down on other carbs to make up for it, a new analysis of past studies suggests. Researchers found that people who consumed extra fructose baked into breads or sprinkled into drinks didn't gain any extra weight compared to those who had other types of carbohydrates instead -- when they ate the same numbe... (read more)
More than half of women who are screened annually for breast cancer will get a false positive result within 10 years of their first mammogram, according to a UCSF study that throws more fuel on the controversy over when, and how often, women should be tested. That rate of false positives, higher than previous studies have shown, applies to women whether they start getting mammograms in their 40s or 50s. ... (read more)
An influential federal health-care task force is expected to oppose testing for the human papillomavirus to detect cervical cancer in women over age 30, according to an analysis released Monday. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, which recently took a high-profile stand against certain uses of screening tests for prostate cancer, is expected to make its recommendations about cervical cancer this week.... (read more)
Annals of Internal Medicine is an academic medical journal published by the American College of Physicians (ACP). It publishes research articles and reviews in the area of internal medicine. The journal had a 2008 impact factor of 16.2, which makes it among the most-cited of general clinical medical journals, only exceeded by Journal of the American Medical Association, The Lancet and New England Journal of Medicine.
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