Mayo Clinic proceedings
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Mayo Clinic proceedings · Apr 2016
Impact of Migraine on the Family: Perspectives of People With Migraine and Their Spouse/Domestic Partner in the CaMEO Study.
To assess the impact of migraine on family members, activities, and relationships from the perspectives of the person with migraine and his or her spouse/domestic partner. ⋯ This analysis quantified the pervasive burden of migraine on the family, highlighting the impact on family activities and relationships. Not surprisingly, the impact was greatest in families of people with CM.
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Mayo Clinic proceedings · Apr 2016
Review Meta Analysis Comparative StudyLubiprostone Is Effective in the Treatment of Chronic Idiopathic Constipation and Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
To evaluate the efficacy and safety of lubiprostone in the treatment of chronic idiopathic constipation (CIC) and irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C). ⋯ Lubiprostone is a safe and efficacious drug for the treatment of chronic idiopathic constipation and irritable bowel syndrome with constipation, with limited adverse effects in 3 months of follow-up.
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Mayo Clinic proceedings · Apr 2016
Review Historical ArticleZika Virus in the Americas: A Review for Clinicians.
Zika virus has recently emerged as a new public health threat. An arthropod-borne virus named after the Zika forest in Uganda, it was first discovered in 1947. The virus caused only sporadic cases of Zika infection in Africa and Southeast Asia until 2007, when the first large outbreak occurred in the Yap State in the Federated States of Micronesia. ⋯ The rapid spread of Zika virus through the Americas, together with the association of infection with microcephaly and Guillain-Barré syndrome, has resulted in the World Health Organization declaring a public health emergency. Zika virus has the potential to spread to new areas where the Aedes mosquito vector is present and therefore presents a risk to the United States. This concise review describes the clinical features of Zika virus infection and provides advice for clinicians on counseling travelers and others about the disease.
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Mayo Clinic proceedings · Apr 2016
Longitudinal Study Evaluating the Association Between Physician Burnout and Changes in Professional Work Effort.
To longitudinally evaluate the relationship between burnout and professional satisfaction with changes in physicians' professional effort. ⋯ Among physicians in a large health care organization, burnout and declining satisfaction were strongly associated with actual reductions in professional work effort over the following 24 months.
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Mayo Clinic proceedings · Apr 2016
Body Mass Index, the Most Widely Used But Also Widely Criticized Index: Would a Criterion Standard Measure of Total Body Fat Be a Better Predictor of Cardiovascular Disease Mortality?
To examine whether an accurate measure (using a criterion standard method) of total body fat would be a better predictor of cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality than body mass index (BMI). ⋯ The simple and inexpensive measure of BMI can be as clinically important as, or even more than, total adiposity measures assessed using accurate, complex, and expensive methods. Physiological explanations for these findings are discussed.