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                    [Title] => MCI mimics common symptoms before Alzheimer’s diagnosis
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Patients recently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease had an increased prevalence of diagnoses for neuropsychiatric conditions that mimic symptoms of mild cognitive impairment in a large retrospective, case-control study.

[DatePublished] => 2015-02-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136231 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805110 [AuthorName] => Charles C. Chante MD [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 959729 [Title] => Guidelines to raise awareness of a rare stroke [Summary] =>

The American Heart Association for the first time released guidelines for clinicians to help detect and treat cerebral venous thrombosis, a rare stroke that disproportionately affects young people, especially women who are pregnant or on oral contraceptives, or who just gave birth.

[DatePublished] => 2013-06-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136231 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805110 [AuthorName] => Charles C. Chante MD [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 792863 [Title] => Blood test may help rule out acute appendicitis [Summary] =>

A rapid blood test for the inflammatory marker S100A8/A9 shows potential as an aid in diagnosing acute appendicitis.

[DatePublished] => 2012-04-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136231 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805110 [AuthorName] => Charles C. Chante MD [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 490996 [Title] => Asian Hospital now has ImmunoCAP system [Summary] =>

The Asian Hospital and Medical Center (AHMC), recognized for its leading innovation and patient-centered healthcare services, once again showed its commitment of giving innovative healthcare by providing the latest state-of-the-art technology in allergy diagnosis — the ImmunoCAP system.

[DatePublished] => 2009-07-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Science and Environment [SectionUrl] => science-and-environment [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 332827 [Title] => New data confirm link between smoking and pancreatic cancer [Summary] => The role of smoking in the pathogenesis of pancreatic cancer has been clarified in a detailed analysis involving more than 18,000 patient records. Previous epidemiologic studies have suggested that smoking increases the risk for pancreatic cancer two to threefold, but this new analysis implicates smoking in both the initiation and progression of pancreatic cancer. To our knowledge, this is the first report that provides compelling evidence for the role of cigarette smoking early in neoplastic transformation of the pancreas. [DatePublished] => 2006-04-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136231 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805110 [AuthorName] => Charles C. Chante MD [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 326995 [Title] => Elevated BMI linked to more severe clinical course of Crohn’s disease [Summary] => Overweight individuals with Crohn’s disease (CD) are older at diagnosis and have a shorter time to surgical intervention than those who are underweight, according to researchers. The correlation suggests that such patients may need more aggressive therapy earlier in the course of their disease. According to lead study author, there has not been substantial documentation that increased body mass index (BMI) is related to a more severe clinical course of CD. [DatePublished] => 2006-03-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136231 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805110 [AuthorName] => Charles C. Chante MD [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 264116 [Title] => COPD patients often misdiagnosed, miss proper treatment [Summary] => GLASGOW, UNITED KINGDOM — Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) are frequently misdiagnosed or remain undiagnosed, and may therefore be missing out on appropriate treatment, according to the results of a primary care study presented at the recent annual European Respiratory Society (ERS) meeting here.

COPD is a progressive respiratory disease that causes significant deterioration of lung function and chronic breathlessness that can lead to severe disability.
[DatePublished] => 2004-09-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Science and Environment [SectionUrl] => science-and-environment [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 245150 [Title] => Unmasking the silent epidemic of hepatitis –infected and unaware [Summary] => An estimated four million people suffer from chronic hepatitis in the U.S., and many of them don’t even know it. Early diagnosis and treatment are curing some sufferers and prolonging the lives of others. Unfortunately, many people live for decades with hepatitis, often without symptoms, and for tens of thousands, a diagnosis comes too late. Nearly four million people in the United States are struggling with hepatitis B (HBV) and C (HCV) viruses that become chronic infections. [DatePublished] => 2004-04-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136231 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805110 [AuthorName] => Charles C. Chante MD [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) ) )
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