The American College of Physicians (ACP) produces monthly video news stories about important medical and health issues for television stations nationwide.

The series of monthly broadcast reports features new research from Annals of Internal Medicine, clinical guidelines, healthcare advocacy issues and a host of other topics. Please note that ACP does not endorse products; its mission is to foster excellence in health care and to educate the public and internists about medical and health care issues of importance.

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Title
Article
Video**
     
ACP Issues Guideline for Screening for Osteoporosis in Men
     
Team-Based Approach improves Diabetes Care
     
Sickle Cell Disease Causes Much More Pain
Than Formerly Thought
     
New COPD Guidelines
     
New Guidelines for Low Back Pain
     
Aerobic and Resistance Exercise Improved Blood Sugar Control in People with Diabetes
     
Selenium Supplements Linked with Increased Risk for Diabetes in 8-Year Study
     
Dietary Counseling Results in Weight Loss of Approximately 10-15 Pounds after One Year
     
Women with Diabetes Left Behind in Overall Drop in Death Rates in the U.S.
     
New Study Finds Older Adults with Dementia Taking Antipsychotic Drugs are at Higher Risk for Death
     
ACP and ACP Foundation Unveil Tools to Improve the Way Diabetes is Managed in the Doctor’s Office and at Home
     
Chondroitin Not Magic Bullet for Arthritis Pain
     
Growth Hormone Doesn't Prevent or Reverse Changes of Aging
     
It's OK for Men with High Blood Pressure to Have a Drink or Two
     
Black Cohosh No Better than Dummy Pill
     
Drug Labels are Prescriptions for Mistakes
     
Support Program for Dementia Caregivers Improved Their Lives
     
New Hope for IBS Patients
     
Internal Medicine Report - New Test Finds Kidney Disease Earlier
     
Short Naps Help Docs on Long Shifts
     
Does Ethnicity Affect How Women Are Tested for Breast Cancer? New Study in Annals of Internal Medicine Shows Non-White Women Receive Fewer Mammography Screenings and Have More Late-Stage Tumors
     
Largest & Longest Study Ever Shows Smoking Strongly Increases Risk of Death in Middle Age
     
Statins & Beta Blockers May Reduce Severity
of First Heart Event as Well as Lower Bad
Cholesterol and High Blood Pressure
     
Regular Exercise Reduces Risk of Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease by 30%-40%
     
Yoga Improves Back Function and
Lessens Low Back Pain
     
Heart Attack Patients Have High Risk for
Stroke in First Month after Attack
     
Two New Treatments Provide Needed Options
for Treating Later Stage Diabetes
(Note: video is based on two articles)
     
First Time U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Addresses Genetic Testing for Breast Cancer Gene

     
New Study Links Obesity and Reflux Disease (GERD)
     
HIV Screening Recommended for All Pregnant Women
     
Exercise Therapy Can Help Ease Lower Back Pain
(Note: video is based on two articles)
     
ACP Releases New Treatment Guidelines
for Patients Battling Obesity
     

Low Carb Diets Work: Dieters Don’t Replace Carb Calories with Calories from Fat and Protein Sources

     
14-Year Study Gives Proof That Quitting
Smoking Reduces Death
     
Review of Popular Weight Loss Programs Finds Lack of Hard Diet Data
     
Largest Study Ever on Acupuncture as a Treatment for Knee Osteoarthritis Finds it Effective in Treating Pain and Improving Function
     
Untreated "Silent" Disease Can Cause Infertility:
Yearly Screening for Chlamydia Recommended
     
Simple Blood Test Predicts Risk for
Heart Disease and Stroke
     
Compression Stockings Are a Simple Way to Prevent
Symptoms after Blood Clots in the Legs (DVT)
     
Low-Carb Diets Took Weight Off and Improved Blood Cholesterol Levels
     

New Diabetes Guidelines Say Managing Cholesterol
is as Important as Controlling Blood Sugar

     

Antibacterial Products Don't Reduce Risk
of Symptoms for Infection

     
Higher Doses of Aspirin May Reduce Risk of
Colorectal Cancer
     
New Study Suggests Long-Term Coffee Drinking
May Reduce Risk for Type 2 Diabetes
     

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