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                    [ArticleID] => 1918993
                    [Title] => ACP sets higher ideal hemoglobin A range for type 2 diabetes
                    [Summary] => Physicians should aim for hemoglobin A1C levels between 7% and 8% with type 2 diabetes, according to recommendations by the American College of Physicians. 
                    [DatePublished] => 2019-05-19 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 136231
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1805110
                    [AuthorName] => Charles C. Chante MD
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                    [ArticleID] => 1485928
                    [Title] => Start sleep apnea therapy with CPAP, not surgery
                    [Summary] => 

First-line treatment for adults with obstructive sleep apnea should be continuous positive airway pressure therapy or a mandibular advancement device, according to the American College of Physicians’ clinical practice guideline published online in Annals of Internal Medicine.

[DatePublished] => 2015-08-08 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136231 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805110 [AuthorName] => Charles C. Chante MD [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1381894 [Title] => Private hospitals brace for possible entry of Ebola virus [Summary] =>

Private hospitals are bracing for the possible entry of the Ebola virus in the country as a group of doctors formed a task force to help the Department of Health (DOH) raise public awareness about the disease.

[DatePublished] => 2014-10-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804896 [AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1272999 [Title] => Hepa B for diabetes patients tops vaccine recs [Summary] =>

Major changes regarding the use of the human papillomavirus vaccine in males, the hepatitis B vaccine in adults with diabetes and the influenza vaccine in egg-allergic individuals are among the highlights in the 2012 Adult Immunization Schedule from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. The recommendations were published online in the journal.

[DatePublished] => 2013-12-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136231 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805110 [AuthorName] => Charles C. Chante MD [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 849494 [Title] => Hepatitis B vaccine advised in diabetes [Summary] =>

Hepatitis B vaccination should be routinely given to previously unvaccinated adults with diabetes who are younger than 60 years of age, according to recommendations by the Centers for Disease Control’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.

[DatePublished] => 2012-09-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136231 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805110 [AuthorName] => Charles C. Chante MD [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 721433 [Title] => Sex, viagra, cell phones, and sperm cells [Summary] =>

There are few topics one can discuss in a health column that can attract more attention than sex, Viagra, cell phones, and sperm cells.

[DatePublished] => 2011-08-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133436 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1778504 [AuthorName] => Tyrone M. Reyes M.D. [SectionName] => Health And Family [SectionUrl] => health-and-family [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 571232 [Title] => Doctors in demand at health centers in USA [Summary] =>

Experts are calling for an infusion of about 10,000 primary care physicians into medically underserved areas over the next several years, even as medical students’ interest in primary care has waned.

[DatePublished] => 2010-05-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136231 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805110 [AuthorName] => Charles C. Chante MD [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 559622 [Title] => Fil-Am doc is face of Phoenix hospital [Summary] =>

Everywhere you go in Phoenix, Arizona, you will see noted Filipino-American doctor Maria Divina Soriano, whose photo is prominently displayed in bus exteriors, bus stops, billboards and newspaper ads.

[DatePublished] => 2010-03-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => The Good News [SectionUrl] => the-good-news [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 505706 [Title] => Doctors tell politicians to fight climate change [Summary] =>

LONDON (AP) — A weak response to climate change could be catastrophic for international health, leading doctors said in two British medical journals yesterday.

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