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Melatonin: Translation of Ongoing Studies Into Possible Therapeutic Applications Outside Sleep Disorders
Clin Ther. 2022 Apr 7:S0149-2918(22)00113-8. doi: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2022.03.008. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPURPOSE: Melatonin, a natural hormone mainly synthesized by the pineal gland, is regulated by circadian rhythm. Synthetic melatonin is not approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for any indication. However, melatonin receptor agonists such as ramelteon and tasimelteon are US Food and Drug Administration approved and are considered by the American Academy of Family Physicians for the treatment of insomnia. Due to the availability of over-the-counter products in some countries and the increasing use of me...
Source: Clinical Therapeutics - April 11, 2022 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Natnicha Leelaviwat Poemlarp Mekraksakit Kristina M Cross Dylan M Landis Madison McLain Laveena Sehgal J Drew Payne Source Type: research

Chapter spotlight: Rhode Island
For years, there’d been talk of starting a Rhode Island chapter of SHM. Sure, hospitalists in the smallest state in the country could have hopped state lines to join a chapter in Boston or Hartford, Conn. But that’s not who Rhode Islanders are. Dr. Collins “We really feel a strong sense of community and that our state is important,” said Brad Collins, MD, SFHM, an associate professor of medicine at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University in Providence, R.I. “Sometimes it might be easier to merge with the Boston chapter or the Massachusetts or Connecticut chapters, but there’s a strong sense of se...
Source: The Hospitalist - April 1, 2022 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Ronda Whitaker Tags: Career Source Type: research

From aafp: aafp advances on long-term clinical recommendation project
Ann Fam Med. 2022 Mar-Apr;20(2):185-186. doi: 10.1370/afm.2806.NO ABSTRACTPMID:35346936 | DOI:10.1370/afm.2806 (Source: Annals of Family Medicine)
Source: Annals of Family Medicine - March 29, 2022 Category: Primary Care Authors: News Staff Source Type: research

From aafp: aafp advances on long-term clinical recommendation project
Ann Fam Med. 2022 Mar-Apr;20(2):185-186. doi: 10.1370/afm.2806.NO ABSTRACTPMID:35346936 | PMC:PMC8959749 | DOI:10.1370/afm.2806 (Source: Annals of Family Medicine)
Source: Annals of Family Medicine - March 29, 2022 Category: Primary Care Authors: News Staff Source Type: research