Gac Med Mex
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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a major cause of mortality, with economic implications for the health system. ⋯ Mexico must invest in public health programs to address modifiable risks, promote healthy aging, and reduce premature death due to CVD.
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Multiple sclerosis is a chronic, autoimmune, degenerative disease. Therapies targeting B-cells have been shown to be effective in its treatment; however, there are few studies evaluating their efficacy in the Mexican population. ⋯ Treatment with rituximab resulted in significant clinical and radiological improvement in treatment-naïve and non-treatment-naïve Mexican patients with RRMS.
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The concept of food addiction describes the difficulties of some individuals with regard to food consumption. ⋯ Food addiction is common in patients with overweight/obesity and newly-diagnosed T2DM, and is associated with higher-than-recommended caloric consumption, obesity degree and poor metabolic control.