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CHICAGO Developments (and controversies) concerning drug-eluting stents (DES) first and second-generation devices and those to come weren't the only newsworthy topics at this year's scientific session of the American College of Cardiology (Washington).
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Gary Burbach is president, CEO and a board member of Thoratec (Pleasanton, California), the leading developer of ventricular assist devices used for those with severe heart failure.
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Greenfield, RH. Sweet Sleep – Honey and Nighttime Cough. Alter Med Alert. 2008:11;81.
Greenfield, RH. In Vino Veritas – Resveratrol and Aging. Alter Med Alert. 2008:11;82.
Greenfield, RH. Get Moving – Exercise and Breast Cancer Risk. Alter Med Alert. 2008:11;83.
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O’Mathuna D. Climacteric Syndrome during Peri-menopause: Pycnogenol. (originally published in the March 2008 issue of Alternative Therapies in Women’s Health) Alter Med Alert. 2008:11;73-75.
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Keifer, D. The Mushroom Agaricus Blazei and Chronic Hepatitis B. Alter Med Alert. 2008:11;76-78.
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O’Mathuna D. Rhodiola Rosea (Roseroot) for Generalized Anxiety, Depression, and Fatigue. Alter Med Alert. 2008:11;73-75.
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About 500 documented cases of nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF), a painful condition that affects skin and internal organs, have been reported worldwide. However, that number is very likely an underestimation.
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The critical need to address mental health issues has been recognized globally and in the United States, however, significant deficiencies in access to mental health care remain for the general population and for people living with HIV/AIDS, the authors of this review article warn.