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Since the results of the Womens Health Initiative randomized trials, many fewer postmenopausal women are using estrogen to control hot flashes. Alternatives include progesterones, antidepressants in low doses, caffeine avoidance, exercise, phytoestrogens, and black cohosh.
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In heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia patients, rosuvastatin produced significantly greater reductions in LDL cholesterol, increases in HDL cholesterol, beneficial changes in other lipid values, and achievement of NCEP cholesterol goals than observed with equivalent doses of atorvastatin, with a similar adverse event profile.
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The meta-analysis by Vink and colleagues demonstrates that patients with either aortic or mitral valve replacement will benefit from high-intensity VKA therapy.
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The telemetry rhythm strip shown in the Figure was obtained from a 67-year-old woman who presented with heart failure. A permanent pacemaker had been implanted a number of years earlier. How does the addition of a second simultaneously recorded lead help in your interpretation? How many findings can you identify on this two-lead telemetry tracing?
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A once-a-day dose of a valacyclovir reduces the rate of transmission of genital herpes (HSV-2) from an infected partner to an uninfected susceptible partner, according to a new study.
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Hardy ML. Soy effects on osteoporosis. Altern Ther Women's Health 2004;6(2):12-14.
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Hardy ML. FDA to Ban Sale of Ephedra Supplements; Massage Therapy Popular Among Hospital CAM Services; St. Johns Wort Might Block Certain Medications. Altern Ther Women's Health 2004;6(2):16.
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Fourteen consecutive patients with sciatica were enrolled in this open-label trial of lamotrigine to determine its efficacy in pain control and its dose response curve.
