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Supplement: Patient Handout: Diabetes Mellitus Type 2
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Clinical Briefs With Comments from Russell H. Greenfield, MD
Greenfield RH. Kombating bone weakness: Vitamin K and osteoporosis. 2008;11:21-22. Greenfield RH. Of mesmer and morphine – Hypnosis and surgery. 2008;11:22-23. Greenfield RH. Flakes? Cereal eaters and body weight. 2008;11:23-24. -
Full February 1, 2008 Issue in PDF
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Garlic and Cardiovascular Disease
O’Mathuna DP. Garlic and cardiovascular disease. Alter Med Alert. 2008;11:20. -
Cassia Cinnamon in Diabetes Mellitus Type 2
Schneider C. Cassia cinnamon in diabetes mellitus type 2. Alter Med Alert. 2008;11:13-16. -
Full February 1, 2008 Issue in PDF
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Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement
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Physicians as Stakeholders in Health Care: PQRI Is An Opportunity to Participate
The Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) is a program by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that affects physicians and other health care providers who participate in Medicare. Clinicians in practically all medical specialties can participate in this voluntary reporting initiative and earn a bonus for satisfactory reporting. -
Pharmacology Watch
Rosiglitazone (Avandia) implicated in yet another study; Prilosec and Nexium not associated with cardiac events; Anastrozole (Arimidex) shown more effective than tamoxifen for treatment of early-stage breast cancer; antibiotics show no effect on sinusitis; FDA actions. -
Should We Be Using Oral Decontamination with Ventilated Patients?
This systematic review and meta-analysis demonstrates that oral decontamination with antiseptic preparations decreases the risk of ventilator-associated pneumonia but has no effect on mortality, duration of mechanical ventilation or length of stay in the ICU.