Internal Medicine Alert – August 30, 2014

August 30, 2014

• Should the Physician Go Where the Sun Does Not?

  In a meta-analysis of multiple prospective cohort studies, the lowest vitamin D metabolite (25-hydroxyvitamin D) quintile was associated with increased all-cause mortality, cardiovascular mortality, and cancer mortality.

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• Does Gluten Cause Health Problems in Patients Without Celiac Disease?

  Gluten is a protein complex that may be inflammatory to humans and is increasingly recognized as a possible cause of numerous health problems such as irritable bowel syndrome, fibromyalgia, skin conditions, allergies, autoimmune arthritis, and neurodegenerative conditions.

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• Does Beef Get a Bad Rap?

  Contrary to prevailing opinion, eating lean beef may not be bad and perhaps might even favorably affect systolic blood pressure and vascular constriction.

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• Human Insulin Inhalation Powder (Afrezza®)

  A second inhalation rapid human insulin has been approved by the FDA. The first inhaled insulin (Exubera) was approved in 2006 and was withdrawn from the market by Pfizer due to low acceptance and poor sales after about 13 months on the market

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• Clinical Briefs

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