Internal Medicine Alert – June 15, 2011
June 15, 2011
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If Your Patient Has Had an MI, Do Not Give an NSAID
A large cohort study in Denmark showed that patients with a previous myocardial infarction (MI) who took any NSAID had an increased risk of death or a recurrent MI. The greater the use of an NSAID, the greater the risk. -
That Cup of Joe Affects Your Prostate Cancer Risk
Regular coffee consumption is associated with a prominent decrease in fatal or metastatic prostate cancer. -
Add Prunes to Your Toolkit for Constipation
Dried plums (prunes) are safe and more effective than psyllium for treating mild-to-moderate constipation -
Boceprevir Capsules (Victrelis™)
The FDA has approved Boceprevir, a protease inhibitor for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C (HCV) infections. -
Clinical Briefs by Louis Kuritzky, MD
Unless there is another overt cause, such as occupational exposure to toxic inhalants, we generally expect chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to be secondary to cigarette smoking. -
ECG Review: Nothing More than Nonspecific Changes?
The ECG shown above was interpreted as essentially "normal," showing nothing more than minimal nonspecific ST-T wave changes. Do you agree? -
Pharmacology Watch
Calcium supplements and MI; birth control pills and VTE; ACE inhibitors and breast cancer risk; spending on pharmaceuticals; and FDA actions.