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Avoid a Lawsuit

Malpractice claims due to diagnostic errors in the ambulatory setting are common and are the result of multiple breakdowns and individual and system factors.

Should patients with anemia and low normal or normal ferritin undergo colonoscopy?

In patients with anemia, serum ferritin levels below 100 ng/ml predict advanced neoplasia at colonoscopy.

An Aspirin a Day Keeps the Doctor at Bay

Aspirin, 325 mg every other day, reduced the risk of developing asthma by 25% (compared with placebo) over a 5-year period in a large group of healthy male physicians.

Driving Safety and Parkinson's Patients

Parkinson's patients with daytime sleepiness should drive with a companion.

Phenotypic Differences between Male Physicians, Surgeons, and Film Stars: Comparative Study

A paper just emerged in the research section of the British Medical Journal that gives new meaning to scientific investigation.

An orally active kinase inhibitor is available for patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) or Philadelphia chromosome positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia who are intolerant or resistant to prior therapy with imatinib.

Clinical Briefs By Louis Kuritzky, MD

The most popularly used pharmacotherapy for prevention and/or treatment of osteoporosis (OSPS) is bisphosphonate (BIS), specifically alendronate and risedronate.

ECG Review: Tell Me A Story

The ECG image in the article was obtained from a middle-aged woman with shortness of breath. She is a long-time heavy smoker.

Pharmacology Watch

Several important papers have been published in the last 2 months, none more important than the realization that breast cancer rates have dropped precipitously since the publication of the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) in 2002.

Internal Medicine Alert – February 15, 2007

February 15, 2007