Internal Medicine Alert – August 30, 2007
August 30, 2007
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Bone Loss in the Elderly Associated with SSRIs
Older women taking SSRIs had higher rates of hip bone loss compared to both nonusers and TCA users, when measured twice over an average of 5 years. -
The Role of Surgery in Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Although anti-reflux surgery seems to be declining in the United States, there are still many such operations undertaken. However, new data make it clear that very few patients are candidates for fundoplication. -
Hepatitis C and Menopause
Liver fibrosis from chronic hepatitis C is worse after menopause and less severe in women receiving hormone therapy. -
Coronary Calcification and Perfusion Imaging
After a positive coronary CT scan, patients often undergo stress myocardial perfusion scanning, but the relationship between these two tests in relation to prognosis is poorly understood. -
Does Sleep Deprivation Aggravate Chronic Pain?
Disturbance of sleep continuity, but not simple sleep deprivation, impairs pain inhibition and increases spontaneous pain. -
Eculizumab Solution for Intravenous Infusion (Soliris™)
The FDA has approved a humanized monoclonal antibody for the treatment of paroxymal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH). -
Clinical Briefs By Louis Kuritzky, MD
Despite an increasing array of methods for control of diabetes, not even half of patients currently have attained and maintain an A1c less than 7%.