Internal Medicine Alert – November 30, 2002
November 30, 2002
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A Cutting Edge Question
This randomized controlled study compared surgery vs nocturnal wrist splints in 176 patients with idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome. -
Aspirin: Good for the Heart, Better for the Pain
Although several other studies have examined the relationship between analgesic use and blood pressure, this report from the Nurses Health Study is the first prospective look at all 3 classes of over-the-counter analgesics. -
‘Mad Deer Disease’: Another Reason to Become a Vegetarian?
The emergence of chronic wasting disease, a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy in North American cervids, raises concern about potential transmission to humans, as has occurred elsewhere with bovine spongiform encephalopathy and vCJD. -
Do Statins Really Cause Muscle Symptoms?
Phillips et al have demonstrated that increasing muscular aches and pains often associated with decreased exercise tolerance may, in fact, be due to statin therapy even in patients with normal CPK determinations. -
Pharmacology Update:Ezetimibe (Zetia — Schering): A New Cholesterol-Lowering Medication
The FDA has approved Ezetimibe, the first drug in a new class of cholesterol-lowering medications. -
Clinical Briefs
Effects of Losartan on Cardiovascular Morbidity and Mortality in Patients with Isolated Systolic Hypertension and LVH; Increase in Nocturnal Blood Pressure and Progression to Microalbuminuria in Type 1 Diabetes; HRT, Lipid, and Glucose Metabolism in Diabetic and Nondiabetic Postmenopausal Women