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Should We Be Screening for Hepatitis C?
Among veterans with risk factors for hepatitis C, a screening program yields results of limited value. The number needed to screen to yield a treatable case of hepatitis C was 451, but the number needed to screen for a successful outcome was more than 4000. -
A Little DASH of Common Sense
Middle-aged women who followed the DASH diet had a lower risk of stroke and coronary heart disease over a 24-year-period than comparable women who did not. -
Magic Words for Smoking Cessation - Your Lungs Are 10 Years Older Than You Are
In a British study telling the patient their lung age after spirometry doubled the likelihood of their stopping smoking at one year. -
Full May 15, 2008 Issue in PDF
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Sumatriptan Succinate and Naproxen Sodium Tablets (Treximet™)
A product containing a commonly used antimigraine drug (sumatriptan) and a NSAID (naproxen) has been approved for the treatment of acute migraine attacks. -
Full June 2008 Issue in PDF
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Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement
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Special Feature: Managing Life-threatening Asthma in the ICU
While only a minority of patients with asthma exacerbations require ICU admission, these patients are challenging to manage because they typically have already failed treatment in the outpatient and emergency department (ED) settings. -
Lung-protective Ventilation Saves Lives: Why Aren't We Using It?
Starting 4 months after publication of the ARDS Network's landmark study showing improved outcomes in patients with acute lung injury (ALI) or the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) when low-tidal-volume, lung-protective ventilation (LPV) was used, investigators at the University of Pennsylvania prospectively identified 88 patients who met the accepted American-European Consensus Conference definition of ALI-ARDS. -
Full March 3, 2008 Issue in PDF