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Full March issue in PDF
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Pharmacology Watch: Sinus and Allergy Health Partnership Releases New Guidelines for Treatment of Bacterial Rhinosinusitis
Steroids Not Linked to Risk of Fractures; ADT Puts Men at Risk for Osteoporosis; Study Shows Valsartan May Improve Sexual Function in Postmenopausal Women; New Direct-to-Consumer Pharma Advertising Rules Considered; FDA Actions -
Recruitment Maneuvers Still Controversial in ALI/ARDS
In patients with ALI/ARDS from pulmonary and extrapulmonary causes, receiving mechanical ventilation with low tidal volumes and high PEEP, short-term effects of recruitment maneuvers as conducted in this study are variable. -
Pharmacology Watch: Sinus and Allergy Health Partnership Releases New Guidelines for Treatment of Bacterial Rhinosinusitis
New guidelines for the treatment of bacterial rhinosinusitis were published in the January supplement of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery by the Sinus and Allergy Health Partnership. -
Full March 15, 2004, Issue in PDF
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Clinical Briefs
Use of B-Type Natriuretic Peptide in the Evaluation and Management of Acute Dyspnea; Association Between C-Reactive Protein and Age-Related Macular Degeneration; VZV Reactivation in Astronauts -
Overview of Newer Antiepileptic Drugs for Neuropathic Pain and Migraine
Shared pathophysiologic mechanisms for migraine, neuropathic pain, and epilepsy underscore the notion that antiepileptic drugs (AED) should be standard treatment for the former. Five new AEDs and their use in these nonepileptic painful disorders are summarized. -
Ironing Out the Risk Factors for Diabetes
Increased iron stores (eg, ferritin levels) are associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes in women. -
Full April 29, 2004, Issue in PDF
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Pharmacology Update: Cinacalcet HCL (Sensipar) Tablets
The first of a class of calcimimetics has been approved by the FDA for the treatment of hyperparathyroidism associated with renal failure and in patients with parathyroid cancer.