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Integrative Medicine Alert - Full December 2012 Issue in PDF
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Essential Fatty Acids and Biological Aging
Telomeres are present at the end of chromosomes and help prevent them from degradation. Shortening of telomeres can be caused by inflammation and oxidative stress and has been linked to age-related disease and earlier mortality in humans. This study suggests that telomere length may be influenced by n-6:n-3 PUFA plasma ratios. -
Energy Drinks to Improve Performance
Energy drinks have rapidly become very popular, especially among adolescents and young adults. Recent trends can be traced to the introduction of Red Bull in Austria in 1987 and the United States in 1997.1 -
Do Multivitamins Prevent Cancer in Men?
A 15-year, placebo-controlled, randomized study in middle-aged and elderly male physicians demonstrated a small yet statistically significant reduction in total cancer risk with multivitamin intake. -
Emergency Medicine Reports December 3, 2012 Issue in PDF
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Designer Drugs: Focus on Cathinones (Bath Salts) and Synthetic Cannabinoids (K2 or Spice)
Emergency physicians need to be able to treat a variety of clinical syndromes that occur in the setting of drug abuse. -
Continuing that Statin May Lower Cancer Risk
A retrospective analysis of a large HMO population in Israel showed that persistent use of a statin medication over the 8-year period of analysis lowered the risk of cancer, particularly hematopoietic cancers by 31%. -
Aclidinium Bromide Inhalation Powder (Tudorza Pressair)
A NEW LONG-ACTING INHALED MUSCARINIC ANTAGONIST (LAMA) has been approved for treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). -
Internal Medicine Alert - Full August 29, 2012 Issue in PDF
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CME Objectives/CME Questions