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The consumption of fish, supplementation with fish oil, and their effects on cardiovascular and pain conditions are common headline-makers in the mainstream media as well as this publication. A more recent line of inquiry involves the effects of omega-3 fatty acids on tumorigenesis, cancer prevalence, and mortality.
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Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed non-dermatologic cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related death in U.S. men.1 Its etiology and predisposing factors are inadequately characterized, but probably include some combination of older age, north American and northern European residence (perhaps a diet-related issue), African American race, and genetic similarities within families.
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THE FDA HAS APPROVED A SECOND WEIGHT-LOSS DRUG WITHIN the last month. This product is a combination of phentermine, an anorectic, and the antiepileptic topiramate. Phentermine/topiramate (PHEN/TPM) is manufactured by Catalent Pharma Solutions and marketed by Vivus Inc. as Qsymia.
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The ECG was obtained from a patient whose blood pressure was dropping. How many reasons can you cite to support a diagnosis of ventricular tachycardia (VT)?
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Off-label prescribing is common in primary care and most of the time lacks the scientific evidence to support it.
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Clinical Briefs: Risk for Zoster from the Vaccine in Immunosuppressed Persons, Elucidating the Best, Cerebral Aneurysms: Whats in Your
Patients Future?
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The presence of aortic valve calcification (AVC) predicts cardiovascular and coronary event risk independent of traditional risk factors and inflammatory biomarkers, likely due to the strong correlation between AVC and subclinical atherosclerosis.
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Adults treated with glucocorticoids in a primary care setting have a five-fold increase in suicide or suicidal behavior and other severe neuropsychiatric disorders. The risk is highest with first-time use of these medications.
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CME Objectives/CME Questions
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Actinic keratoses (AK) is biologically in situ squamous cell carcinoma, with the potential to become invasive in a minority of cases.