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In a seminal study on the interaction between mind and body, effects of a continuous infusion of a potent opioid on pain sensation were drastically altered as a result of expectation of effectiveness.
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Elders who ate sorbet before a meal ate more of the rest of their meal.
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A very low energy diet followed by a weight maintenance program results in significant improvements in weight, obstructive sleep apnea, metabolic factors, and quality for at least a year.
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A second NS3/4A protease inhibitor has been approved by the FDA for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C (HCV) genotype 1, joining the recently approved boceprevir (Victrelis). Telaprevir is marketed by Vertex Pharmaceuticals as Incivek.
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Proton pump inhibitor use in clopidogrel-treated post-percutaneous coronary intervention patients was not associated with an increased risk of all-cause death, nonfatal myocardial infarction, repeat revascularization, or major adverse cardiovascular events.
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A large cohort study in Denmark showed that patients with a previous myocardial infarction (MI) who took any NSAID had an increased risk of death or a recurrent MI. The greater the use of an NSAID, the greater the risk.
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Regular coffee consumption is associated with a prominent decrease in fatal or metastatic prostate cancer.
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Unless there is another overt cause, such as occupational exposure to toxic inhalants, we generally expect chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to be secondary to cigarette smoking.
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The ECG shown above was interpreted as essentially "normal," showing nothing more than minimal nonspecific ST-T wave changes. Do you agree?
