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Sleep-deprived individuals appear less healthy, tired, and less attractive to untrained observers than when they are rested.
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The FDA has approved a second dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitor and metformin combination. This follows the approval of sitagliptin/metformin in 2007.
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The surface ECG shows the net result of electrical forces that are operative. This concept is important to remember when potential "competing conditions" are operative.
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Acetaminophen is able to induce a significant increase in BP in ambulatory subjects with CAD.
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Most adrenal masses found inadvertently as part of an investigation for another illness are benign. The work-up for an adrenal incidentaloma is presented.
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Immunochemical fecal occult blood testing (i-FOBT) is becoming increasingly popular as a screening tool for colorectal cancer (CRC).
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Rivaroxaban may be dabigatran's first competitor; a new way to measure non-adherence to medication therapy; FDA Actions.
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Two cases were reported in this paper. the first case was a 52-year-old wildlife biologist who went deer hunting in Virginia in November 2008.
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As reported here in 2003, the World Bank began funding a project to train giant pouched Gambian rats to sniff out tuberculosis (TB) in sputum specimens in sub-Saharan Africa. Rats have been successfully trained to target landmines, and using a similar training/reward technique, pilot data suggested that rats could be trained to detect TB in respiratory specimens.
