Infectious Disease
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Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement
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Uncommon but Important Infectious Diseases
In light of an increasing internationally mobile community, the primary care physician may see patients who have recently traveled overseas. This article highlights the manifestations of diseases that, although we may not see them often, can fool us with confusing symptoms. -
Gene-based Medicine - Prime Time Yet?
Utilizing genotyping for warfarin therapy in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation may not be cost-effective. -
Sleep to Your Heart's Content
A prospective study of men and women showed that duration of sleep is correlated with coronary artery calcification with 1 hour more of sleep daily reducing the odds of calcification over 5 years by 33%. -
Internal Medicine Alert: Full March 29, 2009 Issue in PDF
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Febuxostat Tablets (Uloric®)
The first new urate-lowering drug has been approved in more than 40 years. -
Full March 15, 2009 Issue in PDF
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Priming the Pump of a Leaky Gut
This is the first study documenting that a PPI compromises the mucosal barrier function of the upper GI tract. -
ECG Review: What Happened in the Past?
The ECG shown above was a baseline tracing obtained during the initial visit with a new primary care provider. How would you interpret the tracing? What do you suspect happened in the past? -
Clinical Briefs By Louis Kuritzky, MD
The women's health initiative (WHI) provided convincing evidence that the use of estrogen plus progesterone (E+P) in postmenopausal women is associated with an increased risk of breast cancer.