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Do long-acting beta agonist inhalers increase the severity of asthma? Yes, according to the results from a large meta-analysis recently published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
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"As many as 98,000 deaths per year are due to errors in hospital care.1" ... "A RAND Health study found that only 54.9% of patients received recommended care.2"
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Barotrauma to the paranasal sinuses may cause sudden and severe headache during airplane travel.
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Apparently healthy, middle-aged and older subjects with frequent PVCs have a poor prognosis and should be considered to be high-risk subjects who require strict risk factor modification and primary prevention.
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Greenfield RH. Juiced about pomegranates. Altern Med Alert 2006;9(8):94-95. Greenfield RH. CAM, PPO, POS, and HMO (!).Altern Med Alert 2006;9(8):95-96.
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Kiefer D. Supplements commonly used for weight loss: What's the skinny? Altern Med Alert 2006;9(8):90-94.
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Caring for a person with Alzheimer's disease (AD) at home is a difficult task and can become overwhelming at times.
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Marcolina S. Regular aerobic exercise for the mitigation of Alzheimer dementia. Altern Med Alert 2006;9(8):85-89.
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All of the currently available non-invasive techniques for carotid artery imaging give accurate results when there is a high-grade stenosis (70-99%), but contrast-enhanced MRA is slightly more sensitive.