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Infectious Disease Malpractice: The $1.2 Million Miscommunication
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Is ‘Silent’ Atrial Fibrillation in Diabetics Associated with Cerebral Neurologic Events?
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Hypertension in the Elderly May Be Associated with Progressive Brain Atrophy
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Side Effects of Opioids
Constipation is the most commonly reported side effect with opioid therapy. Tolerance does not generally develop. Most patients on chronic opioid therapy require prophylaxis -
Primary Care Reports - Full March 2014 Issue in PDF
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Internal Medicine Alert - Full March 29, 2014 Issue in PDF
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Inhaled Apomorphine as a Rescue Treatment in Parkinson’s Diseas
Inhaled apomorphine, at doses up to 0.8 mg, appears safe and well tolerated by patients with Parkinsons disease, but does not result in significant improvement in wearing off periods, at the tested doses. -
Choosing Myeloma Maintenance Therapy: Patient Choice
In a survey of consecutive myeloma patients from the Mayo Clinic on hypothetical constructs with varying expectations regarding overall survival benefit, toxicity, and financial burden, it was found that the majority of patients would not choose maintenance if toxicity was more than just mild and overall survival benefit was less than 1 year. Increasing financial burden (drug cost) also reduced the numbers that would choose maintenance therapy. Males were more likely than females to choose treatment in each of the scenarios presented. -
Curcumin Comparable to Fluoxetine for Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder
Curcumin, the primary active constituent of curcuma longa, is well known for its antioxidative and anti-inflammatory actions, but also has been used traditionally for conditions including depression and anxiety in Chinese and Ayurvedic medicine -
Clinical Briefs
The consequences of vitamin b12 (B12) deficiency most commonly include neurologic (CNS and peripheral nervous system) and hematologic (megaloblastic anemia).