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Beware of Using Fibrates with Statins
Combining a fibrate with a statin increases the risk of rhabdomyolysis by more than 10 times the use of a statin alone. -
More ZZZ’s for Those Who Wheeze
Melatonin improved subjective sleep quality in women with mild asthma. -
Full December 29, 2004, Issue in PDF
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Perspective: Flu Shortage — Who Cares?
Isnt it amazing how people dont want something until they cannot have it. -
Atherothrombosis and Atrial Fibrillation: Mixing Treatments to Match Pathophysiology
Current clinical trial evidence favors the use of aspirin or clopidogrel as first-line agents for the majority of patients with vascular disease. -
PPIs are Associated with a Reduced Incidence of Dysplasia
Examining data from a 20-year time period, correlations were sought between antisecretory drug therapy and cumulative incidence of dysplasia. -
Clinical Briefs
Peripheral arterial disease may be stratified in severity by the ankle-brachial index, measured by dividing the ankle systolic BP by the brachial systolic BP. -
Better Diagnosis of Celiac Disease
An NIH Consensus Panel has announced new recommendations for the diagnosis of celiac disease using new serologic testing. -
Special Feature - LDL: Lower Is Better, but How Low Should We Go?
The newer, more potent, statin drugs are capable of reducing LDL cholesterol safely and tolerably in most patients thus making a target LDL of 50-70 mg/dL a practical goal, but how low is too low? -
A Puff of Prevention is Worth a Pound of ICU Care
Inhaled corticosteroids are the most effective pharmacologic agents in reducing exacerbations in asthmatics.