In a seminal study on the interaction between mind and body, effects of a continuous infusion of a potent opioid on pain sensation were drastically altered as a result of expectation of effectiveness.
Elders who ate sorbet before a meal ate more of the rest of their meal.
A very low energy diet followed by a weight maintenance program results in significant improvements in weight, obstructive sleep apnea, metabolic factors, and quality for at least a year.
A second NS3/4A protease inhibitor has been approved by the FDA for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C (HCV) genotype 1, joining the recently approved boceprevir (Victrelis). Telaprevir is marketed by Vertex Pharmaceuticals as Incivek.
Proton pump inhibitor use in clopidogrel-treated post-percutaneous coronary intervention patients was not associated with an increased risk of all-cause death, nonfatal myocardial infarction, repeat revascularization, or major adverse cardiovascular events.
A large cohort study in Denmark showed that patients with a previous myocardial infarction (MI) who took any NSAID had an increased risk of death or a recurrent MI. The greater the use of an NSAID, the greater the risk.
Regular coffee consumption is associated with a prominent decrease in fatal or metastatic prostate cancer.
Unless there is another overt cause, such as occupational exposure to toxic inhalants, we generally expect chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to be secondary to cigarette smoking.
