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A team from UCSF recently reviewed company documents that were entered into the public record as a result of litigation over the promotion of gabapentin (Neurontin) between 1994 and 1998.
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For hypertensives with coronary artery disease, lowering the diastolic pressure below 70-80 mm Hg appears to create increased risk of morbidity and mortality from myocardial infarction and all-cause death.
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The ECG image used in this article was obtained from a previously healthy, middle-aged man with some atypical but new-onset chest discomfort.
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Other than water, tea is the most often consumed beverage in the world. Animal studies and in vitro data support the potential role of green tea consumption (GTC) for reducing cardiovascular disease and cancer.
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The FDA has approved the first product for the treatment of Hunter syndrome. Idursulfase is a purified form of iduronate-2-sulfase, a 525-amino acid glycoprotein, produced by recombinant DNA technology.
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Treatment of Parkinson's disease with dopamine agonist medications may precipitate impulse-control disorders such as compulsive gambling, buying, and hypersexuality.
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A retrospective review of patient records representing preventive healthcare visits of women aged 50-69 revealed that gynecologists are more likely than family physicians or internists to follow breast cancer screening guidelines.
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A total of 2084 men from two Framingham Heart Study cohorts had endogenous levels of total serum estrogen, testosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEA-S) measured.
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Greenfield RH. A Q "tip"-CoQ10 for heart failure. Altern Med Alert 2006;9(10):120.
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