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Risk Factors for the Development of Diabetic Neuropathy
Cardiovascular risk factors are significantly associated with the development of diabetic neuropathy and modification of these parameters should be aggressively encouraged as part of the management of diabetic neuropathy. -
Is it MS or Neuromyelitis Optica? A New Diagnostic Assay
NMO-IgG immunofluorescence staining for an additional 14 patients with multifocal neurologic findings were initially suspected to be paraneoplastic disorder. -
Further Evidence that Mitochondrial Dysfunction May Play a Critical Role With Migraine Pathogenesis
CoQ10 significantly reduced the number of days with migraine attacks and significantly reduced in the number of days with nausea. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement
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Acetyl Carnitine Works for Diabetic Neuropathy
Painful diabetic neuropathy appears to respond to 1000 mg t.i.d. of ALC, but larger, longer trials, initiated early in the course of diabetic neuropathy, are warranted to confirm these results. -
Food for Thought
NG feeding should be used for dysphagic patients early and PEG feeding reserved for those who do not tolerate NG feeding or who require long-term tube feeding. -
Pharmacology Watch
The Use of Prophylactic Antibiotics for Neutropenia; Is It Hot In Here?; Homeopathy vs Conventional Medicine; FDA Actions -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement
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Pharmacology Watch
Roche is Under Pressure Over Its Antiviral Drug Tamiflu; ACE Inhibitors or ARBs for Prediabetics?; Xigris is Approved for Severe Sepsis; ACE Inhibitors Inhibiting Aortic Valve Stenosis?; FDA Actions -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement