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Emergency Medicine Reports - Full August 16, 2010 Issue in PDF
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Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement
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Primary Care Reports - Full August 2010 Issue in PDF
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Pharmacology Watch
Aggressive approach to CVD reduces MI, folic acid and vitamin B12 for CAD, corticosteroids for acute exacerbations of COPD, prescription drug abuse among young adults, and ARBs and cancer risk. -
To Drive or Not to Drive: That Is the Question
Patients with dementia and their physicians face the difficult decision to cease driving with little solid evidence to guide them. -
Fact or Fiction? Is a Low Glycemic Index Diet the Best Choice for your PCOS Patients?
In addition to metformin, dietary therapy is the cornerstone of conventional treatment recommendations for polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) to prevent the development of related comorbidities such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease, menstrual irregularities, and infertility. -
Testing for Celiac Disease
Testing patients with abdominal symptoms for celiac disease in primary care settings using IgA tissue transglutaminase antibodies and IgA endomysial antibodies yielded high sensitivity and specificity, justifying their use widely for diagnosis. -
Internal Medicine Alert - Full July 29, 2010 Issue in PDF
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Everolimus Tablets (Zortress®)
Everolimus, a derivative of sirolimus, is a mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitor. -
Two Streams Merge into One Mighty River?
Combining extended physical therapy and high-dose cholecalciferol can reduce two different complications of hip fracture: falls and hospital readmission.