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Getting Practical with Monitoring in Type 2 Diabetes
A meta-analysis of the medical literature shows that self-monitoring of blood glucose by type 2 diabetics not on insulin does not improve control of the disease compared with regular monitoring of hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c). Patients spend considerable time and resources with daily monitoring of their blood sugars. Physicians increasingly rely on quarterly HbA1c levels as a marker of control. -
Oseltamivir (Tamiflu®): Current Treatment Indications and Its Role in the Treatment/Prevention of Avian Influenza
Neuraminidase inhibitors are a class of antivirals that have activity against both influenza A and B viruses. Influenza neuraminidase cleaves terminal sialic acid residues and damages the receptors recognized by viral hemagglutinin, thereby facilitating release of virus from infected cells. In the presence of a neuraminidase inhibitor, release of virus from infected cells is impaired and the progeny viruses that are freed clump together, as sialic acid has not been cleaved. -
Full December 2005 Issue in PDF
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Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement
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Pharmacology Watch
Beta-Blockers Therapy for the Treatment of Hypertension; Treatments for Acute Migraine; Statin Therapy for ACS Patients; The Correct Dosing for Onychomycosis; FDA Actions -
Full November 28, 2005 Issue in PDF
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Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement
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Pharmacology Watch: Rifamixin for the Prevention of Traveler’s Diarrhea?
Erectile Dysfunction and Visual Disturbance; Mixed News on Statins; FDA Actions -
Updates By Carol A. Kemper
Varying levels of the antibiotic tetracycline found in Nubian bones from around the 4th century prompted a lengthy search for the source. Researchers at Emory University in Atlanta discovered that the answer may lie in ancient Nubian beer. -
Review of Oral Therapeutic Options for the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis B: Entecavir, Adefovir Dipivoxil, and Lamivudine
Treatment of chronic Hepatitis B is directed at suppressing viral replication, reducing hepatitis (necroinflammatory) activity, slowing progression of fibrotic disease, and rendering patients noninfectious.