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Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement
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Pharmacology Watch: Aspirin Use and Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Aspirin use and AMD risk; using NSAIDs and antihypertensive agents; and FDA actions. -
Clinical Briefs By Louis Kuritzky, MD
Zoledronic Acid Treatment of Osteoporosis in Men; Relapsing Lyme Disease: Fact or Fiction?; Hypertension and Gout -
Patients Should Take a Break from Being Sedentary
Sedentary time is associated with an increased risk of diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cardiovascular and all-cause mortality. -
Boning Up on What is New with Calcium
This study does not support the hypothesis that high calcium intake increases coronary artery calcification -
Is the Statin Making the Patient Tired?
A randomized, controlled trial showed that moderate doses of simvastatin or pravastatin resulted in reduced energy or exertional fatigue in up to 40% of patients, especially in women. -
Pharmacology Update: Tofacitinib Tablets (Xeljanz®)
The FDA has approved a new drug with a novel mechanism of action for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in patients intolerant to or who have had inadequate response to methotrexate. Tofacifinib is an oral Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor and is marketed by Pfizer as Xeljanz. -
Is Insomnia a Disease or a Symptom?
In this small pilot study of patients who sought help for insomnia, most of the awakenings were actually caused by sleep-disordered breathing. -
Full Hospital Medicine Alert - February 1, 2013 Issue in PDF
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Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement