E-Cigarettes: A Perspective for the Primary Care Physician
More and more patients have begun to use electronic cigarettes for nicotine delivery. Are they really effective as a cessation tool?
Category : Health & Medicine Journal & Academic : Health & Medical
Rhabdomyolysis Induced by Rosuvastatin and Sildenafil
This case of a rare interaction of rosuvastatin and sildenafil, resulting in myopathy, underscores the need to carefully prescribe drugs that share metabolic pathways.
Oral Anticoagulation Therapy After RFA of AF and Risk
Learn more about the long-term risk of thromboembolism and serious bleeding associated with oral anticoagulation therapy beyond 3 months after RFA of atrial fibrillation.
Severe Hypoglycaemia and Cardiovascular Disease
This study provides a systematic and quantitative summary of the association between severe hypoglycemia and risk of cardiovascular disease in people with type 2 diabetes.
Pharmacy Colleges and US News and World Report Rankings
Why do some pharmacy schools rank higher than others?
Long-term Statin Use and the Risk of Gallstone Disease
Long-term sustained statin use may effect the risk of gallstone disease--in a positive way.
A Massive Transfusion Protocol With a Higher FFP/RBC Ratio
The authors implemented a protocol incorporating a higher fresh frozen plasma/RBC ratio for the management of trauma patients requiring massive transfusion. Did it improve outcomes?
Audience Response Systems Impacts Medical Student Learning
Could this educational technology potentially benefit the learning experience for medical students?
Endovascular Strategy or Open Repair for Ruptured AAA
What does an endovascular first strategy offer in terms of outcomes - for patients with ruptured aortic aneurysms?
Is Double Coverage of Gram-Negative Organisms Necessary?
One drug may be enough to treat Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Risk Factor Trends in Cardiometabolic Mortality Decline
Cardiovascular disease mortality is declining and diabetes mortality is increasing in high-income countries. What role does changing trends in various risk factors play in these results?
Mother to Infant Transmission of ART in Utero
Different antiretrovirals have distinct kinetics of mother-to-infant transfer. Knowing which drugs transfer during utero and breastfeeding can help prevent HIV transmission.
Management Strategy After Diagnosis of Abernethy Malformation
This case underscores the importance of regular examination of patients with an Abernethy malformation, to prevent complications and to detect liver lesions at an early stage.
Trends in Diabetes Incidence Among Insured Adults, 2006-2011
This study analyzed data on more than 7 million adults to track trends in diabetes incidence and glucose and HbA1c testing from 2006 -2011. Is incidence truly increasing over all populations?
Cowden Disease: a Review
An important review of a rare genetic disorder that causes multiple malignancies.
Lipid Profiles of Obese Children and Adolescents
Obese girls may be more susceptible than boys to a decrease in LDL levels following treatment with diet, behavior modification, and exercise.
Uterine Perforation With IUD Migration Into the Bladder
An incidental finding on this woman's bone scan for cancer staging revealed an unusual problem. What was the surprising--and completely unrelated--discovery?
Health Care Disparities in the Post-Affordable Care Act Era
This policy brief presents a variety of suggestions to reduce disparities that still exist in health care access, quality, and outcomes.
National Billing Codes Announced for Pharmacists' Services
As of January 1, 2006, pharmacists can begin billing Medicare for providing medication therapy management.
Tracheal Intubation in the Critically Ill
What strategies are needed to reduce complications of tracheal intubation?