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SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Mediterranean Diet, Physical Activity, and Risk for Dementia
- August 13, 2009
- Thomas L. Schwenk, MD
- General Medicine
Both diet and exercise are beneficial, but the combination seems particularly advantageous.
- Reviewing:
- Scarmeas N et al. JAMA 2009 Aug 12; 302:627
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
A New and Improved Anxiolytic?
- August 6, 2009
- Anthony L. Komaroff, MD
- General Medicine
A drug that promotes production of GABAA receptors also prevents panic attacks. CME
- Reviewing:
- Rupprecht R et al. Science 2009 Jul 24; 325:490
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Alzheimer Disease and Inflammation: More Epidemiology, More Questions
- August 4, 2009
- Joseph Rogers, PhD
- Neurology
For anti-inflammatory approaches to Alzheimer disease, timing may be everything.
- Reviewing:
- Breitner JCS et al. Neurology 2009 Jun 2; 72:1899
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
A Longitudinal Study of Insomnia
- June 9, 2009
- Paul T. Gross, MD
- Neurology
Insomnia is often persistent, and although remissions occur, relapses are also common.
- Reviewing:
- Morin CM et al. Arch Intern Med 2009 Mar 9; 169:447
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Validation of a Single-Question Alcohol Screening Test
- July 28, 2009
- Allan S. Brett, MD
- General Medicine
One short simple question effectively identified patients with unhealthy alcohol use. Interview CME
- Reviewing:
- Smith PC et al. J Gen Intern Med 2009 Jul; 24:783
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Antidepressants and Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Risks for bleeding were increased with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors but mitigated by proton-pump inhibitors.
- Reviewing:
- Targownik LE et al. Am J Gastroenterol 2009 Jun; 104:1475
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
A Simple Bed-Wetting Intervention Can Work
Waking children to take them to the bathroom improved short-term continence rates.
- Reviewing:
- van Dommelen P et al. J Pediatr 2009 May; 154:662
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Video Decision-Support Tool Is Effective for Advance Care Planning in Dementia
- June 11, 2009
- Paul S. Mueller, MD, MPH, FACP
- General Medicine
A video depiction of advanced dementia persuaded older people to choose comfort care.
- Reviewing:
- Volandes AE et al. BMJ 2009 May 28; 338:b2159
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Putting an End to Yo-Yo Dieting
- June 2, 2009
- Abigail Zuger, MD
- General Medicine
A simple program of weigh-ins and supportive phone calls was as effective as a more elaborate approach.
- Reviewing:
- Dale KS et al. CMAJ 2009 May 12; 180:E39
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Mood Disorders, Epilepsy, and Surgery: Full Circle
- June 2, 2009
- Susan S. Spencer, MD
- Neurology
Lifetime history of psychiatric disorder predicts worse outcome after mesial temporal lobe resection, suggesting that an underlying disorder predisposes to both.
- Reviewing:
- Kanner AM et al. Neurology 2009 Mar 3; 72:793
