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How Low Should We Go (with BP and Cholesterol in Diabetic Patients)?

General Medicine
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Lower might be better, but more clinical data are needed.

By Thomas L. Schwenk, MD
April 24, 2008
Covering JAMA 2008 Apr 9

Which Came First — Kidney Dysfunction or Hypertension?

General Medicine
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Renal dysfunction could have an etiologic role in essential hypertension, at least in some people.

By Richard Saitz, MD, MPH, FACP, FASAM
April 24, 2008
Covering Ann Intern Med 2008 Apr 1

Should We Treat Hypertension in Very Old People?

General Medicine
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In the HYVET, relatively healthy octogenarians benefited from antihypertensive therapy.

By Allan S. Brett, MD
April 17, 2008
Covering N Engl J Med 2008 Mar 31

Are Antihypertensive Drugs Neuroprotective in Parkinson Disease?

Neurology
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A large case-control study suggests that calcium channel blockers are the only antihypertensives that reduce the risk for Parkinson disease.

By Robert L. Rodnitzky, MD
April 15, 2008
Covering Neurology 2008 Feb 6

Is It Too Late to Have a Drink?

Cardiology
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Individuals who began consuming alcohol in middle age had no increased mortality risk and had lower rates of cardiovascular events than did persistent nondrinkers.

By Joel M. Gore, MD
April 9, 2008
Covering Am J Med 2008 Mar

Aggressive Treatment of High LDL Levels and Hypertension in Patients with Diabetes

Cardiology
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Three-year results from SANDS supply much-needed information but no definitive answer to the question of how low to set targets in primary prevention of CVD.

By JoAnne M. Foody, MD
April 8, 2008
Covering JAMA 2008 Apr 9

Effects of Statins and ACE Inhibitors in CAP and Influenza

Infectious Diseases
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An analysis of VA data indicates that, at least in men, statin or ACE inhibitor use is associated with decreased mortality from community-acquired pneumonia or influenza.