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Primary Care
Should We Add Liver Toxicity to Black Cohosh’s Résumé?
- Women's Health
- Summary and Comment
- Free
A U.S. Pharmacopeia committee rated the likelihood of black cohosh causing liver damage as "possible."
- By Diane E. Judge, APN/CNP
- August 27, 2008
- Covering Menopause 2008 Jul/Aug
Specialty Care
Preventing Stroke Recurrence: How Best to Control Hypertension?
- Cardiology
- Summary and Comment
- Free
In a randomized trial, use of an ARB to lower blood pressure in patients with recent stroke did not improve outcomes.
- By Harlan M. Krumholz, MD, SM
- August 27, 2008
- Covering N Engl J Med 2008 Aug 27
Translating Hemoglobin A1c into Average Glucose Values
- General Medicine
- Summary and Comment
- Free
In stable diabetic patients, each percentage point of HbA1c corresponded to about a 29 mg/dL increment in estimated average glucose.
- By Allan S. Brett, MD
- August 28, 2008
- Covering Diabetes Care 2008 Aug
Let Them Eat Nuts (and Popcorn)! Neither Causes Diverticular Complications
- General Medicine
- Summary and Comment
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No evidence of harm, and possibly even some benefit
- By Thomas L. Schwenk, MD
- August 28, 2008
- Covering JAMA 2008 Aug 27
Steroid Injections for Trigger Finger
- General Medicine
- Summary and Comment
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Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus was the only independent predictor of recurrent symptoms.
- By Allan S. Brett, MD
- August 28, 2008
- Covering J Bone Joint Surg Am 2008 Aug
Hyperinsulinism in Daughters of Mothers with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- General Medicine
- Summary and Comment
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The authors suggest that hyperinsulinism may be the first and most common abnormality in the daughters of mothers with PCOS.
- By Robert W. Rebar, MD
- August 28, 2008
- Covering J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2008 May
Which Short-Chain Carbs Are the Villains in IBS?
- Gastroenterology
- Summary and Comment
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Researchers challenged IBS patients with dietary fructose, fructans, and glucose.
- By Douglas K. Rex, MD
- August 28, 2008
- Covering Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2008 Jul
Frequency of Small-Bowel Injury with Lumiracoxib
- Gastroenterology
- Summary and Comment
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Is lumiracoxib less injurious than naproxen plus omeprazole?
- By David J. Bjorkman, MD, MSPH (HSA), SM (Epid.)
- August 28, 2008
- Covering Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2008 May
Can Recombinant Factor VIIa Control Variceal Hemorrhage?
- Gastroenterology
- Summary and Comment
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Researchers looked for benefits in controlling bleeding, preventing rebleeding, and improving survival during the first 5 days of therapy.
- By Atif Zaman, MD, MPH
- August 28, 2008
- Covering Hepatology 2008 May
Treatment of HIV Infection: Updated Guidelines from the IAS–USA
- Infectious Diseases
- Clinical Practice Guideline Watch
- Free
The panel recommends that HIV-infected patients with CD4 counts <350 cells/mm3 be treated and that therapy be considered in patients with higher CD4 counts.
- By Rajesh T. Gandhi, MD
- August 27, 2008
- Covering JAMA 2008 Aug 6
Pseudomonas aeruginosa Bacteremia
- Infectious Diseases
- Summary and Comment
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In two retrospective studies, researchers examined the incidence of P. aeruginosa bacteremia and the risk factors associated with this condition.
- By Neil M. Ampel, MD
- August 27, 2008
- Covering Am J Med 2008 Aug
Reduced Susceptibility to Metronidazole in C. difficile
- Infectious Diseases
- Summary and Comment
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Nearly one quarter of recent ribotype 001 isolates showed reduced susceptibility to metronidazole.
- By Lynn L. Estes, PharmD
- August 27, 2008
- Covering J Antimicrob Chemother 2008 Aug 7