Internal Medicine News

View more issues:

Articles in June 2005 issue of Internal Medicine News

• Poliomyelitis eradication.(CLINICAL CAPSULES)(Brief Article)
  by Worcester, Sharon
• Transdermal and intranasal delivery systems now in pipeline for treating depression, ED.(Rx)
  by Sherman, Carl
• Simvastatin trial points to benefits in PCOS.(Women's Health)(polycystic ovarian syndrome)
  by MacNeil, Jane Salodof
• New drugs on the horizon for VTE.(venous thromboembolism)(Editorial)
  by Wakefield, Thomas
• Coalition defines set of 26 clinical care measures: performance criteria may be used in 2006.(News)
  by Schneider, Mary Ellen
• Ads influence prescribing.(Brief Article)
  by Silverman, Jennifer
• Linezolid may be overused weapon for staph infections.(Infectious Diseases)
  by Kirn, Timothy F.
• Women aged 20 years and older who are obese, 2000-2002.(DATA WATCH)
• Dopamine antagonists effective for acute migraine: these drugs provide a good alternative to opioids or vasoactive agents such as triptans and ergotamines.(Neurology)
  by Finn, Robert
• Medicare's 'new math' doesn't add up.(LETTERS)(Letter to the Editor)
  by Adams, Chris
• Uninsured rates among the states.(Brief Article)
  by Silverman, Jennifer
• Health, fractures guide bisphosphonate decision.(postmenopausal woman treatment )
  by Walsh, Nancy
• Studies show negligible benefit from gastric plication for GERD.(News)
  by Kirn, Timothy F.
• Man vs. Machine.(hospitals and health care facilities)(Brief Article)
  by Kubetin, Sally Koch
• Treatment urged for pregnant HIV patients.(Infectious Diseases)
  by MacNeil, Jane Salodof
• Tall people may have higher suicide risk, lower serotonin.(Psychiatry)
• Strawberry fields (funding) forever.(INDICATIONS)
  by Kubetin, Sally Koch
• Pertussis transmission begins at home: how do infants get pertussis? They get it from their family. That's right--their moms and dads, brothers and sisters, even grandma and grandpa!
• Rasagiline controls early Parkinson's symptoms.
  by Sullivan, Michele G.
• Impaired graphesthesia may flag early Alzheimer's.(Geriatrics)
  by McNamara, Damian
• Lung assist device provides bridge to transplant.
  by Zoler, Mitchel L.
• Tamoxifen for breast ca tied to lower heart disease risk.
  by Sullivan, Michele G.
• Statins: 50% lower risk of esophageal, pancreatic ca.(News)
  by Kirn, Timothy F.
• Kudzu: good for something at last.(Brief Article)
  by Kubetin, Sally Koch
• LV assist device bridges transplant eligibility gap.(left ventricular)
  by Zoler, Mitchel L.
• Mediastinoscopy not cost effective in lung ca.(cancer)
  by Jancin, Bruce
• Preinfarction angina may be good sign.(Brief Article)
  by Moon, Mary Ann
• Suspect a bile leak when blunt liver injury requires embolization.
  by Evans, Jeff
• Diabetics at CHD risk despite low calcium score: a coronary artery calcium score of zero may mask above-average risk of atherosclerosis in a diabetic.(Cardiovascular Medicine)
  by Tucker, Miriam E.
• Homocysteine, AV fistula thrombosis.(CLINICAL CAPSULES)(Brief Article)
  by Moon, Mary Ann
• FDA okays ropinirole for restless legs syndrome.(Rx)
  by McNamara, Damian
• Giving birth vaginally doubles incontinence risk.(Women's Health)
  by Boschert, Sherry
• Successful kidney transplant can triple life expectancy.
  by Brunk, Doug
• Top 10 diagnoses by internists in 2004.(VITAL SIGNS)(Brief Article)
• Prevacid held slight lead in proton pump inhibitor sales to retailers for 2004.(Illustration)
• Meditation benefits black teens with high-normal BP.(Cardiovascular Medicine)
  by Tucker, Miriam E.
• Panic: common in diabetes, and linked to depression.
  by Tucker, Miriam E.
• Just 45% of OxyContin prescriptions are taken as directed.(Neurology)
  by Bates, Betsy
• Mobile stroke screening may be unsafe.(LETTERS)(Letter to the Editor)
  by Ballard, Evan A.
• CMS: pay for performance works.(Brief Article)
  by Silverman, Jennifer
• Will health savings accounts leave people vulnerable to bankruptcy?
  by Scandlen, Greg; Woolhandler, Steffie
• Baby boomers may overwhelm medical system.
  by Kirn, Timothy F.
• Tap peers to teach adults with new diabetes Dx.
  by Brunk, Doug
• Autopsy finds antidepressants in 21% of suicides.(Psychiatry)
  by Jancin, Bruce
• Dance like an Egyptian.(INDICATIONSI)
  by Kubetin, Sally Koch
• Lipitor sales to retailers led statin market in 2004.(Brief Article)(Illustration)
• Asmanex Twisthaler.(Drug therapy)
  by Mechcatie, Elizabeth
• Relieving pain due to whiplash.
  by Nagler, Willibald
• Vitamin D plus summer surgery boosted lung cancer survival.
  by Finn, Robert
• Guideline: use aromatase inhibitor as adjuvant Tx.(tamoxifen)
  by Mahoney, Diana
• Calif. cases point to widespread contamination of endoscopes.(News)
  by Bates, Betsy
• C. difficile diarrhea relapse.(Brief Article)
  by Evans, Jeff
• Texas doctors cautiously optimistic about tort reform.
  by Frieden, Joyce
• Statins boost endothelial function in low-LDL CAD patients.(LDL-cholesterol )
  by Jancin, Bruce
• Nebulized formulation thwarts pulmonary fungal infections.(Liposomal amphotericin B administration)(Brief Article)
  by McNamara, Damian
• Progress slow for online clinical trial registries.(pharmaceutical companies agreed to set up Web sites )
  by Sherman, Carl
• Physicians slip up on isolation gown policy where multiresistant organisms lurk.(Infectious Diseases)
• Promote healthy behavior with FRAMES method: to motivate patients, use a nonjudgmental approach that places responsibility for change on the patient.(Practice Trends)
  by Splete, Heidi
• Combining CABG and endarterectomy.(CLINICAL CAPSULES)(coronary artery bypass grafting)(Brief Article)
  by Moon, Mary Ann
• Patients who had a mammogram during preceding 2 years.(DATA WATCH)(Illustration)
• Zoloft was the leading SSRI/SNRI in 2004.(DATA WATCH)(Brief Article)
• New criteria detect 10 times more early kidney disease.(guidelines for diagnosing)
  by Wachter, Kerri
• Wiring a paperless office, step by step.(News)
  by Silverman, Jennifer
• Staging stomach ca via ultrasound takes hit.
  by Wendling, Patrice
• Poor kidney function portends anemia in heart failure patients.(Cardiovascular Medicine)(Brief Article)
• Exercise plus diet beats exercise alone for metabolic syndrome.(Brief Article)
  by Worcester, Sharon
• Pearls offered for end-of-life pain treatment.(Neurology)
  by Finn, Robert
• Elevated serum bile acid level linked to ICP.(intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy )(Brief Article)
  by Jancin, Bruce
• The business of health care.(LETTERS)(Letter to the Editor)
  by Rosenthal, Amy
• Aspiration pneumonia Rx.(CLINICAL CAPSULES)(Brief Article)
  by Worcester, Sharon
• Doctors, patients may benefit from Medicare hospital database.
  by Frieden, Joyce
• National suicide surveillance system finds some surprises.(Psychiatry)
  by Jancin, Bruce
• All work and no play? No way!(THE REST OF YOUR LIFE)
  by Brunk, Doug
• Skin test may find subclinical atherosclerosis: skin cholesterol level was tied to carotid intima-media thickness in asymptomatic CAD patients.(cardiac patients)
  by Jancin, Bruce
• Migraines affect one-third of allergic rhinitis patients.(Clinical Rounds)(Brief Article)
• Perturbation, agility exercises improve function in knee OA.(knee osteoarthritis)
  by Wendling, Patrice
• Lung function can hide asthma in elite athletes.(Pulmonary Medicine)
  by Johnson, Kate
• At 5 years, UAE for fibroids effective in 73%.(uterine artery embolization)
  by Splete, Heidi
• FDA seeks suicide data for 14 anticonvulsants.(Psychiatry)
  by Ault, Alicia
• Screening for Lynch syndrome.(Brief Article)
  by Evans, Jeff