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  Brief answers to specific clinical questions

 Can calcium and vitamin D supplementation adequately treat most patients with osteoporosis?
Although calcium and vitamin D play an important role in treating osteoporosis, they are not adequate by themselves.
C. DEAL

Osteoporosis: Which current treatments reduce fracture risk?
With effective agents available, physicians should make osteoporosis treatment a priority, especially for patients at high risk.
D.T. BARAN

Tricyclic antidepressant poisoning 
Tricyclic overdose--intentional or otherwise--is still common and can be lethal. Keep it in mind, and be aware of the pitfalls in its diagnosis.
J. GLAUSER

The evolving role of hormone therapy in advanced prostate cancer
If the patient's prostate-specific antigen level resumes rising after surgery or radiotherapy for prostate cancer, the next step is hormonal therapy.
R. DREICER

Diastolic dysfunction and heart failure: Causes and treatment options
Although diastolic dysfunction is the underlying problem in at least one third of cases of heart failure, it is still poorly understood.
M.J. GARCIA

How to help your patients lose weight: Current therapy for obesity
Although weight-loss drugs won't produce miracles, attempts at weight loss are worth the effort.
D. WEISS

Diagnosis and treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease in the elderly
As people age, GERD becomes more common, more likely to cause complications, and more challenging to diagnose and treat.
F.C. RAMIREZ

Incorporating soy protein into a low-fat, low-cholesterol diet
The USDA recommends eating at least 25 g/day of soy protein as part of a low-fat diet to reduce LDL levels.
A.V. DUNN