Table of Contents
From the Editor
Medical Grand Rounds
- The Mediterranean diet and endothelial function: Why some dietary fats may be healthy
Some dietary fats, but not others, may impair endothelial function.
1-Minute Consult
Who should receive the Lyme disease vaccine?Even in endemic areas, not everyone needs to receive this newly released vaccine.
Medical Grand Rounds
- Tick trouble: Overview of tick-borne diseases
With suburbs expanding into rural areas, more Americans are coming into contact with tick-borne diseases.
Patient Information
Im Board Review
- An elderly man with intermittent right arm numbness and polycythemia
What is the cause of this patient’s symptoms? A self-test on a clinical case.
Update on Acute Coronary Syndromes
- Angioplasty and stenting in acute coronary syndromes: Who, when, how, and why
Questions remain about when and how to use these interventions.
Osteoporosis Update
- Raloxifene: A new choice for treating and preventing osteoporosis
The pros and cons of estrogen replacement therapy, bisphosphonates, and raloxifene, the first of a new class of selective estrogen receptor modulators.
Review
- Pancreas transplantation in type 1 diabetes: Hope vs reality
Freedom from insulin injections, but at the price of lifelong immunosuppression.
Interpreting Key Trials
- The Hope Study
In this landmark trial, ACE inhibitors showed benefit beyond lowering blood pressure.
Cancer Diagnosis and Management
- The genetics, screening, and treatment of epithelial ovarian cancer: An update
Recent advances have improved survival, and a new blood screening test holds promise.
