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Curb prescription drug abuse by recognizing the warning signs and setting firm prescribing policies for your practice.
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A procedure and rationale for resolving conflict and reaching consensus about end-of-life care.
- Screening for renal artery stenosis: Which patients? Which test?
For a patient with persistently high blood pressure despite multiple medications, which screening test for renovascular hypertension is best?
- Tick trouble: Overview of tick-borne diseases
With suburbs expanding into rural areas, more Americans are coming into contact with tick-borne diseases.
- The Mediterranean diet and endothelial function: Why some dietary fats may be healthy
Some dietary fats, but not others, may impair endothelial function.
- New therapies for allergic rhinitis
Nearly one fourth of Americans have allergic rhinitis. Newer medications are more effective and have fewer side effects.
- In preventive cardiology there is no ‘One True Thing’
In preventing coronary artery disease, the only approach that works is multifactorial, focusing on permanent changes in diet, exercise, and stress management.
- Is God good for your health? The role of spirituality in medical care
Many studies found that religious belief and practice have a positive effect on physical and mental health. Physicians should try to understand and respect their patients’ beliefs.
- Antiviral agents for treating influenza
We now have four antiviral drugs for treating influenza. Who should receive them? Which one to use?
- Gulf War syndrome: Proposed causes
To date, no single cause has been proved conclusively to account for Gulf War syndrome, but theories abound.