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- Using troponin T to diagnose acute coronary syndromes
Troponin T and creatine kinase MB have complementary roles. Includes a diagnostic algorithm.
- Heart failure is a fever: The cytokine connection
The discovery that inflammation contributes to heart failure may lead to new therapies for this disease.
- 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.
- 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.
- Osteoporosis: Which current treatments reduce fracture risk?
With effective agents available, physicians should make osteoporosis treatment a priority, especially for patients at high risk.
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.
- 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.
