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- MAO inhibitors: Risks, benefits, and lore
Monoamine oxidase inhibitors were the first antidepressants introduced. Interest in their use is reviving.
- Bariatric surgery, vitamin C, and kidney stones (July 2010)
Readers comment on nutritional supplementation after bariatric surgery (July 2010) and on glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis (August 2010).
- Glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis (August 2010)
Readers comment on nutritional supplementation after bariatric surgery (July 2010) and on glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis (August 2010).
- The homocysteine hypothesis: Still relevant to the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease?
Elevated homocysteine is a risk factor, and vitamins lower homocysteine levels. But does vitamin supplementation prevent cardiovascular events?
- Should alpha-blockers ever be used as antihypertensive drugs?
They are not first-line drugs, but they can be second-line or third-line add-on drugs if blood pressure is not under control.
- Should anticoagulation be resumed after intracerebral hemorrhage?
In selected patients, the potential benefit of resuming anticoagulation outweighs the considerable risk.
- How soon after hip fracture surgery should a patient start bisphosphonates?
Starting a bisphosphonate too soon after surgery could disrupt bone remodeling and delay fracture repair.