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- Management of perimenopause: Focus on alternative therapies
What unregulated over-the-counter products are your patients taking? What do these products do?
- Diagnosis and treatment of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis
Nearly everyone loses bone mass when they take corticosteroids long-term. Physicians should take proactive steps to mitigate the problem.
- United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study (UKPDS)
A 20-year study shows that intensive hlood glucose control is beneficial in type 2 diabetes.
- Should methotrexate be a first-line treatment for rheumatoid arthritis?
The evidence is in: Methotrexate is safe and effective as a first-line treatment for rheumatoid arthritis for many patients.
- Diagnosing and treating plantar fasciitis: A conservative approach to plantar heel pain
A simple diagnostic and treatment strategy that emphasizes nonsurgical treatment for this frustrating condition.
- A 47-year-old man with headache and ptosis
What is the likely cause of this patient’s symptoms? A self-test on a clinical case.
- Falls in the elderly: Office-based evaluation, prevention, and treatment
When an elderly person falls, a medical evaluation and simple interventions can decrease the risk of further falls and injury.
- Carpal tunnel syndrome: The cause dictates the treatment
Repetitive trauma is but one of many causes of carpal tunnel syndrome, and conservative treatment is the rule. With an illustration showing the anatomy, signs, and symptoms of this problem.