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- Evaluating back pain in older patients
Low back pain in the elderly has a much wider range of possible causes than in younger patients. An illustration shows some of the causes.
- A 55-year-old man with idiopathic recurrent pancreatitis
What is the likely cause of this patient’s symptoms? A self-test on a clinical case.
- Issues and controversies in venous thromboembolism
Discussions and recommendations on nine issues in thromboembolism, not commonly addressed in most reviews.
- Is stress linked to heart disease?
Recent evidence confirms the popular folklore that mental stress has harmful effects on coronary health. Stress management programs are beneficial in coronary rehabilitation.
- The Veterans Affairs Non-Q-Wave Infarction Strategies in Hospital (VANQWISH) Study
Angiography still has a role in non-Q-wave MI, study results notwithstanding.
- New technology and new challenges for assisted reproduction
With advances in the science of reproduction come more options, and more ethical dilemmas.
- Zinc lozenges for the common cold
Clinical trials of zinc cold therapy have produced conflicting results.
- The Breast Cancer Prevention Trial (P-1 Study)
Tamoxifen can reduce the incidence of breast cancer by nearly half in women at high risk, but at the price of increased endometrial cancer and thromboembolism. An illustration shows the differing effects of tamoxifen in different organs.