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Herbal Supplements: Talking With Your Patients
Herbal supplements are freely available and presumed to be safe, but there can be more to the story. What should you tell your patients?
Implications of the Specialty Drug Marketplace for Health-system Pharmacy
A growing number of patients are "brown-bagging" medications into their clinic or doctor's office, affecting many aspects of care delivery.
Performance Comparisons of 3 Automated Blood Cell Counters
In this study, three hematology analyzers -- the Cell-Dyn Sapphire, DxH-800, and XN-2000 -- are evaluated for repeatability, linearity, and carryover.
Cancer Risk and Combination Antiretroviral Therapy
How does combination ART affect the risk of cancer?
Big Data and Visual Analytics in Anaesthesia and Health Care
Read how data analytics applied to big data are facilitating outcomes research and quality improvement efforts.
Medication Understanding Among Hospitalized Adults
Complex medication regimens to treat multiple conditions are increasingly common, yet patients often do not fully understand the instructions for safe and effective use. How prevalent is this problem?
Inadvertent Prescription of Gelatin-Containing Oral Medicine
Are you aware of the excipients in commonly prescribed drugs?
Endocarditis Due to Salmonella
Salmonellosis remains an important health problem despite improvements in sanitation.
Thyroid Storm Induced by Strangulation
Thyroid storm, or thyrotoxic crisis, is an uncommon and severe form of hyperthyroidism, manifesting clinically as the triad of altered mental status, hyperpyrexia, and adrenergic activation (tachycardia, high-output cardiac failure, and gastrointestinal dysfunction).
Clinical Progression of Small Monoclonal Abnormalities
The authors report on their laboratory and clinical experience in assessing persistence and progression of monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance via immunofixation electrophoresis.
Pitfalls In Lymphoma Pathology
Histological interpretation of lymph nodes and lymphoid tissue specimens in suspected lymphoma is complex and subject to error and misinterpretation. This overview of common issues is a must-read.
Bupropion and Restless Legs Syndrome
Many antidepressants seem to exacerbate restless leg syndrome, but buproprion may prove to be an exception.
Influence of IV PCA With Opioids on SVAs After Pulmonary Resection
Investigators evaluated the effect of postoperative patient-controlled analgesia with opioids on postoperative supraventricular arrhythmias in patients following pulmonary resection.
Fish Consumption, n-3 Fatty Acids, and Colorectal Cancer
Animal studies show favorable effects of n-3 fatty acids on inflammation and cancer, but results from epidemiologic studies appear to be inconsistent. How much do fatty acids really help?
Multi-electrode Renal Denervation in Resistant Hypertension
Is this latest method of renal denervation a better path to lower blood pressure -- for those with resistant hypertension?
Risk Factors for Detectable HIV-1 RNA at Delivery
Read about the latest research in minimizing mother to child transmission of HIV.
A Cannabinoid-Intoxicated Child Treated With Dexmedetomidine
This case suggests that the sedative agent dexmedetomidine is an effective alternative to opioids and benzodiazepines as an antidote for accidental marijuana ingestion in young children.
Risk of Aortic Valve Stenosis in Patients With Psoriasis
What's the connection between psoriasis and aortic stenosis?
Cardiovascular Safety of NSAIDs
Are any non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs truly safe in terms of cardiovascular risk? This meta-analysis evaluated seven different NSAIDs, and the results were unsettling.
Adherence to Antihypertensive Therapy Prior to Stroke
What's the price for non-adherence to antihypertensive agents -- for long and short-term stroke risk?