Internal Medicine Alert – December 30, 2002
December 30, 2002
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Memory or Mammaries? The Controversy about HRT Continues . . .
Long-term and prior hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is associated with a reduced risk of Alzheimers disease. -
Hyperbaric Oxygen in Acute Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy used within 24 hours of acute symptomatic CO poisoning decreases the risk of cognitive sequelae at 6 weeks and 12 months. -
Homocysteine and Risk of Ischemic Heart Disease and Stroke
This meta-analysis suggests that elevated homocysteine levels are only a modest independent predictor of ischemic heart disease and stroke risk in healthy populations. -
Very Mildly Demented Patients Can Draw Clocks
The clock drawing test had unacceptably low sensitivity in detecting the very earliest stages of AD. -
Pharmacology Update: Escitalopram Oxalate Tablets (Lexapro — Forest Laboratories)
The FDA has approved the active (S-enantiomer) of citalopram for the treatment of depression. -
Clinical Briefs
Stroke Reduction in Older Hypertensives with Abnormal Nocturnal Blood Pressure Dipping; Primary Prevention of Hypertension; Effect of Aggressive Screening and Treatment on Prostate Cancer Mortality