Internal Medicine Alert – December 30, 2009
December 30, 2009
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Is Low Carb a Bad Mood Diet?
A very low-carbohydrate diet results in similar weight loss as a low-fat diet, but participants on a low-fat diet have improved psychological mood and well-being compared with those on a low-carbohydrate diet. -
Drug Compliance and Persistence — A Major Public Health Problem
Patients who adhered to prescribed anti-hypertensive medication experienced a significantly decreased risk of acute cardiovascular events, yet only 6 months after diagnosis, only 8.1% of patients were classified as having high adherence, 40.5% demonstrated intermediate adherence, and 51.4% demonstrated low adherence to prescribed medication regimens. -
Planning for the 2009 H1N1 Influenza Pandemic — Are Our Hospitals Ready?
Data from Australia and New Zealand show that the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic may pose a substantial burden on our health care systems, one we may have never endured in recent history. -
Influenza H1N1 Can Hurt Muscles Bad
It has been known for decades that influenza viruses have a propensity to affect muscle. Muscle aches from mild to severe occur regularly with the acute attack of the virus. -
Pharmacology Update: Human Papillomavirus Bivalent (Types 16 and 18) Vaccine, Recombinant (Cervarix™)
A second human papillomavirus (HPV) recombi-nant vaccine has been approved by the FDA. -
Clinical Briefs by Louis Kuritzky, MD
The HOPE trial convinced many experts that midlife adults (age ≥ 55 years) with existing vasculopathy (history of CAD, CVD, diabetes and CV risk factors) will have improved outcomes on an ACE inhibitor (ramipril, to be specific).