Internal Medicine Alert – October 15, 2007
October 15, 2007
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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Sex (in the Elderly), But Were Afraid to Ask
Lindau and colleagues sampled Americans aged 57 to 85 years, living independently in 2004 to learn about their sexual habits. A total of 1550 women and 1455 men were interviewed. -
Aliskiren and Valsartan for Hypertension
Efficacy and safety of combined use of aliskiren and valsartan in patients with hypertension: a randomized, double-blind trial. -
A Prospective, Randomized Trial of Clear Liquids vs Low-fat Solid Diet as the Initial Meal in Mild Acute Pancreatitis
Patients with mild acute pancreatitis probably can be fed solid food with results as good as those seen with initial feeding with the traditional clear liquid diet. -
Special report: Influenza — 2007/2008
Guidelines for this year's influenza season are now available, with important recommendations to hospitals and clinics. -
Lidocaine Powder Intradermal Injection System (Zingo™)
The FDA has approved a product for topical anesthesia prior to venous access procedures such as venipuncture or peripheral intravenous cannulations in children. -
Clinical Briefs by Louis Kuritzky, MD
In an era of multiple randomized controlled trials that have documented the efficacy of antiresorption agents both to enhance bone mineral density and reduce osteoporotic fractures, there remains some uncertainty about the efficacy of calcium supplementation, vitamin D supplementation, or the combination. -
ECG Review: Bradycardia with a Cause
There is a cause for the slow ventricular rate that is seen in this 12-lead ECG, obtained from an 81-year-old man. What is the cause likely to be? -
Pharmacology Watch
Stopping statins, even briefly, after stroke or cardiovascular surgery increases vascular complications according to 3 new studies.