Internal Medicine Alert – April 30, 2004
April 30, 2004
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Moving the Goalpost
High-dose atorvastatin protects patients with acute coronary syndrome from death and major cardiovascular events better than usual dose pravastatin. -
Care, not Cure
This brief, individual CBT intervention, developed specifically to alter hypochondriacal thinking and restructure hypochondriacal beliefs, appears to have significant beneficial long-term effects on the symptoms of hypochondriasis. -
Diligent Dental Flossing May Help Prevent Stroke
These data provide further support that inflammation in general and periodontal disease more specifically are stroke risk factors. -
Pharmacology Update: Cinacalcet HCL (Sensipar) Tablets
The first of a class of calcimimetics has been approved by the FDA for the treatment of hyperparathyroidism associated with renal failure and in patients with parathyroid cancer. -
Clinical Briefs
Antihypertensive Treatment and Measurement at Home or in the Physicians Office; Inactivated Intranasal Influenza Vaccine and the Risk of Bells Palsy; Topiramate for Migraine Prevention