Internal Medicine Alert – June 30, 2004

June 30, 2004

• Got Stones? Get Milk

  Dietary calcium, phytate, and fluid intake are associated with a decreased risk of symptomatic nephrolithiasis in younger women.

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• Can We Reassure Elderly Men with Normal PSA Levels?

  Normal PSA levels in elderly men should not be cause for reassurance that cancer does not exist. A rise in PSA level at any range should be a cause for concern about cancer.

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• A Little Tippling May Be Good for What Ales You

  Moderate alcohol consumption is associated with a decreased incidence of diabetes mellitus and a decrease in heart disease in persons with diabetes.

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• More Food for Thought?

  The present results on the Cache County study provide some of the strongest evidence to date that intake of antioxidant vitamin supplements may be beneficial.

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• Pharmacology Update: Apomorphine Injection (Apokyn^TM)

  The FDA has approved an injectable drug for treating Parkinsons patients during hypomobility periods known as off periods.

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• Clinical Briefs

  Glucose Metabolism and Coronary Heart Disease in Patients with Normal Glucose Tolerance; Evidence of Airborne Transmission of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Virus; Alcohol Intake and Risk of Incident Gout in Men: A Prospective Study

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