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Another study has shown an increase in mortality associated with the use of an oral IIb/IIIa receptor antagonist.
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Based on a patients lipoprotein abnormality, the algorithm described in this review begins with achievable, practical therapeutic lifestyle changes and then adds pharmacologic agents in stepwise fashion to address abnormalities of LDL cholesterol, triglycerides, and HDL cholesterol. While the approach is aggressive, it is not based on driving lipid levels to extremely low levels. While some of the lipid targets appear less stringent than conventional wisdom would suggest (eg, accepting an LDL cholesterol target of 130 mg/dL), the approach is in compliance with the spirit and letter of national guidelines.
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Prognostic Value of ABPMs in patients with Treated Hypertension; Tazarotene Cream in the Treatment of Psoriasis; Antihyperglycemic Effect of Oolong Tea in Type 2 Diabetes; Metformin and Thiazolidinedione Use in Medicare Patients with Heart Failure; Alcohol Consumption Patterns and Biologic Markers of Glycemic Control; Azelaic Acid Gel as a New Treatment for Papulopustular Rosacea
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Management of Lipodystrophy in HIV: A Mini-Update; Yersiniosis Outbreak in Black Infants; Transfusion- Associated WNV
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The challenge facing the global community is to immediately marshall sufficient resources to ensure rapid scale-up of life-saving prevention strategies. Global HIV Prevention Working Group 2003
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Carbapenems are a class of ß-lactam antibiotics that offer broad-spectrum therapy for patients with a variety of infections, including skin/skin structure, intra-abdominal, lower respiratory tract, meningitis, urinary tract, and bone/joint infections.
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Azithromycin is an effective, single-drug therapy for mild-to-moderate community-acquired pneumonia.
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Staphylococcus aureus is a versatile enemy. It is spreading in the community, as well as in the hospital, with increasing resistance to antibiotics. Its armamentarium now includes not only resistance to methicillin and vancomycin but also means of spread and pathogenic mechanisms we clearly need to know more aboutand soon.
