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Most adults need 7-8 hours of sleep per night and should feel refreshed after that much sleep. Unfortunately, Americans are sleeping less.
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Until recently, available information supported the notion that the transdermal route of administration of estradiol has less hepatic impact than the oral route.
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Codes and colleagues from France followed a cohort of 251 women with chronic hepatitis C, and report data associating the severity of fibrosis established by liver biopsies with menopause and hormone therapy.
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Aspirin, Higher Doses No More Effective, Risky; Subclinical Hypothyroidism Treatment Benefits; FDA approvals
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The Million Women Study reported a small increase in the incidence of ovarian cancer and ovarian cancer mortality in current users of postmenopausal hormone therapy.
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Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) is recognized worldwide as the principal culprit in the development of cervix cancer and its precursor dysplastic lesions. Also increasingly recognized is its role in other anogenital disease such as vulvar, vaginal and perianal warts, dysplasia and cancer.
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In the May issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, there was a report of a small randomized trial that might generate some cautious optimism regarding the treatment of PTL.
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Dietary Intervention for Fatty Liver Disease: Fat or Carbohydrate Restriction?; Motivational Interviewing to Enhance Weight Control in Diabetic Women; One-stop Shopping for Osteoporosis Treatment; Post-stroke prevention of venous thromboembolism; Chronic Kidney Disease: Treatment Modality and Quality of Life; Hepatitis C and Risk for Lymphoma
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The primary care physician is often asked to deal with foot pain. This issue covers many of the common chronic and acute conditions that plague patients and provides differential diagnoses and therapeutic approaches.
