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  • Having Sons Reduces the Risk of Prostate Cancer

    In a family-based research cohort, men were followed for up to 40 years after the birth of their children, and those with only daughters had a 40% higher risk of prostate cancer compared with men with at least one son.
  • Mesalamine Delayed Release Tablets (Lialda)

    The first once-daily mesalamine formulation has been approved for the treatment of ulcerative colitis. The formulation uses the Multi Matrix System (MMX) technology designed to deliver the drug throughout the colon.
  • Analgesics and the Risk of Hypertension

    Non-narcotic analgesic use is associated with a moderate increase in hypertension in men. This association is greater with the use of non steroidal anti-inflammatory agents among obese and overweight men.
  • Fecal Blood Testing for Colorectal Neoplasia

    Immunochemical testing of stool for human blood appears to be a more sensitive and specific test for advanced colon neoplasia than current guaiac-based tests.
  • Clinical Briefs By Louis Kuritzky, MD

    Data in the United States from the NHANES (National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey) have shown that rates of awareness, treatment, and control of blood pressure remain remarkably suboptimal, despite over three decades of periodic NHANES data reporting and diversification of therapeutic choices.
  • Clinical Briefs in Primary Care

    Predicting Stroke Risk after TIA; Which is the Better Study in Acute Stroke: CT or MRI?; Comparison of a DPP-4 and TZD for Monotherapy in Type 2 Diabetes; Hypertension Treatment in "Real Life": How are We Doing?; Can We Prevent Recurrences of Diabetic Foot Ulcers?; Contact Sensitizers Are Surprisingly Common in Chronic Urticaria
  • Folic Acid Supplements — Finally Here to Stay?

    Three years of folic acid supplementation improves information processing speed in older adults with raised total homocysteine blood levels.
  • How Low Can You Go?

    A retrospective analysis of a large international trial of patients with hypertension and coronary artery disease (CAD) showed that lowering diastolic blood pressure (DBP) below 80 mmHg increased the risk of myocardial infarction and all cause death.
  • Osteoporosis and Depression

    Women with fractures have a greater prevalence of clinical depression.
  • ECG Review: How Many Findings?

    The ECG image in this article was obtained from a 70-year-old man who presented with a history of chest pain for one day. How would you interpret his ECG? How many remarkable findings do you see on this tracing?