In this issue: Aspirin use and AMD risk; using NSAIDs and antihypertensive agents; and FDA actions.
1998 was a landmark year for men’s sexuality. the FDA approved sildenafil (Viagra®), a medication that now has household name familiarity.
Conventional wisdom in obstetrics implies that woen with previous uterine surgery outside the lower uterine segment — whether myomectomy or classical cesarean section — incrue an unacceptable risk for uterine rupture during pregnancy.
Cholesterol-reducing statin agents have been associated preclinically with cancer cell growth inhibition and metastases prevention.
The authors performed a two-part analysis of the contraceptive choice Project, a prospective cohort study in which women in the St. Louis, Missouri, region received a reversible contraceptive method of their choice for up to 3 years at no cost.
In this randomized, controlled trial, three low doses of fluoride demonstrated no significant positive effect on bone mineral density or markers of bone turnover over placebo.
Evidence-based updates in primary care medicine By Louis Kuritzky, MD
