Internal Medicine

Articles

• Objective Diagnosis of Upper Motor Neuron Disease

  Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a clinical diagnosis made with a high degree of accuracy (> 90%) by physicians familiar with the disease. No test is diagnostic for ALS.

  Read more about Objective Diagnosis of Upper Motor Neuron Disease - Neurology Alert – December 1, 2003

• Clinical Alerts

  Practice Parameter for Guillain Barré Syndrome; Symposium on Dementia

  Read more about Clinical Alerts - Neurology Alert – December 1, 2003

• Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement

  Read more about Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement - Neurology Alert – December 1, 2003

• Pharmacology Watch: Eplerenone Cleared for CHF Patients with Sustained MI

  The FDA has approved Pfizer's eplerenone (Inspra) for the treatment of congestive heart failure (CHF) in patients who have sustained a myocardial infarction.

  Read more about Pharmacology Watch: Eplerenone Cleared for CHF Patients with Sustained MI - Neurology Alert – December 1, 2003

• Coenzyme Q₁₀ for Neurodegenerative Diseases

  O'Mathuna DP. Coenzyme Q10 for neurological diseases. Altern Med Alert 2003;6(12):133-136.

  Read more about Coenzyme Q<SUB>10</SUB> for Neurodegenerative Diseases - Integrative Medicine Alert – December 1, 2003

• Capsaicin and Neuropathic Pain

  Lutz R. Capsaicin and neuropathic pain. Altern Med Alert 2003;6(12):139-143.

  Read more about Capsaicin and Neuropathic Pain - Integrative Medicine Alert – December 1, 2003

• Clinical Brief: Pollution and Cerebrovascular Disease

  Greenfield RH. Pollution and cerebrovascular disease. Altern Med Alert 2003;6(12):143-144.

  Read more about Clinical Brief: Pollution and Cerebrovascular Disease - Integrative Medicine Alert – December 1, 2003

• Supplement: Coenzyme Q₁₀

  Coenzyme Q₁₀. Altern Med Alert 2003;6(suppl 12):S1-S2.

  Read more about Supplement: Coenzyme Q<SUB>10</SUB> - Integrative Medicine Alert – December 1, 2003

• Acupuncture and Pediatric Asthma

  Mark JD. Acupuncture and pediatric asthma. Altern Med Alert 2003;6(12):136-139.

  Read more about Acupuncture and Pediatric Asthma - Integrative Medicine Alert – December 1, 2003

• Clinical Brief: Electric Blankets and Breast Cancer

  Greenfield RH. Electric blanket use and breast cancer. Altern Med Alert 2003;6(12):144.

  Read more about Clinical Brief: Electric Blankets and Breast Cancer - Integrative Medicine Alert – December 1, 2003