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Most women with fibromyalgia have a variant of sleep apnea when carefully tested, and their symptoms improve with CPAP treatment.
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When administering the MMSE, use of serial 7s produces a more reliable score.
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A 12-month program of regular exercise in selected patients with chronic stable angina and significant CAD resulted in a higher event-free survival and exercise capacity at lower costs than PCI.
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Management of atrial fibrillation with a rhythm-control strategy conferred no advantage over a rate-control strategy in cardiac or vascular mortality and may be associated with an increased noncardiovascular death rate.
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The FDA has approved telithromycin, the first
ketolide antibiotic.
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Alendronate for Osteoporosis; Exercise Training in Patients Chronic Heart Failure; Cardiovascular Prognosis of Masked Hypertension
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Munger and colleagues reviewed a database of 187,563 women enrolled in the Nurses Health Study, which longitudinally surveyed participants aged 25-55. There were 173 women with probable or definite multiple sclerosis (MS). Vitamin D intake was determined through the study questionnaire and 4 1-week diet records.
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The possible association of migraine and stroke remains an active area of controversy in clinical neurology. Since migraines predominantly affect young people and the medications used can cause vasoconstriction, assessing the full vascular risk profile of migraine is important from a diagnostic and therapeutic point of view. To date, the literature is incomplete.
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