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A review of 79 clinical trials involving diet plus medications for treating obesity with BMI > 27 found modest weight loss at 1 year with sibutramine, orlistat, phentermine, bupropion, and topiramate when compared to placebo pills, and probably also for diethylpropion and fluoxetine.
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The 12-lead ECG in the Figure was obtained from a 75-year-old woman who presented with shortness of breath but no chest pain. There is complete RBBB (right bundle branch block). What else do you see? In view of this clinical presentation, what should you be concerned about?
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A new study from England defines acute lower respiratory tract infection as an uncomplicated acute illness, with cough as the primary symptom and at least one symptom or sign localized to the lower respiratory tract including sputum, chest pain, dyspnea, or wheeze.
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The Use of Prophylactic Antibiotics for Neutropenia; Is It Hot In Here?; Homeopathy vs Conventional Medicine; FDA Actions
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Despite the paucity of information and the discrepancies in the few studies that have addressed the concept, oxygen administration has been utilized in almost every labor floor in the United States to supposedly improve delivery of oxygen to the fetus when an abnormal fetal heart rate pattern is noted.
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The aim of this study was to explore the hypothesis that androgen levels gated sexual function in women. To diminish the biases inherent in the study of women seeking medical attention, Davis and colleagues surveyed a community population.
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Healthy, regularly menstruating subjects received either 12 consecutive active patches followed by patch-free week, then 3 more weeks of patches or 4 consecutive cycles of standard patch therapy, which includes 3 patches, then 1 patch-free week.
