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Peripheral arterial disease may be stratified in severity by the ankle-brachial index, measured by dividing the ankle systolic BP by the brachial systolic BP.
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An NIH Consensus Panel has announced new recommendations for the diagnosis of celiac disease using new serologic testing.
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The newer, more potent, statin drugs are capable of reducing LDL cholesterol safely and tolerably in most patients thus making a target LDL of 50-70 mg/dL a practical goal, but how low is too low?
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Inhaled corticosteroids are the most effective pharmacologic agents in reducing exacerbations in asthmatics.
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Vihtamaki and colleagues from Finland measured the circulating levels of estradiol 12 hours after the topical, percutaneous, evening administration of 1.5 mg estradiol (EstroGel) in 10 women who had been using this method of hormone therapy for at least 2 years.
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It is clear that the United States Cesarean section rate (CSR), while tailing off in the late 1990s, is now again rapidly heading upward. What Should be the Ideal CSR? Why the Recent Rise in CSR? Whos Most Apt to Either Offer or Comply with Patient-Requested Cesarean Section?
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The FDA has approved duloxetine for the treatment of depression and the management of the pain associated with diabetic peripheral neuropathy.