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- Treating cardiovascular disease by treating inflammation: From magic bullets to smart bombs
Statins seem to do it all. Originally thought to be magic bullets that lower cholesterol, they are now known to be smart bombs that also decrease C-reactive protein.
- Series will emphasize practical cardiac diagnosis and management
Our cardiovascular board review series will provide teaching vignettes from our case files.
- We try to walk the line
Whenever we publish a review of a new drug, we run the risk of being perceived as promoting the drug.
- Surrogate markers are not ‘one-size-fits-all’
Blood glucose is a good marker of diabetes. Not so with bone density as a marker of osteoporosis.
- ‘Just listen to the patient’
Sometimes our patients really do tell us exactly what they have, if we listen with a prepared mind.
- It’s an exciting timeto be a rheumatologist
I recall giving patients gold shots. Now we have therapies that are truly golden.
- A great masquerader learns a new trick
Different generations of physicians have proposed various contenders for the title of “great masquerader.” I firmly believe that Clostridium difficile infection deserves a shot at the title.
- Abdominal aortic aneurysms: What we don’t seek, we won’t find
We don’t find abdominal aortic aneurysms as often as we should. In some patients we should consider ultrasonographic screening.
- Please return the postcard
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- A syringe in the hand is worth two birds in the bush
Short of a true pandemic, there is much we can do to make the 2005–2006 flu season a kinder, gentler one.