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Indiscriminate use of broad-spectrum antibiotics such as vancomycin and quinolones is promoting antibiotic resistance.
- Current challenges in Barrett’s esophagus
The diagnosis and treatment of Barrett’s esophagus are fraught with unresolved questions.
- The four categories of prostatitis: A practical approach to treatment
Prostatitis can be frustrating for the patient and physician alike. An organized approach can help.
- Trends in rheumatic disease: Update on new diagnostic and treatment strategies
A series of case-oriented discussions in a question-and-answer format.
- Falls in elderly patients: Predictable and preventable
Falls in the elderly are not random occurrences caused solely by bad luck—they are predictable. And what can be predicted can often be prevented.
- Performance-enhancing substances: What athletes are using
Use of performance-enhancing substances is widespread, even among amateur athletes. Here is a rundown of the effects, legal status, and potential for abuse of some of the more common substances.
- Finding evidence-based answers to clinical questions online
You can quickly find answers to medical questions online. The key is to be selective, based on the type of information needed.
- Legionnaires’ disease: Seek and ye shall find
Contrary to popular opinion, Legionnaires’ disease is common. New tests for it will make people realize just how common it is.
- Evolving cardiovascular applications for magnetic resonance imaging
Improvements in MRI have increased its value in existing cardiovascular applications and opened the door to new uses.
- Changing patterns of morbidity and mortality in HIV disease
With the success of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) come new problems.