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- Controversies in the diagnosis and treatment of gestational diabetes
Despite agreement about the dangers of gestational diabetes to mother and child, many practical questions remain about how best to detect and treat it.
- Appropriate use of DNR orders: A practical approach
A procedure and rationale for resolving conflict and reaching consensus about end-of-life care.
- Screening for renal artery stenosis: Which patients? Which test?
For a patient with persistently high blood pressure despite multiple medications, which screening test for renovascular hypertension is best?
- Tick trouble: Overview of tick-borne diseases
With suburbs expanding into rural areas, more Americans are coming into contact with tick-borne diseases.
- The Mediterranean diet and endothelial function: Why some dietary fats may be healthy
Some dietary fats, but not others, may impair endothelial function.
- New therapies for allergic rhinitis
Nearly one fourth of Americans have allergic rhinitis. Newer medications are more effective and have fewer side effects.
- In preventive cardiology there is no ‘One True Thing’
In preventing coronary artery disease, the only approach that works is multifactorial, focusing on permanent changes in diet, exercise, and stress management.
- Is God good for your health? The role of spirituality in medical care
Many studies found that religious belief and practice have a positive effect on physical and mental health. Physicians should try to understand and respect their patients’ beliefs.
- Antiviral agents for treating influenza
We now have four antiviral drugs for treating influenza. Who should receive them? Which one to use?
- Gulf War syndrome: Proposed causes
To date, no single cause has been proved conclusively to account for Gulf War syndrome, but theories abound.