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- Recent trials of antioxidant therapy: What should we be telling our patients?
Evidence does not support the indiscriminate use of vitamins A, C, or E or beta carotene to prevent or reduce cardiovascular disease.
- Birds, viruses, and history: The current ‘genuine adventure’
When I went to medical school, we were taught that viruses couldn’t jump from animals to humans. It looks like you can forget that rule.
- Hypoglycemia in diabetes: Common, often unrecognized
Intensive diabetes control is beneficial but increases the risk of hypoglycemia. Over time, patients may lose the ability to sense hypoglycemia, increasing their risk.
- Avian influenza: A wake-up call from birds to humans
We can hope that a pandemic does not occur—or we can take proactive steps to prevent one. In particular, we must improve vaccination rates among patients and health care workers.
