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- Colorectal cancer screening: Making sense of the different guidelines
Colon cancer screening is dismally underused. A review of the guidelines from three different groups, with recommendations in areas of controversy.
- Resuscitating the exercise stress test
Old does not necessarily mean obsolete. The exercise stress test can still provide useful information, provided we ask the right questions.
- Gastrointestinal and renal involvement in vasculitis: Management strategies in Henoch-Schönlein purpura
Available evidence favors a short course of oral corticosteroids for gastrointestinal involvement and aggressive immunotherapy for progressive HSP nephritis, but the data are sparse.
- AIDS update 1999: Viral reservoirs and immune-based therapies
Recent discoveries have dampened optimism for a cure, though they suggest new avenues of research.
- A 42-year-old man with microcytic anemia and hypocalcemia
What is the likely cause of this patient’s symptoms? A self-test on a clinical case.
What is the optimal strategy for colon cancer surveillance in patients with ulcerative colitis?In view of the increased risk, these patients need to undergo colonoscopy on a regular basis—and fairly frequently.
- COX 2-selective NSAIDs: Biology, promises, and concerns
A new family of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs promises to be substantially safer than current agents, but should not be assumed to be totally without adverse effects.
- United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study (UKPDS)
A 20-year study shows that intensive hlood glucose control is beneficial in type 2 diabetes.
