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CME/CE
Food Impaction in a 33-Year-Old Man
A 33-year-old man presents to the ED after eating lunch complaining of “food stuck in my esophagus.” For the last few months, the patient has been experiencing worsening dysphagia; he has had problems with swallowing solid food since childhood. What condition is revealed on the endoscopic images?
Clinical Case, August 27, 2008
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Safeguarding Muscle During Weight Reduction
Ingrid Kohlstadt, MD, MPH, FACN, Associate, The Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, explains the muscle part of weight gain and loss.
Editorial, August 25, 2008
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CME/CE
Albuterol vs Montelukast for Exercise-Induced Bronchospasm in Children: A Best Evidence Review
This Best Evidence Review weighs in on a study from Pharmacotherapy determining the better choice for preventing exercise-induced asthma.
Article, August 25, 2008
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A Principled Partnership Between Academic Medicine and Industry
Darrell G. Kirch, MD, President and CEO, Association of American Medical Colleges, Washington, DC, tells us how medicine and industry can and cannot collaborate.
Editorial, August 22, 2008
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Combined Laparoscopic Surgery and Pentoxifylline Therapy for Treatment of Endometriosis-associated Infertility: A Preliminary Trial
Pathogenesis of endometriosis involves the immune system so immunomodulators may be a new treatment. Could laparoscopic surgery and pentoxifylline treat early-stage endometriosis-related subfertility?
Journal Article, August 20, 2008
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Skin Sensitization: Strategies for the Assessment and Management of Risk
Allergic contact dermatitis is largely a preventable disease. Limitation can be achieved by identification of skin sensitizers, characterization of their potency, understanding skin exposure, and application of good risk assessment/management.
Journal Article, August 15, 2008
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Does Your Patient's Race Affect the Care That You Deliver?
Carolyn Clancy, MD, Director, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, Maryland, describes how to eliminate racial disparities in your practice.
Editorial, August 15, 2008
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Healing Iraq One Book at a Time: Medical Texts and Periodical Donations to Iraqi Healthcare Professionals
Do you have books, journals, video, or patient education materials you can donate to healthcare professionals in need? Rehabilitation materials are needed, as well as general books and journals.
Journal Article, August 14, 2008
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A Day Too Long: Rethinking Physician Work Hours
Resident and fellow physicians now work shorter shifts as mandated by American training programs. But an attending physician realized that there was an exception to this rule. Read his story.
Journal Article, August 13, 2008
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Is Penicillin Safe in a Patient Allergic to Cephalosporins?
Can a patient who is allergic to cephalosporins receive a penicillin-class antimicrobial?
Expert Viewpoint, August 12, 2008
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Retooling for an Aging America
Harvey V. Fineberg, MD, President, Institute of Medicine, Washington, DC, discusses the impact of the "baby boomer" generation on medicine.
Expert Viewpoint, August 11, 2008
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The See-Through Doctor: Sitting Naked in the Exam Room
Michael Millenson, President of Health Quality Advisors and the Mervin Shalowitz, MD, Visiting Scholar at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management, discusses physician transparency.
Editorial, August 8, 2008
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Efficacy of Influenza Vaccination in HIV-positive Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Is there reasonable evidence that influenza vaccinations are effective in HIV-positive patients?
Journal Article, August 1, 2008
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Hospitals We Can't Afford to Lose
Emily Friedman, an independent health policy and ethics analyst, discusses the passing of our most needed hospitals.
Editorial, August 1, 2008
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Rhinitis and its Impact on Work
Learn why rhinitis and work productivity should be further characterized and taken into account for establishing cost-effective management strategies.
Journal Article, July 31, 2008
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The Role of Innate Immunity in Occupational Allergy: Recent Findings
The complex nature and interaction of the pattern recognition receptors and the cellular events following their binding of ligands are close to being fully understood.
Journal Article, July 31, 2008
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The Voice of the Patients: Allergic Rhinitis is not a Trivial Disease
The burden of allergic rhinitis among patients is reviewed.
Journal Article, July 30, 2008
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Role of Staphylococcal Superantigens in Upper Airway Disease
Staphylococcus aureus have been implicated in the pathophysiology of nasal polyps as disease-modifying factors; recent findings using therapeutic proof-of-concept approaches support this hypothesis.
Journal Article, July 30, 2008
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Scabies: Molecular Perspectives and Therapeutic Implications in the Face of Emerging Drug Resistance
Recent advances are providing new insights into scabies mite biology and genetic mechanisms underlying drug resistance.
Journal Article, July 30, 2008
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Can Inhaled Corticosteroids Influence the Natural History of Asthma?
Are inhaled corticosteroids effective in controlling asthma symptoms -- do they alter the natural history of asthma?
Journal Article, July 30, 2008
