Neurology & Neurosurgery Experts & Viewpoints

Antihypertensive ARB Therapy Protects Children and Against Alzheimer's -- But What About Endothelin Antagonists or Genes? How should we treat the very young? Or the elderly with cognitive challenges? New data provide answers, support ARBs, equivocate on endothelin antagonists, and fail to find genes for salt restriction.
Expert Column, August 2008
Understanding and Navigating the Laws and Regulations Governing Pain Relief With Opioids Healthcare practitioners are concerned about prescribing opioids for pain management. This concern has led to a public health problem of uncontrolled pain.
Expert Column, August 2008
What's the Impact of Air Bags After Trauma? Commentary on a study on the impact of air bags on trauma, published May 2008 in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.
Commentary, August 2008
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.
Commentary, August 2008
You Should Treat Patients Over the Age of 80 Who Have Hypertension Dr. George Lundberg discusses the importance of treating really old patients who have hypertension.
Commentary, August 2008
Pharmacoeconomics of Parkinson's Disease: Focus on Monoamine Oxidase Type B Inhibitors Dr. Jack Chen provides a comprehensive overview of the pharmacoeconomics of Parkinson's disease and the cost-effectiveness of treatment.
Expert Column, July 2008
The Role of Alpha 2 Agonists in the Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Treatment Paradigm Up to 35% of patients with ADHD do not benefit from or cannot tolerate stimulant agents. Can alpha agonists help to fill the gap?
Expert Column, July 2008
New Guidelines About Diagnosis and Treatment of Children and Infants With Stroke Mark Alberts, MD, discusses new guidelines concerning the diagnosis and treatment of children and infants who have a stroke in his videoblog.
Commentary, July 2008
Physicians for Sale: How Medical Professional Organizations Exploit Their Members To improve the state of US healthcare, physicians need to rethink what their profession is and identify what they need to do to regain their professional integrity.
Commentary, July 2008
Building Physician Connectivity for e-Prescribing Kevin Hutchinson, President and Chief Executive Officer of Prematics, Inc., in Vienna, Virginia, tells us how to move e-prescribing forward.
Expert Interview, July 2008

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The American Medical Association has called for a change in current federal law to allow pilot studies on financial incentives for cadaveric organ donation. Current law prohibits financial incentives, stating that any motivation for organ donation other than altruism is unethical. Do you approve or disapprove of such a change?

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New Therapies for Acute Pain Acute pain is one of the primary reasons people seek healthcare treatment in the United States. If left untreated, acute pain can develop into chronic and disabling pain.
Expert Column, June 2008

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