Posted by: admin on: August 9, 2011
“In India, where even prescription medicines viz anti anginals, OHA, anti hypertensive’s are lying around unprotected such a caution is badly needed.” Studies have shown that toxins found in commonly used products in your medicine cabinet and shower may expose you to harmful chemicals-including everything from over-the-counter pain relief pills to toothpaste, shampoo, and moisturizers. […]
Posted by: admin on: August 9, 2011
Folks across the country are paying hard cash for total body scans, abdominal aortic aneurysm testing, CAT coronary artery scans and carotid artery evaluations to prevent disease or find important lesions early. Ordinary patients don’t understand about pre-test probability and positive and negative predictive values. A critical principle of proper diagnostic testing can be summarized in […]
Posted by: admin on: August 9, 2011
George Bakris, MD: I’m Dr. George Bakris, Professor of Medicine and Director of the Hypertensive Diseases Unit at the University of Chicago, Chicago. We’re going to be talking about guidelines, and I’d like to introduce a good friend and colleague Dr. Rajiv Agarwal, Professor of Medicine in the Department of Medicine at Indiana University, Indianapolis, […]