Posted by: admin on: June 30, 2011
New insights into anemia management in people with chronic kidney disease. Abstract of the interview of Dr Ajay Singh, Nephrologist by Dr George Bakris, MD Trial to Reduce Cardiovascular Events with Aranesp Therapy (TREAT) study was a large randomized controlled study in patients having diabetes with chronic kidney disease and anemia. Patients were randomized to […]
Posted by: admin on: June 30, 2011
Women present unique disease-management challenges for clinicians whether they suffer from type 1, type 2 or gestational diabetes. One-in-three women with diabetes will die from heart disease compared to one in nine women without the condition. In fact, women with diabetes generally have shorter life spans than women without the disease, and are more likely […]
Posted by: admin on: June 29, 2011
Folate-Boosted Oral Contraceptive is intended to reduce the risk for rare neural tube defects in a pregnancy conceived during its use or shortly thereafter The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an oral contraceptive Safyral in which 451 μg levomefolate calcium has been added to each tablet of a 21/7 drospirenone 3 mg/estradiol […]
Posted by: admin on: June 29, 2011
What, exactly, is a difficult patient? Doctors can tell many tales of what they term as a difficult encounter just as many patients can recall doctors whom they would say are difficult to work with as well. Patients deemed difficult included those with more than five symptoms, severe symptoms or an underlying mental disorder or […]
Posted by: admin on: June 28, 2011
Now that the appropriate technology is available, the obstetrician may virtually eliminate intrapartum stillbirths and reduce morbidity to a minimum. Computers were becoming commonplace in academic settings and nuclear energy a reality, doctors should be able to reliably detect fetal distress and act upon it safely, sparing parents the grief of the past. Likewise, ultrasounds […]