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The Altered Adrenal Axis and Treatment With Glucocorticoids During Critical Illness
Although it is clear that dysfunction of the adrenal axis promotes higher mortality among patients with critical illness, the role of exogenous corticosteroids for these patients remains controversial. The current review examines these issues.
Journal Article, August 2008
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Optimizing Cardiometabolic Risk Reduction in Patients With Hypertension and Type 2 Diabetes (Slides With Audio)
Slide/Lecture Presentation, August 2008
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Panel Discussion (Slides With Audio)
Slide/Lecture Presentation, August 2008
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Slowing the Progression of Hypertensive Disease: A Rationale for Combination Therapy (Slides With Audio)
Slide/Lecture Presentation, August 2008
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Hypertension as a Component of the Cardiometabolic Syndrome: Impact on Disease Progression (Slides With Audio)
Slide/Lecture Presentation, August 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 2008
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Revealing the Complexities and Uncertainties of the Cardiometabolic Syndrome: A Focus on Hypertensive Disease
Learn about hypertension as a component of the cardiometabolic syndrome and its impact on cardiovascular disease progression and type 2 diabetes.
Slide/Lecture Presentation, August 2008
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Antibody-Mediated Rejection of the Renal Graft After SKP Transplantation
In one of the first reports of AMR in SKPT, the authors document the clinical significance of positive C4d immunostaining in renal allograft biopsies in SKPT recipients with graft dysfunction.
Expert Viewpoint, August 2008
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Predicting Risk for Cardiovascular Events
EAS 2008: Calculating cardiovascular disease risk -- how to do it? Coronary artery calcification scores? Intima media thickness? apoC-III? Recent results with each of these show promise.
Conference Coverage, August 2008
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New Approaches for Treating Atherosclerosis
EAS 2008: Treating dyslipidemia "beyond statins" -- the latest reports from the 2008 EAS conference concern ADAGIO-Lipids, apoC-III, and a new class of drugs for increasing HDL cholesterol.
Conference Coverage, August 2008
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Online Community Displays the "Intimacy" of Diabetes
Patients with diabetes and their loved ones form special bonds while sharing stories and experiences at the blog, Six Until Me.
Article, August 2008
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Why Should I Report an Adverse Drug Event?
Individual clinicians can play a vital role in detecting potentially serious adverse drug events -- and the safety of our drug supply depends on them.
Expert Viewpoint, August 2008
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Which Diet is Best? Have the Behaviorists Failed Us?
In his video blog, Dr. Black discusses the recent New England Journal of Medicine comparison of diets -- and makes several important observations about what this means for clinicians, going forward.
Expert Viewpoint, August 2008
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CME/CE
Type 2 Diabetes: Pathophysiologic and Clinical Challenges (Slides With Video)
Slide/Lecture Presentation, August 2008
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CME/CE
Multiple Actions of GLP-1 (Slides With Video)
Slide/Lecture Presentation, August 2008
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CME/CE
Clinical Research and Experience With Incretin-Based Therapies (Slides With Video)
Slide/Lecture Presentation, August 2008
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CME/CE
Ready for Primetime: Incretin-Based Therapies Play a Novel Role in the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes
Review the many mechanisms of action and clinical benefits of incretin-based therapies for type 2 diabetes
Commentary, August 2008
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ACCORD, ADVANCE, AVOID: What Do They Tell Us About Treating our Patients?
The ACCORD results were negative (for the primary endpoint), the ADVANCE results were positive. Dr. Black compares and contrasts these results with those of the AVOID study.
Expert Viewpoint, August 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 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 2008
