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Hemostatic Monitoring for Cardiothoracic Surgery Patients Drs. Rodriguez and Ferguson present current strategies for monitoring blood anticoagulation and hemostasis during cardiac surgery.
Medscape Cardiology, June 2008
Diagnosis, Treatment, and Management of CDI: An Expert Interview With Cassandra D. Salgado, MD, MS What are the epidemiologic and clinical considerations for the management of CDI? A hospital medical epidemiologist reviews current and emerging trends.
Medscape Infectious Diseases, June 2008
Managing Trastuzumab-Resistant Breast Cancer: An Expert Interview With Dr. Ian Krop Read about progress being made by researchers who are still pursuing the HER2 target in breast cancer.
Medscape Hematology-Oncology, June 2008
Ongoing Challenges in the Management of Chronic Hepatitis C Numerous challenges in eradicating HCV continue to face physicians and patients alike. Nizar Zein, MD, explores the issues with a view toward potential future trends in therapeutic strategies.
Medscape Gastroenterology, June 2008
Emerging Data on Targeted Therapies for Colorectal Cancer: An Expert Interview With Dr. Herbert Hurwitz Recent colorectal cancer studies are helping to define the role of targeted therapies in the adjuvant setting and delineate how genetic mutations may predict response to targeted treatments.
Medscape Hematology-Oncology, June 2008
Insulin: A Last Resort? Why is insulin often seen as a last resort?
Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, June 2008
Diet and Acne: A Myth? Should we reconsider the role of diet in acne in the face of recent studies?
Medscape Dermatology, June 2008
CME Advances in the Treatment and Understanding of Lower GI Functional Disorders: An Expert Interview With Brian E. Lacy, MD, PhD Brian E. Lacy, MD, PhD, explores the latest information regarding IBS and chronic constipation, as framed by data from DDW 2008.
Medscape Gastroenterology, June 2008
CME The Evolving Role of Image-Guided Intervention in GI Oncology: An Expert Interview With Charles J. Lightdale, MD Charles J. Lightdale, MD, comments on the latest trends in EUS technology in the setting of GI oncology, as framed by data presented at DDW 2008.
Medscape Gastroenterology, June 2008
CME New Insights Into NAFLD: An Expert Interview With William F. Balistreri, MD William Balistreri, MD, discusses the current state of the field regarding prevalence, screening, diagnosis, pathophysiology, and treatment of NAFLD, as framed by data presented at DDW 2008
Medscape Gastroenterology, June 2008
The Changing Paradigm of Pain Policy: Effects on Clinical Care Physicians are in conflict about aggressively treating their patients in pain while following federal and state opioid prescribing policies.
Medscape Neurology & Neurosurgery, June 2008
CME The Tear Trough and Other Questions: An Expert Interview With Steven Yoelin, MD ASAPS'08: Learn how an ophthalmologist made the transition to a practice that combines general ophthalmology and aesthetic injectables.
Medscape Dermatology, June 2008
CME/CE Aesthetic Procedures in Skin of Color: An Interview With Julius W. Few, MD ASAPS'08: Are there special considerations when treating skin of color?
Medscape Dermatology, June 2008
CME/CE Injectable Safety: An Interview With Mark L. Jewell, MD ASAPS'08: How can you protect yourself against unknowingly purchasing counterfeit or gray-market products?
Medscape Dermatology, June 2008
CME/CE Fractional Laser Resurfacing: An Interview With Jeffrey M. Kenkel, MD ASAPS'08: What do performing fractional laser resurfacing and aerating a lawn have in common? Find out in this interview with Jeffrey M. Kenkel, MD.
Medscape Dermatology, June 2008
The ACR-EULAR Collaboration: An Expert Interview With Ferdinand C. Breedveld, MD, PhD Ferdinand C. Breedveld, MD, PhD, President, EULAR, provides expert commentary to Medscape on the new collaborative initiative between the ACR and EULAR.
Medscape Rheumatology, June 2008
New Developments in Autism Spectrum Disorders Eric Hollander, MD, Professor and Chairman of Psychiatry; Director, Seaver and New York Autism Center of Excellence, NY, describes the newest information on autism.
The Medscape Journal of Medicine, June 2008
Sterile Water Is Better Than Acupuncture in Relieving the Pain of Labor Dr. George Lundberg talks about the benefits of sterile water injections for pain relief during labor.
The Medscape Journal of Medicine, June 2008
Control Viral Infection, Prevent Cancer? In this videoblog, Dr. Maurie Markman reports that public health measures taken in Japan to control hepatitis C viral infection directly reduced the incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma.
Medscape Hematology-Oncology, June 2008
International Society of Hypertension, World Hypertension, and Three New Classes of Antihypertensive Drugs New data on the worldwide burden of hypertension, new US guidelines for BP monitoring, the latest BPLTTC meta-analysis, and no less than 3 potential new classes of antihypertensive drugs this month.
Medscape Cardiology, June 2008

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