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Rheumatoid Arthritis is Milder in the New Millennium: Health status in RA patients 1994-2004: Commentary from F1000
Start RA treatment early and aggressively: A practice-changing study
Journal Article, May 2008
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Icyou: How Social Media Is the New Resource for Online Health Information
Prerna Mona Khanna, MD, MPH, Medical Editor, Icyou.com, Charleston, South Carolina, describes another promising use of the health Internet.
Expert Viewpoint, May 2008
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How to Treat Skin Infections, Including MRSA, in 2008
Erik Schraga, MD, with Stanford-Kaiser Santa Clara Emergency Medicine in California, explains the correct way to treat skin abscesses in 2008.
Editorial, May 2008
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Treatment Options for Rheumatoid Fibrosing Alveolitis
Robert Fox, MD, provides commentary on the treatment options for rheumatoid fibrosing alveolitis.
Expert Viewpoint, May 2008
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Patients: An Untapped Safety Resource
Julia A. Hallisy, DDS, a dentist in San Francisco, California, teaches how patients can protect themselves.
Editorial, May 2008
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CME
Fibromyalgia: Real-life Clinical Challenges
Review symptoms of fibromyalgia and those of clinically overlapping conditions, and analyze the current pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic therapies used in treatment.
Clinical Case, May 2008
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A Paraneoplastic Case of Palmar Fasciitis and Polyarthritis Syndrome
Rapidly progressive joint flexures are presented in a 58-year-old woman diagnosed with palmar fasciitis and polyarthritis syndrome associated with pancreatic carcinoma. Test your diagnostic acumen.
Journal Article, May 2008
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Regional Anesthesia, Compression, and Aspirin Is the Safest Form of Prophylaxis for Hip and Knee Arthroplasty
Regional anesthesia, compression, and aspirin is the safest form of prophylaxis for hip and knee arthroplasty.
Expert Viewpoint, May 2008
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CME
Drug Insight: Choosing a Drug Treatment Strategy for Women With Osteoporosis--An Evidence-Based Clinical Perspective
Identifying women with osteoporosis at high risk of fractures determines which drug therapy is effective at reducing fracture risk. Patient- and drug related determinants of initiating pharmacotherapy for fracture prevention are reviewed.
Journal Article, May 2008
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CME/CE
Marrying Rheumatoid Arthritis Pathophysiology to Treatment MOA: A Focus on New Therapies (Slides with Video)
Tune in with Drs. Strand, Terkeltaub, and Kavanaugh in a discussion on the pathophysiology of rheumatoid arthritis and the role of cytokines, and new and emerging biologic therapies.
Slide/Lecture Presentation, April 2008
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CME/CE
Educating the Health Professional for Improving Cultural Competency (Slides with Video)
An expert panel discusses 3 areas of cultural competence -- bias, language barriers, and communication -- in the context of clinician-patient vignettes.
Commentary, April 2008
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CME/CE
Managing Joint Pain and Swelling in Primary Care: A Patient Simulation Series for the Healthcare Team
Clinical Case, April 2008
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CME/CE
Marrying Rheumatoid Arthritis Pathophysiology to Treatment Mechanism of Action: A Focus on New Therapies
Tune in with Drs. Strand, Terkeltaub, and Kavanaugh in a discussion on the pathophysiology of rheumatoid arthritis and the role of cytokines, and new and emerging biologic therapies.
Commentary, April 2008
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CME/CE
Educating the Health Professional for Improving Cultural Competency
An expert panel discusses three areas of cultural competence--bias, language barriers, and communication--in the context of clinician-patient vignettes.
Commentary, April 2008
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Announcing the Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Section of The Medscape Journal of Medicine
David Goldenberg, MD, Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Pennsylvania State University, The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, announces this new section of The Medscape Journal.
Editorial, April 2008
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CME/CE
Drug Mix-Ups Threaten Patient Safety
Many medications are easily confused with other drugs that have similar names. How can you help avoid harmful mix-ups?
Clinical Case, April 2008
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"Jake Leg," Other Poisonings, Physicians as Canaries, and the FDA
Emily Friedman, an independent health policy and ethics analyst, reminds us why doctors must be "canaries" and the FDA must act.
Editorial, April 2008
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Surgery for Diabetes?
Kelvin D. Higa, MD, FACS, President of the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery, explains why surgery may be the best choice for treating morbid obesity.
Editorial, April 2008
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Autoimmune Diseases and Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
How does PAH occur in autoimmune diseases?
Expert Viewpoint, April 2008
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Recidivant Polychondritis Unresponsive to Treatment
Arthur Kavanaugh, MD, comments on a patient with recidivant polychondritis whose eye involvement is unresponsive to treatment.
Expert Viewpoint, April 2008
