Weight of the Nation: A Review of the HBO SeriesSandra Fryhofer, MD, reviews Weight of the Nation, an HBO series that provides a comprehensive and transformative picture of obesity in America.
Medscape Internal Medicine, May 15, 2012
Are Fewer People Developing Dementia?New data suggest that the incidence of dementia is declining, perhaps in part because of better control of vascular risk factors.
Medscape Medical News, May 11, 2012
The RUC's Empty GestureIn this commentary, Brian Klepper and Paul Fischer believe the recent measures by the Relative Value Scale Update Committee (RUC) to improve the status of primary care physicians are inadequate.
Medscape Internal Medicine, May 11, 2012
Low Back Pain: STarT With the StressThis practice-changing study reports on the effectiveness of a screening tool that PCPs can use in patients with low back pain.
Faculty of 1000, May 11, 2012
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ESHModerate Coffee Intake Protects Against StrokeA new meta-analysis finds that 1 to 3 cups of coffee a day may reduce risk of stroke in the general population and that even higher intake of up to 6 cups a day also seems to offer some protection.
Heartwire, May 11, 2012
Whistleblower Suit Claims Pioglitazone Cover-up Dr Helen Ge, a former employee at Takeda, alleges she was fired for repeatedly trying to flag as "serious" the congestive heart failure event reports she was reviewing for the company.
Should HIFU Be Presented as 'Experimental'?A new study provides interesting data on HIFU for prostate cancer, but there are still not enough data to recommend HIFU beyond offering it as an 'experimental therapy', says Dr. Gerald Chodak.
