Internal Medicine Experts & Viewpoints

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.
Commentary, May 2008
When Is Noninferior Superior to Superior? Testing against placebo (ie withholding therapy) in clinical trials is often unethical, so Dr Black explains why testing against an active comparator (another drug) means testing for "noninferiority".
Commentary, May 2008
When Do Adults With Otitis Media With Effusion Need an ENT Referral? When should I make a surgical referral for possible tympanostomy tubes in an adult patient with otitis media with effusion?
Ask the Expert, May 2008
Is Surveillance Recommended for Patients With Crohn's Colitis? Should patients with Crohn's colitis undergo the same surveillance as those with chronic ulcerative colitis? Sunanda V. Kane, MD, MSPH, FACG, explores the issues.
Ask the Expert, May 2008
Retirement May Be Hazardous to Your Health Retirement may be hazardous to your health.
Commentary, May 2008
GI Bleeding in Patients Receiving Standard Treatment for Acute Coronary Syndrome Dr. Johnson comments on a study in Am J Gastroenterol assessing the incidence of GI bleeding and its risk factors in patients receiving standard combination therapy for acute coronary syndrome.
Commentary, May 2008
Performing Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Outside the Hospital -- Is It Safe? Commentary on a study on laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a nonhospital setting, published February 2008 in The British Journal of Surgery
Commentary, May 2008
Congress Passes Genetic Privacy Bill In this videoblog, Dr. Eric Topol updates us on some of the details and discusses what this might mean for the future if it is signed into law.
Commentary, May 2008
Genomic Research and Personalized Medicine: An Expert Interview With Francis Collins, MD, PhD Dr. Francis Collins talks about how close we are to the achievement of personalized medicine.
Expert Interview, May 2008
Antimicrobial Treatment for Acute Sinusitis A study in the December 5, 2007, issue of JAMA looks at whether antibiotics and nasal steroids are effective in the treatment of acute sinusitis.
Commentary, May 2008

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According to a recent study, authors inconsistently disclose and journals inconsistently publish conflicts of interest. The study authors say it is difficult to tell whether authors intentionally fail to disclose a conflict or journals are not asking for or not publishing it. Do you think the disclosures in most journals are or are not reliable?

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GI Bleeding in Patients Receiving Standard Treatment for Acute Coronary Syndrome Dr. Johnson comments on a study in Am J Gastroenterol assessing the incidence of GI bleeding and its risk factors in patients receiving standard combination therapy for acute coronary syndrome.
Commentary, May 2008

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