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Guidelines at a Glance
Lowering CVD risk among pediatric patients
Carl Sherman January 13, 2010
In the future, more and more children with cardiac risk factors, such as obesity and diabetes, will be treated in the primary-care setting.
Guidelines for GERD: A practical approach
By Carl Sherman December 03, 2009
Start with antisecretory drugs, i.e., proton-pump inhibitors, then make medication, dosage, and lifestyle changes to suit the individual patient.
Hormone therapy following menopause
Carl Sherman November 12, 2009
The revised position statement issued by the North American Menopause Society evaluates the latest evidence and offers recommendations on who should pursue hormone therapy.
Candidiasis Guidelines: New agents for invasive infections
By Carl Sherman October 16, 2009
Updated guidelines spell out therapy for superficial as well as life-threatening disease variants that are the product of modern medicine.
H. pylori: Guidelines for testing and treatment
By Carl Sherman September 09, 2009
Effective treatment may ease the pain of peptic ulcer disease and gastritis, prevent progression of gastric malignancy, and ease iron deficiency anemia.
Guidelines: How to treat resistant hypertension
By Carl Sherman May 21, 2009
In its first Scientific Statement to focus on this issue, the American Heart Association stresses the need for evaluation that spreads a broad net to identify contributing and secondary causes and treatment options that go beyond the usual antihypertensives.
Recognizing celiac disease when there is no malabsorption
By Carl Sherman November 17, 2008
In more and more cases, celiac disease doesn't look the way you might expect.
Colorectal cancer screening: Prevention over detection
By Carl Sherman September 30, 2008
Primary-care physicians play a crucial role in helping patients choose the right test for them.
Advocating what works for diabetes
By Carl Sherman August 01, 2008
The ADA takes a practical approach, backing treatments that have demonstrated benefit.
Help patients reduce herpes zoster pain
By Carl Sherman July 02, 2008
Minimal risk of currently approved meds and logic argue for expanding treatment recommendations.
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Government Watch
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force gives older men a new recommendation
New recommendation from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force advises against prostate cancer screening for men aged 75 years and older
The federal Clean Air Act outlaws CFC inhalers
Time is running out for patients who use albuterol inhalers to replace those propelled by chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
New warfarin info for patients
New warfarin info for patients from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
ACCORD data confirmed
Investigators in the Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes (ACCORD) trial published official results confirming earlier findings (N Engl J Med. 2008;358:2545-2559)
Shingles vaccine okayed
A provisional ruling became a full recommendation that adults aged 60 years and older receive the zoster vaccine (Zostavax).
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