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Warnings on fluoroquinolones, antipsychotics, becaplermin
Recalls, warnings, and approvals.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/09/fda.htm
1 Sep 2008
What's new in other College publications
ACP Hospitalist, ACP Press, Annals In the Clinic, MKSAP, and more.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/09/highlights.htm
1 Sep 2008
Two-pronged plan to attack prediabetes
Until recently, internists had very little guidance on how to treat prediabetes and reduce the risk of the full-blown disease. The most recent advice: Treat it early, with simple lifestyle changes.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/10/prediabetes.htm
1 Oct 2008
Doctor-moms compare notes on raising kids and saving lives
Doctors who are also mothers compare notes on raising kids and saving lives at the Mothers in Medicine Web site.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/10/web.htm
1 Oct 2008
Genes have influence over whether you smoke, quit or die
Genes dictate which patients smoke, quit and die from the habit. Genomics can provide small victories that will make a difference in many lives.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/10/genomics.htm
1 Oct 2008
CMS demo aims to help seniors stay healthy, independent
CMS is partnering with private companies to address multiple health risk factors that contribute to senior's chronic diseases.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/10/cms.htm
1 Oct 2008
Gender gap increases women's heart risks
Nearly half the time, the first clue a physician gets that a woman has heart disease is that she drops dead. Updated guidelines now dictate physicians should first screen for a woman's risk factors for heart disease by age 20.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/11/heart.htm
1 Nov 2008
Mindful medicine: Perils of diagnosing the physician-patient
A physician diagnoses himself, leaving a colleague to undo some of the mistaken thinking and come up with a simple diagnosis.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/01/mindful.htm
1 Jan 2009
Cancer, cardiovascular risks assessed at rheumatology meeting
A summary of approvals, recalls and a record number of deaths and serious injuries reported.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/01/rheum.htm
1 Jan 2009
Overcoming colonoscopy's image problem
Colon cancer screening saves lives, but internists have to overcome patients' initial unease with the test. They also need to sort through the multiple guidelines released in 2008 and help their patients choose among the many screening regimens.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/01/colon.htm
1 Jan 2009