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Category: Medical Journal Briefs

Game Changer-Evidence Supporting Treating Acute Venous Thromboembolism As An Outpatient

In the September 17, 2014 JAMA journal, a well documented evidenced-based review on the management of acute venous thromboembolism shows that in the majority of

November 23, 2014 No Comments

New Information Regarding Monitoring/Predicting Memory Loss Progression to Clinical Alzheimer’s Disease

I am becoming a big fan of a site for doctors called Consultant 360. Just tonight I read a potentially ground-breaking article which indicates

July 14, 2014 No Comments

So The Lifetime Achievement Award- Won’t Be Going To Your Marijuana User

In the June 5th New England Of Medicine Journal a review article on the adverse health effects of marijuana use by Dr. Volkow et

June 30, 2014 No Comments

Further Follow-Up On The New Anticoagulants

From the HeartWire there was further follow-up of prior data looking at Pradaxa (dabigatran) versus Coumadin (warfarin) in mechanical heart valve patients. It would appear

September 14, 2013 2 Comments

Study Demonstrates Effectiveness of a New Generation of Anticoagulants

This recent article demonstrates that the new generation anticoagulants are as effective as our old gold standard but with less bleeding risk. The study compared a

July 7, 2013 1 Comment

Gastric Bypass Surgery and Cardiovascular Risk

Medical obesity is defined as a body mass index greater than or equal to 30. This index is calculated based upon a person’s height and

June 19, 2013 No Comments

Face Down Positioning is Effective For Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

This article from the New England Journal of Medicine demonstrates that placing patients face-down while intubated for a condition known as acute respiratory distress syndrome

June 17, 2013 No Comments

When It Comes To The ICU, Less is Better

A recent New England Journal of Medicine article suggests perhaps less is better in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). This came from the June 6,

June 16, 2013 2 Comments

Is Cholesterol the Key to Understanding Alzheimer’s?

This article presents a brief analysis of the following study presented in the Journal of the American Medical Association: Variants in the ATP-Binding Cassette Transporter

April 22, 2013 No Comments