Recently added articles from Southern Medical Journal:
Respiratory syncytial virus: different criteria for palivizumab use in different areas?(Editorial)(Editorial)
Jul 01, 2007; ... Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the most common pathogen causing disease in children worldwide. In the US, RSV infection is the leading cause of infant hospitalization. A small group of diagnostic codes--RSV alone, bronchiolitis secondary to RSV, unspecified bronchiolitis and ...
Periodontitis and cardiovascular disease: periodontal treatment lowers plasma cholesterol.(Editorial)(Disease/Disorder overview)
Jul 01, 2007; ... In this issue of the Southern Medical Journal, Dr. Oz and colleagues (1) report on the beneficial effect of periodontal treatment in hypercholesterolemic patients suffering from periodontitis. Periodontitis is an infectious disease caused by a small group of predominantly ...
Secondary hypertension due to drugs and toxins--a challenge for research on harm.(Editorial)(Editorial)
Jul 01, 2007; ... Hypertension is a major independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease and mortality. Despite more than five decades of the expansion of therapeutic regimens for hypertension, the treatment of hypertension still remains a therapeutic challenge. Data from the third National Health and ...
Intranasal corticosteroids for the treatment of perennial allergic rhinitis.(Editorial)(Disease/Disorder overview)
Jul 01, 2007; ... Allergic rhinitis is a one of the most common chronic diseases, affecting 10 to 30% of adults and up to 40% of children. (1) Allergic rhinitis is typically categorized based on the timing of the rhinitis symptoms as either seasonal or perennial. One problem with this description is that ...
Respiratory syncytial virus: seasonal data for regions of Florida and implications for palivizumab.(Original Article)
Jul 01, 2007; ... Background: The aims of this study are to define the length of the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) season throughout Florida and evaluate the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) guidelines on the administration of palivizumab in light of the Florida data. Methods: We ...