Article: TB outbreak.(CLINICAL CAPSULES)(Brief Article)

Article: Sibutramine metaanalysis.(CLINICAL CAPSULES)(Brief ...
Internal Medicine News;  July 1, 2005 ;     619 words ...Sibutramine use was significantly associated with weight loss and appears to improve glycemic control and lipid profile in type 2 diabetics, reported Roberto Vettor, M.D., of the University of Padova, Italy, and his colleagues. In a metaanalysis of eight placebo-controlled, double-blind trials, 552

Article: Gonorrhea screening.(CLINICAL CAPSULES)(Brief ...
Internal Medicine News;  July 1, 2005 ;     622 words ...Clinicians should perform routine screening of all sexually active women at increased risk for gonorrhea, because of the high risk for pelvic inflammatory disease, ectopic pregnancy, and chronic pelvic pain associated with asymptomatic gonorrhea infection, according to the U.S. Preventive Services

Article: Bacterial meningitis.(CLINICAL CAPSULES)(Brief ...
Internal Medicine News;  March 1, 2005 ;     663 words ...Ciprofloxacin and ceftriaxone are better than rifampin for prevention of bacterial meningitis in patients at risk of developing the infection, a recent Cochrane Review suggests. These drugs appear to be as effective as rifampin--the treatment that tends to be used for eradicating Neisseria

Article: Postpartum OCD.(CLINICAL CAPSULES)(Brief Article)
Clinical Psychiatry News;  February 1, 2005 ;     611 words ...The addition of quetiapine to antidepressant therapy may benefit treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder in women diagnosed with major depression postpartum onset and OCD, said Shaila Misri, M.D., and Lisa Milis, both of St. Paul's Hospital and British Columbia Women's Hospital,

Article: Imported leishmaniasis.(Clinical Capsules)(Brief ...
Family Practice News;  March 15, 2005 ;     594 words ...Increased travel to Central and South America could be associated with a rise in imported cases of mucocutaneous leishmaniasis. A travel history should be obtained in any patient presenting with unusual skin lesions or chronic nasopharyngeal symptoms, a common finding in this type of infection,

Article: Complicated grief.(CLINICAL CAPSULES)(Brief ...
Clinical Psychiatry News;  August 1, 2005 ;     569 words ...Among bereaved subjects, complicated grief treatment appears to have a higher response rate and faster response time than interpersonal psychotherapy, reported Katherine Shear, M.D., and her associates at the University of Pittsburgh. In a prospective, controlled trial, the modified

Article: Sibutramine metaanalysis.(Clinical Capsules)(Brief ...
Family Practice News;  July 15, 2005 ;     566 words ...Sibutramine use was significantly associated with weight loss and appears to improve glycemic control and lipid profile in type 2 diabetics, reported Roberto Vettor, M.D., of the University of Padova, Italy, and his colleagues. In a metaanalysis of eight placebo-controlled, double-blind trials, 552