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American Family Physician
September 1, 2000 |
Cushing's Disease: Clinical Manifestations and Diagnostic Evaluation The most common endogenous cause of Cushing's syndrome is Cushing's disease. Frequent clinical findings include weight gain, truncal obesity, striae, hypertension, glucose intolerance and infections...   |
American Family Physician
April 15, 2003 |
What You Should Know About Sick Sinus Syndrome What is sick sinus syndrome?... How does my doctor know that I have sick sinus syndrome?... How is sick sinus syndrome treated? |
American Family Physician
August 1, 2006 |
Antidepressant Discontinuation Syndrome: What You Should Know A patient guide: What is antidepressant discontinuation syndrome?... Which antidepressants can cause this problem?... What can I do if I have antidepressant discontinuation syndrome?... etc. |
AskMen.com
James Fell |
Glenn Beck's 'Adrenal Fatigue' I'm not sure what's wrong with him, but he's not going to find out by taking advice from an alternative medicine practitioner pushing pseudoscience. |
American Family Physician
December 1, 2004 |
Heart Failure-What Do I Need to Know About It? A patient bulletin discussing what heart failure is, its most common causes, treatment options, ways to prevent the disease, etc. |
The Motley Fool
December 23, 2010
Brian Orelli |
Corcept May Have Hit Pay Dirt Corcept's Corlux tackles Cushing's syndrome. |
American Family Physician
December 15, 2006 |
Tips for Using Medicines Wisely A patient guide and suggestions for safe medicine use. |
The Motley Fool
September 23, 2010
Brian Orelli |
Ugly Side Effects Won't Derail This Drug Side effects don't matter much when there are no other treatment options, as in Cushing's disease. |
American Family Physician
August 15, 2000 |
Down Syndrome: What You Need to Know When You're Pregnant |
American Family Physician
June 15, 2001
Kathleen B. Elmer |
HAIR-AN Syndrome: A Multisystem Challenge HAIR-AN syndrome is an acronym for an unusual multisystem disorder in women that consists of hyperandrogenism (HA), insulin resistance (IR) and acanthosis nigricans (AN)... |
BusinessWeek
October 10, 2005
Catherine Arnst |
Is This Disease For Real? Metabolic syndrome may put you at higher risk for heart disease and diabetes, but many doctors question the diagnosis. |
American Family Physician
September 1, 2000 |
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: It's Not Just Infertility Recent diagnostic and pharmacologic developments have focused renewed attention on polycystic ovary syndrome... |
American Family Physician
August 15, 2001
Sarah Morgan & Lori Parry |
Quantum Sufficit While alpha-hydroxy acids are added to skin creams to reduce the signs of aging, they can also increase the skin's sensitivity to the sun... Using a computer at work doesn't increase your chances of developing carpal tunnel syndrome... etc. |
The Motley Fool
September 27, 2010
Brian Orelli |
Better Buy: Ariad Pharmaceuticals or Corcept Therapeutics? A battle of drugless companies looking for their first hit. |
Wired
October 2006
Thomas Goetz |
The Thin Pill 75 million Americans may have something called metabolic syndrome. How Big Pharma turned obesity into a disease - then invented the drugs to cure it. |
American Family Physician
January 15, 2001
James C. Higgins & James M. Fitzgerald |
Evaluation of Incidental Renal and Adrenal Masses Incidental renal or adrenal masses are sometimes found during imaging for problems unrelated to the kidneys and adrenal glands. Knowledgeable family physicians can reliably diagnose these masses, thereby avoiding unnecessary worry and procedures for their patients... |
Nursing
September 2010
Margaret M. Bolton |
Sounding the alarm about metabolic syndrome Any health problem that affects a third of American adults is sure to impact your nursing practice. Metabolic syndrome, a growing and commonly silent condition, poses a significant public health crisis. |
American Family Physician
July 15, 2003 |
Heart Failure What is heart failure?... What causes heart failure?... What are the symptoms of heart failure?... What tests will I need?... What treatment will I need?... What medicines will I need to take?... etc. |
American Family Physician
April 15, 2006
Master-Hunter & Heiman |
Amenorrhea: Evaluation and Treatment A thorough history and physical examination as well as laboratory testing can help narrow the differential diagnosis of amenorrhea. In patients with primary amenorrhea, the presence or absence of sexual development should direct the evaluation. |
American Family Physician
September 15, 2001 |
Health Issues for Adults with Down Syndrome Are regular check-ups a good idea?... How can I help my relative with Down syndrome have a full life?... My older relative is having some new problems. Could it be Alzheimer's disease?... |
American Family Physician
March 1, 2004 |
Chronic Pain Medicines Description of the different types of pain medicines for chronic pain. |
Salon.com
December 8, 2000
Jenna Glatzer |
A genetic death sentence Doctors routinely deny heart transplants to the mentally retarded... |
AskMen.com
Kathleen Blanchard |
Health And Marriage: Benefits For Men If you find the prospect of "tying the knot" stressful, you may want to consider very real evidence that married or partnered men are healthier and live longer than their single counterparts. |
American Family Physician
February 15, 2002
Miriam Grushka |
Burning Mouth Syndrome Burning mouth syndrome is characterized by a burning sensation in the tongue or other oral sites, usually in the absence of clinical and laboratory findings... |
ifeminists
June 10, 2003
Barbara Curtis |
A Little Extra My son Jonathan has a little extra. A little extra enthusiasm, a little extra innocence, a little extra charm. Oh, and did I mention an extra chromosome? The one on the 21st pair that inspires so much fear in parents-to-be. Down syndrome. |
American Family Physician
September 15, 2001
David S. Smith |
Health Care Management of Adults with Down Syndrome The family physician's holistic approach to patients forms the basis of good health care for adults with Down syndrome... |
