Nurses Experts & Viewpoints

How Should I Treat Acute Bacterial Rhinosinusitis? Bacterial rhinosinusitis brings many patients into the office, but how many really need antibiotics?
Ask the Expert, October 2008
Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes and Supplements Outperform a Statin Dr. George Lundberg discusses how red rice yeast and fish oil can lower LDL-C levels.
Commentary, October 2008
Playing the Healthcare Market--No Longer a Game Will commercial health care survive the debacle of the investment houses?
Commentary, October 2008
Coffee -- The Good, the Bad, and the We Don't Know Yet In his video commentary Dr Black discusses the long-term results with coffee from the Health Professionals Study and the Nurses Health Study -- good news, but why? The caffeine? The antioxidants?
Commentary, October 2008
Infants Born at 32-36 Weeks' Gestation and Subsequent School Performance A study published in the June 2008 issue of the Journal of Pediatrics looks at near-term infants and their academic performance years later.
Commentary, October 2008
Assessing Osteoporotic Fracture Risk in Menopausal Patients: Who Should We Treat? Andrew Kaunitz's Gyn Video Blog: Should long-term antifracture therapy be initiated in the low-risk woman described in this case?
Commentary, October 2008
Vaccines at Sick Visits? A study published in the May 2008 issue of Pediatrics looks at the impact of offering immunization at sick visits.
Commentary, October 2008
Can Topiramate Attenuate Psychotropic-Induced Weight Gain? Many psychiatric patients experience weight gain while taking psychotropic drugs, but topiramate may help them shed those extra pounds.
Commentary, October 2008
CDI: A Global Perspective of an Epidemic Why is there a global epidemic of CDI, and how can it be controlled?
Expert Column, September 2008
Insulin and Visually Impaired Patients How can diabetes educators help visually impaired diabetes patients manage insulin injections?
Ask the Expert, September 2008

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