Primary Care Reports articles from January 2005

Primary Care Reports archives from January 2005

Influenza and influenza vaccination 2004-2005.
January 1, 2005... Epidemics of influenza--a highly infectious, acute viral illness were reported in detail as early as 1510, but even earlier accounts' of epidemic respiratory illness from the 10th and 11th centuries probably also were a reflection of...

>Physician CME questions.
January 1, 2005... 1. Which of the following is true regarding influenza epidemiology? A. The vast majority of deaths attributed to influenza and pneumonia occur in infants. B. Rates of hospitalization depend upon the predominating influenza virus...

Incidence of diabetes in middle-aged men is related to sleep disturbances.
January 1, 2005... Source: Nillson PM, et al. Diabetes Care. 2004;27(10):2464-2469. THE CONSEQUENCES OF SLEEP DEPRIvation, as measured in otherwise healthy men, include elevations of sympathetic activity, increased levels of cortisol, and altered glucose...

Renal dysfunction and cardiovascular outcomes after myocardial infarction.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Source: Anavekar NG, et al. N Engl J Med. 2004;351:1285-1295. ALTHOUGH MARKED ALTERATION IN renal function can be anticipated to compromise lifespan, whether less substantial decrements in renal function are associated with adverse...

Topical treatments for psoriasis.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Source: Mikhail M, Seheinfeld N. Adv Stud Med. 2004;4(8):420-429. THE PREVALENCE OF PSORIASIS (PSR) in the US adult population is as high as 3%, usually beginning during adolescence. Although there is no available cure for PSR, most...

Induction of long-term glycemic control in newly diagnosed type 2 diabetic patients is associated with improvement of beta-cell function.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Source: Li Y, et al. Diabetes Care. 2004;27:2597-2602. TYPE 2 DIABETES (DM2) IS CHARACterized by insulin resistance accompanied by a progressive decline in beta cell function (BCF). Sustained supranormal glucose levels appear to further...

Predicting bacterial cause in infectious conjunctivitis.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Source: Rietveld RP, et al. BMJ USA. 2004;4:511-514. ONLY ABOUT HALF OF ACUTE CONjunctivitis cases are bacterial. At presentation, it is often unclear whether patients are suffering acute bacterial conjunctivitis (ABC), or acute viral...

Angiotensin-receptor blockade vs converting-enzyme inhibition in type 2 diabetes and nephropathy.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Source: Barnett AH, et al. N Engl J Med. 2004;351:1952-1961. THE MOST COMMON ETIOLOGY OF END stage renal disease remains type 2 diabetes (DM2). Since it is possible to reverse (in the case of diabetic microalbuminutia) or delay (in the case...

Hypertension: therapy vs calcium channel antagonists.
January 1, 2005... Pharmacotherapy of hypertension has been much in the news in the last 2 months. Standard therapies such as atenolol have been challenged, while calcium channel antagonists may be making a comeback. Researchers from Sweden performed a...