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Influenza A (H1N1)

The information (including management guidelines) for influenza A changes almost daily. Look here for the most recent findings.

Managing care with handheld technology

Your PDA provides quick access to prescribing guidelines, clinical updates, practice standards, and more. Our expert helps navigate the terrain.

Osteoporosis: No gender gap for therapy

Although commonly considered a disease of women, men can be affected too. New guidelines recommend risk assessment for men and treatment for both sexes.

Daily Medical News

Increasing scalp rash blamed on a haircut

Craig G. Burkhart, MD, MPH June 11, 2009

Were an African-American man's scalp bumps caused by his barber?

Peculiar violaceous, atraumatic rash

Esan O. Simon, MD, MBA May 22, 2009

A man with a history of chest pain, light-headedness, and diaphoresis noted a bruise that had appeared spontaneously on his chest.

Discrete yellow lesions on the eyelid

Craig G. Burkhart, MD, MPH May 22, 2009

A woman has had discrete yellow areas on her eyelids for several years. During that time, the lesions had been slowly expanding.

Thick ridges and valleys found on a newly shaved scalp

John C. Browning, MD, and Sylvia Hsu, MD May 11, 2009

Distraught after breaking up with his girlfriend, a 58-year-old African-American man decided to have his head shaved. When the shaving was completed, the patient was alarmed to find that his scalp had many "ridges and valleys."