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What to look for with 
drug-induced urticaria

Natasha Casie Chetty, MD, and Clive E.H. Grattan, MD March 01, 2010

An accurate diagnosis is crucial. It is necessary to know which related drugs need to be avoided, as well as alternative drugs to recommend for patients.
 

Irritable bowel syndrome made simple

Carl Sherman January 29, 2010

The authors place particular emphasis on the IBS's status as a true disease as opposed to a figment of the patient's imagination.
 

Hepatitis C: The Silent Epidemic

Kristin Faress Deutsch, FNP January 22, 2010

Four million people in the United States are infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV). Many have had the virus for decades, without any symptoms, unknowingly passing it on to others.
 

Detecting Patients with Hidden GERD

By Steven Field, MD January 22, 2010

Movement of gastric acid into the esophagus can cause irritation, inflammation, and ulceration—and, in some cases, may herald cancer.
 

Biologics revolutionize psoriasis management

By Noah Scheinfeld, MD, JD, and Maryann Mikhail January 21, 2010

Biologic agents, some of them already used for arthritis, are proving highly effective against this disfiguring disease. But there's a downside: high cost.
 

Understanding colon cancer screening tests

By Durado Brooks, MD, MPH January 21, 2010

There are four established options and two new ones — DNA markers and virtual colonoscopies. Here are the pluses and minuses of each.
 

Restless legs syndrome is too often ignored

Jay E. Selman, MD January 20, 2010

It's surprisingly common, yet both patients and clinicians tend to think there's little that can be done. That used to be true — but not anymore.
 

How to select the right drugs for UTIs

By J. Curtis Nickel, MD January 20, 2010

Increasing antimicrobial resistance among the causative pathogens has made it more difficult to effectively treat UTIs and prostatitis.
 

Controlling lipids: What the evidence shows

Nancy D. Stubbs, FNP, and Stephen A. Geraci, MD January 14, 2010

Combing through the best and latest trials, our experts synthesize the findings. Learn which patients need drugs and which drugs are best.
 

Diet may displace drugs for controlling high BP

Larry Frederick January 13, 2010

The American Heart Association guidelines are based on important dietary strategies that have emerged in the past decade.
 

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