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December 31, 2006

This reference provides rapid access to a wealth of diagnostic and therapeuticinformation. The text is divided into 5 sections

December 31, 2006

About 30% of American adults are obese, and an additional34% are considered overweight. As the prevalence of obesityincreases, so does the incidence of related medical disordersand mortality. Here a team of experts highlights the clinicalimplications of recent research on obesity.

December 31, 2006

More than one third of American adults experience persistentinsomnia, the second most common complaint-afterpain-in the primary care setting. However, insomnia hasoften been ignored, trivialized, or summarily (often erroneously)attributed to underlying or preexisting psychologicalproblems. This handbook is the first clinically oriented textdedicated to the evaluation and treatment of insomnia.

December 31, 2006

Reducing intraocularpressure (IOP)slows the progressionof glaucoma-or does it? Until recently,no evidence from arandomized controlled trialsupported the practice oftreating elevated IOP withdrug therapy or surgery.

December 29, 2006

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Childhood obesity remained a focus of pediatrics during the year, along with concerns about safety, particularly the safety of psychiatric medications.

December 22, 2006

NEW YORK -- The ban on trans fats in this city was the highest profile event during the year in diet and nutrition, as Americans continued to struggle against ever-expanding waistlines and foods deemed unhealthy.

December 13, 2006

WASHINGTON -- Senator Tim Johnson, a Democrat from South Dakota, was taken to George Washington University today with a possible stroke, his office said. If Johnson, who will be 60 this month, should be incapacitated and unable to serve, it would throw into question the Democrats? takeover of the Senate by a 51 to 49 majority, scheduled for next month. The governor of South Dakota, who would appoint a new senator, is a Republican. Johnson became disoriented while speaking to reporters around noon. After Johnson walked back to his office, he did not feel well, and he was examined by the Capitol physician, who recommended hospitalization.

December 13, 2006

WASHINGTON -- Senator Tim Johnson, a Democrat from South Dakota, was taken to George Washington University today with a possible stroke, his office said. If Johnson, who will be 60 this month, should be incapacitated and unable to serve, it would throw into question the Democrats? takeover of the Senate by a 51 to 49 majority, scheduled for next month. The governor of South Dakota, who would appoint a new senator, is a Republican. Johnson became disoriented while speaking to reporters around noon. After Johnson walked back to his office, he did not feel well, and he was examined by the Capitol physician, who recommended hospitalization.

December 01, 2006

ABSTRACT: Painful recurrent ulceration of gingival tissue suggests a secondary intraoral presentation of herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection. Unlike the lesions of HSV, lesions associated with coxsackievirus do not erupt in the anterior mouth but rather on the soft palate and pharynx. Furthermore, unlike HSV infection, coxsackie infections may recur, because there is considerable viral variation. Patients with atrophic or erythematous candidiasis report burning pain and a metallic taste. The typical patient with benign mucous membrane pemphigoid is a woman older than 50 years; the condition usually involves the attached gingiva around the teeth. The lesions of erythema multiforme may erupt on any intraoral mucosa; biopsy may be required to rule out other conditions with similar presentations.

November 01, 2006

The NIH’s National Institute of Mental Health is fundinga $60 million effort to find treatments to counteract HIV’seffects on the human brain.