Leo Robert

April 20, 2013

More than one-third of adults in the United States have high blood pressure, but close to half of them do not have it controlled. This compact slide show provides visual presentations of a range of related problems.

April 18, 2013

A call for intensified efforts to prevent and control hypertension is the theme of World Health Day 2013, observed this month to focus attention on reducing heart attacks and strokes.

April 17, 2013

More than 90% of patients with diabetes mellitus receive their care from primary care physicians. This compact slide show provides visual presentations of a range of DM-related problems.

April 12, 2013

Many common GI disorders are seen in the primary care setting. This compact slide show provides visual presentations of a range of these vexing problems.

April 06, 2013

Cardiovascular diseases here are patent foramen ovale, interatrial septal aneurysm, myocarditis, aoritis, internal carotid artery dissection, heart-hand syndrome.

March 29, 2013

Spinal problems include epidural abscess, paravertebral muscle atrophy, Chiari I malformation, osteomyelitis/discitis, diastematomyelia, spinal compression, spinal tuberculosis.

March 28, 2013

The Department of Health and Human Services Panel on Antiretroviral Guidelines for Adults and Adolescents has issued updates of its recommendations.

March 21, 2013

See clinical features of rheumatologic diseases including rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, dermatomyositis, psoriatic arthritis, scleroderma

March 13, 2013

The reduction in dementia is not simply the result of the drugs reducing their blood pressure.

March 13, 2013

This condition is a more important risk factor than previously thought and should not be taken lightly.