By Dana Zalkin
Peer Reviewed
Former Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s proposal to limit sales of sugary drinks over 16 ounces was rejected by New York’s highest court this week [1]. Given that this was …
Month: June 2014
Clinical Correlations
Board Exam Nightmare
June 27, 2014
By Michael Tanner, MD
The American Board of Internal Medicine compels us internists to take a 6-hour multiple-choice Maintenance of Certification exam every 10 years. I, by an accident of birth …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
June 25, 2014
By Ian Henderson, MD
Peer Reviewed
This week we lost an outspoken, revolutionary leader in medicine [1], Dr. Arnold Relman. A former Editor in chief of the New England …
Inhaled insulin: An Elusive Revolution in Diabetes Management.
June 19, 2014By Reed Magleby, MD
Peer Reviewed
For many with type II diabetes, initiation of insulin therapy represents a devastating progression of their disease. Patients who are dependent on insulin require constant blood sugar monitoring, adherence to strict dosing algorithms, and up to 4 self-administered injections every day. According to a 2010 survey …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
June 17, 2014
By Christopher Maulion, MD
Peer Reviewed
The last week was certainly a treat for sports fans. Thursday marked the start of the World Cup, and the month where the …
Proton Pump Inhibitors: Acid Suppression with a Nutritional Cost
June 13, 2014
By Dana Zalkin
Peer Reviewed
In the late 1970s evidence began to emerge that a newly discovered pump, a H+/K+ ATPase in the gastric mucosa, was the final step in the process of acid …
Medical Eponyms: Recognizing the Medical Greats
June 11, 2014
By David Kudlowitz, MD
Peer Reviewed
Whether assessing for a Babinski[1] sign, listening to Korotkoff sounds, or diagnosing Wolf-Parkinson-White Syndrome, we are surrounded by names of the medical greats in day-to-day medical practice. …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
June 9, 2014
By Mark Adelman, MD
Peer Reviewed
This week marked the anniversaries of several major events in 20th century world history. June 4th was the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre, during which the …