Update 12/12/06 Download new NY DOH Alert
Several Taco Bell restaurants in our area have been shut down recently due to an outbreak of E. Coli O157:H7. At least 22 people are infected, and most are under age 18. Interestingly, at …
Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
How do you approach a patient with asymptomatic primary hyperparathyroidism?
December 6, 2006
56 year old Hispanic female with a history of hypertension, type 2 diabetes on oral medications, hyperlipidemia and normal renal function. Over the past 2 years she has been noted to have …
As Power Shifts in Washington…
December 5, 2006
In the summer of 2002, I worked in DC for the Pharmaceutical Researchers and Manufacturers of America (PHRMA), which is an umbrella organization that represents the largest pharmaceutical companies. It …
Pfizer Shutting Lights on ILLUMINATE Study
December 4, 2006
Low HDL is a well known independent risk factor for atherosclerotic disease. As a result, there have been several attempts to develop medications to raise HDL. Specific targets include the inhibition of cholesteryl ester transfer protein, which …
Call For Content
December 2, 2006Send us your clinical questions…Please include a brief case presentation with any focused clinical questions about management or next steps in diagnosis. These questions will then be sent to one of our esteemed faculty for a response to be posted on Clinical Correlations…it's your chance to be famous and …
Links: An Example of a Prolific Medical Blogger
December 1, 2006
If you want to get a look at what else is going on in the medical blogosphere you should spend some time at this site. This blog Kevin M.D. is created by a practicing internal medicine physician. It's updated several times a day …
Fast Facts-Rheumatology
November 30, 2006Bellevue Morning Report Teaching Points 11/27
CC: Left knee swelling and pain x 1 week
54 yo male without past medical history in his usual state of health until 5 weeks prior when he had painful ejaculation and intermittent dysuria, denies …
Should You Recommend Surgery or Conservative Care for Disc Herniation?
November 29, 2006
In the November 22nd issue of JAMA, the results of two studies from the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial (SPORT) on lumbar disk surgery for persistent radicular pain are reported. Both these studies sought to assess the …