Search results for "Asthma"
Internal Medicine Meeting 2016 goes to Washington
This issue covers topics such as the proper way to do a neurological workup, recently approved forms of insulin, and how to address nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/07/editors.htm
1 Jul 2016
‘Facts are stubborn things' and are needed more than ever
ACP advocacy is based on the premise that public policy positions that are well supported by facts and evidence will be more persuasive and have greater acceptance.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/03/washington.htm
1 Mar 2017
Internal Medicine Meeting 2016 goes to Washington
This issue covers topics such as colorectal cancer screening, the development and implementation of clinical guidelines, and management of stroke patients.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/06/editors.htm
1 Jun 2016
Who loses if Obamacare is repealed? Just about everyone
Republican congressional leaders are beginning the process of enacting legislation to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in stages, using a process that has been called repeal, delay, and replace.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/02/washington.htm
1 Feb 2017
Asthma drug may improve control, reduce risk of exacerbations
Despite the results, the authors noted that which patients are more likely to respond to LTRAs remains unclear.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/09/22/1.htm
22 Sep 2015
Review of anti-flu drugs find little benefit, side effects, flaws in approval processes
Two Cochrane systematic reviews on flu relief drugs, which for the first time considered clinical study reports in addition to published studies, concluded that the medicines didn't have much impact on the course of symptoms.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/04/22/1.htm
22 Apr 2014
Incentives research must balance carrots and sticks
This issue covers topics such as offering incentives to help patients change their lifestyles, treating depression and its extensive influence on overall health, and new modalities for treating allergies.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/05/editors.htm
1 May 2016
A warmer, wetter world will mean more work for internists
But what does this environmental crisis mean for internists?.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/06/eleven.htm
1 Jun 2008
New drugs approved for type 2 diabetes and COPD
This regulatory update covers dapaglifozin (Farxiga) a sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitor, to treat diabetes, and umeclidinium and vilanterol inhalation (Anoro Ellipta) for maintenance of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/03/fda.htm
1 Mar 2014
Miserable symptoms mark chronic sinusitis
Chronic sinusitis, an illness that can feel as symptomatically miserable as congestive heart failure or rheumatoid arthritis, is often misdiagnosed or underdiagnosed. But distinctive clues can lead internists to deliver the right treatment.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/01/sinusitis.htm
1 Jan 2011