Medicine and Man

• Hemoglobin A1c assay may be better than glucose measurement for diagnosing type 2 diabetes http://bit.ly/E6Jz5 #
• Mispaged: 14% of all pages were sent to the wrong physician in the hospital – 47% of those were urgent messages http://bit.ly/AvQBB #
• Tadalafil improves exercise capacity and quality of life in patients with pulmonary hypertension http://bit.ly/r5gsa #
• Intra-coronary autologous bone marrow stem transplantation after heart attack improves left ventricular performance http://bit.ly/9YORU #
• High-glycemic meals may enhance cardiovascular risk when compared with meals with low glycemic index http://bit.ly/15ZLAC #
• Aortic root is functionally abnormal and dilated in 32% of first-degree relatives of patients with bicuspid aortic valve http://bit.ly/Twmz9 #
• Google Wave: 30-60 second video clips highlighting its best features http://bit.ly/sMysu #
• USPSTF recommends that all women planning or capable of pregnancy take daily supplements of folic acid (0.4–0.8 mg) http://bit.ly/HbtMK #
• Misdiagnosis of pneumonia for TB and prescribing quinolone does not induce resistance unless multiple courses are given http://bit.ly/3A6Xi0 #
• Rapid weight gain in first 3 months of life associated with cardiovascular disease and diabetes in early adulthood http://bit.ly/q14hU #
• Antioxidants (Vitamin C & E) prevent health-promoting effects of physical exercise http://www.pnas.org/content/106/21/8665 #
• Metoclopramide used to treat nausea and vomiting during pregnancy is safe for the fetus http://bit.ly/112nLL #
• WHO increases Swine Flu pandemic alert level to Phase 6 – we are officially in the midst of a pandemic http://bit.ly/aKRKs #
• has read The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Hu… by Steven Pinker – http://bit.ly/YGiBj #

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