Clinical Notes: Travel guidelines for older patientsOlder travellers should seek pre-travel advice early to allow for adequate pre-travel assessment and advice. Practice Issues: Calcium intake and fracture riskStudy investigates associations between long-term dietary intake of calcium and risk of fracture. Clinical Notes: New guidelines for fever in returning travellers Fever in a returning international traveller should initially be considered a medical emergency that requires prompt and thorough evaluation. Drug News: October 2011 Edurant: new NNRTI for HIV; Trajenta: third DDP-4 inhibitor for type 2 diabetes; Victrelis for chronic hepatitis C. Upper airway surgery helps treatment of sleep apnea Patients still needing CPAP after surgery have better compliance Once-weekly exenatide no match for daily liraglutide in type 2 diabetes HbA1c lowering less than expected, but researchers note side-effect profile and injection frequency are attractive features 2011 Eye Care Supplement: Eye Infections Current management strategies and key counselling tips. New diabetes drug class may be good for the heart Despite initial worries, gliptins demonstrate cardioprotective effects Diabetes + MI + feeling bad = worse outcomes While finding may not be surprising, the question becomes how to intervene to help patients Tighten control of opioids, ICES urges Author drafting new guidelines doubts restrictions, including on opioids marketing, would reduce diversion First Previous 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 Next Last
