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The benefits of antihypertensives in the elderly should be unquestioned-especially since SHEP and its revisit. Avoiding them will create more problems. But caution can be exercised with these specific measures.

America: 350,000,000 Guns; 47,000 Psychiatrists

A straightforward discussion drove toward attendees toward the more current understanding of the clinical and genetic overlap between the 2 major forms of IBD.

Finding a plethora of federal recommendations on managing illicit drug-use behaviors and sexually transmitted infections including HIV, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has weighed in on organized management of these health issues that often coincide.

Are some of your HIV-positive patients non-adherent to their ART therapy? Consider a carefully planned conversation about their drinking habits.

(AUDIO) US Preventive Services Task Force recommendations for HIV screening may come into line with CDC guidelines thanks to a reanalysis of recent outcomes data. Here clinical epidemiologist Roger Chou MD, who conducted the analysis, describes the new evidence and the implications.

Reducing hyperglycemia in older patients with chronic kidney disease may be best accomplished using incretin-based agents.

With proper assessment and treatment, primary care physicians can help improve their sleep habits and quality.

A recently published study highlights a growing problem in HIV/AIDS patients: A substantial proportion are now overweight or obese, mirroring the US population at large.

Grouped vesicles filled with straw colored liquid on an inflamed base that are accompanied by complaints of a tingling sensation and then pain are classic signs and symptoms of a herpes outbreak.

Could intrathecally administered methotrexate be a viable treatment option for your patients with progressive forms of multiple sclerosis?

Hispanics or Latinos are not only the fastest-growing segment of the US population, but they represent a disproportinately large share of people infected wtih HIV. This largely unrecognized problem poses issues for both the Hispanic community and for the health care professions.

This large bruise developed after the patient had an accident in her yard. Post-traumatic subcutaneous hematomas are common in elderly women, especially those who are anticoagulated. Untreated, the hematoma can eventuate into an abscess and even sepsis.

The patient, a 70-year-old man, has been having difficulty chewing and swallowing has been using his hand to hold his jaw closed while he eats; otherwise, his jaw hangs open. His speech is slightly slurred.

Here, Armistead Williams, III, MD, of the International Multiple Sclerosis Management Practice in Manhattan, speaks directly to neurologists about the hard questions that need to be addressed about this complex illness.

Dr. David von Rueden discusses factors that make it difficult for obese patients to lose weight with diet and medication; offers practical guidance about when to broach the subject of weight loss with your patient and what options to suggest; and what your role is after a patient has had bariatric surgery.