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Are You Afraid to Be Wrong?

Richard Smith, a former editor of the British Medical Journal, wrote a thoughtful essay offering guidance for new medical students. (Full text here.) Although it was published in 2003, someone just brought it to my attention via...

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Diabetes Duration Tied to Ischemic Stroke Risk

American research suggests that diabetes dura­tion appears to be independently associated with ischemic stroke after adjusting for risk factors. Among study participants with diabetes, the risk for stroke increased 3% each year...

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Hyperlactatemia & Ischemic Stroke

In patients with ischemic stroke, initial hyperlactatemia appears to be an independent risk factor for poor outcomes, according to South Korean investigators. In a retrospective analysis involving 292 patients with ischemic...

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A Promising Community-Based Program for Diabetes

A study from the CDC suggests that a nation­wide community-based lifestyle intervention program for preventing type 2 diabetes would appear to be an efficient use of healthcare resources. How­ever, such a program may require...

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