Botox Approved for Chronic Migraine

The FDA has approved onabotulinumtoxinA (Botox) for prophylaxis of chronic migraine (more than 14 migraine days monthly). Treatment involves injections into several areas of the head and neck, about every 12 weeks. Botox was already frequently used off-label for...

The Body Bizarre: Gross Side Effects to Good Grooming

Stories from behind the examining room door, as told by Rod Moser, PA, a primary care physician assistant with more than 35 years of clinical experience. Tuesday, October 5, 2010 Into the Wild Standards of personal hygiene are in the mind of the beholder. When my wife...

What Stress Is Good For

An animal study connects learning to cope with mild stress to improved spatial learning and increased hippocampal neurogenesis. Animal studies have shown increased hippocampal neurogenesis with antidepressant use (Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2001; 98:12796), but less is...

WARNING: Do You Really Want to Prescribe This?

A computerized order entry warning system prevented some potentially inappropriate medication use in hospitalized older patients. Older patients are particularly vulnerable to adverse drug events (ADEs) because of the number of medications they receive, plus their...

Meat-Based Low-Carb Diet Linked to Higher Mortality Risk

Abstract Background: Data on the long-term association between low-carbohydrate diets and mortality are sparse. Objective: To examine the association of low-carbohydrate diets with mortality during 26 years of follow-up in women and 20 years in men. Design:...

Valeria T. Alchimowicz

Valeria T. Alchimowicz, 89, of Worcester, died Saturday, August 28, 2010 at the Dodge Park Rest Home. Dodge Park Rest Home family would like to contribute this page for the memory of the beloved resident Valeria T. Alchimowicz who passed away after long illness. She...

Rapid vs. Gradual Discontinuation of Antidepressants

Going slower is better. Patients’ risks for relapse increase when lithium or antipsychotic medications are discontinued rapidly rather than gradually. To compare rapid (1–7 days) versus slow (14 days) discontinuation of antidepressants, researchers in Sardinia...