prevention and treatment of diabetic foot infections

August 2012

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Table of Contents

Opioids how to safely switch opioid analgesics
Gastroenterology Aloxi (ah-LOX-see), a new option for preventing nausea and vomiting due to cancer chemotherapy
Supplements questions about the workout booster DMAA
Women s Health the risk of thrombosis with hormonal contraceptives
Diabetes take both a GLP-1 agonist (Victoza, Byetta) and DPP-4 inhibitor (Januvia, etc) for type 2 diabetes
Antithrombotics how to handle alerts for drug interactions between warfarin and many antimicrobials
HIV AIDS Truvada (emtricitabine/tenofovir) to PREVENT HIV infection in adults
Infectious Diseases the new oral drug Dificid (DIFF-ih-sid, fidaxomicin) for Clostridium difficile diarrhea
Travel Medicine how to get medications through airport screening
Infections prevention and treatment of diabetic foot infections
Cardiology renewed skepticism about whether fish oil supplements decrease cardiovascular risk