March 2008 Vol 54 No 3
Uncontrolled asthma and Cushing's syndrome: Where does anti-IgE fit in?
April 7th 2008Steroid treatments are a first-line therapy for asthma but can have considerable side effects, such as Cushing's syndrome. Patients who develop such complications or become intolerant to steroid therapy may be candidates for anti-IgE treatment.
Waging peace: A medical military mission to Bosnia-Herzegovina
Richard Colgan, MD, LTC, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Seventeen years after a brutal 3-year civil war, many citizens of Bosnia-Herzegovina remain without even rudimentary health care. Read what makes medical missions to such areas so memorable and fulfilling.
Bilateral Acute Angle-Closure Glaucoma
Lincoln Abbott, MD, FACEP, University of Connecticut,
Bilateral disease is rare but may be caused by several drug classes. Physicians need to consider these medications and other etiologies in their differential diagnosis to ensure prompt and appropriate treatment.
