Until recently, control of influenza has focused on increasing the use of the inactivated influenza vaccine and, in some countries, encouraging the appropriate use of the antiviral drugs amantadine and rimantadine. Now that a new class of antiviral drugs, the neuraminidase inhibitors, has been...

Thiazolidinediones (TZDs), including pioglitazone and rosiglitazone, have been prescribed for a number of years as monotherapy or combination therapy for glycemic control of type 2 diabetes mellitus. It has been hypothesized that the clinical advantages offered by TZDs compared with other...

Insulin lispro is a recombinant insulin analog with transposed amino acids (proline and lysine) at positions 28 and 29 near the C-terminus of the B-chain. The most prominent practical advantage of insulin lispro over human soluble insulin lies in its very rapid onset of action. This property...

The literature contains a number of reports of early work involving telemedicine and chronic disease; however, there are comparatively few studies in asthma. Most of the telemedicine studies in asthma have investigated the use of remote monitoring of patients in the home, e.g. transmitting...

Hypertension has been defined as blood pressure levels of 140/90mm Hg or greater. This has been arbitrarily based on epidemiological evidence that demonstrates the risk associated with blood pressure levels and the benefits to be expected from therapy. Conventional blood pressure measurements...