Cardiovascular toxicity is unfortunately a potential short- or long-term sequela of breast cancer therapy. Both conventional chemotherapeutic agents such as anthracyclines and newer targeted agents such as trastuzumab can cause varying degrees of cardiac dysfunction. Type I cardiac toxicity is dose-dependent and irreversible, whereas Type II is not dose-dependent and is generally reversible wit...

Type 2 diabetes is one of the major public health challenges in 21st century. Both environmental changes and genetics are attributed for increased risk of type 2 diabetes. Obesity is the most critical and modifiable risk factor and should be targeted for successful management of diabetes. This review article discusses three main approaches to manage obesity. Three management modalities consider...

lodinated radiopaque contrast agents are utilized in many of the approximately I million or more cardiac carherenzalions performed each year in the United States. Until recently. the primary agents employed for cardiovascular imaging consisted of diatrizoate sodium or a combination of diatrizoate sodium and various m&urdne salts. These agents are referred to as “ionic” or “idgh osmolar” agent> ...