Author | Jeffrey Taub, MD

July 01, 2006

Medicine is at least as much art as science. Often things are not clear-cut, but rather appear in shades of gray. We offer the following list of terminology for those who don't mind thinking in terms of black or white.

August 01, 2005

Consultations & Comments: Advice That Could Help Save a Life Thank you for the excellent review of asthma prevention, classification, treatment, and long-term management in your May 2005 issue ("Asthma Update: Pearls You May Have Missed," page 219). The summary by Drs Linda S. Nield, Lisa Markman, and Deepak M. Kamat should bring most of us up-to-date on the medications and ancillary tools helpful in managing this increasingly prevalent chronic illness.