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Family Practice News
Volume 38, Issue 11, Pages 1-43 (01 June 2008)
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CA-MRSA Emerges As Musculoskeletal
JANE SALODOF MACNEIL
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Vital Signs: Top 10 Channels for Prescription Drug Distribution in 2007
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Depression, Pain in Primary Care Eased By Antidepressants: Mental symptoms improved in 37% vs. 10%.
MIRIAM E. TUCKER
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Medicare Adds Options to Quality Reporting Initiative
MARY ELLEN SCHNEIDER
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P4P May Harm Safety-Net Hospitals
MIRIAM E. TUCKER
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News from the FDA


Panel Slams OxyContin Trials and Says Abuse, Mortality Risks Persist
LAUREN SMITH
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Advair Use Extended to Cut COPD Exacerbations
RANDALL OSBORNE
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Combo Cholesterol Drug Deemed ‘Not Approvable’
MITCHEL L. ZOLER
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Generic Versions Of Ropinirole Get The Nod for RLS
Elizabeth Mechcatie
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Cardiac Risks Seen With Albuterol Nebulization
BETSY BATES
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Opinion

Expert Opinion


Let's Treat Hypertension in the Very Old
RICHARD M. STEINGART
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Letters
David L. Keller, Richard Raborn, Dale S. Ryon
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Correction
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Cardiovascular Medicine


Arrhythmias Up Risks in Congenital Heart Disease
BRUCE JANCIN
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Smaller Implantable Heart Assist Device Approved
ELIZABETH MECHCATIE
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Troponin T Test May Help Spot Risk in Stable CAD
BRUCE JANCIN
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Anxiety Levels Figure Into CAD Outcomes
Bruce Jancin
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COPD After Heart Attack Poses Double Whammy
MITCHEL L. ZOLER
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Metabolic Disorders


Pilot Program Cuts Cardiovascular Risk in Type 2
BRUCE JANCIN
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Hypoglycemic Events Raise Risk of Dementia in Elderly
PATRICE WENDLING
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Simple, Balanced Diet Is Best for Those Who Need to Lose Weight
MARY ELLEN SCHNEIDER
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Report Focuses on Problems With Insulin Pump Use in Teens
MIRIAM E. TUCKER
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Guideline Supports Screening Men for Osteoporosis
SHERRY BOSCHERT
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Thyroid Testing Isn't Needed In Most Overweight Children
ROBERT FINN
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Heart Risk Estimate Is Lowered For Subclinical Hypothyroidism
DENISE NAPOLI
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Infectious Diseases


Zoster Vaccine Advised for Adults 60 and Older
NANCY WALSH
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Fluoroquinolone Resistance Rises In Older Patients
Heidi Splete
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Dengue Edges In to U.S., Especially Texas, Florida
DAMIAN MCNAMARA
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Skin Disorders


Prophylactic Combo Curbs Postherpetic Neuralgia
BRUCE JANCIN
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Burn Wound Dressing Speeds Recovery And Reduces Complications, Costs
DOUG BRUNK
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FDA Approves Sealant for Grafting Over Burn Sites
Elizabeth Mechcatie
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Mental Health


Self-Report Tool Tops Common Screens for Elderly Depression
HEIDI SPLETE
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Women's Health


Earlier Intervention for Infertility Recommended
ALICIA AULT
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Monitor for and Treat Mild Hypothyroidism in Pregnancy
MARY ELLEN SCHNEIDER
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Maternal Hyperglycemia Tied to High Fetal Insulin, Birth Weight
MARY ANN MOON
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Drugs, Pregnancy, And Lactation


Droperidol and the Black Box Warning
GERALD G. BRIGGS
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Musculoskeletal Disorders


Low Vitamin D Levels May Explain Pediatric Pain
JANE SALODOF MACNEIL
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Joint Replacement Surgery Is Riskier In Type 1 Diabetes Than in Type 2
SHERRY BOSCHERT
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Smoking Alters Response To Biologic Therapy for RA
NANCY WALSH
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Obesity


Dietary Oil Helps Weight Loss, Fat Mass Reduction
BRUCE JANCIN
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Digestive Disorders


Eosinophilic Esophagitis ‘Spares No Age Group’
MICHELE G. SULLIVAN
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Significant Increase in Number of Cases of Eosinophilic Esophagitis
KATE JOHNSON
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Fine-Tuning Sought for Monitoring Celiac Disease Patients
KATE JOHNSON
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Pulmonary Medicine


Obstructive Apnea May Cause Cognitive Deficits
DAMIAN MCNAMARA
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Follow-Up Care for Lung Cancer Survivors Viewed as Less Than Ideal
Fran Lowry
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Geriatric Medicine


Brief Exams Distinguish Delirium From Dementia
MICHELE G. SULLIVAN
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Frailty Assessment Needs to Be Simpler
DOUG BRUNK
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New-Onset PD Risk Raised In Older Men With Type 2
Heidi Splete
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Clinical Rounds


Clinical Capsules
From staff reports
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Parkinson's Patch Recall Poses Problems for Some
ELIZABETH MECHCATIE
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Dementia, Cognitive Deficit, Headache? Think Parasitic Infection of the Brain
AMY ROTHMAN SCHONFELD
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Anticholinergic Drugs, Cognitive Decline Tied
Denise Napoli
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Hospitalizations for Kidney Disease on the Rise
DIANA MAHONEY
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Some Pediatric Genitourinary Cases Are Far From Textbook
DOUG BRUNK
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Practice Trends


Home Care Physicians Promise 5% in Savings
JOEL B. FINKELSTEIN
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Policy & Practice
Jane Anderson
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Genomic Medicine


The Will—and the Genes—to Quit Smoking
GREG FEERO
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Long-Term Medicare SGR Fix Unlikely This Year
JOEL B. FINKELSTEIN
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Law & Medicine


Rescinding Health Insurance
MILES J. ZAREMSKI
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Indications
Randy Frey
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