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Family Practice News
Volume 38, Issue 19, Pages 1-47 (01 October 2008)
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AAFP: Transform Practice to Survive
SHERRY BOSCHERT
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Vital Signs: Retail Drug Prescriptions Filled at Pharmacies in 2007
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Antidepressants Show Promise for Fibromyalgia: Tolerability may limit usefulness for some.
MICHELE G. SULLIVAN
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Experts Continue Debate on Ezetimibe Cancer Concerns
MITCHEL L. ZOLER
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A High Ankle-Brachial Index Also Spells Trouble
BRUCE JANCIN
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Medical Home Demo Seeks Coordinating Centers
MARY ELLEN SCHNEIDER
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Data Back Benefits of Early Glucose Control
SARA FREEMAN
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Opinion


Letters
Richard E. Cain
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Election 2008: Physicians' Perspectives


Obama: Preserve What Works; Improve What Doesn't
RAHUL RAJKUMAR, DAVID BLUMENTHAL
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McCain: Control Costs; Ensure Access
REP. MICHAEL C. BURGESS
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Cardiovascular Medicine


Complex Coronary Disease Poses Trade-Offs
MITCHEL L. ZOLER
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Diabetic Patients May Fare as Well From Stents as From CABG
MITCHEL L. ZOLER
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Migraine Raises Thrombotic Event Risk in SLE: Frequent headaches with aura were tied to a higher risk of stroke, but Raynaud's phenomenon was not.
BRUCE JANCIN
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Selenium May Help Clarify Racial Differences in HT
SHARON WORCESTER
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Unique Cardiac Risks in Systemic Sclerosis Need Early Intervention
BRUCE JANCIN
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Brain Maturity Lags in Infants With Heart Defects
DOUG BRUNK
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Prognosis for PAD Linked to Stenotic Lesion Location
Mitchel L. Zoler
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Aortic Root Surgery in Marfan Patients Amplifies Their Predisposition to Migraine
BRUCE JANCIN
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Heart Failure Is No Longer Deadlier Than Most Cancers
BRUCE JANCIN
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Metformin Reduced Heart Failure Morbidity, Mortality
BRUCE JANCIN
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Inflammatory Marker May Flag Higher Cardiac Mortality Risk
MITCHEL L. ZOLER
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Metabolic Disorders


A 1% Rise in HbA1c Bumps Up Cardio Risk by 11%
SARA FREEMAN
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Telmisartan Failed to Improve Cardiac Event Rates
BRUCE JANCIN
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Pioglitazone Cut Ischemic Cardiac Event Rate by 17%
BRUCE JANCIN
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Fitness Sharply Cut Death in High-BMI Diabetics
BRUCE JANCIN
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Online Record Access Failed to Impact Outcomes
DAMIAN MCNAMARA
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Infectious Diseases


Most Cancer Patients Don't Get Flu Shots
PATRICE WENDLING
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Immunization Rates Continue to Increase
DIANA MAHONEY
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Lab Tests Catch Infection Risk in Febrile Infants
BETSY BATES
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Skin Disorders


Infections in Athletes Demand Close Attention
SUSAN LONDON
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Triamcinolone 10 mg Is Best for Psoriatic Nails
Patrice Wendling
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Women's Health


Molecular Imaging Helps in Detection of Breast Cancer
KERRI WACHTER
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Drugs, Pregnancy, And Lactation


Antirejection Drugs
GIDEON KOREN
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Mental Health


Illicit Drug Use Dips in Youth, Spikes in Boomers
JEFF EVANS
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Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Backed for PTSD in Children
FRAN LOWRY
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Trends in Teen Sexual Risk Behavior Veer From Positive
SUSAN LONDON
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Digestive Disorders


Hepatic Encephalopathy Can Impair Driving
DAMIAN MCNAMARA
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No Difference in High-Def Endoscopy Comparison
DAMIAN MCNAMARA
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Obesity


Physical Activity Offset Effect of ‘Obesity Genes’
MARY ANN MOON
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Drug, Lifestyle Combo Promotes Weight Loss
MIRIAM E. TUCKER
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Pulmonary Medicine


Apnea Risk in Bronchiolitis May Be Exaggerated
BETSY BATES
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Steroids Might Stem Resistance To β2 Agonists
Fran Lowry
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Musculoskeletal Disorders


Pediatric SLE's Course Varies by Ethnicity, Age
SHARON WORCESTER
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Combo Prevents Progression Of Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
NANCY WALSH
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Factors May Predict Response To Less Aggressive RA Therapy
NANCY WALSH
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Clinical Rounds


Red Blood Cell Measure Linked to Stroke Death
SHARON WORCESTER
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Look for Four Signs of Serious Disease in Microhematuria
SHERRY BOSCHERT
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Pregabalin Deemed Safe Add-On for Refractory Seizures
MICHELE G. SULLIVAN
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Insulin May Curb Plaques in Alzheimer's Patients
MICHELE G. SULLIVAN
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Antihistamine May Play a Role In Alzheimer's
Michele G. Sullivan
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Brain Stimulation Trumps Drugs for Parkinson's
PATRICE WENDLING
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Practice Trends


CMS Proposes to Switch To ICD-10 Codes by 2011
MARY ELLEN SCHNEIDER
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Policy & Practice
Jane Anderson
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Law & Medicine


Good Samaritan Acts
S.Y. TAN
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CMS Steps Up Oversight of the Joint Commission
MARY ELLEN SCHNEIDER
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Genomic Medicine


Newborn Screening
GREG FEERO, R. Rodney Howell
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Indication


Indications
Randy Frey
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