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Volume 38, Issue 20, Pages 1-38 (15 October 2008)

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Auricular Therapy Eases Chronic Pain
DOUG BRUNK
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Vital Signs: Direct Patient Care Hours Similar Among Family Medicine Work Settings, 2007
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Mental Health Care Parity Signed Into Law; Starts in 2009: Health plans can decide what to cover.
ALICIA AULT
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Even Subclinical Thyroid Dysfunction Ups Mortality
BRUCE JANCIN
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Kudos to Family Doctor Regina M. Benjamin
Kathryn DeMott
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News from the FDA

Pediatric OTC Cough, Cold Drugs Await Standards
ELIZABETH MECHCATIE
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FDA Warns Five ADHD Medication Manufacturers on False Label Claims
JANE ANDERSON
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Flu Virus Detection Test Gains Approval
Lorinda Bullock
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Medicaid Substance Abuse Screening Funds Unused
ALICIA AULT
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Opinion

Guest Editorial

Medical Home Promise & Problems
NICHOLAS J. JOURILES
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Letters
David M. Priver
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Cardiovascular Medicine

Anticholinergics Linked to CV Events in COPD
PATRICE WENDLING
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Undiagnosed COPD Is Common in Heart Failure
BRUCE JANCIN
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Clinical Guidelines For Family Physicians

Resistant Hypertension
NEIL S. SKOLNIK, LEILA S. HARDWARE
page 9
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Metabolic Disorders

High Vitamin C Intake May Reduce Hip Fracture Risk
JEFF EVANS
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Sitagliptin Plus Metformin Shows 2-Year Benefit for Glucose
SARA FREEMAN
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Imaging Unjustified in Asymptomatic Diabetes
DIANA MAHONEY
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Hyperglycemia, Ethnicity Tied to Cardiac Risk
Sherry Boschert
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Infectious Diseases

HPV Vaccine's Safety Trumps Concerns About Sex
HEIDI SPLETE
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K. kingae Complicates Osteomyelitis Diagnosis
PATRICE WENDLING
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Skin Disorders

Consider Testing Vitamin D Levels in Winter
BETSY BATES
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Mental Health

AHA: Screen Heart Disease Patients for Depression
SHARON WORCESTER
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Symptoms Can Persist Despite Long-Term SSRI Treatment
MICHELE G. SULLIVAN
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Women's Health

Many Pregnant Women May Be Iodine Deficient
HEIDI SPLETE
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Nearly 25% of U.S. Women Have Pelvic Floor Disorders
MARY ANN MOON
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Women Underreport Bowel Problems, Study Suggests
Susan Birk
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Consider Weight Loss as First-Line Tx for Urinary Incontinence in Obese Patients
SUSAN BIRK
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Musculoskeletal Disorders

Celecoxib Plus PPI Protects Against NSAID Ulcers
BRUCE JANCIN
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Joint Distraction Eases OA Knee Pain, Enables Cartilage Repair
NANCY WALSH
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How to Diagnose, Treat Four Common Conditions
DOUG BRUNK
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Twisted Legs, Bent Knees Call for ‘Orthopedic Psychotherapy’
SHERRY BOSCHERT
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Digestive Disorders

NSAID-Related Hepatotoxicity Rose Dramatically
BRUCE JANCIN
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A Colonoscopy Screen Every 5 Years May Be Safe
Mary Ann Moon
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Closer Look Reassuring on Tegaserod's Safety: All 13 events in 11,614 patients occurred among those who were at an increased cardiovascular risk.
BRUCE JANCIN
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DNA-Based Colon Cancer Screening Assay Hits 80% Sensitivity
MITCHEL L. ZOLER
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Pulmonary Medicine

Tiotropium's FEV1 Benefit in COPD Scrutinized
PATRICE WENDLING
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Clinical Rounds

VA Now Offers Services To Veterans With ALS
MARY ELLEN SCHNEIDER
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Early Start to MS Therapy Boosts Long-Term Outcomes
MITCHEL L. ZOLER
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Antiepileptics May Wreak Havoc
MICHELE G. SULLIVAN
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Bisphenol A Exposure Linked to Disease in Adults
HEIDI SPLETE
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Practice Trends

The Office

Team Building
BERTHA H. SAFFORD
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Health Insurance Premiums Rose 5% From 2007 to 2008
MARY ELLEN SCHNEIDER
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Committee Urges Congress, HHS to Fund Medical Homes
MARY ELLEN SCHNEIDER
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Policy & Practice
Jane Anderson
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Doctors in Demand at Community Health Centers
MARY ELLEN SCHNEIDER
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The Rest of Your Life

Riding Bonds Physician Brothers
Doug Brunk
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Indications
Richard Franki
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