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Family Practice News
Volume 39, Issue 7, Pages 1-47 (01 April 2009)
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Telemedicine May Open tPA's Window free full text
DOUG BRUNK
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Retail Clinics Still Poised for Growth, Despite Downturn: By 2013, $2 billion in sales is expected. free full text
ALICIA AULT
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U.S. Smoking Prevalence Drops to New 20% Low free full text
MITCHEL L. ZOLER
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Vital Signs: Americans Have Trust Issues
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Medicare Covers Home Testing for Sleep Apnea
MARY ELLEN SCHNEIDER
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Primary Care Match Data Show Continued Drop
MARY ELLEN SCHNEIDER
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FDA Approves Symbicort for COPD Treatment
ELIZABETH MECHCATIE
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Drug Patches Can Burn Skin During MRI
Elizabeth Mechcatie
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Opinion

Commentary


Let's Take Stock
TED EPPERLY
pages 10-11
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Letters
Carter V. Multz
page 11
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Cardiovascular Medicine


New Data Verify Clopidogrel-PPI Interaction: An increased risk for ischemic events has been identified in three recent observational reports.
MITCHEL L. ZOLER
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Stroke Tied to Withdrawal of Antithrombotic Medication
ROBERT FINN
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Ankle-Brachial Index Could Become CVD Screen
DOUG BRUNK
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Guidelines Spell Out Prophylactic Aspirin Use
MICHELE G. SULLIVAN
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Metabolic Disorders


Sleep Shortage, Impaired Fasting Glucose Tied: People who slept fewer than 6 hours a night had a 4.7-fold increased risk for impaired fasting glucose.
MITCHEL L. ZOLER
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Cell Phone Programs May Bolster Diabetes Care Compliance
JOYCE FRIEDEN
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Infectious Diseases


New Smallpox Vaccine Found Immunogenic
MARY ANN MOON
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Pertussis Vaccine Not Tied to Wheezing
MICHELE G. SULLIVAN
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Tips to Avoid Inducing Resistance in CA-MRSA
DOUG BRUNK
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Skin Disorders


Exotic Tinea Capitis Cases May Signal a Shift
BRUCE JANCIN
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CDC: Slightly More Adults Seek Skin Screening Than in 2000
BRUCE JANCIN
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Patch Test Reveals Causes of Pediatric Contact Dermatitis
BRUCE JANCIN
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Coal Tar Solution Tops Calcipotriol in Psoriasis
BRUCE JANCIN
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Teens With Outdoor Jobs at Higher Melanoma Risk Later
ROBERT FINN
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Women's Health


Algorithm Predicts Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Risk
JANE SALODOF MACNEIL
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Mental Health


Pruritus Diagnosis Linked With Psychopathology
BRUCE JANCIN
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Diabetes May Double Risk Of Perinatal Depression
MARY ANN MOON
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Men's Health


Data Are Mixed on Prostate Screening Benefits
MICHELE G. SULLIVAN
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Genomic Medicine


Prostate Cancer Screening
GREG FEERO
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Musculoskeletal Disorders


Heart Disease Plus Arthritis Equals Inactivity
SHERRY BOSCHERT
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Screening at Health Fairs Could Help Identify Early RA
DENISE NAPOLI
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Comorbidities Add Significantly to Health Care Costs for RA Patients
DENISE NAPOLI
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Sports Medicine


Stay Alert to Femoral Acetabular Impingement
DOUG BRUNK
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Delay Return to Play a Day After Concussion
DOUG BRUNK
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Digestive Disorders


Tool Helps Predict C. difficile's Risk of Recurrence
ROBERT FINN
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Digestive Diseases Cost More Than $141 Billion Annually
MIRIAM E. TUCKER
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Pulmonary Medicine


Group Visits for Asthma Slash Hospitalizations
KERRI WACHTER
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Inhaled Corticosteroid Cuts Need for Asthma Rescue Drugs
HEIDI SPLETE
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Obesity and Lung Function: Too Much Leads to Too Little
DIANA MAHONEY
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Free Asthma Screening in May
DIANA MAHONEY
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Clinical Rounds


Mild Brain Injury Can Have Long-Term Effects
DIANA MAHONEY
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Secondary Stroke Prevention Efforts Fall Short
ELIZABETH MECHCATIE
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Practice Trends


Obama's Stem Cell Order Draws Praise, Criticism
JOYCE FRIEDEN
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Court Says FDA Approval Offers No Liability Haven
ALICIA AULT
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Bundled Hospital-Postdischarge Payment Fee Proposed by Obama
ALICIA AULT
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Policy & Practice
Jane Anderson
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Indications


Indications
Richard Franki
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