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Family Practice News
Volume 39, Issue 16, Pages 1-63 (15 September 2009)
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Talk of Reform Tips Into the Exam Room free full text
KATHRYN DeMOTT
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Triage of High-Risk Patients Key to Influenza Strategy: CDC promotes new antiviral guidance. free full text
MICHELE G. SULLIVAN
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Data Support Preventive Use of Statins in Elderly free full text
BRUCE JANCIN
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IOM Spells Out Strategies To Curb Childhood Obesity: Report's recommendations focus on actions that can be taken by state and local governments.
HEIDI SPLETE
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Data Watch: Racial and Ethnic Trends in Pediatric Obesity
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News from the FDA


News from the FDA
From staff reports
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FDA Advisers Support HPV Vaccine for Males: The expanded indication for Gardasil would apply to boys and men, ages 9 through 25 years.
ELIZABETH MECHCATIE
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FDA Panel Backs Second HPV Vaccine For Girls and Women Aged 10–25 Years
ELIZABETH MECHCATIE
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Pregnant Women Test H1N1 Vaccine
HEIDI SPLETE
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Risk Varies Among Metabolic Syndrome Triads
MITCHEL L. ZOLER
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PPI, Antiplatelet Drugs in Combo Deemed Safe
ROBERT FINN
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Opinion

Point/Counterpoint


Subclinical hypothyroidism: Is there a benefit to treatment?
HOSSEIN GHARIB, DOUGLAS ROSS
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Letters
Mark Levy
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Cardiovascular Medicine


Dabigatran Outperforms Warfarin in AF Patients
MITCHEL L. ZOLER
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Resynchronization Cuts Heart Failure Risks
BRUCE JANCIN
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Metabolic Disorders


Ethnic Differences Affect Metabolic Screening
PATRICE WENDLING
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Preventive Care Lacking for Diabetic Women
MIRIAM E. TUCKER
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Tuning Fork May Be Superior as Diabetic Neuropathy Screen
MIRIAM E. TUCKER
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Infectious Diseases


HPV Vaccine Marketing Practices Questioned
DIANA MAHONEY
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Office Test for Resistant Pandemic Flu Available
MICHELE G. SULLIVAN
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Pandemic H1N1 Flu Vaccine Distribution Plans Outlined
DOUG BRUNK
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Health Providers' Flu Vaccine Acceptance Low
MICHELE G. SULLIVAN
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Skin Disorders


Options Limited for Psoriasis During Pregnancy
DIANA MAHONEY
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Most Melanomas Are Discovered During Full-Body Exam
MARY ANN MOON
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Mental Health


Teen ADHD Stimulant Abuse Rose 76% in 8 Years
KERRI WACHTER
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Project Offers Psychotherapy to Military Families
PATRICE WENDLING
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Women's Health


Consider M. genitalium in Cervical Inflammation
KATE JOHNSON
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Hyperglycemia in Pregnancy Increases Cardiovascular Risk
SHERRY BOSCHERT
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Uterosacral Nerve Ablation Of No Help for Pelvic Pain
MARY ANN MOON
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Musculoskeletal Disorders


Imaging Is Optional in Knee OA Guidelines
DIANA MAHONEY
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Criteria May Help Identify Spondyloarthritis Earlier
MITCHEL L. ZOLER
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Clinical Guidelines for Family Physicians


Opioids in Chronic Noncancer Pain
NEIL SKOLNIK, GINA MENICHELLO
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Pulmonary Medicine


Device Detects Lung Cancer Cells in Sputum
ROBERT FINN
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CT Predicts Pulmonary Embolism Outcomes
NEIL OSTERWEIL
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Obesity


Primary Care Likely to See More Bariatric Patients
BRUCE JANCIN
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Reduced Cancer Deaths Biggest Win From Bariatric Surgery
BRUCE JANCIN
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Demand Soars for Postbariatric Cosmetic Fixes
DOUG BRUNK
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Weight-Loss Chart Predicts Long-Term Bariatric Outcomes
BRUCE JANCIN
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Cancer


Dental Expert Advocates Oral Cancer Screening
BRUCE JANCIN
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Imaging Exposes Many to Worrisome Doses of Radiation
KERRI WACHTER
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Practice Trends


Harvard Suspends Funds To Primary Care Division: The division is deemed as largely symbolic; ‘there weren't significant resources going to it.’
JOYCE FRIEDEN
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Jane Anderson
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Group Practice Demo Achieved Modest Savings
SUSAN BIRK
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Coordinated Care Could Save Medicare $10 Billion a Year
JOYCE FRIEDEN
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Panel: Family History Needs to Be Maximized
HEIDI SPLETE
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Helping Patients Ask Questions
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The Office


Watch Out for Embezzlers
JOSEPH S. EASTERN
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Family-Centered Rounding Helps Bridge Transition Home
JOYCE FRIEDEN
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The Rest of Your Life


An Underwater Bond
CHARLES McCLUNG
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Ohio Physician Offers Medical Home, Part-Time Practice
MARY ELLEN SCHNEIDER
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Indications


Indications
Richard Franki
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