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Fewer Breast Cancers in Bisphosphonate Users BETSY BATES page 1 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (138 KB)
CT Angiography May Help Cut Mortality MITCHEL L. ZOLER page 1 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (136 KB)
Family Practice News Gets a New Look in 2010 Kathryn DeMott, Mary Jo M. Dales page 2 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (105 KB)
Last-Minute SGR Law Delays Medicare Pay Cut 2 Months ALICIA AULT page 2 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (105 KB)
Vital Signs: Who's to Blame for the Health Care System's Problems? page 2 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (105 KB)
Reform Bills Would Give Some FPs a 10% Bonus JOYCE FRIEDEN page 4 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1262 KB)
Arzoxifene Flunks Trial for Fracture Prevention BRUCE JANCIN page 5 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (82 KB)
California Cuts Coverage For Mammography MARY ELLEN SCHNEIDER page 5 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (82 KB)
FDA Advises Caution in Olanzapine Use in Teens ELIZABETH MECHCATIE pages 6-7 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (205 KB)
FDA Warns of Valproate's Fetal Risks ELIZABETH MECHCATIE page 7 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (105 KB)
News from the FDA
Panel Supports Rosuvastatin for High hsCRP ELIZABETH MECHCATIE page 8 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (60 KB)
Hepatotoxicity Warning Added to Diclofenac Label ELIZABETH MECHCATIE page 8 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (60 KB)
Inhaled Antibiotic Endorsed for Infections in Cystic Fibrosis ELIZABETH MECHCATIE page 8 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (61 KB)
Opinion
Letters David L. Keller page 10 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (90 KB)
Advisers' Commentary
Charting the Course of Family Medicine in 2010 page 11 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (87 KB)
Corrections page 11 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (86 KB)
Cardiovascular Medicine
Genetic-Test Algorithm Is Validated for CAD Assessment MITCHEL L. ZOLER page 12 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (70 KB)
PPI/Clopidogrel May Raise Risk After PCI SHERRY BOSCHERT page 12 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (70 KB)
Antihypertensives Cut Events, but Not LVH, in Women BRUCE JANCIN page 12 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (70 KB)
Calcium Score Tweaks Framingham Algorithm RICHARD HYER page 14 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (74 KB)
Heart Failure Raises New-Onset Diabetes Risk MITCHEL L. ZOLER page 19 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (91 KB)
Higher HDL Levels Linked to Cancer Rate Cut Mitchel L. Zoler page 19 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (91 KB)
Congenital Heart Disease Survival to Age 18 at 89% MITCHEL L. ZOLER page 20 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (65 KB)
Drug Tx Now First Choice for Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis MARY ANN MOON page 20 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (65 KB)
CHD Ups Risk for Cardiac Event After Pregnancy MITCHEL L. ZOLER page 20 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (65 KB)
Metabolic Disorders
Monthly Check Urged for Hypothyroid Infants MIRIAM E. TUCKER page 21 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (65 KB)
Draft Guidelines for Grave's Treatment Stress Options JOYCE FRIEDEN page 21 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (65 KB)
Therapy for Sleep Apnea May Improve Metabolic Measures SHERRY BOSCHERT page 21 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (65 KB)
CT Data Challenge Diabetes as a Cardiac Risk MITCHEL L. ZOLER page 26 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (71 KB)
Metabolic Issues Can Persist Even With Antipsychotic Switch SHERRY BOSCHERT page 26 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (71 KB)
TESST Predicts Cardiac Risk in Elderly Diabetics MITCHEL L. ZOLER page 27 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (174 KB)
Infectious Diseases
IOM Report Identifies National Vaccine Priorities MIRIAM E. TUCKER page 28 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (73 KB)
Immune Systems of HIV Patients Age Rapidly SHERRY BOSCHERT page 29 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (58 KB)
Condoms Provide Partial Protection Against HSV-2 BRUCE JANCIN page 29 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (58 KB)
Study Evaluates Commuting Patterns and Pandemic Spread DOUG BRUNK page 29 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (58 KB)
CDC Revises Flu Treatment, Peramivir Guidance JEFF EVANS pages 32-33 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (240 KB)
H1N1 Transmissibility Found Relatively Weak HEIDI SPLETE page 34 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (97 KB)
MedImmune Recalls 13 Lots Of H1N1 Vaccine Miriam E. Tucker page 34 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (97 KB)
H1N1 Vaccine: One May Be Enough DOUG BRUNK page 35 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (70 KB)
Health Providers Carry Vaccination ‘Clout’ DOUG BRUNK page 35 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (70 KB)
H1N1 Vaccine Production in Full Swing MICHELE G. SULLIVAN page 35 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (70 KB)
Skin Disorders
Ultrasound Elastography Helps ID Skin Cancer PATRICE WENDLING page 36 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (78 KB)
Melanoma Diagnosis Delayed In Hispanic, Black Patients MARY ANN MOON page 36 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (78 KB)
Optimal Isotretinoin Dosing For Rosacea Identified BRUCE JANCIN page 36 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (78 KB)
Merkel Cell Carcinoma Follows Unusual Path DOUG BRUNK page 41 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (168 KB)
Mental Health
About 1% of 8-Year-Olds Have Autism Disorders HEIDI SPLETE page 42 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (64 KB)
Teen Marijuana Use Up; Meth And Tobacco Use Decline ALICIA AULT page 42 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (64 KB)
CBT Helpful in Comorbid ADHD/Substance Use BETSY BATES page 42 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (64 KB)
History, Simple Tests Aid Dementia Diagnosis MARY ELLEN SCHNEIDER page 44 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (67 KB)
Traumatic Injury in Teens Ups Psychiatric Diagnosis DAMIAN McNAMARA page 44 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (67 KB)
Personality Disorders Elevate Risk of Substance Abuse BETSY BATES page 44 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (67 KB)
Safety Warnings Added to Desipramine Label ELIZABETH MECHCATIE page 45 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (73 KB)
Women's Health
Drinking Elevates Breast Cancer Recurrence Risk BETSY BATES page 46 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (100 KB)
Soy Strikes Out for Breast Cancer Risk Reduction BRUCE JANCIN page 47 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (64 KB)
Stellate Ganglion Block May Ease Severe Hot Flashes BRUCE JANCIN page 47 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (64 KB)
MRI Detected Breast Cancer Earlier in High-Risk Women BRUCE JANCIN page 47 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (64 KB)
Musculoskeletal Disorders
Criteria Narrowed for Spotting Spondyloarthritis: HLA-B27 patients who met 3 criteria had SpA with a sensitivity of 79% and a specificity of 60%. MITCHEL L. ZOLER page 48 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (134 KB)
Study Hints at Efficacy of Percutaneous Disc Decompression RICHARD HYER page 48 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (134 KB)
Statin Use May Lower Rheumatoid Arthritis Risk MITCHEL L. ZOLER page 49 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (280 KB)
Expert Commentary
Colchicine Deal Unfair to Patients EDWARD FUDMAN page 50 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (218 KB)
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