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| Volume 40, Issue 2, Pages 1-59 (01 February 2010) |
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USPSTF: Start Obesity Management at Age 6
JEFF EVANS
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Little Evidence Guides Noncancer Use of Opioids
SHERRY BOSCHERT
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Vital Signs: U.S. Health Care Spending Growth Continues to Decelerate
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Health Agencies to Study Bisphenol A Effects
ELIZABETH MECHCATIE
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N.J. Law Allows Limited Medical Marijuana Use
MARY ELLEN SCHNEIDER
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Antidepressants Beat Placebo Only for Very Severe Disease
ROBERT FINN
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News From the FDA
From staff reports
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Opinion
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Letters
Patrick J. Naples, Julia Adamian
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Expert Commentary
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Obstetricians Dubious of FPs' Obstetrics Skills
WILEY Jenkins
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Point/Counterpoint
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Do we need new cardiovascular disease risk factors?
JAY N. COHN, WILLIAM C. CUSHMAN
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Cardiovascular Medicine
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Increased TV Viewing May Raise CVD Mortality
ROXANNA GUILFORD-BLAKE
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Effect of White-Coat Hypertension Seen
Bruce Jancin
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Framingham Risk Score Falls Short in RA
MITCHEL L. ZOLER
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Device Approvals Often Based on Scant Data
MARY ANN MOON
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Sudden Cardiac Death in the Young Not Tied to Exertion
BRUCE JANCIN
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Anticonvulsant Use Elevated In Sudden Death Cases
MITCHEL L. ZOLER
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Gout Linked to Worse Heart Failure Outcomes
MITCHEL L. ZOLER
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Iron Repletion Aids Heart Failure in Phase III Investigation
MITCHEL L. ZOLER
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Metabolic Disorders
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New Osteoporosis Guidelines Use the FRAX
DOUG BRUNK
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Risk Factors Can Predict Diabetes in Children
HEIDI SPLETE
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ADA Officially Endorses HbA1c for Diagnosis of Diabetes
MIRIAM E. TUCKER
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Mental Health
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Psych Diagnoses Up in Deployed Soldiers' Wives
MARY ANN MOON
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More Breast Cancer Deaths With Paroxetine, Tamoxifen
BETSY BATES
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Mood Disorders Common Among HIV Patients
SHERRY BOSCHERT
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Infectious Diseases
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Healthy People 2010 Vaccine Goal Within Reach
SHERRY BOSCHERT
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Adult Immunization Update Includes HPV, MMR Changes
DIANA MAHONEY
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IOM Seeks Increased Awareness of Hepatitis
KERRI WACHTER
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Kaposi's Sarcoma Is Back in HIV Patients
SHERRY BOSCHERT
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Thimerosal in H1N1 Vaccine Safe, CDC Says
Heidi Splete
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Skin Disorders
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Acne Therapy: Prospects Beyond the Horizon
BRUCE JANCIN
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Ustekinumab Bests Etanercept in Psoriasis Study
DOUG BRUNK
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Women's Health
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Oral Contraceptive Reduced Heavy Bleeding
PATRICE WENDLING
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Ultrasound Deemed Alternative to Biopsy and Mammography
RICHARD HYER
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Study Probes Safety of Biologics in Pregnancy
AMY ROTHMAN SCHONFELD
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Drugs, Pregnancy, and Lactation
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Fetal Safety of Paroxetine
GIDEON KOREN
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Musculoskeletal Disorders
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IL-6 Blocker Approved as Second-Line RA Treatment
DIANA MAHONEY
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Sports Medicine
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Small Studies Back Injections for Tennis Elbow
KATE JOHNSON
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Plasma Injections Fail to Ease Achilles Tendinopathy
MARY ANN MOON
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Digestive Disorders
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Abdominal Migraine Can Cause Recurrent Pain
MIRIAM E. TUCKER
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COX-2 Inhibitors Ease IBD, Joint Disease
SALLY KOCH KUBETIN
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Chronic PPI Use Not Shown to Lower BMD
MIRIAM E. TUCKER
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Symptoms No Guide on Who Needs Colonoscopy
DAVID MONAGAN
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Colonoscopy Lowers Risk of Left-Sided Advanced Lesions
ELIZABETH MECHCATIE
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Pulmonary Disorders
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Varenicline Bolsters Cessation in COPD Patients
BRUCE JANCIN
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FDA Clears Spiriva Inhaler of Concerns About Stroke, MI
ELIZABETH MECHCATIE
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Gene Found Linked to Asthma Susceptibility
Mary Ann Moon
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Cancer
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Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients Rarely in Trials
BRUCE JANCIN
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Genetic Assay Often Alters Cancer Treatment
Bruce Jancin
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Obesity
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Growth of Obesity Prevalence in the U.S. Slows
ROBERT FINN
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Threshold for Bariatric Surgery in Teens Lowered
MITCHEL L. ZOLER
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Counterfeit Alli Poses Risks to Consumers, FDA Warns
ELIZABETH MECHCATIE
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Neurologic Disorders
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Childhood Epilepsy Tied to Psychiatric Problems
DIANA MAHONEY
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Look for Psychiatric Comorbidities in Epileptic Adults
DIANA MAHONEY
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PD Outcomes No Better With Early Tx
DAMIAN McNAMARA
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REM Sleep Disorder May Predict Parkinson's Disease
DAMIAN McNAMARA
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Practice Trends
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Rate of Health Spending Growth Slowed in 2008
MARY ELLEN SCHNEIDER
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Government Releases Health Plan for Disaster Situations
MARY ELLEN SCHNEIDER
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Jane Anderson
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Local Interventions Lower HbA1c, Blood Pressure
KATE JOHNSON
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Clinical Trials Not Being Kind to Nutraceuticals
ERIK L. GOLDMAN
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