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Family Practice News
Volume 40, Issue 5, Pages 1-63 (15 March 2010)
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ACIP Backs Universal Influenza Vaccination: ‘It's about time, and it makes giving flu vaccines in the office much simpler. You won't have to wade through risk factors.’ free full text
MIRIAM E. TUCKER
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Risks of Long-Term Bisphosphonate Use Unclear free full text
MARY ELLEN SCHNEIDER
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Vital Signs: Commonly Performed Procedures With the Greatest Increases in Inpatient Costs, 2004–2007
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Physician Work Hours, Fees on 10-Year Decline free full text
MARY ANN MOON
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ACGME Feels Heat to Restrict Residents' Work Hours
ALICIA AULT
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Senate Committee, Industry Clash Over Avandia
JOYCE FRIEDEN
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News From the FDA
From staff reports
page 5
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Insulin Pump Problems Are Mostly User Related
ELIZABETH MECHCATIE
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Rotavirus Vaccine Now Contraindicated in SCID
MIRIAM E. TUCKER
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Opinion


Letters
Edward Fudman, W. Jeff Terry
pages 8-9
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Editorial


Fallout From MMR Vaccine Study Continues
STEPHEN I. PELTON
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Corrections
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Cardiovascular Medicine


Pros, Cons Seen for ECGs in Young Athletes
DOUG BRUNK
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Sweetened Beverages Linked to Cardiovascular Health
ROBERT FINN
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Diabetes Risk Appears Low Among Patients on Statins
DENISE NAPOLI
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Aspirin Does Not Prevent Events in Low ABI Patients
MARY ANN MOON
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CT Angiography Deemed Tops for Evaluating Chest Pain
BRUCE JANCIN
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Metabolic Disorders


HbA1c Now the Standard for Diabetes Diagnosis: International Expert Committee's consensus opinion endorsed by three major associations
SHERRY BOSCHERT
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Push to Lower Hemoglobin A1c, Back Off if No Response
SHERRY BOSCHERT
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Exercise Improves Cardiac Markers in Diabetes
MARY ANN MOON
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Vitamin D Goal Likely to Double for Older Adults
SHERRY BOSCHERT
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Many Unaware of Their High Risk for Diabetes
SHARON WORCESTER
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Infectious Diseases


ACIP Recommends Newly Licensed PCV13
MIRIAM E. TUCKER
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Panel Selects Pandemic H1N1 Strain for 2010–11 Flu Vaccine
ELIZABETH MECHCATIE
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High-Dose Influenza Vaccine Helpful for Older Adults
MIRIAM E. TUCKER
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Fluoroquinolone No Match for Traveler's Diarrhea
MIRIAM E. TUCKER
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Skin Disorders


MRSA Warrants Culturing All Skin Infections
MIRIAM E. TUCKER
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Next-Generation Imiquimod Deemed More Convenient
BRUCE JANCIN
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Mental Health


Treat Pediatric Anxiety Disorders Aggressively
DAN HURLEY
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Clinical Guidelines for Family Physicians


Depression Screening in an Adult Population
NEIL S. SKOLNIK, SONA M. GARG
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Falls, Depression May Be Related in Preschoolers
BETSY BATES
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Musculoskeletal Disorders


Data Show Weight Loss Cuts Osteoarthritis Pain
HEIDI SPLETE
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New Osteoarthritis Measures May Encourage New Therapies
BRUCE JANCIN
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Women's Health


Aspirin May Boost Survival After Breast Cancer
DOUG BRUNK
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Periodontal Disease Tx No Help for Preterm Birth
ROBERT FINN
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Fetal Growth Restriction Tied To Smoking, Low Folic Acid
MARY ANN MOON
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Increased Foley Catheter Inflation May Aid Labor Induction
PATRICE WENDLING
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Digestive Disorders


Impact of Lactose Avoidance Is Uncertain
JEFF EVANS
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Delaying Cholecystectomy In the Elderly Costs More
MICHELE G. SULLIVAN
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Obesity, Alcohol Together Raise Risk of Developing Cirrhosis
JENNIE SMITH
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Obesity


Program Urges Weight Management in Children
DAMIAN McNAMARA
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Average Child Now Snacks Almost Three Times a Day
JANE ANDERSON
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Prevalence of Child Obesity Rises; Overweight Levels Off
JANE ANDERSON
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Pulmonary Medicine


Asthma Is Underdiagnosed in Children Under 4
BRUCE JANCIN
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New Meta-Analysis Shows Safety of LABA Combinations
BRUCE JANCIN
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Cancer


PCPs Uncertain on Care for Cancer Survivors
CAROLINE HELWICK
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CT Makers Unveil ‘Dose Check’ Safety Features
ALICIA AULT
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Cancer Rate, Mortality on Rise in AIDS Patients
ROBERT FINN
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Kidney Disease


Hematocrit Affects ESA Risk in Dialysis Patients
MARY ANN MOON
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Neurologic Disorders


Simple Device May Help To Diagnose Concussions
ROBERT FINN
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After Age 70, Carotid Surgery Is Safer Than Stent
MITCHEL L. ZOLER
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Patients Under Age 45 Account for 7.3% of Stroke Cases
KERRI WACHTER
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Practice Trends


Cut in Medicare Physician Pay Delayed Until April 1
ALICIA AULT
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HHS Lays Out Plan to Test And Certify EHRs by 2011
MARY ELLEN SCHNEIDER
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Jane Anderson
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Physicians May Not Embrace Health IT Incentives
JOYCE FRIEDEN
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The Office


Is This the Year to Try E-Prescribing?
JOSEPH S. EASTERN
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Medicare's PQRI Could Be Basis of Future P4P
MARY ELLEN SCHNEIDER
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Antarctic Practice: ‘We See It All, and Then Some’
JOYCE FRIEDEN
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Genomic Medicine


Meet NHGRI's New Director
GREG FEERO
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