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Family Practice News
Volume 40, Issue 6, Pages 1-59 (01 April 2010)
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JNC 7 Blood Pressure Targets Challenged free full text
MITCHEL L. ZOLER
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Family Physicians Weigh the Impact of Health Care Reform
MARY ELLEN SCHNEIDER
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Family Medicine Sees Gains in Resident Match
MARY ELLEN SCHNEIDER
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Vital Signs: Number of U.S. Seniors Filling Family Medicine Residency Positions Rose by 9.2% in 2010
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FDA Panel Backs Stricter Tanning Device Regs free full text
ELIZABETH MECHCATIE
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Disconnect Seen Between PCPs, Obese Patients: Patients want information on weight control, but physicians say they don't have enough training.
JANE ANDERSON
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Physicians Object to Timeline for EHR Implementation
MARY ELLEN SCHNEIDER
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News From the FDA
From staff reports
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Opinion

Expert Commentary


‘Meaningful Use’ Criteria Need Revision
STEVEN WALDREN
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Letters
David L. Keller, Charles E. Clarke, Geoffrey Kloster
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Metabolic Disorders


Diabetes ‘Zindex’ Composite Favors Liraglutide
Sherry Boschert
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NAVIGATOR Drugs Miss Prevention Targets
MARY ANN MOON
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Fenofibrate Adds No Benefit to Diabetes Patients on a Statin
MITCHEL L. ZOLER
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Infectious Diseases


Private Practice Plays Key Role in STD Diagnosis
MELINDA TANZOLA
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T. vaginalis Tx Compared in HIV-Positive Women
MELINDA TANZOLA
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Prevalence of Genital Herpes Pegged at 16% free full text
MELINDA TANZOLA
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Flu Vaccine Confers Herd Immunity
MARY ANN MOON
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Cardiovascular Medicine


Cardiac Catheterizations Up Sharply in Women
BRUCE JANCIN
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Looser Heart Rate Control Found Beneficial in Atrial Fib
BRUCE JANCIN
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Salt Tax Could Save $22.4 Billion in Medical Costs
DOUG BRUNK
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Statin Users See Lipid Benefits With Eprotirome
Mary Ann Moon
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Ambulatory BP Monitors Helpful in a Subset
M. ALEXANDER OTTO
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Mental Health


Discrimination Drives Substance Abuse in Some
BETSY BATES
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Unusual Treatments Considered for Resistant Anorexia
PATRICE WENDLING
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Anxiety Common Among Teens in Pediatric ED
MIRIAM E. TUCKER
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Inhalants the Top Drug of Abuse for 12-Year-Olds
ALICIA AULT
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Skin Disorders


Psoriasis Linked to Psych Disorders in Children: Psoriasis patients had 32%–250% greater risk of developing anxiety, compared with controls.
SHARON WORCESTER
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Melanoma Screening Urged to Reduce Costs
JANE ANDERSON
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New Model Doubles Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Prevalence Estimates
MARY ANN MOON
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Musculoskeletal Disorders


Sjögren's Diagnosis Requires a Team Approach
BRUCE JANCIN
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Vaginal Tablets Useful for Oral Candidiasis in Sjögren's
BRUCE JANCIN
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Ultrasound-Guided Injection Helps Hit the Spot
BRUCE JANCIN
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Digestive Disorders


Colon Cancer Risk Rises With Low Vitamin D
LEANNE SULLIVAN
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Women's Health


Coffee May Reduce Endometrial Cancer Risk
HEIDI SPLETE
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Guided Ultrasound Ablation Improves Fibroid Symptoms
KERRI WACHTER
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Data Don't Support Routine Bilateral Oophorectomy
MICHELE G. SULLIVAN
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EC On Hand Failed to Cut Pregnancy Rates
SHARON WORCESTER
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Drugs, Pregnancy, and Lactation


Screening for Postpartum Depression
LEE COHEN
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Men's Health


Reliance on PSA May Lead to Overtreatment
SUSAN LONDON
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Novel Urinary Assay Improves Prostate Cancer Detection
SUSAN LONDON
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Pulmonary Medicine


Step-Up With LABAs Controlled Asthma Best
HEIDI SPLETE
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Obesity


Genotype May Help Predict Best Diet Response
ROBERT FINN
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Depression May Lead to Obesity in Women, and Vice Versa
ROBERT FINN
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Neurologic Disorders


Use of Memory Games Shows Gains at 6 Months
ROXANNA GUILFORD-BLAKE
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Extended-Release Memantine Deemed Safe, Well Tolerated
ROXANNA GUILFORD-BLAKE
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Cancer


Palliative Care Referrals Occurring Too Late: Survey shows that median time from referral to palliation to death was 7 days for inpatient teams.
ALICIA AULT
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After 40 Years, Some Victories Noted in the ‘War on Cancer’
ALICIA AULT
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Practice Trends


Behaviors Explain Most Mortality Differences
JANE ANDERSON
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Focus on Infant Hearing Loss Enters New Phase
KATE JOHNSON
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Cost Profiling of Physicians Found Inaccurate
MARY ANN MOON
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EHR Report


Going Paperless
CHRISTOPHER NOTTE, NEIL SKOLNIK
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Senate Probes DEA Action in Nursing Homes
KEITH HAGLUND
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Smoking Ban Leveraged Abstinence by 4.1%
HILLEL KUTTLER
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