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| Volume 43, Issue 13, Pages 1-83 (August 2010) |
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VA Relaxes Burden of Proof to Qualify for PTSD Treatment
MARY ELLEN SCHNEIDER
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Medicare SGR Fix Unlikely; 30% Fee Cut in 2011
NASEEM S. MILLER
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H1N1 Protection in Seasonal Flu Vaccines for 2010-2011
JANUARY W. PAYNE
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Vital Signs: Consumer Price Index for Medical Care Up 124% Since 1990
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Sleep Disturbances May Precede PTSD
DIANA MAHONEY
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Resiliency Program Channels Returning Vets' Need for Thrills
DIANA MAHONEY
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FDA Panel Calls for New Rosiglitazone Warnings
ALICIA AULT
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Tenofovir Vaginal Gel Delivers HIV Prevention
MITCHEL L. ZOLER
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GAO Says DTC Genetic Tests Rife With Errors
ALICIA AULT
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News From the FDA
From staff reports
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Opinion
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Point-Counterpoint
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Is Widespread Vitamin D Supplementation Advisable for the Adult Population?
ROBERT P. HEANEY, BART L. CLARKE
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Letters
John C. Sciales, Higinio Fuentes, J. Gary Grant
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Correction
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Implementing Health Reform
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The Independent Payment Advisory Board
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Cardiovascular Medicine
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With Very Low LDL, HDL Is Not a Marker
SHARON WORCESTER
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Triple-Drug Pill Shows Promise for Reducing BP
HEIDI SPLETE
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FDA Panel Backs Approval of Ticagrelor for ACS
ALICIA AULT
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Infectious Diseases
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Antiretrovirals May Contribute to Bone Loss
SHERRY BOSCHERT
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Medicare to Cover Facial Fillers in HIV Patients
JANE ANDERSON
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New Guidelines Endorse Earlier HIV Treatment: Treatment should be considered in asymptomatic patients with a CD4 cell count above 500/mcL.
MITCHEL L. ZOLER
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Feds Aim to Bolster HIV Screening, Treatment
DOUG BRUNK
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New Cryptococcus Emerges in Pacific Northwest
ROXANNA GUILFORD-BLAKE
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New Flu Vaccines Offer Promise, Challenges
ROXANNA GUILFORD-BLAKE
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Dengue Fever Re-Emerges in Florida After 75-Year Hiatus
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Waterborne Illnesses Cost U.S. $539 Million Per Year
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Neurology
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Alzheimer's Criteria Angle for Earlier Diagnoses: Treatments to slow or halt Alzheimer's will be most effective before neuronal damage is done.
MICHELE G. SULLIVAN
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TrialMatch to Speed Recruitment for AD Trials
MICHELE G. SULLIVAN
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TOMM40 Gene Varient May Enable Early AD Treatment
MICHELE G. SULLIVAN
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Postinjury Headaches Persist in TBI Patients: Most patients in the study had migraine with or without aura, or tension-type headache.
SHERRY BOSCHERT
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Variable Effects Reported for Cannabis in Cluster
SHERRY BOSCHERT
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Gastroenterology
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Comorbidities Climb After Bariatric Denials
DIANA MAHONEY
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Revision Rates Dim Enthusiasm for Distal Bypass Surgery
DIANA MAHONEY
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Drug Combo Bests Monotherapy for Esophagitis
DENISE NAPOLI
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Colorectal Ca Rising in Those Younger Than 50
KERRI WACHTER
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Endocrinology
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Excess Gestational Weight Gain Ups Obesity Risk
MITCHEL L. ZOLER
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Nine OTC Weight-Loss Agents Failed to Impress
MITCHEL L. ZOLER
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Sibutramine Tied to 1.4% Bump in CVD Events: Some physicians maintain that sibutramine should still be available for select patients.
MITCHEL L. ZOLER
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Lorcaserin Produced Significant Weight Loss
MARY ANN MOON
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Ophthalmology
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Ranibizumab Regimen Favorable in nAMD
ROBERT FINN
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Mindful Practice
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A Salve for Sore Eyes
JON O. EBBERT, ERIC G. TANGALOS
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Genetic Medicine
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Biospecimen Quality Poses Research Barrier
SARA FREEMAN
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The Effective Physician
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Inherited Thrombophilia
WILLIAM E. GOLDEN, ROBERT H. HOPKINS
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Oncology
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Sipuleucel-T Prolongs Survival in Prostate Cancer
MARY ANN MOON
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Blood Test for Prostate, Other Cancer on Horizon
SARA FREEMAN
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Yoga Improved Sleep, QOL in Cancer Survivors
DOUG BRUNK
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Guidelines Encourage Cancer Patients to Get Moving
KERRI WACHTER
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Rheumatology
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OA Patients at Substantial Cardiovascular Risk
BRUCE JANCIN
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Weight Loss in OA Modifies Cartilage Structure
BRUCE JANCIN
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Myelitis Mistaken for Bladder Infection in SLE
M. ALEXANDER OTTO
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Vitamin D Repletion in SLE Requires 2,000 IU
M. ALEXANDER OTTO
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Dermatology
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Beta-HPVs Linked to Squamous Cell Skin Cancer: People positive for more than eight types of beta-HPV were 1.7 times more likely to have SCC.
JENNIE SMITH
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Practice Trends
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Specialists Affected by Loss Of Consultation Billing
MARY ELLEN SCHNEIDER
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Jane Anderson
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World Wide Med: Global Perspectives on Medical Practice
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Haiti Revisited
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Health Systems Take First Steps to Become ACOs
ALICIA AULT
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ACGME Plans to Reduce Resident Duty Hours in First Year
ALICIA AULT
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Proposal Tightens Privacy Protection
MARY ELLEN SCHNEIDER
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Technical Requirements For EHRs Released
ALICIA AULT
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Law & Medicine
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Liability of Graduate Medical Education Programs
S.Y. TAN
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EHR Report
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Meaningful Use Criteria: What's Missing
CHRISTOPHER NOTTE, NEIL SKOLNIK
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