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Anterior Cutaneous Nerve Entrapment — A Cause of Abdominal Wall PainFree

A randomized trial suggests that surgery is effective for this syndrome.

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ID Learning Unit — "Isolator" Blood Cultures

Dr. Paul Sax is attending on the general medical service, and has set a goal to teach the medical residents one ID-related thing a day. The next lesson from the "ID Learning Unit": What are isolator blood cultures and when should you order them? Find out in his HIV and ID Observations blog, and check back here for more ID lessons.

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Steroid Injection Is Effective for Some Patients with Morton Neuroma

But the durability of the effect is unclear.

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Age-Adjusted D-Dimer Cutoffs in Assessing Suspected Venous Thromboembolism

Age-based cutoffs improve specificity of D-dimer testing.

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Safety of Sitagliptin: An Observational Study

Sitagliptin wasn't associated with excess risk for hospitalization or death.

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Depression in Nursing Home Residents: Prevalent and Serious

Some evidence supports a multidisciplinary approach to helping residents without dementia.

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Discovery of a Natural Heart-Rejuvenating Molecule in Mice

Raising the serum concentration of GDF11 in old mice rescued the myocardium.

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Penicillin-Susceptible S. aureus Bacteremia — Treat with Penicillin, if Possible!Free

In patients with penicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia, risk for 30-day mortality was 2.5-fold higher with cefuroxime treatment than with penicillin treatment.

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Beta-Blockers for Postural Tachycardia Syndrome?

A trial of low-dose propranolol to improve measures of exercise capacity POTS

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More Data from the National Lung Screening TrialFree

This report focuses on findings and follow-up testing during the first round of computed tomography screening.

CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINE WATCH

2013 ACCP Guideline on Screening for Lung CancerFree

The American College of Chest Physicians recommends screening with low-dose computed tomography — but only in a carefully defined population.

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Update: Breast Cancer and Hormone Therapy in the WHI Observational Study

New findings about breast cancer risk reinforce older ones from the Women's Health Initiative.

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Editor's Picks from across Journal Watch

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Subclinical Atrial Fibrillation Is Common in Patients with Cryptogenic Stroke

An implantable loop recorder established new diagnoses of atrial fibrillation in 25% of patients with cryptogenic stroke.

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FDA Lowers Age Restriction on Plan B One-Step

Decision makes EC available without prescription (but with proof of age) to women aged 15 and older.

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Has the "Breast Is Best" Campaign Gone Too Far?Free

A physician's personal experience illustrates the shame and guilt that policies promoting breast-feeding can cause.

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Predicting Medication Response in Older Depressed Patients

Duration of illness is the largest moderator of response.

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Allan S. Brett, MD
Professor of Medicine and Director, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of South Carolina School of Medicine

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