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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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ID Learning Unit — Antibiotics with Excellent Oral Absorption

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 first lesson from the "ID Learning Unit": What antibiotics can be given orally in place of their intravenous counterparts? Find out in his HIV and ID Observations blog, and check back here for more ID lessons.

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When Should CV Risk Be Remeasured in People at Low or Intermediate Risk?

Few people whose baseline cardiovascular risk was very low or low became high risk after 8 years.

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Sleeve Gastrectomy for Morbid Obesity

Complication rates and weight-loss outcomes were between those of gastric bypass and gastric banding.

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Prophylactic Platelet Transfusion in Hematologic Cancer

Transfusion decreased the frequency of serious bleeding events in patients receiving chemotherapy or stem-cell transplantation.

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Calcium-Channel Blockers and Chronic Eczematous Eruptions of the Aged

Findings confirm the association of CCBs with chronic eczematous eruptions of "unknown" cause in patients 50 years and older.

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CAC Scores Improve Prediction of CV-Related Mortality in DiabeticsFree

Assessing coronary artery calcium was better than relying on traditional risk factors alone for determining cardiovascular risk.

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Questionable Value of Resident Duty-Hour Regulations

Studies show more errors, perceived reductions in quality of care, and little evidence of improved resident well-being.

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Orlistat Probably Doesn't Cause Acute Liver Injury

Excess risk for liver injury was present for 90 days before and after first orlistat prescription.

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New Cardiovascular Risk Factor: Gut Bugs, Lecithin, and TMAO

Bacteria in the gut convert dietary lecithin to proatherogenic trimethylamine-N-oxide.

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Reversing the New Anticoagulants

A barrier to use of factor Xa inhibitors might be falling.

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The "Oregon Experiment" at 2 YearsFree

A lottery for Medicaid enrollment simulates a randomized trial.

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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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Journal Watch General Medicine summarizes important medical journal articles about a wide variety of medical subjects including arthritis,asthma, diabetes, genetics, heart disease, hypertension, obesity, palliative care, pneumonia, and thrombocytopenia.

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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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