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H1N1 in Adults Can Be SevereFree

In California, mortality was higher among hospitalized adults than among hospitalized children.

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Is HPV Vaccination Cost-Effective for Women Older Than 30?

A simulation model suggests not.

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Diabetes Control Among Urban Black Americans

An intensive support program provided little benefit.

PRACTICE WATCH

Contraception for Women Who Receive Anticoagulant Therapy for Venous Thrombosis

The levonorgestrel IUD and injectable contraception are safe and effective options with noncontraceptive benefits.

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Birth Defects Associated with Use of Antibiotics During PregnancyFree

Sulfonamides and nitrofurantoins were associated with birth defects.

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Folic Acid and Cancer

Cancer incidence and mortality rose with vitamin use.

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Endothelin-Receptor Blockade: New Approach to Resistant Hypertension

Mean blood pressure dropped when darusentan was added to optimal therapy, but additional diuresis often was required.

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More About Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis

Two case series strengthen the link between gadolinium exposure and NSF in renal failure patients.

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New and Unusual Pattern in S. aureus Resistance

Just because an organism is methicillin-susceptible doesn't mean it is vancomycin-susceptible.

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ARBITER 6-HALTS: A Surprise KnockoutFree

Niacin's clear win over ezetimibe as an adjunct to statin therapy challenges assumptions about lipid management.

CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINE WATCH

Breast Cancer Screening: Who, When, and How?Free

New USPSTF guidelines narrow the proposed age range for screening mammography and recommend biennial screening.

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Preparticipation ECG Screening of Young Athletes: The Controversy Continues

Implementation of the Lausanne recommendations in a Dutch population yielded similar results as in the original Italian population.

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We Need to Put Vitamin D Back in Children and AdolescentsFree

Many U.S. children and adolescents have low vitamin D levels, and such levels are associated with adverse physiologic processes.

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Chest Compression Fraction and Survival from Cardiac ArrestFree

Minimizing interruption of chest compressions is associated with improved survival.

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Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Infections: The Surge Continues

The incidence of infection is increasing faster than the rate of implantation.

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General Medicine Editor-in-Chief

Allan S. Brett, MD
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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