Recent
reports in Science and Medicine for October 2005
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- JAMA Vol.
294 No. 16, pp. 1993-2122, October 26, 2005
- Supplemental Perioperative Oxygen and the Risk
of Surgical Wound Infection: A Randomized Controlled Trial. JAMA.
2005;294:2035-2042.
- Changing Epidemiology of Invasive Pneumococcal
Disease Among Older Adults in the Era of Pediatric Pneumococcal Conjugate
Vaccine. JAMA.
2005;294:2043-2051. [Medscape]
- Relevance of Urine Telomerase in the Diagnosis
of Bladder Cancer. JAMA.
2005;294:2052-2056.
- Predictors and Prevalence of Paraganglioma Syndrome
Associated With Mutations of the SDHC Gene. JAMA.
2005;294:2057-2063.
- Reviews: Suicide Prevention Strategies: A Systematic
Review. JAMA.
2005;294:2064-2074.
- The Patents-Based Pharmaceutical Development Process:
Rationale, Problems, and Potential Reforms. JAMA.
2005;294:2075-2082.
- Improving Relations Between Attorneys and Physicians. JAMA.
2005;294:2083-2085.
- Provision or Distribution of Growth Hormone for "Antiaging":
Clinical and Legal Issues. JAMA.
2005;294:2086-2090. [Medscape]
- Editorials: Increasing Inspired Oxygen to Decrease
Surgical Site Infection: Time to Shift the Quality Improvement Research
Paradigm.. JAMA.
2005;294:2091-2092.
- From the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
- Trends in Cholesterol Screening and Awareness
of High Blood Cholesterol—United States, 1991-2003. JAMA.
2005;294:2021-2022.
- Direct and Indirect Effects of Routine Vaccination
of Children With 7-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine on
Incidence of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease—United States,
1998-2003. JAMA.
2005;294:2022-2026.
- Hurricane Katrina Response and Guidance for
Health-Care Providers, Relief Workers, and Shelter Operators. JAMA.
2005;294:2026.
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- FDA News
- FDA Approvals: [Medscape]
- Hyzaar (losartan + HCTZ)
approved a new 100-mg/12.5-mg dose
- Levemir (insulin detemir
[rDNA origin] SQ) expanded indication for once- or twice-daily
use in the management of type 1 diabetes mellitus in pediatric
patients.
- NovoLog/Novolin R (insulin
aspart [recombinant] + human insulin [recombinant]) intravenous
injection of the products under proper medical supervision
in a clinical setting for glycemic control.
- FDA Safety Labeling Changes: [Medscape]
intravenous administration for
- Mifeprex (mifepristone)
warningof the rare risk of serious bacterial infection (eg,
Clostridium sordellii), including rare cases of fatal septic
shock, associated with its us
- Flovent Diskus (fluticasone)
warning against its use in patients receiving concurrent ritonavir
therapy.
- Enbrel (etanercept) warning
against its use in patients with Wegener's granulomatosis who
receive immunosuppressive agents and in patients who receive
concurrent cyclophosphamide therapy.
- FDA MedWatch: [Medscape]
- Cylert and generic pemoline
products. FDA has concluded that the overall risk of liver
toxicity from pemoline outweighs the benefits of this drug.
All generic companies have also agreed to stop sales and marketing
of this product. Cylert, a central nervous system stimulant
indicated for the treatment of ADHD, is considered second line
therapy because of its association with life threatening hepatic
failure. Cylert will remain available through pharmacies and
wholesalers until supplies are exhausted. No additional product
will be available.
- * CDC:
- Threat of flu pandemic [BMJ
review - registration required]
- Editorial: Left behind: the legacy of hurricane Katrina. BMJ
2005;331:916-918 (22 October), doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7522.916. [Eurekalert]
- Tuberculosis, Bronchiectasis, and Infertility: What Ailed George Orwell? Clinical
Infectious Diseases 1 December 2005 [IDSA
news]
- Chromatin Remodeling Is a Key Mechanism Underlying Cocaine-Induced Plasticity
in Striatum. Neuron,
Vol 48, 303-314, 20 October 2005. [ news
release ]
- * Cooperative
effects of Rho and mechanical stretch on stress fiber organization. PNAS
published October 24, 2005. [Eureklaert:
Researchers learn how blood vessel cells cope with their pressure-packed
job.]
- Marathoners Warned About Too Much Water. [NYT
Science By Gina Kolata , Published: October 20, 2005]
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- Mortality After Acute Myocardial Infarction in Hospitals That Disproportionately
Treat Black Patients. Circulation
2005 112: 2634 - 264. [Medscape]
- Sildenafil Inhibits ß-Adrenergic–Stimulated Cardiac Contractility
in Humans. Circulation
2005 112: 2642 - 2649.
- Relation between dietary n–3 and n–6 fatty acids and clinically
diagnosed dry eye syndrome in women. Am
J Clin Nutr 2005 82: 887-893. [Eurekalert]
- Cutting Edge: Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor Is Necessary for
Progression of Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis. J
Immunol 2005 175: 5611-5614. [Eurekalert:
Multiple sclerosis progression linked to immune-cell substance]
- Longitudinal Changes in Post-Void Residual and Voided Volume Among Community
Dwelling Men. Journal
of Urology 2005; 174. [Medscape: Bladder
problems increase in men as they age]
- Strategy of Following Voriconazole versus Amphotericin B Therapy with
Other Licensed Antifungal Therapy for Primary Treatment of Invasive Aspergillosis:
Impact of Other Therapies on Outcome. CID
2005;41:1448-1452. [Eurekalert]
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- JAMA-EXPRESS
Early release - Effect of Muraglitazar on Death and Major Cardiovascular
Events. [Medscape]
- Archives
of Internal Medicine Vol. 165 No. 19, pp. 2183-2304, October 24, 2005
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- * Tositumomab
and Iodine-131 Tositumomab Produces Durable Complete Remissions in a Subset
of Heavily Pretreated Patients With Low-Grade and Transformed Non-Hodgkin’s
Lymphomas. JCO
Oct 20 2005: 7565–7573. [Eurekalert]
- * Impact
of Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole Prophylaxis on Falciparum Malaria Infection
and Disease. J
Inf Dis 2005;192:1823-1829. [Eurekalert]
- Cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator gene carrier status is a risk
factor for young onset pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Gut
2005; 54: 1661-1662. [Eurekalert]
- Television Viewing in Early Childhood Predicts Adult Body Mass Index. J
Pedi 2005; 147: 429-435. [Eurekalert]
- Links between Parents' and Girls' Television Viewing Behaviors: A Longitudinal
Examination. J
Pedi 2005; 147: 436-442.
- Relation between dietary n–3 and n–6 fatty acids and clinically
diagnosed dry eye syndrome in women. Am
J Clin Nutr 2005 82: 887-893. [Eurekalert]
- Colorectal carcinoma screening procedure use among primary care patients
. Cancer
2005;104:1356-1361. [Medscape]
- Age at retirement and long term survival of an industrial population:
prospective cohort study. BMJ,
doi:10.1136 published 21 October 2005. [Eurekalert]
- Comparison of the Effects of Vitamins and/or Mineral Supplementation
on Glomerular and Tubular Dysfunction in Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetes
Care 2005;28:2458-2464. [Medscape]
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- Should β blockers remain first choice in the treatment of primary
hypertension? A meta-analysis. The
Lancet Early Online Publication, 18 October 2005. [Eurekalert]
- New
England Journal of Medicine | Volume 353 October
20, 2005 Number 16
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- FDA Approvals: [Medscape]
- Aromasin (exemestane ) approval
of a new indication allowing its use for the treatment of estrogen
receptor–positive invasive early breast cancer after two to
three years of initial adjuvant tamoxifen therapy in postmenopausal
women.
- Norvir (ritonavir) dosing recommendations
for pediatric patients aged one month to two years.
- Helixate/Kogenate FS (antihemophilic
factor VIII [recombinant] injection) approval of new storage guidelines
allowing storage at room temperature (77°F, 25°C) for up to
three months.
- FDA Approvals: [Medscape]
- Havrix (hepatitis A vaccine) allowing
its use in children aged 12 months and older. The vaccine was previously
approved for use in children and adolescents aged 2 to 18 years.
- Venofer (sucrose injection) allowing
its use for the treatment of iron-deficiency anemia in peritoneal dialysis-dependent
patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) who are receiving erythropoietin
therapy.
- Allegra (fexofenadine) approved for once-daily use
in the treatment of chronic idiopathic urticaria in adult and pediatric
patients aged 12 years and older.
- FDA Medwatch :
- Cymbalta (duloxetine)
revision to the prescribing information to include warning of hepatic
injury (including hepatitis and cholestatic jaundice) in patients with
preexisting liver disease who may have an increased risk for further
liver damage. The new labeling extends the Precaution against using Cymbalta
in patients with substantial alcohol use to include those patients with
chronic liver disease. It is recommended that Cymbalta not be administered
to patients with any hepatic insufficiency.
- Enteryx (liquid
chemical polymer procedure kits) warning about serious adverse events,
including death. The serious adverse events involve unrecognized transmural
injections of Entryx into structures surrounding the esophagus. [Medscape]
- FDA Update on
Influenza Vaccine Supply
- * Eighth
Annual HealthGrades Hospital Quality in America Study Released; 2006 ratings
of 5,000 hospitals launched at HealthGrades.com.
[Eurekalert]
- * WWOX
gene restoration prevents lung cancer growth in vitro and in vivo. Proc.
Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 10.1073/pnas.0505485102 online publication. [Press
release] [ news
release ]
- Timing of the brain events underlying access to consciousness during
the attentional blink. Nature
Neuroscience 2005; 8: 1391 - 1400. [news
release]
- * T
cells targeted against a single minor histocompatibility antigen can cure
solid tumors. Nature
Medicine Published online: 16 October 2005 [Eurekalert]
- Synthesis and properties of crosslinked recombinant pro-resilin. Nature
2005 doi: 10.1038/nature04085. [Nature's Super-Rubber Made in Lab. ScienceNOW report]
- An interstitial deletion-insertion involving chromosomes 2p25.3 and Xq27.1,
near SOX3, causes X-linked recessive hypoparathyroidism. J.
Clin. Invest. 2005 115: 2822-2831. [Eurekalert]
- Don’t be stupid about intelligent design. J.
Clin. Invest. 2005 115: 2586.
- Transvenous Access to the Pericardial Space: An Approach to Epicardial
Lead Implantation for Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy. Pacing
and Clinical Electrophysiology (PACE 2005; 28:1018-1024). [* Eurekalert:
a medical-student researcher developed a technique that--at least in pigs--overcomes
the procedure's main shortcomings]
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- JAMA Vol.
294 No. 15 October 19, 2005
- * Slow
Breathing Improves Arterial Baroreflex Sensitivity and Decreases Blood
Pressure in Essential Hypertension. Hypertension
2005;46:714-718. [Medscape]
- Prevalence and Correlates of Perceived Societal Racism in Older African-American
Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. J
Am Ger Soc 2005; online early publication. [Eurekalert]
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- * Derivation
and Validation of a Prognostic Model for Pulmonary Embolism. Am.
J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 1041-1046. [Eurekalert]
- Melatonin improves abdominal pain in irritable bowel syndrome patients
who have sleep disturbances: a randomised, double blind, placebo controlled
study. Gut.
2005;54:1402-1407. [Medscape]
- Association Between a Dopamine-4 Receptor Polymorphism and Blood Pressure. Am
J Hypertension 2005; 18: 1206-1210. [Eurekalert]
- Chest. 2005;128:2130-2137.
[Medscape]
- MMWR: Adult
Immunization Schedule for 2005-2006
- Annals of Internal
Medicine 18 October 2005 Volume 143 Issue 8
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- * Effect
of BCG vaccination on risk of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in children
with household tuberculosis contact: a prospective community-based study. The
Lancet Early Online Publication, 13 October 2005 (registration required)
[Medscape report
from The Lancet]
- Infliximab induction and maintenance therapy for moderate-to-severe psoriasis:
a phase III, multicentre, double-blind trial. The
Lancet 2005; 366:1367-1374.(limited access) [Eurekalert]
- New
England Journal of Medicine Volume 353 October 13, 2005 Number 15
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- JAMA
Vol. 294 No. 14 October 12, 2005
- Trends in Serum Lipids and Lipoproteins of Adults,
1960-2002. JAMA.
2005;294:1773-1781.
- Incidence of End-stage Renal Disease in Patients
With Type 1 Diabetes. JAMA.
2005;294:1782-1787.
- Early Experience With Pay-for-Performance: From
Concept to Practice. JAMA.
2005;294:1788-1793.
- Impact of Candesartan on Nonfatal Myocardial Infarction
and Cardiovascular Death in Patients With Heart Failure. JAMA.
2005;294:1794-1798.
- Plasma Fibrinogen Level and the Risk of Major Cardiovascular
Diseases and Nonvascular Mortality: An Individual Participant Meta-analysis.
Fibrinogen Studies Collaboration*. JAMA.
2005;294:1799-1809.
- Perspectives on Care at the
Close of Life: Palliative Sedation in Dying Patients: "We Turn to It When Everything Else
Hasn’t Worked" JAMA.
2005;294:1810-1816.
- Legal Concerns and the Influenza Vaccine Shortage.
JAMA.
2005;294:1817-1820.
- Editorials: Pay-for-Performance Research: How to
Learn What Clinicians and Policy Makers Need to Know. JAMA.
2005;294:1821-1823.
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- FDA Safety Labeling Changes: [Medscape]
- Vytorin (estizimibe/simvastatin
tablets) to advise of certain drug interactions with the simvastatin
component that increase the risk of myopathy and/or rhabdomylosis.
- Topamax (topiramate) to advise of
new clinical trial data regarding the risks of metabolic acidosis and
neuropsychiatric adverse events associated with its use.
- Carboxylated Glycans Mediate Colitis through Activation of NF-B. J
Immunol 2005 175: 5412-5422. [Eurekalert:
Antibody to a naturally-occurring sugar chain in colon inhibits inflammatory
bowel disease]
- * EGFR
Activation Mediates Inhibition of Axon Regeneration by Myelin and Chondroitin
Sulfate Proteoglycans. Science,
Vol 310, Issue 5745, 106-110 , 7 October 2005. [ScienceNOW]
- * Germinal
center exclusion of autoreactive B cells is defective in human systemic
lupus erythematosus. JCI
Online published October 6, 2005. 10.1172/JCI24179
- * Transactivation
of CXCR4 by IGF-1R in human MDA-MB-231 breast cancer epithelial cells. J
Biol Chem. 2005 Sep 19; [Epub ahead of print]. [NewScientist:
Survival trick of loose cancer cells]
- * New
class of antibiotics effective against drug-resistant bacteria discovered
in fungi. [Eurekalert and ScinceNOW report
from Nature]
- * "Painless" basic
science learning [Podcasts of recent scientific advances]
- News: Chiron Hopes to Ship Flu Vaccine Within Days [Medscape]
- FDA
Talk Paper: FDA Awards Contracts on Databases of Adverse Effects
of Marketed Drugs Ability to Monitor Approved Drugs Enhanced
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- Archives of Internal Medicine Vol. 165 No. 18, October
10, 2005
- Editorials: C-Reactive Protein, Heart Disease Risk,
and the Popular Media. Arch
Intern Med. 2005;165:2058-2060.
- High Attributable Risk of Elevated C-Reactive Protein
Level to Conventional Coronary Heart Disease Risk Factors: The Third
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Arch
Intern Med. 2005;165:2063-2068.
- The Complexity and Cost of Drug Regimens of Older
Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure in the United States, 1998-2001. Arch
Intern Med. 2005;165:2069-2076.
- The Influence of Health Status, Age, and Race on
Screening Mammography in Elderly Women. Arch
Intern Med. 2005;165:2083-2088.
- Reduced Screening Mammography Among Women With Diabetes. Arch
Intern Med. 2005;165:2090-2095. [Medscape]
- Racial Disparities in Hypertension Prevalence, Awareness,
and Management. Arch
Intern Med. 2005;165:2098-2104.
- Sex and Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Outcomes After
Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Cohort Study Among Members of a Large
Integrated Health Care Delivery System in Northern California. Arch
Intern Med. 2005;165:2105-2113.
- Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Body Mass Index as
Predictors of Cardiovascular Disease Mortality Among Men With Diabetes. Arch
Intern Med. 2005;165:2114-2120.
- Income Disparities in Body Mass Index and Obesity
in the United States, 1971-2002. Arch
Intern Med. 2005;165:2122-2128.
- Disparities Despite Coverage: Gaps in Colorectal
Cancer Screening Among Medicare Beneficiaries. Arch
Intern Med. 2005;165:2129-2135.
- Availability of Physician Services in Florida, Revisited:
The Effect of the Professional Liability Insurance Market on Access
to Health Car. Arch
Intern Med. 2005;165:2136-2141.
- The Relation Between Pulse Pressure and Cardiovascular
Mortality in 12 763 Middle-aged Men From Various Parts of the World:
A 25-Year Follow-up of the Seven Countries Stud. Arch
Intern Med. 2005;165:2142-2147. [Medscape]
- Lipoprotein Peroxidation and Mobility Limitation:
Results From the Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study. Arch
Intern Med. 2005;165:2148-2154.
- Continued Decline in Blood Lead Levels Among Adults
in the United States: The National Health and Nutrition Examination
Surveys. Arch
Intern Med. 2005;165:2155-2161.
- Left Ventricular Assessment in Myocardial
Infarction: The VALIANT Registry. Arch
Intern Med. 2005;165:2162-2169.
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- Headaches and the Treatment of Blood Pressure: Results From a Meta-Analysis
of 94 Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trials With 24 000 Participants. Circulation
2005 112: 2301 - 2306. [Medscape]
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- New
England Journal of Medicine Volume 353 October 6, 2005 Number
14
- Climate Change and Human Healt. P.
R. Epstein
- Faith Healers and Physicians — Teaching Pseudoscience
by Mandate. R.
S. Schwartz
- Medicaid — Implications for the Health Safety
Net. D.
Rowland
- Genetic Modifiers of Lung Disease in Cystic Fibrosis. M.
L. Drumm and Others
- * Normal
Fasting Plasma Glucose Levels and Type 2 Diabetes in Young Men. A.
Tirosh and Others [Medscape]
- Outbreak of Vibrio parahaemolyticus Gastroenteritis
Associated with Alaskan Oysters. J.
B. McLaughlin and Others
Cost-Effectiveness of Implantable Cardioverter–Defibrillators.
G. D. Sanders, M.
A. Hlatky, and D. K. Owens
- Anorexia Nervosa. J.
Yager and A. E. Andersen
- Mechanisms of Disease: Sick Chaperones, Cellular
Stress, and Disease. A.
J.L. Macario and E. C. de Macario
- Medical Mystery — One Brown Eye and One
Blue Eye. B.
Gesundheit and M. Greenberg
- Still Consider the Source. A.
H. Sawalha, S. Saint, R. W. Ike, and M. S. Bronze
- Finding Genetic Modifiers of Cystic Fibrosis. C.
K. Haston and T. J. Hudson
- "Doctor, Is My Sugar Normal?" R.
A. Arky
- Cost-Effectiveness in a Flat World — Can
ICDs Help the United States Get Rhythm? L.
Goldman
- Medicare and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. P.
J. Neumann, A. B. Rosen, and M. C. Weinstein
- The effect of trauma center designation and trauma volume on outcome
in specific severe injuries. Annals
of Surgery 2005;242: 512-519. [Eurekalert]
- * Non-steroidal
anti-inflammatory drugs and the risk of oral cancer: a nested case-control
study. The
Lancet Early Online Publication, 7 October 2005. [Eurekalert]
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- * Impaired
Insulin Sensitivity as an Independent Risk Factor for Mortality in Patients
With Stable Chronic Heart Failure . J
Am Coll Cardiol 2005;46:1019-1028. [Medscape]
- * Improvement
in Blood Pressure With Inhibition of the Epithelial Sodium Channel in Blacks
With Hypertension. Hypertension
2005 46: 481-487. [Eurekalert]
- * Hypoxic
stress in diabetic pregnancy contributes to impaired embryo gene expression
and defective development by inducing oxidative stress. Am
J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 289: E591-E599, 2005. [Eurekalert]
- Preventing Communication Errors in Telephone Medicine. J
Gen Int Med 2005; 20: 959-963. [Eurekalert]
- The neglected epidemic of chronic disease. The
Lancet Early Online Publication, 5 October 2005 (requires registration/subscription)
- Preventing chronic diseases: how many lives
can we save? Lancet 2005; published online Oct 5
- Preventing chronic diseases: taking stepwise
action. Lancet 2005; published online Oct 5
- Responding to the threat of chronic diseases
in India. Lancet 2005; published online Oct 5
- Preventing chronic diseases in China.
Lancet 2005; published online Oct 5
- Leisure-time physical activity at midlife
and the risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease. Lancet
Neurology Early Online Publication, 4 October 2005
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- FDA Safety Labeling Changes: [Medscape]
- Raptiva (efalizumab) risks of
immune-related hemolytic anemia, serious infection, thrombocytopenia,
and psoriatic worsening associated with its use.
- Xeloda (capecitabine) risk of severe
diarrhea associated with its use, particularly in the elderly.
- FDA Medwatch:
- Menactra (Meningococcal
Conjugate Vaccine A, C, Y, and W135). FDA and CDC notified consumers
and health care providers of five reports of Guillain Barre Syndrome
following administration of Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine. It is not
known yet whether these cases were caused by the vaccine or are coincidental.
[Medscape]
- Leo Sternbach, 97, Valium Creator, Dies. [New
York Times Obituary]
- * The
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2005 awarded to Barry J. Marshall
and J. Robin Warren for their discovery of the bacterium Helicobacter
pylori and its role in gastritis and peptic ulcer disease. [Investigators
website] [New
Scientist] [NPR
audio file]
- Maintenance of B cell anergy requires constant antigen receptor occupancy
and signaling. Nature
Immunology Published online: 2 October 2005 [Eurekalert: A
newly described T helper cell is the culprit for initiating chronic inflammation
and autoimmunity in a variety of body tissues.] . (news
release) [Science
Daily]
- Prefrontal white matter in pathological liars. Br
J Psychiatry 2005 187: 320-325. [New
Scientist: The brains of pathological liars have structural abnormalities.]
[BBC News]
- Long-term renewal of hair follicles from clonogenic multipotent stem
cells. PNAS
published October 3, 2005, [Eurekalert:
Hair-raising stem cells identified]
- Merck investigational vaccine GARDASIL prevented 100 percent of cervical
pre- & non-invasive cancers. Phase III study will be presented for
the first time at IDSA. Gardasil™ HPV Vaccine Reduced Infection and
Disease in New Clinical Study. a Phase II study published for the first
time in The Lancet Oncology.
[Medscape and
Eurekalert]
- Influenza:
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- Comparison of Pharmacological Treatments for Opioid-Dependent Adolescents:
A Randomized Controlled Trial. Arch
Gen Psychiatry. 2005;62:1157-1164.
- * Nocturnal hemodialysis
is associated with restoration of impaired endothelial progenitor cell
biology in end-stage renal disease. Am
J Physiol Renal Physiol 289: F679-F684, 2005. [news
report]
- JAMA
Vol. 294 No. 13, pp. 1589-1722, October 5, 2005
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- * Coronary
Calcium Independently Predicts Incident Premature Coronary Heart Disease
Over Measured Cardiovascular Risk Factors: Mean Three-Year Outcomes in
the Prospective Army Coronary Calcium (PACC) Project. J
Am Coll Cardiol 2005 46: 807-814. [Medscape ]
- Should Resistance Testing Be Performed for Treatment-Naive HIV-Infected
Patients? A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. Clin
Inf Dis 2005;41:4109. [IDSA
Report]
- The Association of Gastrointestinal Symptoms With Weight, Diet, and Exercise
in Weight-Loss Program Participants. Clin
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2005; 3[Eurekalert ]
- Annals of Internal
Medicine 4 October 2005 Volume 143 Issue 7
- * Estimated
Risks for Developing Obesity in the Framingham Heart Study. Vasan,
Pencina, Cobain, and others [NewScientist]
[Medscape]
- Evidence-Based Therapies and Mortality in Patients
Hospitalized in December with Acute Myocardial Infarction. Meine,
Patel, DePuy, and others [Medscape]
- The Cost-Effectiveness of Screening the U.S. Blood
Supply for West Nile Virus. Custer,
Busch, Marfin, and Petersen
- Clinical Decision Making during Public Health
Emergencies: Ethical Considerations. Lo
and Katz
- Pathogenesis of Gout. Choi,
Mount, and Reginato
- * CLINICAL
GUIDELINES: Screening for Hereditary Hemochromatosis: A Clinical
Practice Guideline from the American College of Physicians. Qaseem,
Aronson, Fitterman, and others [Medscape]
- Screening Primary Care Patients for Hereditary
Hemochromatosis with Transferrin Saturation and Serum Ferritin Level:
Systematic Review for the American College of Physicians. Schmitt,
Golub, and Green
- EDITORIALS: Meeting Transfusion Safety Expectations. AuBuchon
- The Growing Paradigm of Preventing Disease:
Vaccines To Prevent Herpes Zoster and Pertussis in Adults. Poland
- Effect of sublingual misoprostol on severe postpartum haemorrhage in
a primary health centre in Guinea-Bissau: randomised double blind clinical
trial. BMJ
2005;331:723. [Medscape]
- Comparison of the Effects of Vitamins and/or Mineral Supplementation
on Glomerular and Tubular Dysfunction in Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetes
Care 2005 28: 2458-2464. [Medscape]
- Monotonicity of Nerve Tests in Diabetes: Subclinical nerve dysfunction
precedes diagnosis of polyneuropathy. Diabetes
Care 2005 28: 2192-2200. [Eurekalert]
- Chronic Arthritis Down-Regulates Peripheral u-Opioid Receptor Expression
With Concomitant Loss of Endomorphin 1 Antinociception," Arthritis & Rheumatism,
October 2005; 52:10; pp. 3210-3219. [Eurekalert]
- Effect of Initial Corticosteroid Therapy on Coronary Artery Aneurysm
Formation in Kawasaki Disease: A Meta-analysis of 862 Children. Pediatrics
2005; 116: 989-995. [Euekalert]
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- New
England Journal of Medicine Volume 353 September 29, 2005
Number 13
- Becoming a Physician: Learning from the Dying, S.
D. Block and J. A. Billings
- Becoming a Physician: Cultural Competence and
the Culture of Medicine. R.
C. Fox
- Becoming a Physician: Compliance, Caricature, and
Culturally Aware Care. D.
Malina
- Protective Conditioning for Acute Graft-versus-Host
Disease. R.
Lowsky and Others
- Drotrecogin Alfa (Activated) for Adults with Severe
Sepsis and a Low Risk of Death. E.
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