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Volume 16, Issue 19
October 1, 2005

The following is a list of articles summarized on this issue of Journal Watch Audio. If you would like to hear the contents and/or earn CME/CE credit, simply visit the Audio-Digest Foundation website

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Medical Management of Early Pregnancy Failure: A Reasonable Option
N Engl J Med 2005 Aug 25; 353:761-9.
N Engl J Med 2005 Aug 25; 353:834-6.

What Do Physicians Know about the Risks of Hormone Therapy?
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2005 Aug; 193:551-8.

Interview with: R. Stan Williams, MD
University of Florida College of Medicine
Gainesville, Florida

Uterine Artery Embolization of Fibroids: Generally Safe
Obstet Gynecol 2005 Jul; 106:52-9.

No Benefit from Pulmonary Artery Catheterization
Lancet 2005 Aug 6; 366:472-7.

Strategies for Diagnosing Pulmonary Embolism
BMJ 2005 Jul 30; 331:259-63.
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/331/7511/259

Roflumilast Improves Lung Function in COPD
Lancet 2005 Aug 13; 366:563-71.

Inhaled Insulin for Type 2 Diabetes
Diabetes Care 2005 Aug; 28:1922-8.

Starting Dose of Levothyroxine for Hypothyroidism
Arch Intern Med 2005 Aug 8/22; 165:1714-20.

Update on Cholinesterase Inhibitors for Alzheimer Disease
BMJ 2005 Aug 6; 331:321-3.
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/331/7512/321

Multivitamins to Prevent Infections in Elders?
BMJ 2005 Aug 6; 331:324-7.
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/331/7512/324

Are Homeopathy Trials More Biased Than Conventional Medicine Trials?
Lancet 2005 Aug 27; 366:726-32.
Lancet 2005 Aug 27; 366:690.

Can "Unscientific" Therapies Be Studied Scientifically?
Lancet 2005 Jul 16; 366:211-7.

C-Reactive Protein Levels - Do Race and Sex Matter?
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 Aug 2; 46:464-9.

Interview with: Amit Khera, MD
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas

Noninvasive Coronary Angiography: Where Do We Stand?
J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 Aug 2; 46:552-7.
Am Heart J 2005 Jun; 149:1112-9.

Perioperative b-Blockers in Noncardiac Surgery: A Meta-Analysis
BMJ 2005 Aug 6; 331:313-6.
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/331/7512/313

Perioperative Ischemic Evaluation [POISE] study:
www.controlled-trials.com/isrctn/trial/%7C/0/17233551.html

Adverse Events and Errors in Intensive Care
Crit Care Med 2005 Aug; 33:1694-700.

Aspirin, NSAIDs, and Colorectal Cancer
JAMA 2005 Aug 24/31; 294:914-23.

Effect of Medical Comorbidity on Pay-for-Performance Plans
JAMA 2005 Aug 10; 294:716-24.

Mobile Phones Associated with Car Crashes
BMJ 2005 Aug 20/27; 331:428-30.
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/331/7514/428

Effect of the Varicella Vaccine
JAMA 2005 Aug 17; 294:797-802.

Prevalence of Positive Allergy Skin Tests in the U.S.
J Allergy Clin Immunol 2005 Aug; 116:377-83.

More Evidence That Inactivity Contributes to Adolescent Obesity
Lancet 2005 Jul 23; 366:301-7.
Lancet 2005 Jul 23; 366:268-9.

Careful Combing Works for Head Lice
BMJ 2005 Aug 13; 331:384-7.
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/331/7513/384


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