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Volume 16, Issue 21
November 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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Analysis and Reconstruction of the 1918 Pandemic Flu Virus
Nature 2005 Oct 6; 437:889-93.
Nature 2005 Oct 6; 437:794-5.
Science 2005 Oct 7; 310:77-80.
Science 2005 Oct 7; 310:28-9.

Xigris Ineffective in Low-Risk Patients with Severe Sepsis
N Engl J Med 2005 Sep 29; 353:1332-41.

Azithromycin Might Cure Early Syphilis, but Beware of Failure
N Engl J Med 2005 Sep 22; 353:1236-44.
N Engl J Med 2005 Sep 22; 353:1291-3.

No Drug Resistance from Antibacterial Cleaning Products
Emerg Infect Dis 2005 Oct; 11:1565-70.
www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/vol11no10/04-1276.htm

High-Normal Fasting Glucose and Diabetes Risk
N Engl J Med 2005 Oct 6; 353:1454-62.

Interview with: Ronald Arky, MD
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts

What is the Risk for Obesity?
Ann Intern Med 2005 Oct 4; 143:473-80.

Colchicine for Recurrent Pericarditis
Arch Intern Med 2005 Sep 26; 165:1987-91.

b-Blocker Therapy in the Era of Pharmacogenetics
JAMA 2005 Sep 28; 294:1526-33.

Why the Decline in Coronary Death Rates?
BMJ 2005 Sep 17; 331:614-7.
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/331/7517/614

Endovascular Coiling: A Less-Invasive Approach to Subarachnoid Bleeds
Lancet 2005 Sep 3; 366:783-5.
Lancet 2005 Sep 3; 366:809-17.

Vasodilator Therapy Disappointing in Chronic Aortic Regurgitation
N Engl J Med 2005 Sep 29; 353:1342-9.
N Engl J Med 2005 Sep 29; 353:1400-2.

Decreased Smoking and Lung Cancer Risk
JAMA 2005 Sep 28; 294:1505-10.

Why the Increase in Melanoma?
BMJ 2005 Sep 3; 331:481-4.
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/331/7515/481

Low-Dose CT Without Contrast for Evaluating Acute Diverticulitis
Radiology 2005 Oct; 237:189-96.

CT Beats Plain Films in Patients with Abdominal Pain
Radiology 2005 Oct; 237:114-22.

Complete Leg Ultrasound Sufficiently Rules Out DVT
Radiology 2005 Oct; 237:348-52.

Unnecessary Drug Prescribing Among Frail Elders
J Am Geriatr Soc 2005 Sep; 53:1518-23.

Interview with: Emily Hajjar, Pharm.D
Philadelphia College of Pharmacy
University of the Sciences
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Choosing Among Second-Generation Antidepressants
Ann Intern Med 2005 Sep 20; 143:415-26.

Another Look at BNP Levels in Renal Failure
Am J Kidney Dis 2005 Oct; 46:610-20.

Estrogen Exposure Varies with Different Forms of Contraception
Contraception 2005 Sep; 72:168-74.

Psychological Reactions to the London Bombings
BMJ 2005 Sep 17; 331:606-11.
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/331/7517/606

Landmark Advance in Speed of Genome Sequencing
Nature 2005 Sep 15; 437:376-80.
Nature 2005 Sep 15; 437:326-7.


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