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Volume 17, Issue 08
April 15, 2006

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Is Clopidogrel Plus Aspirin Better than Aspirin Alone for Clinically Stable Patients?
N Engl J Med 2006 Apr 20; 354:1706-17.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa060989
N Engl J Med 2006 Apr 20; 354:1744-6.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJMe068057

Interview with: Eric Topol, MD
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, Ohio

Unfractionated or LMW Heparin in Conjunction with Fibrinolysis?
N Engl J Med 2006 Apr 6; 354:1477-88.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa060898
N Engl J Med 2006 Apr 6; 354:1524-7.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJMe068063
www.acc.org/clinical/guidelines/stemi/Guideline1/InitRecognition.htm#6_3_1_6_8

Failure of One Type of Stem-Cell Therapy for Acute MI
JAMA 2006 Mar 1; 295:1003-10.

Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction for Emphysema
Chest 2006 Mar; 129:518-26.
www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct/show/NCT00129584

Smoking and Mortality in Middle Age
Ann Intern Med 2006 Mar 21; 144:381-9.

Questionnaires Are Better Than Blood Tests When Screening for Unhealthy Alcohol Use
BMJ 2006 Mar 4; 332:511-7.
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/332/7540/511

Promise and Peril of Natalizumab for MS
N Engl J Med 2006 Mar 2; 354:899-910.
N Engl J Med 2006 Mar 2; 354:911-23.
N Engl J Med 2006 Mar 2; 354:924-33.

How Often Is GERD the Cause of Suspected Laryngopharyngeal Reflux?
Laryngoscope 2006 Feb; 116:254-60.

New Insights into Amyloid-b and Memory
Nature 2006 Mar 16; 440:352-7.
Nature 2006 Mar 16; 440:284-5.

Cellular-Aging Markers Linked to Aging of Primates
Science 2006 Mar 3; 311:1257.

Work Stress Linked with the Metabolic Syndrome
BMJ 2006 Mar 4; 332:521-4.
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/332/7540/521

Physical Demands in the Workplace and Long-Term Disability
BMJ 2006 Feb 25; 332:449-51.
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/332/7539/449

Homocysteine-Lowering with B Vitamins: No Benefit
N Engl J Med 2006 Apr 13; 354:1567-77.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa060900
N Engl J Med 2006 Apr 13; 354:1578-88.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa055227
N Engl J Med 2006 Apr 13; 354:1629-32.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJMe068060

Interview with: Eva Lonn MD, MSc
McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Catheter Ablation for Chronic AF?
N Engl J Med 2006 Mar 2; 354:934-41.
N Engl J Med 2006 Mar 2; 354:967-9.

Prevalence of Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance
N Engl J Med 2006 Mar 30; 354:1362-9.

High Incidence of PE After Abdominal Surgery for Gynecologic Cancers
Obstet Gynecol 2006 Mar; 107:666-71.

Factors Associated with Vulvodynia
Obstet Gynecol 2006 Mar; 107:617-24.

Depression in the Children of Depressed Mothers
JAMA 2006 Mar 22/29; 295:1389-98.

Clinical Practice Guideline Watch: Screening for Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip
Pediatrics 2006 Mar; 117:898-902.
www.ahrq.gov/clinic/uspstf06/hipdysp/hipdysrs.htm
Pediatrics 2006 Mar; 117:e557-76.
www.ahrq.gov/clinic/uspstf06/hipdysp/hipdysrev.htm
Guidelines Homepage: www.ahrq.gov/clinic/uspstfix.htm#review
American Academy of Pediatrics Guideline: http://aappolicy.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/ pediatrics;105/4/896

Humidity and Viral Croup: No Value in Any Form
JAMA 2006 Mar 15; 295:1274-80.

UTIs, Vesicoureteral Reflux, and Antibiotic Prophylaxis
Pediatrics 2006 Mar; 117:626-32.
Pediatrics 2006 Mar; 117:919-22.

How Long Does Antimeningococcal Protection Last?
J Infect Dis 2006 Mar 15; 193:821-8.

Community-Acquired MRSA Skin Infections: Not Uncommon
Ann Intern Med 2006 Mar 7; 144:309-17.
Ann Intern Med 2006 Mar 7; 144:318-25.
Ann Intern Med 2006 Mar 7; 144:368-70.

Hip Protectors Aren’t All They’re Cracked Up to Be
BMJ 2006 Mar 11; 332:571-4.
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/332/7541/571
BMJ 2006 Mar 11; 332:559-60.


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