Audio-Digest Foundation: journal-watch-audio

Main Written Summaries Listing | Journal-watch-audio: 2006 Listings
Audio-Digest FoundationJournal Watch Audio


Volume 17, Issue 23
December 1, 2006

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

Journal Watch Audio Program InfoAccreditation InfoCultural & Linguistic Competency Resources


Diastolic Heart Failure in the Community: Prevalence and Impact
JAMA 2006 Nov 8; 296:2209-16.
JAMA 2006 Nov 8; 296:2259-60.

Not Much Evidence for Specific LDL Targets
Ann Intern Med 2006 Oct 3; 145:520-30.

d-Dimer to Determine Duration of Anticoagulation After Venous Thromboembolism
N Engl J Med 2006 Oct 26; 355:1780-9.

A Sneeze May Launch a Thousand Staph
J Infect Dis 2006 Oct 15; 194:1119-26.

Interview with: Werner Bischoff, MD, PhD
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Prior Hospital-Room Occupants: A Source of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
Arch Intern Med 2006 Oct 9; 166:1945-51.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Documented After Certain Infections
BMJ 2006 Sep 16; 333:575-8.
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/333/7568/575

23-Valent Pneumococcal Vaccine Lowers Bacteremia Risk
Clin Infect Dis 2006 Oct 15; 43:1004-8.

Is Piriformis Syndrome for Real?
Arch Neurol 2006 Oct; 63:1469-72.
J Neurosurg Spine 2005 Feb; 2:99.

Triaging Patients with Minor Head Injury
BMJ 2006 Sep 2; 333:465-8.
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/333/7566/465
BMJ 2006 Sep 2; 333:469-71.
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/333/7566/469
BMJ 2006 Sep 2; 333:455-6.

Is There Awareness in the Vegetative State?
Science 2006 Sep 8; 313:1402.

Molecule Extends Vitality and Lifespan in Mice
Nature 2006 Nov 1; 144.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature05354

Rescreening People with STDs
Ann Intern Med 2006 Oct 17; 145:564-72.

Interview with: Thomas Peterman, MD
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, Georgia

Rifaximin for Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Ann Intern Med 2006 Oct 17; 145:557-63.
Ann Intern Med 2006 Oct 17; 145:626-8.

Natural History of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Hepatology 2006 Oct; 44:865-73.

Respiratory Benefits of a Legislative Ban on Smoking in Public Places
JAMA 2006 Oct 11; 296:1742-8.
JAMA 2006 Oct 11; 296:1778-9.

Ramelteon: Efficacy and Abuse Potential
Arch Gen Psychiatry 2006 Oct; 63:1149-57.
Sleep Med 2006 Jun; 7:312-8.
Sleep Med 2006 Jan; 7:17-24.

Acupuncture for Low Back Pain?
BMJ 2006 Sep 23; 333:623-6.
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/333/7569/623
BMJ 2006 Sep 23; 333:626-8.
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/333/7569/626
BMJ 2006 Sep 23; 333:611-2.

Clinical Practice Guideline Watch: When Is Androgen Therapy Indicated for Women?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 Oct; 91:3697-710.

Does Menopausal Hormone Therapy Increase Risk for Ovarian Cancer?
J Natl Cancer Inst 2006 Oct 4; 98:1397-405.

Presentation of Reflux Esophagitis in the Elderly
J Am Geriatr Soc 2006 Oct; 54:1537-42.

Immunization in Infants: Long Needle or Short Needle?
BMJ 2006 Sep 16; 333:571-4.
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/333/7568/571
BMJ 2006 Sep 16; 333:563-4.

High Numbers of Physically Unfit Adolescents
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2006 Oct; 160:1005-12.


Reproduction of this summary in whole or in part in any form or medium without express written permission is prohibited.