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Volume 18, Issue 14
July 15, 2007

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How Should We Describe Risk-Reducing Treatments to Patients?
Ann Intern Med 2007 Jun 19; 146:848-56.
Ann Intern Med 2007 Jun 19; 146:891-2.

Interview with: Harold Sox, MD
Annals of Internal Medicine
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

How to Promote Walking?
BMJ 2007 Jun 9; 334:1204.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.39198.722720.BE

Physician Self-Disclosure During Patient Visits
Arch Intern Med 2007 Jun 25; 167:1321-6.

Methimazole vs. Propylthiouracil for Hyperthyroidism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2007 Jun; 92:2157-62.

Neurologic Complications of Cerebral Angiography
Radiology 2007 Jun; 243:812-9.

Lowering Homocysteine Does Not Reduce VTE Risk
Ann Intern Med 2007 Jun 5; 146:761-7.

Smoking and Endothelial Dysfunction
Circulation 2007 May 22; 115:2621-7.

Warfarin: Prescribe with Care in the Elderly
Circulation 2007 May 29; 115:2689-96.
Circulation 2007 May 29; 115:2684-6.

Symptoms That Predict an Increased Likelihood of Cancer
BMJ 2007 May 19; 334:1040. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.39171.637106.AE

Primary Surgery and Chemotherapy Improve Ovarian Cancer Survival
Obstet Gynecol 2007 Jun; 109:1342-50.

Does Current Use of Hormone Therapy Increase Ovarian Cancer Risk?
Lancet 2007 May 19; 369:1703-10.

More from the Women’s Health Initiative: Benefits for Estrogen?
JAMA 2007 Apr 4; 297:1465-77.
N Engl J Med 2007 Jun 21; 356:2591-602.
N Engl J Med 2007 Jun 21; 356:2639-41.

Creation of Embryonic Stem Cells Without Using Embryos, in Mice
Nature 2007 Jun 6 [e-pub ahead of print].
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature05934
Nature 2007 Jun 6 [e-pub ahead of print].
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature05944

The 4-Hour Rule for Pneumonia Antibiotic Administration Backfires
Chest 2007 Jun; 131:1865-9.

Clinical Practice Guideline Watch: USPSTF Recommends Screening for Chlamydial Infection in Women at Risk
Ann Intern Med 2007 Jul 17; 147:128-33.
www.annals.org/cgi/reprint/0000605-200707170-00172v1.pdf
Ann Intern Med 2007 Jul 17; 147:136-43.
www.annals.org/cgi/reprint/0000605-200707170-00173v1.pdf
Guidelines Homepage: www.ahrq.gov/clinic/uspstfix.htm

Hypertension in Adolescents
J Pediatr 2007 Jun; 150:640-4.

Interview with: Karen McNiece, MD
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and
Arkansas Children's Hospital
Little Rock, Arkansas

Anabolic Steroid Use in Female Teens
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2007 Jun; 161:572-7.

Weight Management in Overweight Children
JAMA 2007 Jun 27; 297:2697-704.

Midstream Urine Samples in Children: Clean First, Then Collect
Pediatrics 2007 Jun; 119:e1288-93.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1542/peds.2006-2392

Do SSRIs Cause Birth Defects?
N Engl J Med 2007 Jun 28; 356:2684-92.
N Engl J Med 2007 Jun 28; 356:2675-83.
N Engl J Med 2007 Jun 28; 356:2732-3.

Starting Oral Contraceptives Immediately: How Much Benefit?
Obstet Gynecol 2007 Jun; 109:1270-6.

Aspirin Reduces Risk for Preeclampsia, But Who Should Be Treated?
Lancet 2007 May 26; 369:1791-8.
Lancet 2007 May 26; 369:1765-6.

Aspirin Does Not Benefit Cognition in Older Women
BMJ May 12; 334:987.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.39166.597836.BE


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