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Volume 18, Issue 20
October 15, 2007

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Clinical Practice Guideline Watch: American College of Chest Physicians
Weighs In Against CT Screening for Lung Cancer
Chest 2007 Sep; 132:Suppl:69S.
www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct/show/NCT00047385

Interview with: Peter Bach, MD
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York

Joint Symptoms in Women Taking Aromatase Inhibitors for Breast Cancer
J Clin Oncol 2007 Sep 1; 25:3877.

What's an Appropriate Interval for PSA Screening?
J Natl Cancer Inst 2007 Sep 5; 99:1296.
www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct/show/NCT00002540
www.erspc.org

Is "Chronic Prostatitis" Really an "-itis"?
J Urol 2007 Sep; 178:896.

Screening and Brief Intervention for Unhealthy Alcohol Use: Mixed Results
Alcohol Alcohol 2007 Sep 22; [e-pub ahead of print].
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agm063
Addiction 2007 Sep 3; [e-pub ahead of print].
http:dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2007.01968.x

Following Practice Guidelines Leads to Better Depression Outcomes
Ann Intern Med 2007 Sep 4; 147:320.
Ann Intern Med 2007 Sep 4; 147:342.

Maintenance Treatment and Health-Related Quality of Life in Depressed Elders
J Am Geriatr Soc 2007 Sep; 55:1325.

New Class of Schizophrenia Drugs
Nat Med 2007 Sep; 13:1102.
Nat Med 2007 Sep; 13:1018.

Polyethylene Glycol vs. Tegaserod for Constipation
Am J Gastroenterol 2007 Sep; 102:1964.
www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2007/NEW01673.html

Does Exercise Protect Against Development of Knee Osteoarthritis?
Menopause 2007 Sep/Oct; 14:830.

Acupuncture for Knee Osteoarthritis?
BMJ 2007 Sep 1; 335:436.

Does Calcium Supplementation Prevent Fractures?
Lancet 2007 Aug 25; 370:657.

Hyperkyphosis: Little Known About This Common Condition
Ann Intern Med 2007 Sep 4; 147:330.

Interview with: Deborah Kado, MD
David Geffen School of Medicine
University of California, Los Angeles

HDL Levels and Cardiovascular Risk in Patients with Very Low LDL Levels
N Engl J Med 2007 Sep 27; 357:1301.

Molecule Links Dyslipidemia, Oxidative Stress, and Thrombosis
Nat Med 2007 Sep; 13:1086.
Nat Med 2007 Sep; 13:1015.

Chest Pain in the Emergency Department: Who Needs Monitoring?
Ann Emerg Med 2007 Aug; 50:136.

Cardiologists' Attitudes About Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Arch Intern Med 2007 Aug 13/27; 167:1604.
Arch Intern Med 2007 Aug 13/27; 167:1573.

Vitamins C and E and Beta Carotene Do Not Prevent Cardiovascular Events in Women
Arch Intern Med 2007 Aug 13/27; 167:1610.

Hot Flashes Are Not the Only Cause of Sleep Disturbances Around Menopause
Menopause 2007 Sep/Oct; 14:826.

Maternal Obesity Is a Risk Factor for Stillbirth
Obstet Gynecol 2007 Sep; 110:552.

Bumper Pads in Cribs and Bassinets Should Be Banned
J Pediatr 2007 Sep; 151:271.
J Pediatr 2007 Sep; 151:237.

CSF PCR Testing for Enterovirus Reduces Length of Stay for Infants
Pediatrics 2007 Sep; 120:489.

Vaccines, Thimerosal, and Neuropsychological Outcomes
N Engl J Med 2007 Sep 27; 357:1281.


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