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Volume 19, Issue 08
April 15, 2008

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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Test-and-Treat for H. Pylori vs. Acid Suppression for Dyspepsia
BMJ 2008 Mar 22; 336:651.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.39479.640486.AE
BMJ 2008 Mar 22; 336:623.

Enteral Probiotics Increase Short-Term Mortality in High-Risk Acute Pancreatitis Patients
Lancet 2008 Feb 23; 371:651.

Conflicting Evidence on Value of Screening for MRSA
JAMA 2008 Mar 12; 299:1149.
Ann Intern Med 2008 Mar 18; 148:409.
Ann Intern Med 2008 Mar 18; 148:474.

Is Expedited Partner Therapy for STIs Legal in Your State?
Am J Public Health 2008 Feb; 98:238.

Circumcision and Risk for STIs: No Evidence of Major Protective Effect
J Pediatr 2008 Mar; 152:383.

Inappropriate Treatment of Alcohol Withdrawal Is Common
Mayo Clin Proc 2008 Mar; 83:274.

Interview with: J. Michael Bostwick, MD
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota

Drugs for Preventing Contrast-Induced Nephropathy
Ann Intern Med 2008 Feb 19; 148:284.

Statins in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
BMJ 2008 Mar 22; 336:645.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.39472.580984.AE

Randomized Study of Left-Main Stenting
J Am Coll Cardiol 2008 Feb 5; 51:538.

Minimally Interrupted Cardiac Resuscitation for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
JAMA 2008 Mar 12; 299:1158.
JAMA 2008 Mar 12; 299:1188.

Old Blood and Cardiac Surgery Risk
N Engl J Med 2008 Mar 20; 358:1229.

Clinical Practice Guideline Watch: Pharmacologic Treatment of Dementia
Ann Intern Med 2008 Mar 4; 148:370.
Ann Intern Med 2008 Mar 4; 148:379.

Clinical Practice Guideline Watch: Screening for Colorectal Cancer
CA: Cancer J Clin 2008 Mar 5; [E-pub ahead of print].
http://dx.doi.org/10.3322/CA.2007.0018
http://caonline.amcancersoc.org/cgi/content/full/CA.2007.0018v1

Geographic Variation, UV Exposure, and Risk for Skin Cancer
Arch Intern Med 2008 Mar 10; 168:501.
www.epa.gov/sunwise/uvindex.html#map

Interview with: Abrar Qureshi, MD, MPH
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts

Telling Smokers Their Lung Age Increases Their Likelihood of Quitting
BMJ 2008 Mar 15; 336:598.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.39503.582396.25
http://mrw.interscience.wiley.com/cochrane/clsysrev/articles/CD004705/frame.html

How Variable Are Liver Enzyme Results?
Ann Intern Med 2008 Mar 4; 148:348.

Tocilizumab: Interleukin-6 Inhibitor Is Effective in Adult and Juvenile Arthritis
Lancet 2008 Mar 22; 371:987.
Lancet 2008 Mar 22; 371:998.
Lancet 2008 Mar 22; 371:961.

Inguinal Hernia Repair: Two New Studies
Ann Surg 2008 Mar; 247:428.
Surgery 2003 May; 133:464.
Surgery 2008 Mar; 143:313.

Vitamin D2 vs. Vitamin D3 Supplementation - Does It Matter?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2008 Mar; 93:677.

Increasing Amphetamine Abuse Among Pregnant Women
Obstet Gynecol 2008 Feb; 111:341.

Treating Reflux in Children
J Pediatr 2008 Mar; 152:310.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2007.09.009

Regularly Eating Breakfast Reduces Weight Gain
Pediatrics 2008 Mar; 121:e638.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1542/peds.2007-1035

Creative New Treatment Approaches for Childhood Obesity
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2008 Mar; 162:239.
Pediatrics 2008 Mar; 121:453.


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