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Volume 19, Issue 13
July 1, 2008

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Does Tight Glycemic Control Prevent Cardiovascular Events in Type 2 Diabetic Patients?
N Engl J Med 2008 Jun 6; [e-pub ahead of print].
http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa0802987
N Engl J Med 2008 Jun 6; [e-pub ahead of print].
http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa0802743

Interview with: Denise Simons-Morton, MD, PhD
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Bethesda, Maryland

Aliskiren to Reduce Proteinuria in Diabetic Nephropathy
N Engl J Med 2008 Jun 5; 358:2433.

More Olive Oil, Please: Mediterranean Diet and Type 2 Diabetes Prevention
BMJ 2008 May 29; [e-pub ahead of print].
http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1136/bmj.39561.501007.BE

Delay to Hospital Presentation Among Patients with STEMI
Arch Intern Med 2008 May 12; 168:959.

Particulate Air Pollution and DVT Risk
Arch Intern Med 2008 May 12; 168:920.

Early Repolarization in Survivors of Idiopathic Ventricular Fibrillation
N Engl J Med 2008 May 8; 358:2016.

Nesiritide Has No Role for Acute Decompensated Heart Failure in the ED
Ann Emerg Med 2008 May; 51:571.

Inherited Polymorphism Protects American Blacks from Progressive Heart Failure
Nat Med 2008 May; 14:510.
Nat Med 2008 May; 14:485.

Terlipressin for Hepatorenal Syndrome
Gastroenterology 2008 May; 134:1360.
Gastroenterology 2008 May; 134:1352.

Hypothermia for Head Trauma in Children
N Engl J Med 2008 Jun 5; 358:2447.

Poor Adherence to Once-Daily Antihypertensive Drugs Is Common
BMJ 2008 May 17; 336:1114.

No Need to Select Specific Antihypertensive Drugs According to Age
BMJ 2008 May 17; 336:1121.

Clinical Practice Guideline Watch: Guideline for Osteoporosis Screening in Men
Ann Intern Med 2008 May 6; 148:680.
Ann Intern Med 2008 May 6; 148:685.

Interview with: Amir Qaseem, MD, PhD
American College of Physicians
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Settling the Controversy About Long-Acting b-Agonists?
Ann Intern Med 2008 Jun 3; [E-pub ahead of print].
www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/0000605-200807010-00229v1
Ann Intern Med 2008 Jun 3; [E-pub ahead of print].
www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/0000605-200807010-00230v1

Timely Preop Antibiotics Should Reduce Wound Infections ¢ Shouldn’t They?
J Am Coll Surg 2008 May; 206:814.
Ann Surg 2008 June; 247:918.

Could Intensivist Management Actually Increase ICU Mortality?
Ann Intern Med 2008 Jun 3; 148:801.
Ann Intern Med 2008 Jun 3; 148:877.

Does Palliative Consultation Improve Patient Care?
J Am Geriatr Soc 2008 Apr; 56:593.

New Understanding of Autoimmune Diseases in Mice
Nature 2008 May 1; 453:65.
Nature 2008 May 1; 453:106.
Nature 2008 May 8; 453:236.
Nature 2008 May 1; 453:46.

Attempted Suicides in Anorexia Nervosa
Psychosom Med 2008 Apr; 70:378.

Contraceptive Use Among Women with Epilepsy
Contraception 2008 Jun; 77:405.

St. John’s Wort in ADHD
JAMA 2008 Jun 11; 299:2633.

Antibiotic Prophylaxis is Not Effective in Children with Vesicoureteral Reflux
Pediatrics 2008 Jun; 121:e1489.
doi:10.1542/peds.2007-2652
JAMA 2007 Jul 11; 298:179-86.


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