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Volume 19, Issue 24
December 15, 2008

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More Data on Statins in Primary Prevention ¢ The JUPITER Study
N Engl J Med 2008 Nov 20; 359:2195.
N Engl J Med 2008 Nov 20; 359:2280.

Interview with: Paul Ridker, MD
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts

Managing Heart Failure with Preserved Systolic Function: Another Disappointment
N Engl J Med 2008 Dec 4; 359:2456.

b-Blockers to Prevent Heart Failure in Hypertensive Patients?
J Am Coll Cardiol 2008 Sep 23; 52:1062.
J Am Coll Cardiol 2008 Sep 23; 52:1073.

Hand-Carried Ultrasound for Predicting Readmission for Heart Failure
J Am Coll Cardiol Img 2008 Sep; 1:595.
J Am Coll Cardiol Img 2008 Sep; 1:602.

Insulins: Many Options, Few Differences
Ann Intern Med 2008 Oct 21; 149:531.
Ann Intern Med 2008 Oct 21; 149:549.
Ann Intern Med 2008 Oct 21; 149:586.

Can Renin-Angiotensin Blockade Prevent Diabetic Retinopathy?
Lancet 2008 Oct 18; 372:1385.
Lancet 2008 Oct 18; 372:1394.

Metformin-Associated Lactic Acidosis Reexamined
Diabetes Care 2008 Nov; 31:2086.

Does Ginkgo biloba Prevent Dementia?
JAMA 2008 Nov 19; 300:2253.

Skin Rashes with Antiepileptic Drugs
Neurology 2008 Nov 4; 71:1527.

How Should We Manage Patients with 6- to 9-mm Polyps Detected by CT Colonography?
Gastroenterology 2008 Oct; 135:1100.
AJR Am J Roentgenol 2008 Nov; 191:1509.

Vitamin B and Cancer Risk in Women
JAMA 2008 Nov 5; 300:2012.

HPV Testing Improves Yield of Cervical Cancer Screening
BMJ 2008 Oct 13; 337:a1754.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.a1754

Choose to Chew: Nicotine Gum and Pregnancy
Obstet Gynecol 2008 Oct; 112:859.

Autism and Rain
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2008 Nov; 162:1026.
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2008 Nov; 162:1095.

Facial Palsy and Lyme Disease
Pediatrics 2008 Nov; 122:e1080.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1542/peds.2008-1273

Acetaminophen: Rectal or Oral Administration?
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2008 Nov; 162:1042.

Measuring General and Abdominal Adiposity to Assess Mortality Risk
N Engl J Med 2008 Nov 13; 359:2105.

Mortality with Gastric Bypass: Effect of Surgical Volume
Surgery 2008 Nov; 144:736.

So, What Happened at Your GI Appointment?
CMAJ 2008 Nov 4; 179:1013.
CMAJ 2008 Nov 4; 179:987.

Patient Preferences for Treatments Can Affect Outcomes of Randomized Trials
BMJ 2008 Oct 31; 337:a1864.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.a1864

Outcomes of Health Programs for Physicians with Substance-Use Disorders
BMJ 2008 Nov 4; 337:a2038.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.a2038

Naltrexone for Amphetamine Dependence
Am J Psychiatry 2008 Nov; 165:1442.

Coexistent Psychiatric Illness Affects Risk for Completed Suicide After Suicide Attempt
BMJ 2008 Nov 18; 337:a2205.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.a2205


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