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More Data on Aromatase Inhibitors for Breast Cancer
- General Medicine
- Summary and Comment
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Extending endocrine therapy beyond 5 years prevents some breast cancer relapses.
- By Allan S. Brett, MD
- May 8, 2008
- Covering J Clin Oncol 2008 Apr 20
Prophylactic Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators?
- Cardiology
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A finding that inappropriate ICD shocks are associated with increased mortality raises a chicken-or-egg question.
- By Mark S. Link, MD
- April 30, 2008
- Covering J Am Coll Cardiol 2008 Apr 8
Adenoma Recurrence and Guidelines for Surveillance After Polypectomy
- General Medicine
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At 4 years, advanced adenomas were detected in 9% of high-risk patients but also in 5% of low-risk patients.
- By Richard Saitz, MD, MPH, FACP, FASAM, and Allan S. Brett, MD
- April 29, 2008
- Covering Ann Intern Med 2008 Mar 18
Do Disease Management Programs Really Make a Difference in Heart Failure?
- Cardiology
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A randomized trial of three programs of varying intensity did not reveal any significant differences in outcomes.
- By William T. Abraham, MD
- April 23, 2008
- Covering Arch Intern Med 2008 Feb 11
Extranasal MRSA Colonization in Nursing Home Residents
- Infectious Diseases
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Colonization with MRSA at groin and perianal sites was significantly more common in residents with indwelling catheters than in those without such devices.
- By Neil M. Ampel, MD
- April 23, 2008
- Covering Clin Infect Dis 2008 May 1
Prostate Cancer Mortality in the U.S. and U.K.: Effect of PSA Screening
- Oncology and Hematology
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Rates of PSA testing and types of therapy for early prostate cancer from 1975 through 2003 were analyzed for both countries.
- By Robert Dreicer, MD, MS, FACP
- April 22, 2008
- Covering Lancet Oncol 2008 Apr 17
Should We Treat Hypertension in Very Old People?
- General Medicine
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In the HYVET, relatively healthy octogenarians benefited from antihypertensive therapy.
- By Allan S. Brett, MD
- April 17, 2008
- Covering N Engl J Med 2008 Mar 31
Disparity of Surgical Care in Patients with Early-Stage Breast Cancer
- Oncology and Hematology
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Awareness is the first step toward eliminating racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic factors in surgical treatment.
- By Henry Mark Kuerer, MD, PhD, FACS
- April 15, 2008
- Covering J Natl Cancer Inst 2008 Apr 2
Do Patients with Familial Prostate Cancer Have Worse Outcomes?
- Oncology and Hematology
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Father–son pairs shared good or poor prognoses.
- By Robert Dreicer, MD, MS, FACP
- April 15, 2008
- Covering J Clin Oncol 2008 Apr 1
Are Antihypertensive Drugs Neuroprotective in Parkinson Disease?
- Neurology
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A large case-control study suggests that calcium channel blockers are the only antihypertensives that reduce the risk for Parkinson disease.
- By Robert L. Rodnitzky, MD
- April 15, 2008
- Covering Neurology 2008 Feb 6