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Is Expedited Partner Therapy for STIs Legal in Your State?
- Women's Health
- Summary and Comment
- Free
EPT was determined to be legally permissible in 12 jurisdictions and probably prohibited in 13.
- By Diane E. Judge, APN/CNP
- March 20, 2008
- Covering Am J Public Health 2008 Feb
Which New Medications May Cause SJS or TEN?
- Dermatology
- Summary and Comment
- Subscription required
A useful summary of which drugs are most likely to cause these severe adverse reactions
- By Jeffrey P. Callen, MD
- February 15, 2008
- Covering J Invest Dermatol 2008 Jan
Warfarin: To Stop or Not to Stop?
- Dermatology
- Summary and Comment
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In outpatients on anticoagulant therapy undergoing minor procedures, the risks for clinically significant bleeding and thromboembolic events must be considered on an individual basis.
- By George J. Hruza, MD
- February 15, 2008
- Covering Arch Intern Med 2008 Jan 14
Ovarian Cancer Still Defies Early Detection
- Women's Health
- Summary and Comment
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CA125 and transvaginal ultrasound were ineffective as surveillance tools for ovarian cancer.
- By Sandra Ann Carson, MD
- January 24, 2008
- Covering BJOG 2007 Dec
New Data on Strep Throat
- Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
- Summary and Comment
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A prospective study describes incidence, transmission, and carriage rates for group A streptococcal pharyngitis.
- By Cornelius W. Van Niel, MD
- January 16, 2008
- Covering Pediatrics 2007 Nov
AAN Practice Parameter: Antimicrobial Therapy of Neuroborreliosis
- Neurology
- Guideline Watch
- Free
Experts provide evidence-based recommendations for the treatment of Lyme disease and discuss the evidence against persistent infection in "post-Lyme syndrome."
- By Karen L. Roos, MD
- October 2, 2007
- Covering Neurology 2007 Jul 3
Is "Chronic Lyme Disease" Real?
- Dermatology
- Summary and Comment
- Free
Patients with chronic symptoms but no objective criteria for infection are receiving long-term antibiotic therapy.
- By Mary Wu Chang, MD
- October 3, 2007
- Covering N Engl J Med 2007 Oct 4
Management of Catheter-Related Thrombosis
- Oncology and Hematology
- Summary and Comment
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Central venous catheters can be left in place while anticoagulation therapy is provided to treat upper-extremity DVT.
- By David Green, MD, PhD
- August 28, 2007
- Covering J Thromb Haemost 2007 Aug
Venous Thrombosis in Patients with Sickle Cell Trait
- Oncology and Hematology
- Summary and Comment
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In a case-control study, sickle cell trait was twice as likely to occur in VTE patients as in controls.
- By David Green, MD, PhD
- August 21, 2007
- Covering Blood 2007 Aug 1
Prophylactic Antibiotic Therapy Does Not Prevent Recurrent UTI in Children
- Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
- Summary and Comment
- Free
Antibiotic prophylaxis led to an increase in resistant strains in recurrent UTI.
- By
F. Bruder Stapleton, MD - August 8, 2007
- Covering JAMA 2007 Jul 11