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SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Preventing Oral Mucositis in Cancer Treatment
- October 27, 2009
- Barbara A. Murphy, MD
- Oncology and Hematology
Recombinant human intestinal trefoil factor produced encouraging results.
- Reviewing:
- Peterson DE et al. J Clin Oncol 2009 Sep 10; 27:4333
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
H. pylori and Gastric Cancer
- October 30, 2009
- David J. Bjorkman, MD, MSPH (HSA), SM (Epid.)
- Gastroenterology
Eradication of H. pylori infection did not significantly reduce the incidence of gastric cancer.
- Reviewing:
- Mabe K et al. World J Gastroenterol 2009 Sep 14; 15:4290
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Chest X-Ray Abnormalities Associated with H1N1 Influenza Infection
- October 30, 2009
- Daniel J. Pallin, MD, MPH
- Emergency Medicine
Patchy consolidation, often bilateral, was the most common finding.
- Reviewing:
- Agarwal PP et al. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2009 Oct 12
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Resistance Development with Tenofovir/FTC vs. AZT/3TCFree
- October 19, 2009
- Jonathan Z. Li, MD, and Paul E. Sax, MD
- HIV/AIDS Clinical Care
In a comparative clinical trial, patients receiving tenofovir/FTC were less likely to develop resistance mutations during virologic failure than were those receiving AZT/3TC.
- Reviewing:
- Margot NA et al. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2009 Oct 1; 52:209
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
A Better Way to Allocate ADAP Resources
- October 19, 2009
- Abigail Zuger, MD
- HIV/AIDS Clinical Care
When state funds cannot pay for everyone's antiretroviral therapy, treating high-risk patients first minimizes morbidity and mortality.
- Reviewing:
- Linas BP et al. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2009 Aug 15; 51:513
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Ethnicity Affects Attitudes About HPV Vaccination
- October 15, 2009
- Diane E. Judge, APN/CNP
- Women's Health
Ethnic minority women in the U.K. were less likely than white women to know about HPV and to view vaccination as acceptable.
- Reviewing:
- Marlow LAV et al. J Epidemiol Community Health 2009 Sep 17
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Do Antipyretics Prevent Febrile Seizures?
- October 14, 2009
- Robin Drucker, MD
- Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Acetaminophen and ibuprofen are no better than placebo for preventing recurrences of febrile seizures.
- Reviewing:
- Strengell T et al. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2009 Sep; 163:799
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
HIV-Associated Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Defies ARTFree
- October 9, 2009
- Abigail Zuger, MD
- HIV/AIDS Clinical Care
A large case series suggests that the prognosis of PAH is not dramatically altered by effective combination antiretroviral therapy.
- Reviewing:
- Degano B et al. AIDS 2009 Sep 16
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
New Approach to Treating Tuberculosis
- October 13, 2009
- Anthony L. Komaroff, MD
- General Medicine
Targeting nonreplicative bacteria might avert long courses of therapy for TB patients.
- Reviewing:
- Lin G et al. Nature 2009 Oct 1; 461:621
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Genetic Variation and Treatment Response in Hepatitis C Patients
- October 16, 2009
- Atif Zaman, MD, MPH
- Gastroenterology
A genetic polymorphism helps explain why whites tend to have higher rates of response to HCV treatment than blacks.
- Reviewing:
- Ge D et al. Nature 2009 Sep 17; 461:399
